Indigenous Peoples
The Inspection Panel was created in 1993 by the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank to receive complaints submitted by people suffering harm allegedly caused by World Bank projects. This experience provides important lessons for both the...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/11/26908901/indigenous-peoples http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25328 |
| Summary: | The Inspection Panel was created in 1993
by the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank to
receive complaints submitted by people suffering harm
allegedly caused by World Bank projects. This experience
provides important lessons for both the Bank and for the
global development community at large. The Panel therefore
launched this series of publications to draw the main
emerging lessons from its caseload. While Panel cases tend
to highlight challenging projects where things went wrong
and are not necessarily reflective of the Bank’s entire
portfolio, the lessons nonetheless are important. This
exercise is intended to help build the institutional
knowledge base, enhance accountability, foster better
results in project outcomes, and, ultimately, contribute to
more effective development with shared prosperity for all.
The series is organized around the most recurrent issues in
Panel investigations. This report, the second in the series,
covers Panel cases that focused on Indigenous Peoples’
issues. Currently, there are approximately 370 million
self-identified Indigenous Peoples in some 90 countries
worldwide. They are among the world’s most vulnerable,
marginalized, and disadvantaged groups. According to the
World Bank, while Indigenous Peoples own, occupy, or use a
quarter of the world’s surface area, they safeguard 80
percent of its remaining biodiversity, and some of the most
biologically important lands and waters are intact as a
result of Indigenous Peoples’ stewardship. Their knowledge
and expertise on how to adapt, mitigate, and reduce risks
from climate change and natural disasters are considered
vital. Adequately responding to these challenges requires
considering Indigenous Peoples as fundamental stakeholders
and important partners in the development process. The Bank
has undertaken several reviews and evaluations of its
Indigenous Peoples Policy since 1982.The Inspection Panel’s
mandate covers projects financed by the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the
International Development Association (IDA). The Compliance
Advisor Ombudsman handles complaints related to projects
financed by the International Finance Corporation and the
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. In this report,
the World Bank (or Bank) refers to IBRD and IDA only. |
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