Following the Inspection Panel’s decision to launch a full investigation into the recently approved loan to South African utility Eskom, South African and international CSOs called for the World Bank to learn from the loan as it reviews its Energy Strategy.
Bolivian Deputy Minister of Environment Juan Pablo Ramos and Director Environment Luis Beltrán submitted irrevocable resignation from their posts on Friday of last week, after government officials tried to force them to sign an environmental permit for the construction of a highway in the Chapare region of Cochabamba.
Municipal mayors in the Pando departament, located in the Bolivian Amazon, decidided to expel several NGOs, foundations and companies operating in their territories.
Global civil society rallies against MIGA endorsement for an Indonesian nickel mine project due to substantial social and environmental concerns.
In June 2010, the World Bank held its third set of public hearings with respect to the Red-Dead Sea conduit project. Friends of the Earth – Middle East attended the hearings and presented comments. This report comes from the FoEME website.
BIC and partners convene at the World Bank to celebrate the implementation of the Bank’s revised access to information policy.
According to the World Bank, as part of the public consultation process under the Red Sea–Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program, the Beneficiary Parties (the Government of Israel, the Government of Jordan and the Palestinian Authority) plan to hold a series of meetings to update interested stakeholders on the progress under the Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program and seek their feedback.
A BIC-IeSR press release calls on the World Bank to clean up its energy investments before approval of an $86 billion recapitalization this fall.
BIC consultant, Bruce Jenkins publishes report examining gaps and gains in the World Bank’s revised information disclosure policy. Press release April 6, 2010 Study highlights World Bank’s revised efforts at transparency In December 2009, the World Bank released a revised policy on access to information. Civil society organizations have long sought expanded access to information …