| For the first time, the World Bank has consolidated its approach to environmental protection into a single document titled Making Sustainable Commitments: An Environment Strategy for the World Bank. The Environment Strategy outlines how the World Bank will work with client countries to address their environmental challenges and ensure that Bank projects and programs integrate principles of environmental sustainability. The Strategy sets a vision, objectives, and a course of action for the longer term and suggests specific actions, targets, and institutional measures for the next five years.
Making Sustainable Commitments is the culmination of a two-year effort involving extensive stocktaking, research, consultation, and feedback.
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The independent Operations Evaluation Department (OED) of the World Bank and the Strategy team reviewed the Bank's experience and record in the environmental area over the past few decades to draw lessons for the Strategy.
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Several background papers and a discussion draft were prepared to stimulate broad debate with stakeholders.
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Over 30 consultation meetings took place around the world.
Applying the broad strategy framework, each Bank Region prepared a Regional Environment Strategy.
Background documents and information on the consultation meetings were posted on the Strategy website to invite active online discussions.
After an intensive review process of the draft Strategy, the World Bank's management and Board of Directors discussed and endorsed the document on July 17, 2001.
The Strategy website provides key documents related to the Environment Strategy and updates on the progress and challenges in the Strategy implementation.
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