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The World Bank’s Environmental
Assistance:
From Policies to Applications
Andres Liebenthal
Sector Coordinator
Environment and Social
Development
World Bank Office in Beijing
Presentation Overview
1. The Bank’s Environmental Toolkit
2. Mainstreaming the Environment in
China
3. Looking Forward
1. The Bank’s
Environmental Tool Kit
Environmental Policies
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OP 4.01
Environmental Assessment
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OP 4.04
Natural Habitats
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OP 4.09
Pest Management
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OP 4.36
Forestry
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OP 4.37
Safety of Dams
Environmental Strategies
• Making Sustainable Commitments: An Environmental
Strategy for the World Bank
• Environmental Strategy for the East Asia Region
• CHINA: Country Assistance Strategy
Environmental Objectives
WB ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY:
• Improve the quality of life (health,
livelihood, security) dependent on
environmental conditions
• Enhance the quality of growth
• Protect the quality of regional and global
environmental commons
CHINA CAS:
• Facilitate an Environmentally Sustainable
Development Process
World Bank Instruments
Analytical &
Advisory
Grants
Economic and Sector
Work
Global Environment
Facility
Technical
Assistance
Montreal Protocol
Fund
Training
Clean Development
Mechanism
Lending
Investment Loans
Financial Intermediary
Loans
Guarantees
2. Mainstreaming the
Environment in China
Key Environmental Issues
• Air Pollution
– A major health issue
• Water Shortage and Pollution
– Nearing crisis proportions in some parts of the country
• Land and Natural Resources
– Degradation is widespread and increasing
• Global Commons
– Need to act locally to solve global problems
• Environmental Institutions and Regulatory Framework
– Comprehensive but gaps exist
Mainstreaming Air Quality
AAA
• Environmental Cost Model Study
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Health impacts of Air Pollution
Health effects of indoor air pollution
Crop/Buildings/Forest damage
Mortality/Morbidity Risk Valuation
Grants
• Heating Reform and Building Energy Efficiency
Project
• Urban Transport Development Partnership Project
Lending
• UT Projects- Motor Vehicle Emissions Control
Mainstreaming Water Quality
AAA
• Environmental Cost Model Study/VEHR
• Water Pollution Control – Institutions & Policies
• Water and Sanitation Sector Assessment
• North China Water Study
Grants
• Lake Dianchi
Lending
• Urban Environment Improvement Projects
• Tai Lake Environment Project
• Hai River Integrated WRM Project
• Pearl River Delta Environment Projects
Mainstreaming Land
Degradation
AAA
• Land Policy Reform
• Social and Environmental Aspects of Urbanization
• Peri-Urban Land Valuation
• Poverty and Environment Linkage
Grants
• Nature Reserves Management
Lending
• Loess Plateau Projects
• Forestry Projects
• Pastoral Development Projects
• Sustainable Coastal Resources Development
Mainstreaming the Global Commons
AAA
• National Climate Change Strategy
• Carbon Finance Assistance Program
Grants
• Ozone Depleting Substances Phaseout
• PCB Management and Disposal
• Livestock Waste Management
Lending
• Heilongjiang Dairy Development
• Sustainable Forestry Development
• Renewable Energy Scale Up
Environmental Policies & Institutions
AAA
• Circular Economy Policies and Legislation
• Green National Accounting System
• Public Consultation & Information Disclosure
• SEA of Western Development Strategy
WBI Training Programs
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SEPA Environmental Directors
Strategic Environmental Assessment
Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
Sustainable Urban Development and Management
Grants
• Environmentally Sustainable Village Development
3. Looking Forward
Changing Paradigm for
Development Assistance
• Project-focused
• Donor-driven,
dispersed
• “Ringfenced”
• Thematic and
Regional Clusters
• Country-driven,
coordinated
• Focus on country
systems
Emerging Areas of Focus
• Environmental and Natural Resources Prices and
Taxation
• Environmental Governance
– Cross-sectoral and vertical coordination
– Monitoring and enforcement
– Participation
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Poverty – environment linkages
Climate Change
Circular Economy
Reliance on Country Safeguard Systems
Our Common Interests
• Collaboration in upstream
research, policy analysis,
and capacity building
• Harmonization of policies in
the context of increasing
reliance on country systems
• Mainstreaming the
environment into
development processes
Thank you!