World Bank Implementation Resources
Handbooks / Sourcebooks / Toolkits
- Handbook on Poverty and Inequality
- Social Accountability Sourceboook
- Handbook on Impact Evaluation : Quantitative Methods and Practices
- Participation Sourcebook (1996) | PDF | ALT
- Empowerment and Poverty Reduction : A Sourcebook | ALT
- Development Communications Sourcebook: Broadening the Boundaries of Communication
- Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook | PDF
- Sustainable Land Management Sourcebook
- Involuntary Resettlement Sourcebook : Planning and Implementation in Development Projects (1996) | PDF | ALT
- Environmental and Social Management System Toolkit (2015) PDF
To guide clients and World Bank staff in their use of the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), the World Bank is developing resources, including Good Practice Notes, Templates and Checklists. They are not World Bank policy and their use is not mandatory.
Guidance Notes for Borrowers:
- ESS1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- ESS2: Labor and Working Conditions (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- ESS3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- ESS4: Community Health and Safety (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- ESS5: Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- ESS6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- ESS7: Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- ESS8: Cultural Heritage (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- ESS9: Financial Intermediaries (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- ESS10: Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- Acronyms, abbreviations and glossary (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish)
Good Practice Notes:
- Addressing Gender Based Violence (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- Assessing and Managing the Risks and Impacts of the Use of Security Personnel (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
- Non-Discrimination and Disability (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- Third Party Monitoring (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
Templates and Checklists:
- Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- Grievance Redress Mechanism Checklist (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- Labor Management Procedures Template (English, Arabic, French, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
- Stakeholder Engagement Plan Template (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
Additional Resources: - World Bank Group Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines
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