World Bank all talk and no show on environment

Specifically, it’s all talk and no show in failure to demand environmental accountability from many of the projects it funds.

“They need to begin to see the inextricable link bet sustaining environment and reducing poverty,” Vinod Thomas, the director-general of the evaluation group, said in an interview. “It is clear now from the Amazon to India that if environmental sustainability is not raised as a priority then all bets are off.”

The Bank claims it’s making progress. We shall see.