Review and Update of the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Safeguard Policies Multi-stakeholder Consultation Meeting Agenda Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The The Netherlands December 6, 2012, 2:00 4:30 pm – 2:00 2:05 Welcoming Remarks – Hélène Rekkers, Sr. Policy Adviser, Multilateral Organizations and Human Rights Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (tbc) 2:05 2:10 Participants present themselves (tour de table) – 2:10 2:25 An Overview of the Approach to the Safeguards Review and – Update Stephen Lintner, Senior Technical Advisor, Operations Policy and Country Services, the World Bank 2:25 3:00 Stakeholders’ Part 1 – – Participants’ views and recommendations on what works and what doesn’t in the current policies; what aspects of the policies the Bank needs to improve; and how to better support developing countries in their effort to strengthen their systems and institutions with respect to environmental and social safeguards practices. 3:00 3:30 Stakeholders’ Input Part 2 – – Participants’ views and recommendations on emerging areas: human rights; labor and occupational health and safety; gender; disability; the free, prior, and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples; land tenure and natural resources; and climate change. 3:30 4:15 Discussion and clarification of issues raised – Participants and Stephen Lintner 4:15 4:30 Wrap Up, Next Steps, and Closing Remarks – Stephen Lintner, Senior Technical Advisor, Operations Policy and Country Services, the World Bank
Review and Update of the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Safeguard Policies Multi-stakeholder Consultation Meeting Agenda Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The The Netherlands December 6, 2012, 2:00 – 4:30 pm 2:00 – 2:05 Welcoming Remarks Hélène Rekkers, Sr. Policy Adviser, Multilateral Organizations and Human Rights Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (tbc) 2:05 – 2:10 Participants present themselves (tour de table) 2:10 – 2:25 An Overview of the Approach to the Safeguards Review and Update Stephen Lintner, Senior Technical Advisor, Operations Policy and Country Services, the World Bank 2:25 – 3:00 Stakeholders’ – Part 1 Participants’ views and recommendations on what works and what doesn’t in the current policies; what aspects of the policies the Bank needs to improve; and how to better support developing countries in their effort to strengthen their systems and institutions with respect to environmental and social safeguards practices. 3:00 – 3:30 3:30 – 4:15 Stakeholders’ Input – Part 2 Participants’ views and recommendations on emerging areas: human rights; labor and occupational health and safety; gender; disability; the free, prior, and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples; land tenure and natural resources; and climate change. Discussion and clarification of issues raised Participants and Stephen Lintner 4:15 – 4:30 Wrap Up, Next Steps, and Closing Remarks Stephen Lintner, Senior Technical Advisor, Operations Policy and Country Services, the World Bank