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dc.titleIDB Environmental and Social Grievance Protocol 2025 Annual Report
dc.contributor.authorMuñoz Fernandez, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorHenriquez, Patricia
dc.contributor.orgunitEnvironmental and Social Solutions Division
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2026-09-09T00:09:00
dc.date.issue2026-09-09T00:09:00
dc.description.abstractOn November 2021, when the Environmental and Social Policy Framework entered into effect, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) developed a direct management-level channel for stakeholders to submit grievances regarding the environmental and social performance of IDB-financed projects. The IDB Grievance Protocol is part of the IDB Groups broader grievance system, which includes project-level grievance mechanisms as the first line of attention, followed by IDB Group management-led grievance mechanisms, and, as a last resort mechanism, the Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (MICI). In 2025, the IDB marked the fourth year of implementation of the Grievance Protocol, receiving 100 grievances, of which 74 were applicable under the Protocols criteriaa 28% increase compared to 2024. Most grievances originated from Peru, Brazil and Argentina, mostly concentrated in the transport, water and sanitation, and the housing and urban development sectors. Labor and Working Conditions became the most frequent category, followed by Community Health and Safety, Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement and Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure. This annual report provides an overview of key issues, comparative data across four years of implementation, lessons learned, outreach efforts, and next steps.
dc.format.extent64
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0014498
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/IDB-Environmental-and-Social-Grievance-Protocol-2025-Annual-Report.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectLabor Force
dc.subjectEnvironmental and Social Policy Framework
dc.subjectEnvironmental and Social Safeguard Strategy
dc.subjectClosing
dc.subjectInvoluntary Resettlement
dc.subjectStakeholder Ecosystem
dc.subjectWater and Sanitation
dc.subject.jelcodeQ01 - Sustainable Development
dc.subject.jelcodeN46 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeN56 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeO19 - International Linkages to Development • Role of International Organizations
dc.subject.jelcodeO54 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.keywordsGrievance Protocol;Grievance Management;conflict management;Conflict Resolution;environmental;Management led-Mechanisms;Executing Agencies
dc.typeAnnual Reports
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-AN-00430
idb.operationBK-C1953
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