In order to strengthen social and environmental standards in development projects ,JACSES is monitoring on the World Bank's Safeguard Policies as a global benchmark of social and environmental standards in development finance..

Activities on World Bank's Safeguard Policy Review:

• February 2, 2016: Comments on the Second Draft of World Bank's Environmental and Social Framework(PDF) was submitted.
• June 11, 2014: Recommendations for the Revision of World Bank’s Safeguard Policies (PDF) was released.
• January 29, 2013: Comments on the Approach Paper of World Bank’s Safeguard Policies Review (PDF) was released.
• October 13, 2012: A presentation "Experiences on Policy Dilution of WB and ADB (PDF)" was carried out at the CSO Policy Forum of IMF World Bank Annual Meetings 2012 in Tokyo

Activities on Program for Results Financing (PforR):

• February 7, 2012: Comments on the World Bank’s Responses on Program-for-Results Financing (PDF) was submitted.
• January 6, 2012: Comments on the World Bank’s Second Draft Policy Paper on Program-for-Results Financing (PDF) was submitted to the World Bank.
• September 30, 2011: Comments on the World Bank’s Draft Policy Paper on Program-for-Results Financing (PDF) was submitted to the World Bank.

Contact Person: Yuki TANABE