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World Bank approves funds to study Congo's Inga dam
Originally published by Reuters WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) – The World Bank’s board on Thursday approved a $73 million grant...
The World Bank’s Inga 3 Project Goes From Bad to Worse
DRC: no energy for the poor. Greenpeace/Kate Davison The Inga 3 Dam on the Congo River, which has incited the...
A Time-Out on the World Bank’s Biggest Dam Project
Under mounting pressure from local and international NGOs, the World Bank has postponed a decision on the Inga 3 Project...
US Congress Takes Landmark Decision for Rivers and Rights
Children in Guatemala’s Rio Negro. International Rivers The World Bank is eager to re-engage in large dam projects around the...
Civil Society Letter Calling on US Not to Support Inga 3 Dam
In December 2013, the USAID administrator announced that the US government was considering financial support for the Inga 3 Dam...
The World Bank’s $52 Billion Test
At a meeting with donor governments in Moscow, the World Bank raised a whopping $52 billion for its fund for...
Addressing the Global Power Outage
Originally published in The Moscow Times on December 15, 2013 As you read this, a power outage is affecting much...
Briefing Paper on IDA 17 and Global Energy Finance
The World Bank fails to address the challenges of energy poverty and climate change. This briefing paper presents the case...
Aid Dollars Should Fund Renewables, Not Dams
As you read this, a power outage is affecting much of Africa and South Asia. After hundreds of billions of...
NGO letter to US Treasury Secretary on IDA 17
Letter from four US NGOs asking the US Treasury Secretary to support renewable energy, not World Bank dams More information...