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- 1994 - 1998 (predominant 1995 - 1997) (Creation)
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9.67 linear feet of textual records
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Series contains subject files on various topics and organizations related to the energy and environment sectors and other areas relevant to Maurice Strong's role as senior adviser to World Bank Group (WBG) President James Wolfensohn. Topics include, but are not limited to: energy sector; water sector; environment sector; climate change; forests; biodiversity; the "Greening of the Bank" initiative; WBG's Strategic Compact; Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR); Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA); Economic Development Institute (EDI); and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Series also includes general files related to the Environmentally Sustainable Development Vice Presidency (ESDVP) as well as correspondence between ESD Vice President Ismail Serageldin and Strong.
Records consist of information shared within the institution as well as resources received from external partners and other sources. Specifically, records include WBG authored background notes and papers, externally authored reports, press releases, slides and talking points for presentations, transcripts of speeches by WBG officials and external individuals, materials from conferences, invitations to participate in meetings and events, and correspondence and email.
Also included in this series are records related to an article drafted by Strong for inclusion in the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) journal Our Planet entitled "The Way Ahead". In addition, records relating to the WBG's involvement in the launch of WETV, a new broadcast television network, are also included.
Newspaper and magazine clippings are also included in this series and focus on topics related to Strong's work areas; some articles reference Strong specifically.
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Records are subject to the World Bank Policy on Access to Information as well as the MIGA Access to Information Policy.
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Records are subject to the Copyright Policy of the World Bank Group.
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Records of the Environmentally Sustainable Development Vice Presidency (WB IBRD/IDA WB_IBRD/IDA_90).
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Records of the Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Network (WB IBRD/IDA WB_IBRD/IDA_92).
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Internal World Bank Group Archives rules based on ISAD(G).
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10 April 2025