This new action reiterates the bank's commitment to bringing environmental issues into the mainstream of lending operations and policy work.Partly influenced by global events such as the Rio Summit and from the bank's own experience in environmental work,there continues to be a general consensus on five priority areas which will require the bank's special attention and also the attention of its member countries.

This new action reiterates the bank's commitment to bringing environmental issues into the mainstream of lending operations and policy work.Partly influenced by global events such as the Rio Summit and from the bank's own experience in environmental work,there continues to be a general consensus on five priority areas which will require the bank's special attention and also the attention of its member countries.