Bernard Baratz *67

Bernard Baratz, a long-term environmental specialist with the World Bank, died March 4, 2018. He was 77.

Baratz earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Cooper Union in 1961 and a master’s degree in that field from Rice University in 1962. In 1967 he earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Princeton.

He worked for 40 years analyzing the environmental impact of energy, industrial, and infrastructure projects. He spent almost 30 years with the World Bank and was its first Europe and Central Asia regional safeguards coordinator.

He was one of the original authors of the World Bank policy for environmental recovery. Baratz worked as an environmental specialist on disaster recovery and disaster-management projects in China, Turkey, and Romania. At his passing, he was an active consultant for both the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.

Baratz is survived by his wife of 50 years, Judith; two children; and three granddaughters.

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