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Recall from Yesterday

Recall from Yesterday. “Bottom-up accountability” is key Recourse is the new frontier CSOs are important players CSO have two roles vis-à-vis World Bank Ensure that Bank does what it says it does Partner with Bank in enhancing accountability in borrower countries

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Recall from Yesterday

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  1. Recall from Yesterday • “Bottom-up accountability” is key • Recourse is the new frontier • CSOs are important players • CSO have two roles vis-à-vis World Bank • Ensure that Bank does what it says it does • Partner with Bank in enhancing accountability in borrower countries • The Bank should not be seen as a villain Bank is an institution that shares CSO values BUT pursues these goals in ways that are sometimes not in line with CSO expectations • Dialog, strategic partnership • Remember: “Sunshine is the Disinfectant” to improve all aspects of the Development Process

  2. How does the Inspection Panel function?And How can you access the Panel? Werner KieneChairman Serge Selwan Operations Officer The World Bank Inspection Panel Marrakech, Morocco July 23, 2009

  3. The World Bank Group Two “houses” under one roof Public Investment IBRD IDA Private Investment IFC MIGA “Inspection Panel” (Reporting to the Executive Board) “CAO” (Compliance/ Adviser / Ombudsman) (Reporting to the President)

  4. What does the IBRD/IDA finance ?? Public Sector Arm of the World Bank Group • Projects/Programs • “Hard” Investment ….E.g. roads, dams • “Soft” Investment …..E.g. capacity building, • “Mixed” Investment…E.g. Water sector improv. • Development Policy Loans (DPL) • Special Operations • The Panel can be called in for ALL financing types

  5. Inspection Panel is an independent Unit of WB responds to complaints (Requests for Inspection) by people who believe that they are suffering, or may suffer, harmcaused by a World Bank-financed project What is the Inspection Panel ?

  6. “Inspection Panel”

  7. Organization of Panel • Three Members • Selection Procedure • Their role • Secretariat • Organization • Role • Expert Consultants

  8. The Panel investigates whether the Bank has followed its own policies and procedures in design, appraisal and implementation of a project Does NOT investigate Borrowers or implementing agencies What does the Panel do?

  9. Open loan/credit – less than 95% disbursed Request can be submitted since Project identification phase (issuance of first PID). After bringing issues to Bank attention Any language. Names can be kept confidential No procurement issues When can the Panel deal with a Request

  10. A community of two or more affected people A local organization, or other duly appointed representative, on behalf of the affected people A foreign organization, in exceptional circumstances, if no local representative is available An Executive Director of the World Bank Whose Request can the Panel Pursue?

  11. Suggested Format for a Request for Inspection • 1. We [names of at least two persons] live and/or represent others who live in the area known as [name of area]. Our addresses/contacts are attached. • 2. We have suffered, or are likely to suffer, harm as a result of the World Bank's failures or omissions in the [insert name and/or brief description of the project or program] located in [insert location/country]. • 3. [Describe the damage or harm you are suffering or are likely to suffer from the project or program]. • 4. [List (if known) the World Bank's polices you believe have not been observed]. • 5. We have complained to World Bank staff on the following occasions [list dates]by [explain how the complaint was made]. We have received no response, [or]we have received a response and we are not satisfied that the explanations and answers solve our problems for the following reasons:__________________. • 6. We request the Inspection Panel recommend to the World Bank's Executive Directors that an investigation of these matters be carried out. • We [do/do not] authorize you to disclose our identities.

  12. The Inspection Panel process: A) Two formal phasesB) “Informal” Follow-up Phase Eligibility – time bound Request received Management Response to Request (21 days) Panel’s eligibility report and recommendation on investigation (21 days) Board decision (on non – objection basis) Investigation Upon Board authorization Panel conducts fact-finding investigation Panel’s investigation report Management Report and Action Plan in response to Panel’s findings Board Meeting

  13. “Informal” Follow-up Phase • Panel is “Fact-finding Mechanism” Panel makes “Findings” NOT recommendations • Avoids conflict of interest, but reduces “bite” • Management plus Complainants plus Govmt. make recommendations…. Board approves • No formal monitoring through Panel…. But Board often asks for “fact-based” follow-up • Need for change to “Tracking” approach

  14. The Panel has received Requests dealing with a wide variety of projects and programs, such as: • land reform • extractive industries, including pipelines, mining, forestry • large infrastructure projects, including dams • structural adjustment loans

  15. Diversity of Panel Cases Ethiopia: Compensation for Expropriation Tanzania: Power generation Lesotho/South Africa: Water Argentina: Hydroelectric Dam Kenya: Lake Victoria Environmtal Management Chad/ Cameroon Pipeline Colombia: Submarine Sewer Disposal Uganda: Proposed Bujagali Hydropower Burundi: Public Works Project Cambodia: Forest management Honduras: Land Titles Democratic Republic of Congo: Forest Sector and DPL Albania:Powerplant Albania: Coastal Land Management Nigeria: West African Gas Pipeline Project Uganda:Bujagali Dam Ghana: Accra Landfill Panama: Land Titles DRC: Mine Sector Yemen: Institutional Reform Policy Development Grant

  16. Impacts of the Process • Project-level: • Spotlight problems;sunshine • Management Action Plan- - importance, issues, follow-up, return visits • Ultimate results for people • Similar projects/sectors • Forests, infrastructure, Indigenous peoples • Bank-wide • Incentives to apply safeguards (versus “proofing” of projects) • Risk-taking; not transfer to most vulnerable • Other institutions • Several have created similar mechanisms • An instrument of public participation • The Panel gives voice to affected people during design, appraisal and implementation of projects

  17. Confidentiality in investigation ! Transparency with results ! Published on Panel web page: • Notice of Registration • Request for Inspection • Management Response • Panel Eligibility Report • Panel Investigation Report • Management Report and Recommendations • Information about Board decisions

  18. Here By Mail or email The Inspection Panel World Bank 1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433 USA ipanel@worldbnak.org www.inspectionpanel.org Or: Confidential Mail Box: The Inspection Panel P. O. Box 27566 Washington, D.C. 20038 U.S.A. Contacting the PanelConfidentiality !!!!

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