As human rights declaration turns 70, development banks have a ways to go to respect and protect rights defenders
December 10, 2018
Today 10 December marks the seventieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To coincide with this milestone, Bankwatch together with more than 200 organisations globally has called on international financiers [1] to ensure that these institutions support the realisation of human rights, avoid causing or contributing to rights abuses, promote an enabling environment for public participation, and safeguard rights defenders.
COP 24 : Andrzej Duda plaide pour un appui social des politiques environnementales
December 7, 2018
Invité à s’exprimer devant l’assemblée des 196 Etats liés par l’accord de Paris, le président polonais,Andrzej Duda, a insisté sur l’importance du consensus social comme condition de la réussite des politiques environnementales. La Pologne, qui supervi
Príklad prípravy transformácie uhoľného regiónu prezentovali na konferencii v Katowiciach
December 7, 2018
24hod.sk – Príklad prípravy transformácie uhoľného regiónu prezentovali na konferencii v Katowiciach – Alojz Vlčko, zastupujúci mesto Prievidza, ktorý vystúpil v stredu 5. decembra 2018 na konferencii UNFCCC o klimatických zmenách v Katowiciach v Poľsk
Submission to the EBRD strategy for Turkmenistan
December 7, 2018
Developments in Turkmenistan do not demonstrate commitments of the authorities to apply the political principles of the Article 1 of the Agreement Establishing the Bank. Intergovernmental organisations and CSO sources describe situation in Turkmenistan
As coal mines shutter, Polish miners seek a way to adjust
December 6, 2018
Poland has pledged to keep burning coal, flying in the face of climate change science. Activists say the country needs to phase out coal for the climate and the economy, while protecting miners’ livelihoods. Video: Katowice Climate Change Conference So
European Parliament warns Balkan countries to stop destructive hydropower
December 6, 2018
The European Parliament urged the EBRD and EIB to review their support for hydropower plant projects in its last week’s resolutions on the European Commission’s 2018 reports on Albania and Montenegro. The votes come as a clear sign that the European institutions are starting to reconsider their support for hydropower as green energy.
What game is Poland playing at COP24?
December 5, 2018
They’re hosting the biggest climate change event of the year, yet they’ve “no plan today to fully give up on coal” Source: What game is Poland playing at COP24?
COP24. Polscy rządzący mówią o alternatywie dla górników. A potem coś zupełnie przeciwnego
December 5, 2018
Polska zdaje się wysyłać sprzeczne komunikaty w sprawie sprawiedliwej transformacji. Izabela Zygmunt z organizacji CEE Bankwatch Network pisała, że przyjęty tekst deklaracji różni się od wcześniejszej wersji, jaką proponowała Polska (gdzie stawiano na
On their patron saint’s day, Polish miners pray for a decent future
December 4, 2018
Twenty kilometres from Cop24 climate talks in Katowice, mining trade unionists look to St Barbara, not Warsaw, Brussels or the UN, for answers to their struggles Source: On their patron saint’s day, Polish miners pray for a decent future
A la COP24, la Pologne réclame une « transition juste »
December 4, 2018
La présidence de la conférence des Nations unies sur le climat a demandé lundi un accompagnement social des politiques environnementales. Source: A la COP24, la Pologne réclame une « transition juste »