World Bank2012-08-132012-08-132008-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10596The Bank Group's lending and non-lending support for environmental sustainability has increased and improved over the past 15 years. But the institution needs to raise the priority it accords to this area of rising concern, strengthen internal cooperation, and work more effectively with its government and private partners to help countries to get better results in addressing environmental challenges. The Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) should jointly develop and commit to a new environmental strategy and ensure that environmental priorities enter fully into their strategic directions as well as in regional and country assistance programs, focusing in particular on underperforming regions and sectors and countries with the most significant environmental problems. The Bank Group should step up its support for public-private partnerships and take greater advantage of the private sector's potential for technology development and transfer, transformation toward clean and low-carbon technologies, and sustainable supply chains, while continuing to help countries strengthen environmental governance.CC BY 3.0 IGOADVISORY SERVICESBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONBIODIVERSITY LOSSCARBONCIVIL SOCIETYCLIMATE CHANGECOMPLAINTSCONSERVATIONCONSERVATION PROJECTSDEFORESTATIONDIRECT INVESTMENTEARTH SUMMITECONOMIC GROWTHEFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATIONEMISSIONSENERGY EFFICIENCYENVIRONMENT STRATEGYENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONENVIRONMENTAL AGENDAENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTSENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTAL CAPACITYENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGESENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCEENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNSENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGEENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGESENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSIONSENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTSENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCEENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVESENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMESENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCEENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORSENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIESENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMSENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTSENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTSENVIRONMENTAL RESULTSENVIRONMENTAL RISKSENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDSENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGYENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYENVIRONMENTAL WORKEQUITY INVESTMENTSEXTERNALITIESFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL SERVICESFOREST MANAGEMENTFORESTRYGLOBAL ENVIRONMENTGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITYGLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMSGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEINDUSTRIAL POLLUTIONINDUSTRIAL WASTEINSPECTION PANELINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTLEADERSHIPLEGISLATIONMULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKSNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTOILOZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCESPOLLUTIONPOLLUTION CONTROLPOPULATION GROWTHPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC HEALTHRAW MATERIALSREAL SECTORRECYCLINGREMEDIAL ACTIONRESOURCE MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE GROWTHTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTROPICAL FORESTSUTILITIESWASTE MANAGEMENTSupporting Environmental Sustainability: An Evaluation of World Bank Group Experience, 1990-2007World Bank10.1596/10596