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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The World Bank’s Safeguard Policies Under Pressure

A Critique of the World Bank’s New Middle Income Country Strategy
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Beyond Dams: Options & Alternatives

By design, dams alter the natural flow regime, and with it virtually every aspect of a river ecosystem, including water...
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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...
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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...
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Assessing Options, Meeting Needs

A key “Strategic Priority” of the World Commission on Dams addressed the need to greatly improve the often secretive and...