AIIB Project-affected People’s Mechanism Benchmark | Accountability Console

AIIB Project-affected People’s Mechanism

Are IAM staff members, including the head/director, function principals, or panel members (for mechanisms using the roster model), forbidden from working on projects with a conflict of interest?

Benchmark Category

IAM Staff

Date of Policy Review

Jan, 2018

Page Updated On:

Aug. 8, 2023, 2:43 p.m.

Citations

Rules of Procedure of the Project-Affected People’s Mechanism; p. 28, section Attachment 1, paras. 7,9

Notes

The policy contains some provisions meant to address some instances of conflicts of interest but has no overarching provision requiring staff to refrain from work that present a conflict of interest.

How do other IAMs compare?

IAM	Answer
AFD Environmental and Social Complaints Mechanism	Unknown
OPIC Office of Accountability	Unknown
UNDP Social and Environmental Compliance Unit	Yes
DEG/FMO/PR Independent Complaints Mechanism	Unknown
UNDP Stakeholder Response Mechanism	Yes
EIB Complaints Mechanism	Yes
EBRD Project Complaint Mechanism	Unknown
ADB Special Project Facilitator and Compliance Review Panel	Unknown
IDB Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism	Yes
EBRD Independent Project Accountability Mechanism	Yes
GCF Independent Redress Mechanism	Unknown
AfDB Independent Recourse Mechanism	Yes
WB Inspection Panel	Yes
WB Accountability Mechanism	Yes
IKI Compliance Mechanism	Yes

Does this policy correlate with complaint outcomes?

Complaint Status

Eligibility

Dispute Resolution

Compliance Review