World Bank response: Some projects that the Bank supports impact on climate change. These are mostly energy projects. Projects need to be designed to take into consideration extreme conditions such as lowest water levels, etc. These impacts could be assessed under the EIA, using the proper tools and data. On economic development, persons with disabilities are lobbying for a bill on social enterprise development to see to it that persons with disabilities are participating and contributing in national development. World Bank response: A sector within the Bank and the International Finance Corporation looks at this, but it is outside the domain of safeguard policies. Safeguards look at what could potentially cause harm to the environment and people. The policy of no harm’ actually covers a large spectrum. But perhaps it has to be ‘do made more explicit. Annex 1 The World Bank Review and Update of the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Safeguard Policies Consultation Meeting Multi-stakeholder Participant List – – March 19, 2013 Date: Venue: Manila, Philippines Total Number of Participants: 41 Participant Name Organization Represented Organization Type 1 Therese Guiao Ateneo School of Government Civil Society 2 Nicole Torres Ateneo School of Government Civil Society 3 Abner Manlapaz Philippine Coalition on UNCRPD Civil Society 4 Liza Martinez Philippine Coalition on UNCRPD Civil Society 5 Lauro Purcil Philippine Coalition on UNCRPD Civil Society 6 Ronnel del Rio Philippine Coalition on UNCRPD/ Batangas Civil Society/ Government Provincial Government 7 Maricel Manalo Philippine Coalition on UNCRPD/ Batangas Civil Society/ Government Provincial Government 8 Jeremiah Sebastian Pollution Control Association. of the Civil Society Philippines
World Bank response: Some projects that the Bank supports impact on climate change. These are mostly energy projects. Projects need to be designed to take into consideration extreme conditions such as lowest water levels, etc. These impacts could be assessed under the EIA, using the proper tools and data. On economic development, persons with disabilities are lobbying for a bill on social enterprise development to see to it that persons with disabilities are participating and contributing in national development. World Bank response: A sector within the Bank and the International Finance Corporation looks at this, but it is outside the domain of safeguard policies. Safeguards look at what could potentially cause harm to the environment and people. The policy of ‘do no harm’ actually covers a large spectrum. But perhaps it has to be made more explicit. Annex 1 The World Bank Review and Update of the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Safeguard Policies Consultation Meeting – Multi-stakeholder – Participant List Date: March 19, 2013 Venue: Manila, Philippines Total Number of Participants: 41 Participant Name Organization Represented Organization Type 1 Therese Guiao Ateneo School of Government Civil Society 2 Nicole Torres Ateneo School of Government Civil Society 3 Abner Manlapaz Philippine Coalition on UNCRPD Civil Society 4 Liza Martinez Philippine Coalition on UNCRPD Civil Society 5 Lauro Purcil Philippine Coalition on UNCRPD Civil Society 6 Ronnel del Rio Philippine Coalition on UNCRPD/ Batangas Provincial Government Civil Society/ Government 7 Maricel Manalo Philippine Coalition on UNCRPD/ Batangas Provincial Government Civil Society/ Government 8 Jeremiah Sebastian Pollution Control Association. of the Philippines Civil Society
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