Georgia’s highlanders against hydropower
Blog entry | 20 September, 2017As the Georgian government moves ahead with its plans for increasing the country’s hydropower capacity, local communities are being sidelined in the process of compensation payments.
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Systematic shortcomings will deprive people affected by Georgian dam of compensation
Blog entry | 11 September, 2017An assessment of livelihoods of people to be affected by the Nenskra hydropower plant in Georgia is rigged with mistakes that will lead to significant losses for locals.
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The true colours of Svaneti – A festival in the stunning Georgian mountains
Blog entry | 30 August, 2017Despite the remote location, the culture festival We Are Svaneti brought together people from three continents and helped young Svans to become aware of their communities’ unique traditions.
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People’s movements and civil society dismayed at AIIB Energy Sector Strategy
Press release | 16 June, 2017Grassroots movements, non-government organizations and civil society networks across Asia and the rest of the world expressed “strong disappointment and disagreement” today to the Energy Sector Strategy of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
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Tackling gender inequality at the EU’s flagship energy project
Blog entry | 7 March, 2017It is fitting that we use today to reflect on the European Investment Bank’s new Strategy on Gender Equality and Women’s Economic Empowerment: 8 March is International Women’s Day. Adopted at the beginning of this year, the strategy complements the ban
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‘Southern Graft Corridor’ or the shady history of companies involved in Europe’s pet energy project
Blog entry | 13 December, 2016A new Bankwatch study reveals a worrying track record of criminal and corrupt activities among the companies that are building Europe’s flagship gas pipeline project, the Southern Gas Corridor.
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