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The WCD Framework and Investment in Large Dams
In May 2005, HSBC was the first private bank to adopt the decision-making framework of the World Commission on Dams....
World Bank Safeguard Policies Are Not Sufficient for Hydropower Projects
Ms. Janet West Export Credits Division Trade Directorate, OECD Dear Ms. West: I would like to contribute to the process...
A World of Hurt
New Research Reveals Massive Impacts of Damming on World’s Large Rivers The extent to which dams affect the world’s large...
International Rivers Welcomes New Water Policy from Major International Bank
HSBC, one of the world’s largest banks, announced a new freshwater policy at their Annual General Meeting in London today....
It’s Extreme Not to Be Green
The recently released Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a UN-sponsored analysis of the overall health of the planet, reveals the extent to...
Harnessing Wild Rivers: Who Pays the Price?
Since World War II some 45,000 large dams have been built, generating an estimated 20 percent of the world’s electricity...
International Rivers Shocked About US Pick for World Bank President
According to US Treasury officials and Reuters News, the Bush administration has put forward Paul Wolfowitz as its candidate for...
153 NGOs Urge World Bank Not to Support Nam Theun 2
NGOs from around the world call on World Bank President Wolfensohn not to finance the Nam Theun 2 project. …from...
NGO Comments on the Use of Country Systems in Bank Operations
The World Bank has recently published the paper, "Issues in Using Country Systems in Bank Operations", for comment. The following...
What’s Wrong with the World Bank’s Approach to Resettlement?
Lots, Says Longtime Resettlement Expert and Former WCD Commissioner The following is an excerpt from the new book The Future...