The African Development Bank is currently revising some of its environmental and social policies, notably its policies on environmental issues and gender.
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has a number of social and environmental policies that apply to all of its operations, including public and private sector projects and policy-based lending. They are designed to promote environmental sustainability and ensure that AfDB projects “do no harm” to people and the environment.
Many of these policies are similar to the safeguard policies of the World Bank. However, like the World Bank, the AfDB’s implementation and enforcement of these policies is weak. But these policies are still important commitments made by the AfDB to which it should be held accountable.
When the policies are not followed, civil society organizations can point out the difference between the AfDB’s stated commitments and its actions, and also appeal to the AfDB's new Independent Review Mechanism.
See a complete list of the AfDB's policies.
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