Comments by southern civil societyItems 1 to 9 of 35Camisea and the World Bank: A lost opportunity to make things betterSeveral weeks ago the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank approved a loan for Camisea II in Peru, the project to export liquefied natural gas. Even though concerns had been raised about this project over environmental, social and now economic issues, the IFC did not hesitate to provide a loan for the Lot 56 consortium operated by Hunt Oil (Peru NLG). read article... Whoever loses, the Bank always wins Profits from Indonesian forests nextThe World Bank developed its campaign to 'combat' climate change through curbing carbon emissions from deforestation in tropical countries, but nobody noticed that the Bank, through its lending and development policies, has been promoting deforestation in tropical countries like Indonesia. read article... IMF flees BangladeshAn IMF mission visited Dhaka in September 2007 to sign a PSI and put another chain around the country's neck. But the people of Bangladesh did not behave as the mission expected. They said a loud “NO” to the IMF mission. read article... The World Bank and the West Africa Gas Pipeline ProjectA critical analysis of the the World Bank-supported West Africa Gas pipeline, by Michael Karipko of Environmental Rights Action, Port Harcourt, Nigeria read article... Defending sexual and reproductive health rightsGrace Karanja of the AMANITARE secretariat in Kenya comments on the battle to defend sexual and reproductive health rights in the Bank's new health, population and nutrition strategy. read article... Mercury rising: The World Bank and the Nura river clean-upIn 2003 the World Bank approved a $40 million loan for the Nura river clean-up project in central Kazakhstan, however without the World Bank’s respect for basic public participation and environmental impact assessment standards, the project is at risk of causing unexpected and badly mitigated effects. read article... Huge gaps in the World Bank's Gender Action PlanThe World Bank's new Gender Action Plan (GAP), aptly named Gender equality as smart economics, is tightly framed in the Bank's economic policy framework. read article... World Bank reconstruction role in Timor-Leste creating problemsGuteriano Nicolau S. Neves of the La'o Hamutuk Institute in Dili argues for a critical appraisal of the World Bank's role in the reconstruction of Timor Leste. read article... We welcome submissions from representatives of Southern civil society organisations for the “comment” feature. If you are interested in contributing please contact comment@brettonwoodsproject.org |
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