Claims Submitted to the Multilateral Development Bank Accountability Mechanisms – 1994-2021

Version 3.0 – data compiled between April 2016 and December 10 2021 The dataset represents a summary depiction of grievance cases brought to the Accountability Mechanisms (AMs) of the six Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) from 1994 to 2018: The Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Bank (IBRD/IDA) and the World Bank Group (IFC and MIGA). These Accountability Mechanisms were created to enable people adversely or potentially adversely affected by a project or program financed by the MDBs to take their concerns to the Banks for recourse. The Accountability Mechanisms generally do not stop the project or provide material reparations. They seek to stop or prevent harm and mitigate the negative aspects of a development project. The objective of the database is to be able to garner a quick qualitative snapshot of any given case, as well as to be able to aggregate quantitative data for each AM as a whole and to identify trends over time. Each of the grievance mechanisms has a specific name, which may have changed over time. It may also be comprised of more than one office with separate functions (i.e. consulting with affected people versus a compliance investigation). Most of the Accountability Mechanisms now have separate functions, with the consultation process also called problem solving. The compliance phase is to investigate whether the MDBs have complied with their environmental and social policies and whether this has led to harm. The Accountability Mechanisms are detailed below. The dataset includes cases received by the AMs from the beginning of each mechanism until 22 August 2020. The last update for cases is August 22 2020. Access note: Please notify Susan Park for any changes made to the data set. Contact email: [e-mail]

版本3.0——数据汇编时间为2016年4月至2021年12月10日。本数据集汇总了1994年至2018年间提交至六家多边开发银行（Multilateral Development Banks, MDBs）问责机制（Accountability Mechanisms, AMs）的申诉案件概况：亚洲开发银行、非洲开发银行、美洲开发银行、欧洲复兴开发银行、世界银行（国际复兴开发银行/国际开发协会，即IBRD/IDA）以及世界银行集团（国际金融公司与多边投资担保机构，即IFC和MIGA）。
此类问责机制旨在为受多边开发银行资助项目或方案造成不利影响，或面临潜在不利影响的群体提供渠道，使其可就相关诉求向银行寻求救济。问责机制通常不会叫停项目或提供实质性赔偿，其核心目标是制止或预防损害发生，并减轻开发项目带来的负面影响。
本数据库的构建目标，在于可快速获取任意单个案件的定性概况，同时能够按各问责机制整体汇总定量数据，并识别随时间推移的发展趋势。每一项申诉机制均有专属名称，且该名称可能随时间发生变更；部分机制还下设多个职能各异的办公单元，例如分别开展受影响群体咨询与合规调查的部门。
目前多数问责机制已实现职能分离：咨询流程亦被称为问题解决环节；合规调查环节则用于核查多边开发银行是否遵守其环境与社会政策，以及该等政策是否已引发损害后果。下文将详述各问责机制。本数据集收录了各问责机制自设立起至2020年8月22日期间收到的全部案件，案件数据的最后更新时间为2020年8月22日。
使用说明：若对本数据集进行任何修改，请告知苏珊·帕克（Susan Park）。联系邮箱：[e-mail]