PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The United States must push international development banks to help protect the environment, public health, natural resources, and the rights of indigenous peoples while encouraging sustainable use of those resources. Congress found that bank projects have sometimes failed to protect these things. Projects last longer and cost less when they talk with the people who are directly affected. Some developing-country governments do not have the right policies or consult communities. Overall, the banks do not yet give consistent help to borrowers to promote sustainability and community consultations.

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The Congress finds that—

(1)United States assistance to the multilateral development banks should promote sustainable use of natural resources and the protection of the environment, public health, and the status of indigenous peoples in developing countries;

(2)multilateral development bank projects, policies, and loans have failed in some cases to provide adequate safeguards for the environment, public health, natural resources, and indigenous peoples;

(3)many development efforts of the multilateral development banks are more enduring and less costly if based on consultations with directly affected population groups and communities;

(4)developing country governments sometimes do not ensure that appropriate policies and procedures are in place to use natural resources sustainably or consult with affected population groups and communities, where costs could be reduced or benefits made more enduring; and

(5)in general, the multilateral development banks do not yet provide systematic and adequate assistance to their borrowers to encourage sustainable resource use and consultation with affected communities, where costs could be reduced or benefits made more enduring.

Editorial Notes

Codification section 1301 of Pub. L. 95–118 is based on section 701 of title VII of H.R. 3750, One Hundredth Congress, as introduced Dec. 11, 1987, and enacted into law by Pub. L. 100–202.

§262m Congressional Findings and Policies for Multilateral Development Banks Respecting Environment, Public Health, Natural Resources, and Indigenous Peoples

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