At the May 1998 Summit of the Eight in Birmingham, England, the following language appeared in the Environment Ministers communiqué, and was endorsed by the G-8 countries in their final communiqué:

..."We must ensure that the policies and operations of the World Bank and other International Financial Institutions take full account of climate change..."

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Go to the full text of the final communiqué of the Birmingham G-8 Summit.