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(Un)Happy Birthday, World Bank
60 years of development “achievements” Imagine: you have billions of dollars per year at your disposal. The projects that you...
World Bank Debars Acres International Limited (Acres)
World Bank Finally Debars Company Convicted of Bribing in Lesotho The World Bank at long last has debarred a company...
12 Reasons to Exclude Large Hydro from Renewables Initiatives
Eradicating poverty and reducing global warming are two of the biggest challenges facing the world in the 21st century. The...
CDM Large Hydro Status Note for the World Bank/IETA Carbon Expo, June 2004
The World Bank claims that its flagship carbon market vehicle – the Prototype Carbon Fund (PCF) – is focussed primarily...
Renewables Yes! Big Hydro No!
This summary of the report, “Twelve Reasons to Exclude Large Hydro from Renewables Initiatives,” has been prepared for distribution at...
The World Bank’s Safeguard Policies Under Pressure
A Critique of the World Bank’s New Middle Income Country Strategy
Beyond Dams: Options & Alternatives
By design, dams alter the natural flow regime, and with it virtually every aspect of a river ecosystem, including water...
The World Bank at 60: A Case of Institutional Amnesia?
NGO Report on the Implementation of the Infrastructure Action Plan Dear Executive Director, In July 2003, the Board of Directors...
Creating a True “Trickle-Down Economy”
Low-Cost Drip Systems Bring Income, Food Security to Rural Poor World Rivers Review, December 2003 Paul Polak thinks big and...
Assessing Options, Meeting Needs
A key “Strategic Priority” of the World Commission on Dams addressed the need to greatly improve the often secretive and...