1. Introduction
Evolution of Bank Environment Activities
Organizational Responsibilities
Operational Istruments
Scope of the Report
2. Policy and Research
Energy and the Environment
Energy use and pollution
Energy Efficiency and Conservation pollution
Industral Pollution
Air Pollution from Motor Vehicle Emissions
Pollution and Marine Transport
Urban Environmental Issues
Water Resources Management
Forest and Land Management
Social and Cultural Aspects
Health
Education
Population and Women
Cultural Issues
Environmental Economics
cost-benefit analysis
environmental accounting
fiscal and sectoral policy
trade policy
Global environmental issues
Conclusion
3. Regional Environmental operations
Africa
Environmental strategy
Environmental Lending
Asia
Environmental strategy
Environmental Lending
Europe, Middle East, and North Africa central and eastern Europe
Environmental strategy
Environemntal Lending
Southern Europe, Middle East, and North Africa
Environmental strategy
Environmental Lending
Global Facilities for EMENA
Latin America and the Caribbean
Environmental strategy
Environmental lending
4. General Operational Issues
the process of integration
Environmental assessment
Review of Environmental Assessments
Environmental Assessment Sourcebook
Fine-Tuning Environmental Assessment
Operations Evaluation
World Bank Lending for Forestry
The World Bank and the Environment in Brazil
The Management of Renewable Resources in Agriculture
Early Experience of Involuntary Resettlement
Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Energy efficiency in Bank Operations
Task Force on Energy Efficiency
Populatin
Staff training
5. Forest Activities
The Nature of the challenge
Deforestation and Forest Degradation
The causes of Deforestation and Degradation
Meeting the Demand for Forests and Trees
Poor Management and Inadequate planting
Strategies for forest development
protecting the forests
meeting the demand for forest products and services
Enhancing forestry institutions
The Role of the International community
Technical assistance, Research, and institution building financing
International Trade Reform
The role of the wold bank
Past Experience
principles of future involvement
conditions for bank involvement
6. The international finance corporation
Project review
Investment initiatives
7. The World bank and the International community
Outreach Activities
The global environment facility and the monetral protocol
Collaboration with Nongovernmental organizations
external training and the economic development institute
other financing mechanisms
Technical assistance
Debt-for-nature
8. Conclusions