Like previous safeguard consultations, Lima was draped in a sense of secrecy with a total lack of transparency from the get go. The response of civil society groups in Lima to the draft safeguard policies presented by the Bank was very straight-forward, outright rejection.
Photo: Alobos Life CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Several organizations of the Peruvian civil society expressed in a press release published in the Peruvian newspaper Peruvian La Republica, their rejection of a proposal led by the Ministry of Finance of “economic measures for the revival of the Peruvian economy” which was presented by the Executive to the Congress of …
In late April 2014 BIC participated in the Regional Dialogue “Trends in Infrastructure Investments in the Region Climate Change and Governance” in Lima, Peru with more than 20 other Latin American organizations. The event was organized in two parts, one public and one internal workshop. The main objectives in the “regional dialogue” were: • Articulation …
New report by Amazonian indigenous peoples exposes the reality of REDD+ in Peru and proposes solutions.
It took many years to establish the World Bank’s operational policies that safeguard society and the environment, and are some of the world’s highest development standards. As the Bank reviews these policies, civil society is organizing efforts to present their concerns and expectations, and offer their inputs as to what the outcome of the review should be.
This report from the Bank Information Center as NGO Observer summarizes the main discussions and outcomes from PC9 in Oslo, Norway.
The World Bank and the Government of Bolivia recognize the observations of the TCO Takana I on deficiencies in the Indigenous Peoples Plan of the Ixiamas – San Buenaventura Highway project and accept to start a process to improve the Indigenous Plan even after the project was approved.
The document presents guidance on the key elements of effective stakeholder engagement in the context of REDD+ readiness for the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility and the UN-REDD Programme.
BIC recently attended the eighth meeting of the FCPF Participants Committee in our role as the NGO observer. Presented here is a summary of the proceedings.