The document discusses the World Bank's environmental strategy for East Asia and the Pacific. It outlines the Bank's safeguard policies for integrating environmental and social risks into development projects to promote sustainable development. The key messages are that effective implementation of these safeguard policies gives the Bank a "license to operate" and influences its ability to mobilize support and funding. The strategy has three pillars - improving quality of life, enhancing sustainable growth, and protecting regional/global commons - which are consistent with the Bank's overall environmental strategy.

1. World Bank Environmental Strategy
East Asia and the Pacific
Safeguard Policies: An Overview
Gerardo Parco
Operations Officer, World Bank

2. Integration of Environmental
and Social Impacts and Risks
Multilateral Development Banks and
Bilateral Donor Organizations have
developed and applied strategic
frameworks, policies and procedures to
integrate the identification and
management of environmental and
social risks into their work to support
responsible economic development
over the last 30 years
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3. Key Messages
Effective implementation of Safeguard
Policies provides a “License to
Operate” in a World concerned with
Sustainable Development
Environmental and Social Performance
of the World Bank has a major
influence on our ability to mobilize
political support and public and private
sector funding for our operations
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4. An Umbrella Strategy
2005 East Asia Strategy Remains Relevant and Valid
Three main pillars consistent with Bank-wide
Environment Strategy:
Improve quality of • Urban and peri-urban environments
life • Clean energy and water
• Sustainable natural resource management
• Vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change
Enhance quality of
• Environment-related policy framework
growth • Institutional capacity of environment-related institutions
• More public awareness and private action
Protect regional
and global
• Vulnerability and adaptation needs
commons • Global public goods

5. Two Key Concerns
Development Effectiveness and
Impact – Results on the Ground –
Short and Long Term
Identification and Management of
Risk – both Real and Perceived
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6. 10 Safeguard Policies
Environmental Involuntary
Assessment Resettlement
Natural Habitats Indigenous Peoples
Forests Safety of Dams
Pest Management Projects involving
Physical Cultural International Waters
Resources Projects in Disputed
Areas
Plus Disclosure Piloting Use of Country
Policy Systems 6

7. Key Safeguard Instruments
Strategic Environmental Assessment
Regional/Sectoral Environmental
Assessment
Cumulative Impact Assessment
Environmental Assessment
Environmental Management Plan
Resettlement Action Plan/Framework
Indigenous Peoples Plan/Framework
Pest Management Plan
Dam Safety Plan
Audits and Planning Studies
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8. More Information on
Safeguard Policies at the
World Bank Group
Safeguards Website
www.worldbank.org/safeguards
Use of Country Systems Website
www.worldbank.org/countrysystems
SEA Tool Kit Website
www.worldbank.org/seatoolkit
IFC’s Sustainability Policy Framework
www.ifc.org
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