Training: World Bank Environmental and social Safeguard Policies

Interest and purpose of the training

At the successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Evaluate potential environmental and social risks and adverse impacts to Projects.
• Identify actions to avoid, minimize, mitigate, offset or compensate for adverse environmental and social impacts.
• Provide a mechanism for managing environmental and social risks and adverse impacts throughout the Project cycle.
• Identify and manage environmental and social risks and adverse impacts.
• Facilitate cooperation on environmental and social safeguard matters with joint-financing partners

Course outlines

• Social and environmental assessments: an inventory
• The World Bank: Objectives, Requirements and Financing Instruments
• Implementing safeguard policies in the project cycle
• Operational policies of the World Bank
• Concise presentation of the main operational safeguard policies of the World Bank
• Legal and institutional framework for safeguards
• Tools for social and environmental assessment
• Results-based programs
• Public Consultation,
• Complaint Management and Communication
• Failures, challenges and constraints of backups

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