Enhancing Sensitivity to Conflict Risks in World Bank-funded Activities : Lessons from the Kyrgyz Republic
The Kyrgyz Republic is a landlocked mountainous country of 5.5 million and home to several ethnic groups. Nevertheless, economic stagnation, rising corruption, and inter-ethnic tensions have posed risks to the country's stability. Following th...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Bishkek
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/20216989/kyrgyz-republic-conflict-filter-enhancing-sensitivity-conflict-risks-world-bank-funded-activities-lessons-kyrgyz-republic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20403 |
| Summary: | The Kyrgyz Republic is a landlocked
mountainous country of 5.5 million and home to several
ethnic groups. Nevertheless, economic stagnation, rising
corruption, and inter-ethnic tensions have posed risks to
the country's stability. Following the revolution and
ethnic disturbances in 2010, the World Bank introduced a
conflict filter for its Kyrgyz Republic operations in 2011
as a screening tool to ensure that Bank projects do not
exacerbate conflict risks. The objectives of the conflict
filter were: (i) assisting task teams to be cognizant of the
context in which they operate in the Kyrgyz Republic; (ii)
assisting task teams in identifying and managing the
conflict and fragility risks in the World Bank-supported
activities; (iii) supporting task teams and the client in
identifying measures to help strengthen trust, social
inclusion, and social cohesion in the context of World Bank
supported activities and in targeted project areas; and (iv)
assisting task teams and the clients in applying good
practices for conflict management and citizen engagement in
fragile environments. The application of the conflict filter
has evolved over time in three distinct stages: in the first
stage, a country-wide conflict analysis was undertaken and a
matrix was developed. In the second stage, the conflict
filter team applied the conflict filter matrix in a
comprehensive manner, covering all projects in the
portfolio. In the third stage (July 2014-June 2014), the
conflict filter adopted a more selective and practical
approach by focusing primarily on projects under
preparation. This note summarizes the application of the
conflict filter to the Bank's Kyrgyz Republic portfolio
during its third year of implementation. The note provides a
brief update on recent conflict and fragility dynamics in
the country. It also provides a summary of the activities
with a focus on selected projects where the application of
the conflict filter influenced project design and
implementation. Finally, the note shares some lessons
learned to guide future conflict filter application in the
Kyrgyz Republic and elsewhere. |
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