climate change commitments, Whether and how the reduction target of GHG emissions will be specifically UNFCCC integrated in the ESF should be clarified. Proposed approaches to measuring and monitoring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Bank projects and implications thereof, in line with the proposed standard, including determining scope, threshold, duration, frequency and economic and financial feasibility of such estimation and monitoring Implications required for the Borrower of estimating and reducing GHG emissions for Bank projects, in line with the proposed standard ESS5 Land acquisition Treatment and rights of The protection for those facing involuntary resettlement should not be and involuntary informal occupants and restricted to people with formal land titles. resettlement approach to forced evictions Clarification was sought on how the Bank will track/monitor the in situations unrelated to land implementation of measures related to involuntary resettlement, acquisitions economic displacement and livelihood restoration. Interpretation of the concept of resettlement as a in “development opportunity” different project circumstances ESS6 Biodiversity Operationalization of the are very weak and inconsistent with its The objectives in ESS6 provisions on primary requirements. They need to be redrafted. suppliers and ecosystem ESS6 is difficult to understand, including the definition of “natural services, especially in ESS6 needs to be improved. habitat”. situation with low capacity
climate change commitments, specifically UNFCCC Proposed approaches to measuring and monitoring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Bank projects and implications thereof, in line with the proposed standard, including determining scope, threshold, duration, frequency and economic and financial feasibility of such estimation and monitoring Implications required for the Borrower of estimating and reducing GHG emissions for Bank projects, in line with the proposed standard Whether and how the reduction target of GHG emissions will be integrated in the ESF should be clarified. ESS5 Land acquisition and involuntary resettlement Treatment and rights of informal occupants and approach to forced evictions in situations unrelated to land acquisitions Interpretation of the concept of resettlement as a “development opportunity” in different project circumstances The protection for those facing involuntary resettlement should not be restricted to people with formal land titles. Clarification was sought on how the Bank will track/monitor the implementation of measures related to involuntary resettlement, economic displacement and livelihood restoration. ESS6 Biodiversity Operationalization of the provisions on primary suppliers and ecosystem services, especially in situation with low capacity The objectives in ESS6 are very weak and inconsistent with its requirements. They need to be redrafted. ESS6 is difficult to understand, including the definition of “natural habitat”. ESS6 needs to be improved.