- The Inspection Panel has published a non-technical summary of the report on its investigation into the Bank financed West Africa Coastal Areas (WACA) Resilient Investment Project in Togo. The project is part of a regional initiative addressing coastal erosion and…
- Ramanie Kunanayagam, a Sri Lankan-born Australian citizen, was appointed to the Inspection Panel on December 16, 2018. Ms. Kunanayagam became Panel Chairperson from January 1, 2022 to December 15, 2023. She brings to the Panel three decades of experience across diverse geopolitical and multicultural environments in the private and public sectors. Ms. Kunanayagam spent more than 10 years…
- In this video Panel Chairperson Mark Goldsmith - and two staff members of the Panel, Serge Selwan and Camila Jorge do Amaral - describe the investigation case and Panel findings in the Bank-financed West Africa Coastal Areas (WACA) Resilient Investment Project in Togo. Requesters from coastal communities supported the project but raised some concerns including its impact on artisanal fishing and…
- The Inspection Panel welcomes Evelyn Dietsche, as its newest Panel Member. Evelyn joined the Panel on April 8, 2024 succeeding Ramanie Kunanayagam, whose term concluded on April 7, 2024. Evelyn Dietsche brings to the Panel more than 25 years of…
- Evelyn is a German national with over 25 years of operational and strategic-managerial experience in the multinational corporate sector and the international advisory and consultancy business. She has held key roles working out of the United Kingdom and has also held roles with the Namibian government, with academia and think-tanks, and, most recently, with a not-for-profit peace and conflict…
- Cristiane Bena Dias has over 15 years of experience working with Environmental and Social (E&S) compliance of major projects worldwide. Cristiane’s knowledge and experience are drawn from the completion of a PhD covering International Environmental Law and Social Science, her work in private companies, the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman and at the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Prior…