Complaint > Improving Rural Livelihoods through Carbon Sequestration Project

Filing: 80-Request for Inspection (English)

...President. 10. Two brochures on the IRL project and enterprises i.e VCCSL and Socio-eC02nomix-Global SOLUTIONS LIMITED (An enviro-social enterprise to ben'it poor from carbon Credits) 19 April,2012 Sriharsha Masabathula President To The President The World Bank 1818 H Street, NWO Washington, DC 20433 Dear Mr. President, As a young president of an enviro-social enterprise, VEDA Climate Change S...

Complaint > San Francisco-Mocoa Alternate Road Construction Project - Phase I

Dispute Resolution: Issuance of Consultation Phase Report

...requesting that the case no longer be processed under the Consultation Phase and that it therefore be transferred to the ICIM’s Compliance Review Panel. This request is unaccompanied by any records that would demonstrate that this decision was made by mutual agreement among all the Requesters. Nonetheless, the Requesters will have the opportunity to reiterate the request once the file has been transferred to the Office of the Executive Secretary. 45 Policy Establishing the ICIM, section 47. 4...

Complaint > Odra-Vistula Flood Management Project - Ninth Request

Registration: Notice of Registration

...Request on its website. This is the ninth Request the Panel has received concerning the Project. The Panel issued a Notice of Registration for seven earlier Requests on September 17, 2019, and another Notice of Registration for an eighth Request on September 26, 2019. It intends to process all nine Requests jointly for reasons of economy and efficiency. 3. After conducting initial due diligence and confirming that the Request meets the Panel’s...

Complaint > Paraguay/Argentina Reform Project for the Water and Telecommunication Sectors, SEGBA V Power Distribution Project (Yacyreta)

Registration: 26-Notice of Registration (English)

...Requesters”). The Request also attaches letters to provide evidence that the Mayors and Municipal Councils of the City of Encarnación and the District of Cambyreta have endorsed the Request. There are a number of other documents attached to the Request as well. The Requesters claim to represent more than 4,000 families affected by the pending liabilities or “deudas pendientes” (an apparent reference to Yacyretá’s Base and Pending Actions Programs4) which have their o...

Complaint > Irrigation System Enhancement Project (Second Request)

Registration: Notice of Registration-First Request (English)

...Requesters had submitted a complaint to staff in the World Bank Country Office in Armenia on November 24, 2015. On December 21, 2015, the Bank responded with a letter that the Requesters found unsatisfactory. 10. The Panel verified that the Request meets the requirements for registration: (i) the Request is not frivolous, absurd or anonymous; (ii) the Project is supported by the Bank; (iii) at least one component of the Project, which is the subject of the Request, can be plausibly linked...

Complaint > Irrigation System Enhancement Project (First Request)

Registration: 106-Notice of Registration-First Request (English)

...Requesters had submitted a complaint to staff in the World Bank Country Office in Armenia on November 24, 2015. On December 21, 2015, the Bank responded with a letter that the Requesters found unsatisfactory. 10. The Panel verified that the Request meets the requirements for registration: (i) the Request is not frivolous, absurd or anonymous; (ii) the Project is supported by the Bank; (iii) at least one component of the Project, which is the subject of the Request, can be plausibly linked...

Complaint > Enhanced Vocational Education and Training Project

Filing: 90-Notice of Receipt of a Request for Inspection and Decision not to Register the Request (English)

...Request, as described below. In addition, once informed about the Request, Management took immediate action to meet with the Requesters and proposed steps to address and resolve their concerns; the Requesters have confirmed this to the Panel and further action by the Panel is no longer needed at this stage. The Request The Request was submitted by Mr. Sunil Babu Pant, Founder and President of the Blue Diamond Society, a non-governmental org...

Complaint > Wilmar Group-01/West Kalimantan

Appraisal: CAO Appraisal Report III "Fourth investment" for Audit of IFC, March 2009

...request. It cannot go beyond the confines of the complaint or request to address other issues. In such cases, the complainant or requestor should consider a new complaint or request. The CAO compliance appraisal will consider how IFC/MIGA assured itself/themselves of compliance with national law, reflecting international legal commitments, along with other audit criteria. The CAO has no authority with respect to judicial processes. The CAO is not an appeals court or a legal enforcement mechanism...

Complaint > Natural Resource Management Project

Eligibility: 84 - Management Report and Recommendation (English)

...requested the Board to approve the Panel’s recommendation to process this Request as part of the ongoing investigation relating to the first Request for Inspection. The Panel proposed to verify the technical eligibility of the Requesters and the Request during the planned investigation visit. The Board approved the Panel’s request to process the second Request jointly with the first Request and, if deemed eligible, that the Panel address the claims presented in this additional Request in the con...

Complaint > Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Clean-Up Project, First Request

Eligibility: 47-Management Report and Recommendation (English)

...Requesters nor respond to their complaints at that time. On July 25, 2007 the Requesters filed a request for inspection. 26. Meetings with Requesters regarding the Jale Demolitions. During the course of the Inspection Panel investigation, Management met with the Requesters on two occasions and with a representative in Tirana, Albania on several occasions. In March 2008, Management met with the Requesters in Jale. In November 2008, senior staff met with the Requesters in Jale, followed by an...

