How can a Biden administration strengthen the United States’ role at the International Financial Institutions?
The Bank Information Center welcomes the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the next President and Vice President of the United States. We look forward to working with the new administration to improve the governance and operation of the international financial institutions (IFIs) in which the U.S. is a member. The U.S. has historically played a strong leadership role at many of the IFIs, championing reforms that enhance accountability, inclusion, and sustainability in their work. We provide several recommended steps the Biden administration can take to prioritize engagement with the IFIs.
What does it mean for the World Bank to take a stance against reprisals?
The World Bank Group has acknowledged the serious issue of reprisals and retaliation against project stakeholders in recent statements and commitments to zero tolerance of these actions. It is now critical that the institution put in place clear requirements and procedures for identification and prevention of, and response to, reprisals and retaliation. Our update, co-written with Oxfam, identifies common patterns and risks for reprisals, as well as offers recommendations for the Bank to operationalize its protections for communities as the intended beneficiaries of development projects.
Why is climate change central to the World Bank's mission and how should it respond?
In its rapid response to COVID-19, the World Bank has shown that it recognizes how this health crisis impacts its goals of reducing poverty and boosting prosperity. We look at how the climate crisis intersects with these goals and how it can use its climate response to achieve them. Climate action is not only an environmental cause: done effectively, it offers an intersectional path for addressing poverty, inequality, and vulnerability all at the same time.
What is the future of access to information at the World Bank?
Ten years into implementation, the World Bank’s Access to Information Policy offers a key entry point for civil society, communities, and the public to learn about the Bank’s projects, operations, and policies. Over the next ten years, we will advocate for a renewed focus on making the Bank’s information more accessible and useful for their true clients — the community stakeholders of Bank-funded projects. We look at some of the gaps in available and actionable information, and how the Bank can adapt its practices to make information work for these stakeholders.
What is the impact of an irrigation project in Nepal on children?
BIC and partner TPO Nepal recently released findings on our joint monitoring of the Nepal Modernization of Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Scheme (MoRJK) Phase 2 irrigation project. We offer eight recommendations for the World Bank and implementing agencies so that community members can benefit from the MoRJK project, and children are protected from harm in this and future projects.
This Devex article features insight from BIC's Social Inclusion Director about the Bank's COVID-19 response projects. BIC has raised concerns about the lack of data on inclusion of marginalized groups in project design.
Read and watch the BIC-sponsored events at the CSPF, where we urged the Bank to center the needs of communities as it pursues a just recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
Project Monitoring
BIC documents many of the projects we are working with partners to monitor with pages on our website. BIC recently started monitoring the impacts of a number of health projects on marginalized groups, including in Rwanda, Cambodia, and the Gambia, in order to encourage more inclusive project design and implementation. BIC continues to track the World Bank's COVID-19 related projects by updating our project monitoring spreadsheet "COVID-19 World Bank Emergency Response: Projects Repository."
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