Shyamsundar, PriyaHamilton, KirkSegnestam, LisaSarraf, MariaFrankhauser, S.2014-05-132014-05-132001-07https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18302This report is the outcome of a Country Assistance Strategy and Environment program that was started and aimed to identify practical constraints to incorporating environmental concerns into CASs and to develop a logical framework for doing so. The analysis is based on two key efforts: a review of CASs undertaken in fiscal year 1999, and five participatory case studies of on-going CASs. The report presents a set of practical actions to improve the environmental quality of CASs based on the learning that emerged from the case studies and the environmental review: 1) integrating environmental considerations into country activities; 2) linking environmental efforts to poverty reduction; 3) strengthening the information base; and 4) improving the CAS process. After the introduction, Chapter 2 presents a review of fiscal year 1999 CASs and ranks them according to their treatment of environmental issues. Regional differences are discussed, best practices examined, and recommendations made for future CASs. The methodology used for the review is described in Chapter 2. Chapter 3 discusses the CAS process in five countries - Azerbaijan, Dominican Republic, Pakistan, Tunisia, and Zambia. The chapter then examines practical challenges to mainstreaming environmental issues. The last chapter identifies lessons learned and presents recommendations.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOCOUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGYENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIESENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESMACROECONOMIC POLICYCASE STUDIESPOVERTY REDUCTIONINFORMATION MANAGEMENTSTAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATIONKNOWLEDGE SHARINGINFORMATION DISSEMINATIONCAPACITY BUILDING AIR POLLUTIONAIR QUALITYBILATERAL DONORSBIODIVERSITY LOSSCASCAS PROCESSCDFCIVIL SOCIETYCLEAN WATERCLIMATE CHANGECONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKCOUNTRY ASSISTANCECOUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIESCOUNTRY CASE STUDIESCOUNTRY TEAMSDEBTDEVELOPMENT INDICATORSDEVELOPMENT POLICIESECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INCENTIVESECONOMIC OUTCOMESECONOMIC POLICIESENVIRONMENT PROGRAMENVIRONMENTAL AREASENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGESENVIRONMENTAL CHANGEENVIRONMENTAL CHANGESENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTSENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNSENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICSENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORSENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATIONENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTSENVIRONMENTAL ISSUEENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVESENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMESENVIRONMENTAL POLICYENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMSENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTSENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCESENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIESENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYENVIRONMENTAL WORKESWEXTERNALITIESFINAL STEPHIPCINCOMEINTERVENTIONLEARNINGLIVELIHOODNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCE BASENATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCESNATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENTNGOPARTICIPATORY PROCESSPOLLUTIONPOLLUTION CONTROLPOPULATION GROWTHPOVERTY DETERMINANTSPOVERTY IMPACTSPOVERTY OUTCOMESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION OUTCOMESPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAMSPROPERTY RIGHTSRESOURCES MANAGEMENTSAVINGSSECTORAL OBJECTIVESSTREAMSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTASK MANAGERSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCEWATER QUALITYWELFARE GAINSCAPACITY BUILDINGAIR POLLUTION10.1596/18302