Complaint > Agrokasa-01/Ica

Appraisal: Appraisal Report: Case of IFC Involvement with Agrokasa/Corporacion Drokasa, June 22, 2010

...request. It cannot go beyond the confines of the complaint or request to address other issues. In such cases, the complainant or requestor should consider a new complaint or request. The CAO compliance appraisal will consider how IFC/MIGA assured itself/themselves of compliance with national law, reflecting international legal commitments, along with other audit criteria. The CAO has no authority with respect to judicial processes. The CAO is not an appeals court or a legal enforcement mechanism...

Complaint > South-West Corridor Road Project

Monitoring: Problem-solving Initiative Monitoring Report II

...requested that both a Problem-solving Initiative (PSI) and a Compliance Review (CR) be undertaken by the PCM. The Eligibility Assessment Report for a Problem-solving Initiative, released in September 2015, concluded that the Complaint was eligible under the PCM’s Rules of Procedure (PCM RPs). On 20 October 2015, the President of the Bank accepted the recommendation of the Eligibility Assessors for a PSI and PCM Expert Susan Wildau was appointed to undertake the assignment. The PCM Expert conduct...

Complaint > South-West Corridor Road Project

Monitoring: Problem-solving Initiative Monitoring Report I

...requested both a Problem-solving Initiative and a Compliance Review. The Eligibility Assessment Report for a Problem-solving Initiative (PSI), released in September 2015, concluded that the Complaint was eligible under the PCM’s Rules of Procedure (PCM RPs). On 20 October 2015, the President of the Bank accepted the recommendation of the Eligibility Assessors for a PSI and PCM Expert Susan Wildau was appointed to undertake the assignment. The PCM Expert conducted the PSI, including in-country me...

Complaint > Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project

Other: Press Release on Board Discussion (English)

...Request for Inspection was submitted by residents of Chamoli and Tehri District in Uttarakhand. The Requesters raised several concerns about local and region-wide environmental, social and cultural impacts related to the Project. The Inspection Panel found that the Bank was in broad compliance with its policies and procedures while preparing the Project and that it had introduced some best practices in the technical, environmental and social aspects. The Panel report also highlighted initiatives...

Complaint > Natural Resource Management Project

Other: 84 - Press Release on Board Discussion (English)

...Request for Inspection was submitted by residents of Chamoli and Tehri District in Uttarakhand. The Requesters raised several concerns about local and region-wide environmental, social and cultural impacts related to the Project. The Inspection Panel found that the Bank was in broad compliance with its policies and procedures while preparing the Project and that it had introduced some best practices in the technical, environmental and social aspects. The Panel report also highlighted initiatives...

Complaint > Santa Fe Infrastructure Project and Provincial Road Infrastructure Project, 1st Request

Registration: 42-Notice of Registration (English)

...Request is set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the 1999 Clarifications. After receiving the Management response, the Panel will, as outlined in the 1999 Clarifications and as provided by paragraph 19 of the Resolution, “determine whether the Request meets the eligibility criteria set out in paragraphs 12 to 14 [of the Resolution] and shall make a recommendation to the Executive Directors as to whether the matter should be investigated.” The Request has been assigned IPN Request Numb...

Complaint > Lukoil Overseas-02/Berezovka

Appraisal: English

...President has the discretion to request the compliance arm of CAO, CAO Compliance, to appraise the concerns raised in the complaint for a compliance audit of IFC or MIGA. Alternatively, a compliance audit can be initiated by request from the President of the World Bank Group or the senior management of IFC or MIGA. A CAO Compliance appraisal is a preliminary investigation to determine whether the CAO should proceed to a compliance audit of IFC or MIGA. Through CAO Compliance appraisals, the CAO ...

Complaint > Ficohsa-01/ CAO Vice President Request

Compliance Report: English

...President. The President has no editorial input as to the content of the compliance Investigation Report, but may take the opportunity to discuss the investigation findings with CAO. Once the President is satisfied with the response by IFC/MIGA senior management, the President will provide clearance for the Investigation Report and the response. The President retains discretion over clearance. After clearance, CAO will disclose the Investigation Report and the IFC/MIGA response to the Board. CAO...

Complaint > Private Sector Development and Competitiveness Project, First Request

Management Response: 54-Management Response (English)

...Request for Inspection related to the above-referenced Project. The second Re- quest has been assigned IPN Request Number RQ09/03. Because the second Request raises similar issues and refers to the same project as the Request of March 12, and for reasons of economy and efficiency, the Panel advised Management that it would consider processing both requests jointly. Unless specifically noted, these are collectively hereafter referred to as the “Requests.” 2. Structure of the Text. The docume...

Complaint > Wilmar Group-01/West Kalimantan

Appraisal: CAO Appraisal Report for Audit of IFC - Case of Wilmar Group, Indonesia, Complaint by Forest Peoples Programme, September 2008

...request. It cannot go beyond the confines of the complaint or request to address other issues. In such cases, the complainant or requestor should consider a new complaint or request. The CAO compliance appraisal will consider how IFC/MIGA assured itself/themselves of compliance with national law, reflecting international legal commitments, along with other audit criteria. The CAO has no authority with respect to judicial processes. The CAO is not an appeals court or a legal enforcement mechanism...