World Bank Uses DAABs To Address Gender Based Violence

Introduction

Dispute Adjudication Boards ("DABs") have been a feature of the FIDIC suite of contracts since the 1995 Orange Book. In 2017, the DAB evolved to include a dispute avoidance function and was re-tooled as the Dispute Avoidance/Adjudication Board ("DAAB").

Whilst the focus of dispute boards is avoiding and resolving disputes that arise on a project, the World Bank has seen an opportunity to expand this role further, taking advantage of the dispute board's unique position as an objective third party, with extensive experience of the contract. In this article, we discuss the World Bank's recent initiative to use dispute boards to address gender based violence ("GBV") occurring in, or stemming from, projects that the World Bank provides funding for.