The World Bank’s watchdog needs to evolve to meet the challenges that will be brought by the bank’s new focus on climate change, experts say.
As well as adapting to new types of cases, the watchdog — known as the Inspection Panel — needs to become more proactive about reaching out to communities, they say.
Speaking at an event to mark 30 years since the panel was launched, its outgoing chair, Ramanie Kunanayagam, said the change in the World Bank’s priorities could bring new accountability challenges.