On November 4, 2010 the World Bank’s Inspection Panel received a complaint from a Lebanese citizen representing himself and approximately 50 Beirut inhabitants who say that a World Bank water project will have negative impacts environmentally and economically. Management at the Bank has until December 13, 2010 to respond to the complaint.
BIC announces the launch of “Beyond Carbon: Rights-based Safeguard Principles in Law,” a study that serves as a collective proposal to REDD donors and recipients to uphold human rights in the governance of forest-for-carbon schemes.