Application of cultural heritage requirements when cultural heritage has not been legally protected or previously identified or disturbed ESS9 Financial Application of standard Q: How do we ensure that the FIs align their environmental and social Intermediaries to FI subprojects and management with the ESF? resource implications depending on risk Q: Is it expected that the capacity of intermediaries will be strengthened Harmonization of through the implementation of the ESS’s? approach with IFC and Equator Banks ESS10 Stakeholder Definition and C: Responding to environmental and social issues is an obstacle for us; there engagement identification of project is a problem with adequate stakeholder participation. stakeholders and nature of engagement C: There is a need to trust the Government and the workers on the ground. Role of borrowing Dialogue is key for environmental and social safeguard issues. countries or implementing agencies Q: How to clarify stakeholder engagement? are laws existing without an in identifying project implementation decree. How is the WB going to operate? stakeholders Q: It is rare to include communities into consultations. How to handle issues raised by communities and convince them? Q: What is the level of the stakeholders’ engagement that is required to be satisfactory for the Bank for project processing? General EHSG and GIIP Application of the Q: Are human and animal health issues considered under the new ESF? Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines (EHSGs) and Good International Industry Practice (GIIP), especially when
Application of cultural heritage requirements when cultural heritage has not been legally protected or previously identified or disturbed ESS9 Financial Intermediaries Application of standard to FI subprojects and resource implications depending on risk Harmonization of approach with IFC and Equator Banks Q: How do we ensure that the FIs align their environmental and social management with the ESF? Q: Is it expected that the capacity of intermediaries will be strengthened through the implementation of the ESS’s? ESS10 Stakeholder engagement Definition and identification of project stakeholders and nature of engagement Role of borrowing countries or implementing agencies in identifying project stakeholders C: Responding to environmental and social issues is an obstacle for us; there is a problem with adequate stakeholder participation. C: There is a need to trust the Government and the workers on the ground. Dialogue is key for environmental and social safeguard issues. Q: How to clarify stakeholder engagement? are laws existing without an implementation decree. How is the WB going to operate? Q: It is rare to include communities into consultations. How to handle issues raised by communities and convince them? Q: What is the level of the stakeholders’ engagement that is required to be satisfactory for the Bank for project processing? General EHSG and GIIP Application of the Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines (EHSGs) and Good International Industry Practice (GIIP), especially when Q: Are human and animal health issues considered under the new ESF?
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