My professional experience in Occupational Safety and Health has shown me that companies that implement and effectively maintain Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems (OSHMS) get a number of benefits that make them more competitive. This is because OSHMS: Improve the ratings used to gain access to bids and to projects with potential clients. Reduce the … [Read more...] about How can we ensure that development projects have safe and healthy work conditions?
Environmental and Social Safeguards
On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, let’s talk about…Biological Diversity?
The world’s natural riches evoke images of expansive forests and protected areas inhabited by animals and exotic plants. But they also conjure pictures of vast landscapes whose tall trees were felled to make way for grasslands for breeders’ cattle and for big-company crops. Still, one element commonly overlooked is that these spaces are also home to a great diversity, both … [Read more...] about On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, let’s talk about…Biological Diversity?
Ten questions to ensure you have meaningful stakeholder consultations for your project
Consider this hypothetical scenario. The government of Betija is investing in a provincial road infrastructure project, which will upgrade nearly 140 km of roads between the city of Tosan and Ican. The government had identified several categories of stakeholders who could be potentially affected by the project. These groups were given an opportunity to meet with project … [Read more...] about Ten questions to ensure you have meaningful stakeholder consultations for your project
On the other side of the table: safeguards seen from the executor’s viewpoint
Improving Lives is a slogan commonly used by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to underscore that the work of the different parties involved in projects receiving financing can change (for the better) the lives of people living in our Latin American and Caribbean nations. I am convinced that this is true. How can we improve lives? How can we create better projects? … [Read more...] about On the other side of the table: safeguards seen from the executor’s viewpoint
Climate risk studies help strengthen Nicaragua’s road network
Road transportation plays a pivotal role in Nicaragua’s economic development. The competitiveness of its industry, agriculture and trade is closely linked to the efficacy and efficiency of the transportation operation. In order to support this sector, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has implemented the Transport Sector Support Program (PAST, after its Spanish … [Read more...] about Climate risk studies help strengthen Nicaragua’s road network