Urban public transport reform in Tbilisi
September 29, 2022
The briefing finds that none of Tbilisi’s proposed reforms have been completed, nor are they entirely consistent with the city’s goals, including prioritising pedestrians, enhancing mobility opportunities for the city’s residents and improving air quality.
Tbilisi’s public transport woes and faltering reforms
September 28, 2022
Residents of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi have been struggling with the city’s beleaguered public transport network, air pollution, road congestion and inadequate access to schools and workplaces for years. In the past decade, Tbilisi authorities with the involvement of international financial institutions, set out to improve the situation. Today, despite the availability of funds, most of the old problems persist.
Rebuilding cities for people in Ukraine
September 19, 2022
This briefing describes Ukrainian cities’ efforts for green development before the war and their plans for green post-war reconstruction.
Енергетична угода між Азербайджаном і ЄС надає перевагу енергетиці, ніж правам людини
August 12, 2022
Критики кажуть, що високопосадовці ЄС проігнорували порушення прав людини в Азербайджані
Armenia: NGOs reports show govt. & investors failed to prevent human rights abuses at Amulsar gold mine
August 8, 2022
Amulsar’s costs to human rights and threats to environmental defenders, 4 August 2022
Amulsar’s costs to human rights and threats to environmental defenders
August 4, 2022
Armenia’s government and investors have failed to prevent human rights abuses related to the Amulsar gold mine. As we await the outcome of an EBRD investigation, environmental and human rights defenders continue to face threats. New reports show how the policies that should protect human rights and environmental defenders have failed to stop a project whose costs outweigh the benefits.
Solar Energy Project Leaves Uzbek Women in the Dark
August 3, 2022
Solar energy may be a great solution to the climate change problem, but local communities must benefit first.
Suggestions for donor interventions to help the green post-war reconstruction of Ukraine
July 28, 2022
This briefing gathers practical suggestions for consolidating international efforts around the idea of a sustainable post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.
EIB Global: new branding, old problems
July 20, 2022
With the launch of its new development branch EIB Global, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has shown its appetite for becoming a significant player in the field of development finance. However, without a major change in the Bank’s management and the shareholders’ approach to the impacts of its operations, EIB Global will remain a public relations exercise and a lost cause.
Потрібне чітке бачення. Якою повинна бути зелена відбудова України?
July 19, 2022
В усіх планах реконструкції країни згадується зелене відновлення. Що це значить для конкретних секторів економіки та чи можливо втілити в …
