AIIB briefing on Nenskra HPP project
June 5, 2017
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is in the process of assessing a loan for the 280 megawatt Nenskra hydropower plant in Georgia. In March supplementary environmental and social impact assessments (ESIA) were released in order to bring th
Locals oppose dam that is set to endanger critical fish habitat in Bosnia-Herzegovina
May 30, 2017
We are passing through the canyon of the river Vrbas, in north-west Bosnia-Herzegovina. I am looking through a car window, mouth wide open in awe. While I look up to the rocky, edgy peaks hundreds of meters above and down to the heavenly blue river, I
ARCHIVED: Olkaria geothermal development, Kenya
April 12, 2017
Financed by several development banks, geothermal installations have uprooted Maasai communities whose fundamental rights as an indigenous people have been ignored at first. The company has so far been slow and reluctant in addressing the Maasai’s complaints.
EU multilateral banks face complications in lending for gas pipeline
March 16, 2017
The €41 billion pipeline is supposed to ship gas from the Caspian Sea to the EU. Source: EU multilateral banks face complications in lending for gas pipeline
NGO letter to AIIB Board of Directors on TANAP loan
December 20, 2016
We are writing to express our serious concerns about the Azeri TANAP project in Turkey coming to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s Board of Directors on Wednesday (December 21) at an extraordinary meeting. While the AIIB TANAP project sheet in
Development banks and human rights defenders
June 13, 2016
Increasingly, individuals, communities and civil society organisations who speak out about development activities are finding themselves under attack. In this reality of the criminalisation of human rights and environmental defenders and the shrinking space in which to be active, development banks have a responsibility to ensure that their activities do not cause or contribute to human rights violations, and they must take necessary measures to identify and address human rights risks.
ARCHIVED: Zombie reactors in Ukraine
March 7, 2012
While the European Union is trying to help Ukraine’s political transition, Europe’s financial support is cementing the country’s dependence on an outdated and highly unsafe nuclear sector. To avoid further instability and political and environmental risks, European institutions need to offer better oversight and funding for alternative energy sources.
ARCHIVED: Mining boom in Mongolia
January 26, 2012
With huge amounts of unexploited natural resources (gold, copper, coal and more) the Mongolian economy is estimated to grow massively in the years to come. But will it also benefit the people in Mongolia? Our work shows how mining operations lead to pollution and displacement for local herders and exacerbate water scarcity issues.
ARCHIVED: Kumtor Gold Mine, Kyrgyzstan
February 18, 2011
The Kumtor open pit gold mine is located in a majestic surrounding in the Kyrgyzstan mountains. It receives continued support by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, despite several accidents in the past and ongoing environmental damages from the mining operations.