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A Wink's as Good as a Nod
Last week, the world press reported a new $1.3 billion loan by the World Bank, its largest ever to Brazil,...
Letter to World Bank by Brazilian NGOs re $1.3 Billion Environment Loan
Ms. Pamela Cox, Vice President, World Bank, for Latin America and the CaribbeanWorld BankWashington, DC, USA cc: Mr. Makhtar Diop,...
Brazilian NGOs urge World Bank not to approve $1.3 billion environment loan
For immediate release Brazilian environmentalists, social movements and networks monitoring international financial institutions have asked the World Bank to postpone...
Carta ao Banco Mundial Sobre Empréstimo ao Brasil
Ilma. Sra. Pamela CoxVice Presidente do Banco Mundial para a América Latina e o CaribeBanco MundialWashington, DC, Estados Unidos da...
The Dam Industry’s Brave New World
There was a time when we were all expected to follow the law. There was a time when we...
Brazil's National Destruction Bank Does it Up Big
The headline in today's Folha de São Paulo daily stated ironically "Jirau, suspended by court order, gets biggest loan ever...
Hydropower: Not As Clean as You Think
Hydropower is often touted at “clean energy.” But how clean is it really? We explore the impacts of this often...
Eletrobrás Sets Out to Conquer the Amazon
Returning from three months of sabbatical, the news caught my eye that Brazil's state electric holding company, Eletrobrás has now...
The Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Forum
The International Hydropower Association created the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Forum (HSAF) in 2007 in cooperation with governments, financial institutions and...
Letter to IHA Regarding Lack of Civil Society Participation in HSAF
Dr. Refaat Abdel-MalekPresidentInternational Hydropower AssociationNine Sutton Court RoadLondon Borough of Sutton, SM1 4SZUnited Kingdom Dear Dr. Abdel-Malek, We are writing...