Request to the EBRD’s PCM on the Nenskra hydropower project
May 30, 2018
The conclusions of the EBRD’s Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) are not guided by detailed field work and focus group research with the affected communities – indigenous Svans, nor are they based on the robust and objective analysis of
Talsperren allenthalben
May 22, 2018
Balkanstaaten planen den Bau von 3000 meist kleinen Wasserkraftwerken. Doch die Dämme sind für die Energieversorgung nutzlos. Source: Talsperren allenthalben
Europa’s laatste wilde rivier ligt straks vol met dammen
May 22, 2018
Waterkrachtcentrales leveren “groene” energie, toch? In Oost-Europa denken ze daar anders over. De documentaire Blue Heart toont hoe de laatste wilde rivieren van Europa volgebouwd worden met dammen. Source: Europa’s laatste wilde rivier ligt straks vo
Na ratunek ostatnim dzikim rzekom Europy
May 21, 2018
Międzynarodowe banki i korporacje chętnie inwestują miliardy w budowę tam i elektrowni wodnych na Bałkanach przyczyniając się tym samym do destrukcji środowiska naturalnego. Source: Na ratunek ostatnim dzikim rzekom Europy
How compliant is ADB to its own safeguards policies?
May 18, 2018
A Georgia hydropower project has locals and civil society concerned. One of the banks considering funding the project is ADB, yet a complaint filed with its compliance review panel shows the limitations of its safeguards. The panel recommends a full in
V boj za zadnje divje reke v Evropi
May 18, 2018
Patagonia, ameriški proizvajalec športnih oblačil, poskuša s kampanjo Modro srce ustaviti na tisoče načrtovanih projektov gradnje hidroelektrarn na rekah goratega Balkana. Source: V boj za zadnje divje reke v Evropi
EU issues two guides to considering environment in renewable energy projects
May 16, 2018
The European Commission has issued two guidance documents on how energy transmission infrastructure and hydropower can be made to operate in accordance with the requirements of the Habitats and Birds Directives. Source: EU issues two guides to consider
Is groene energie de nieuwe melkkoe van Albanië? Of steekt de Albanese bevolking een stokje voor de plannen van de regering?
May 14, 2018
Wordt Albanië hofleverancier van groene energie als het land toetreedt tot de EU? De regering ruikt geld. Maar het verzet groeit. Handen af van Europa’s laatste ‘wilde rivier’. Source: Is groene energie de nieuwe melkkoe van Albanië? Of steekt de Alban
The loan that made sense until it didn’t
May 11, 2018
During the annual meetings of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the bank is the subject of a complaint for policy violations via a EUR 200 million loan to Serbia’s state-owned energy utility: money earmarked to prepare the fossil fuels-based company for the realities of adhering to stricter EU legislation will instead enable it to extract and burn even more fossil fuels.
Nenskra hydropower project – May 2018 update
May 10, 2018
The banks have a responsibility to ensure that when they make an investment, they mitigate and avoid situations that put persons at risk. The Nenskra dam in Georgia is one example where the lack of proper environmental and social assessment can potenti