TY - BOOK ED - Banco Mundial TI - The World Bank and the environment : : fiscal 1993 T2 - World Bank and the environment SN - 0821325817 U1 - 363.7056 PY - 1993/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - World Bank KW - POLITICA AMBIENTAL KW - PROTECCION AMBIENTAL KW - FINANCIAMIENTO DE PROYECTOS KW - BANCO MUNDIAL KW - AGENDA 21 KW - PROTECCION DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE KW - PROGRAMA 21 N1 - Incluye bibliografía; Preface -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Overview -- Pt. 1. The World Bank's fourfold environmental Agenda: 1. Assisting countries in environmental stewardship -- 2. Assessing and mitigating adverse impacts of Bank-financed projects -- 3. Building on the positive synergies between development and the environment -- 4. Addressing global environmental challenges -- Pt.2. Building capacity for the task: 5. Equipping the Bank -- 6. The World Bank and the ineternational community -- Annexes -- Bibliography -- Boxes -- Tables N2 - The World Bank ' s environmental work is changing its emphasis from the design and codification of Bank policies to supporting their implementation; a stronger focus on the development of institutional capacity for environmental management at the country level; a greater recognition of the need to include environmental concerns into sectoral work; and an increased emphasis on the social aspects of environmentally sustainable development. This report sets out the principal environmental activities of the Bank during 1993 and its future initiatives. It is designed to document progress and ensure that the lesson of success and failure are put to good use ER -