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BRETTON WOODS project. NETWORKER • INFORMATION-PROVIDER MEDIA INFORMANT • WATCHDOG. Hamlyn House Macdonald Road London N19 5PG UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7561 7610 www.brettonwoodsproject.org. BRETTON WOODS project. What We Do…. Provide information on the IMF and WB
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BRETTON WOODS project NETWORKER • INFORMATION-PROVIDER MEDIA INFORMANT • WATCHDOG Hamlyn House Macdonald Road London N19 5PG UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7561 7610 www.brettonwoodsproject.org
BRETTON WOODS project What We Do… • Provide information on the IMF and WB • Brief media and influential decision-makers • Watchdog: Track key issues in the IMF and WB • Influence the WB and IMF directly • Bring together WB/IMF officials, government, and civil society (networking)
BRETTON WOODS project IMF/WB Governance • Basic voting reform • Ending inequality in decision making • Eliminating appointed board chairs • Making governing bodies transparent • Opening leadership selection • Introducing democratic accountability for executive directors
BRETTON WOODS project Environmental Issues • Greater emphasis on climate change (clean technology transfer) • WB/IMF investment in clean energy • Private sector investment in biodiversity • Revisit failing projects such as the West Africa gas pipeline and carbon brokering
BRETTON WOODS project Social Development • Increase attention to social development in WB policy dialogue and lending • Mainstream social development into project level processes • External monitors to ensure WB commitment to social development are fulfilled for life of project • More effective research, capacity building, and partnerships