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<br /> THE INSPECTION PANEL<br /> ANNUAL REPORT<br /> J U LY 1 , 2 0 1 8 – J U N E 3 0 , 2 0 1 9<br /> PANEL MARKS<br /> 25th ANNIVERSARY<br /> AS FIRST INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM<br /> AT AN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION<br /> T<br /> he Panel celebrated its 25th anniversary as the first independent<br /> accountability mechanism (IAM) at an international financial institu-<br /> tion with a ceremony and reception at the World Bank on November<br /> 14, 2018.<br /> The event was attended by members of the Bank’s Board of Executive<br /> Directors, Bank management and staff, former and current Panel mem-<br /> bers and staff, and representatives of civil society and other IAMs. Then<br /> World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim told the gathering the Panel<br /> plays a “vital role” in helping the World Bank improve the lives of its cli-<br /> ents and achiev<a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=1"> THE INSPECTION PANEL ANNUAL REPORT </a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=2"> PANEL MARKS 25th ANNIVERSARY AS FIRST INDEPENDENT</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=3"> MESSAGE FROM THE PANEL F or the I</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=4"> Inspection Panel members (from left to right): Ra</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=5"> THE INSPECTION PANEL ANNUAL REPORT </a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=6"> </a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=7"> TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 PANEL DESCRIPTION 8 </a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=8"> 4 PANEL DESCRIPTION WHAT IS THE INSPECTION PA</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=9"> HOW IS THE INSPECTION PANEL STRUCTURED? The Inspe</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=10"> </a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=11"> CASE SUMMARIES The Panel received eigh</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=12"> INVESTIGATIONS UGANDA: WATER MANAGEMENT AND DEV</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=13"> MANAGEMENT RESPONSE In its October 2016 response,</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=14"> PENDING INVESTIGATIONS INDIA: RURAL WATER SUPPLY</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=15"> In responding to the second Request, manageme</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=16"> PENDING DECISIONS KENYA: TRANSPORT SECTOR SUPPOR</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=17"> sion met with community members and the Requester</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=18"> CASES NOT INVESTIGATED INDIA: AMARAVATI SUSTAINA</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=19"> studies were a key element of the actions propose</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=20"> LEBANON: WATER SUPPLY AUGMENTATION PROJECT, GREAT</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=21"> MANAGEMENT RESPONSE World Bank management submitt</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=22"> However, the Panel stated that it understa</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=23"> KENYA: NAIROBI METROPOLITAN SERVICES IMPROVEMENT </a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=24"> PANEL DECISIONS/BOARD ACTION The Panel registered</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=25"> CASES NOT REGISTERED ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT: UPP</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=26"> KENYA: NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECT (NRMP)</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=27"> Natural Resource Management Project Project No.: </a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=28"> LEBANON: WATER SUPPLY AUGMENTATION PROJECT (WSAP)</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=29"> Water Supply Augmentation Project Project No.: </a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=30"> MANAGEMENT PROGRESS REPORTS (AS OF MAY 2019) </a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=31"> APPENDICES</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=32"> APPENDIX I: GRAPHS ON PANEL CASES REQUESTS REC</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=33"> GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF CASES </a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=34"> POLAND POLAND 1 2 SERBIA ROMANIA 2 </a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=35"> REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF CASES South Asia, 30 </a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=36"> APPENDIX II: BIOGRAPHIES OF PANEL MEMBERS AND EXE</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=37"> He has a Ph.D. in engineering from the University</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=38"> APPENDIX III: INSPECTION PANEL BUDGET Sal</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=39"> HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PANEL’S YEAR Caseload: The Pa</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=40"> In April and May 2019, the Panel joined</a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=41"> © 2019 International Bank for Reconstruction and </a> <a title="IPN_Annual_Report_2019 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc21fe2f?page=42"> </a>