EBRD Annual Meeting 2020
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Democracy in EBRD’s countries of operation, Uzbekistan
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The forgotten annex in the EBRD Sustainability Report 2022: human rightsÂ
Publication | 9 June, 2023In 2022, Bankwatch and its partner civil society organisations provided the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) with over twelve reports highlighting human rights concerns related to investment projects in the Bank’s countries of operation. However, none of these concerns are mentioned in the EBRD Sustainability Report 2022.
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Seven years after joining the EBRD’s Green Cities programme, is Yerevan’s green future going up in flames?
Blog entry | 2 June, 2023In May 2023, a massive fire broke out at the Nubarashen landfill on the outskirts of Yerevan, enveloping the city in a cloud of toxic smoke generated by the burning waste. It took 10 days and 2,300 truckloads of soil to extinguish the flames. Coming seven years after Yerevan became a pioneer by joining the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)’s Green Cities initiative, this incident is a stark reminder of the urgent need to adopt a safer and more sustainable approach to waste management and urban planning.
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Implementation of Yerevan’s Green City Action Plan
Publication | 2 June, 2023This report assesses the extent to which the actions, targets and objectives set out in Yerevan’s GCAP have been implemented and how this has affected the city’s environmental conditions.
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