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World Bank Wants Public Comment on Energy Policy

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Environmental News Service
January 15, 1999

The World Bank is taking the unusual step of seeking public comment on its environmental strategy for the energy sector. James Bond, director of the Energy, Mining, & Telecommunications Department and Robert Watson, director of the Environment Department say comments from the public are welcome through Monday,
February 1.


The Environment Department and the Energy, Mining & Telecommunications Department of the World Bank, in collaboration with the Technical and Environment Department and Power Department within the International Finance Corporation, have prepared an environmental strategy paper for the energy sector, which the Bank hopes will result in a better understanding of policy and lending priorities in these areas.

This Sector Strategy Paper will also serve as the basis for more detailed operational guidelines that will shape country-specific assistance programs.

The World Bank Group's October 29, 1998 draft paper "Fuel for Thought: A New Environmental Strategy for the Energy sector," as presented to the Bank's Board of Executive Directors at its meeting November 24. The Executive Directors made a number of substantive points about the Strategy Paper. They suggested that a further round of external consultation was necessary since an updated version of the paper had not been seen by external stakeholders before it was presented to the Committee on Development Effectiveness of the Board.

During January, the Environmental Strategy for the Energy Sector team will analyze the comments received from the Executive Directors, and identify options for responses.

Upon completion of the virtual consultation with external stakeholders, the Team will summarize the comments received, and disseminate the results to the Executive Directors.

During February, the strategy will be further shaped in meetings with individual Executive Director's offices to discuss their specific concerns, the Teams options for responses, and the results of the virtual consultation with external stakeholders.

The revised Strategy Paper will be re-submitted to the Board of Executive Directors by the end of March.

Then the final paper will be posted on the Website for broad dissemination to the public.

The October 29 Strategy Paper is now posted on the Energy-Environment Strategy page of the World Bank's Global Climate Change Website at http://www-esd.worldbank.org/cc/


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