The World Bank must take a stand on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities to become a leader in inclusive international development said the Disability and World Bank Safeguards Campaign, a partnership between the Lebanese Physical Handicapped Union and the Bank Information Center. For Immediate Release International Day of Persons with Disabilities World Bank: …
A group of CSOs note several flaws with the Oyu Tolgoi Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and ask the company to respond to their concerns. On November 9, 2012, a network of international CSOs submitted a report to Oyu Tolgoi LLC (the Rio Tinto subsidiary that manages the mine) that outlines some of the main …
A network of Indonesian civil society organizations and indigenous peoples groups wrote to the Forest Investment Program (FIP) sub-committee that met in Istanbul early this week, urging members to prioritize legal reforms in the forestry sector. The sub-committee endorsed the Indonesian Plan while the substantive and process flaws remain intact.
Who sets the development agenda in your community? Many actors play a role in setting plans, financing, and implementing development of the built environment that includes the complex system of housing, transportation, and provision of services like water and waste management. Citizens living with the results of these decisions should and can have a say …
U.S. Capital Energy’s Environmental Impact Assessment “consultation” in Sunday Wood, Belize was neither free nor fair. SATIIM, an indigenous organization in the country, has received World Bank grants investing in the management of Sarstoon Temash National Park, the proposed drilling site.