Independent Evaluation Group2012-05-292012-05-292008978-0-8213-7670-6https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6607The purpose of this evaluation is threefold. First, it seeks to assess how, and how well, the World Bank Group has supported its public and private sector clients in their efforts to achieve greater environmental sustainability over the past 15 years. Second, it attempts to identify the principal external and internal constraints on Bank Group effectiveness. And third, it seeks to suggest how some of these constraints, particularly the internal ones, can be reduced.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABATEMENTADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCEADVISORY SERVICEADVISORY SERVICESAIR QUALITYBANK LENDINGBANK MANAGEMENTBORROWINGBUSINESS PLANSCAPACITY BUILDINGCARBONCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCLEAN TECHNOLOGYCLIMATE CHANGECOALCOMPANYCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPLAINTSCORPORATE GOVERNANCECORPORATIONCREDIT LINECREDIT LINESCREDITSDEBTDEBT RELIEFDEFORESTATIONDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT BANKDONOR SUPPORTDUE DILIGENCEDUE DILIGENCE REQUIREMENTSECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMICSECONOMISTSEMISSIONSENERGY EFFICIENCYENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGESENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCEENVIRONMENTAL POLICIESENVIRONMENTAL POLICYENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYEQUITY INVESTMENTSEXTERNALITIESFINANCESFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIESFINANCIAL INTERMEDIARYFINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENTFINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMFINANCIAL SUPPORTFINANCING NEEDSFISCAL DISCIPLINEFOREST MANAGEMENTFORESTRYGENDERGENDER EQUITYGENDER POLICYGOVERNMENT POLICIESGUARANTEE AGENCYINCORPORATEDINITIATIVEINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINSTITUTIONAL REFORMINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINVESTMENT DECISIONSKEY CHALLENGESLEADERSHIPLEGISLATIONLIMITEDLINES OF CREDITLOGGINGMAINSTREAM INVESTMENTMANAGERSMANDATESMDBMETROPOLITAN AREASMINISTERMULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKSNATURAL RESOURCESNUTRITIONOILPOLLUTIONPOLLUTION CONTROLPOPULATION GROWTHPORTFOLIO ANALYSISPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE INVESTMENTSPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC UTILITIESPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPREAL SECTORRECYCLINGREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKSREGULATORY FRAMEWORKSREGULATORY REFORMSRESOURCE MANAGEMENTSCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGESHAREHOLDERSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL FUNDSSPONSORSTAKEHOLDERSSUBSIDIARYSUPPLY CHAINSUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE GROWTHTRANSITION ECONOMIESTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTUNIONURBAN DEVELOPMENTWASTE MANAGEMENTWATER POLLUTIONWATER SUPPLYWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7670-6