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Downstream Groups Back Appeal to Release Nujiang EIA
As controversty raged in China around development plans for the Nu River, 90 environmental and community groups in Burma and...
A Big Idea for Aiding Africa –– Think Small
For too long, the World Bank has invested in grandiose projects that do little or nothing to help the poor....
Communities Affected by World Bank’s Largest Dam Project in Africa Protest its Impoverishing Effects
As the world’s financial leaders gather in Washington for the annual meetings of the World Bank (Sept. 24-25), help for...
Will the Terminator Reduce Poverty?
A Critique of the World Bank’s Progress Report on Infrastructure Introduction In July 2003, the World Bank launched an Infrastructure...
NGOs question economic viability of Mekong Power Grid
Two recent studies demonstrate major flaws in the ADB's Mekong Power Grid plan. The first, by Canadian power grid expert...
Nu River Dams: Approval Expected in Coming Months
Open Letter Sent to Government Urging Public Disclosure of EIA On August 31, a broad coalition of Chinese groups sent...
World Bank Replies on WCD and Carbon Fund for Europe
Dear Ms. Schneider, Thank you for your note of July 28 and the attached letter concerning the WB EIB Carbon...
OECD Governments Grant Export Subsidies for Dams: A Trojan Horse for Environmental Destruction, NGOs Say
On September 6-7, the OECD governments are expected to take a decision on whether to allow special financial terms to...
Chinese Groups Demand Disclosure of Environmental Studies
A broad coalition of Chinese groups wrote to the Chinese government in August 2005 urging public disclosure of the Environmental...