So it means even at the beginning stages, at the formulations of the policy and plans, environmental considerations and the impact to people should also be considered. I think I hope that the EFG groups can also look at other issues instead of only about economic issues and about the GSG accounting. Thanks. MR. BURRETT: Thank you very much. Is there another comment at the back? QUESTION: Yes, it is not a comment. It is just a single tiny question. MR. BURRETT: If you could come to the microphone. QUESTION: Okay. My name is Joseph I am from SIT Graduate Institute. My question is regarding Andargie. the process of consultation. While you are making consultations, have you incorporated the role of diaspora communities, specifically for their contribution on environmental change? That is all. MR. BURRETT: Okay. Thank you, everybody, for your patience in staying on and your comments and feedback. I am going to ask the World Bank team now to give their final comments in response. Motoko, do you want to start? MS. AIZAWA: Yes, just on Steve's question about GSG and do not go overboard, I am wondering, Jane, if you would like to just say two sentences about that. Would you like to? So Jane Ebinger is the Manager of Climate Policy in SDN [Social Development Network], but, please. MS. EBINGER: Hello. We were having a discussion in the expert group about how you improve the consideration of mitigation options. And like Motoko talked about, I think the discussion was about the importance of going very upstream, so having the broad perspective from a strategic consideration of where you might want to support development goals and shared prosperity but also ensure climate is taken into account. In terms of do not go overboard, there was a big discussion also about the challenges of actually doing greenhouse gas accounting, doing environmental assessment, and the fact that you should try and strike a balance between something that is robust, transparent, credible and understanding what your footprint might look like and where you might go, and going into something that is a very gold-plated process, that is
So it means even at the beginning stages, at the formulations of the policy and plans, environmental considerations and the impact to people should also be considered. I think I hope that the EFG groups can also look at other issues instead of only about economic issues and about the GSG accounting. Thanks. MR. BURRETT: Thank you very much. Is there another comment at the back? QUESTION: Yes, it is not a comment. It is just a single tiny question. MR. BURRETT: If you could come to the microphone. QUESTION: Okay. My name is Joseph Andargie. I am from SIT Graduate Institute. My question is regarding the process of consultation. While you are making consultations, have you incorporated the role of diaspora communities, specifically for their contribution on environmental change? That is all. MR. BURRETT: Okay. Thank you, everybody, for your patience in staying on and your comments and feedback. I am going to ask the World Bank team now to give their final comments in response. Motoko, do you want to start? MS. AIZAWA: Yes, just on Steve's question about GSG and do not go overboard, I am wondering, Jane, if you would like to just say two sentences about that. Would you like to? So Jane Ebinger is the Manager of Climate Policy in SDN [Social Development Network], but, please. MS. EBINGER: Hello. We were having a discussion in the expert group about how you improve the consideration of mitigation options. And like Motoko talked about, I think the discussion was about the importance of going very upstream, so having the broad perspective from a strategic consideration of where you might want to support development goals and shared prosperity but also ensure climate is taken into account. In terms of do not go overboard, there was a big discussion also about the challenges of actually doing greenhouse gas accounting, doing environmental assessment, and the fact that you should try and strike a balance between something that is robust, transparent, credible and understanding what your footprint might look like and where you might go, and going into something that is a very gold-plated process, that is
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