Pulling the ‘cotton’ over Uzbek eyes at latest EBRD investment
Blog entry | 26 January, 2021On 27 January 2021 the EBRD expects its Board of Directors to approve a loan of USD 70 million to Indorama Agro for the development of the cotton farming sector in Uzbekistan.
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‘Needle under a blanket’ at Belgrade waste project
Blog entry | 18 January, 2021Superficial cover up by the EBRD’s accountability mechanism of problems at Belgrade Solid Waste public-private partnership is followed by new request for problem solving.
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Groundhog day: Third public consultation for Belgrade incinerator environmental studies and still no circular economy in sight
Blog entry | 1 October, 2020Construction of Belgrade’s Vinča incinerator officially started last year, so why have Serbian authorities opened a new public consultation on an updated environmental study? Annulling all previous approvals immediately is the only way to give this process any integrity.
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Georgia’s precious Khada Valley at risk due to a new road to Russia
Blog entry | 18 September, 2020Scientists, civil activists and the local community unite and call on Europeans to join the petition to save the exceptional biodiversity and precious cultural heritage in Khada.
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The never ending saga of the Nenskra HPP
Blog entry | 17 September, 2020The Nenskra HPP is one of 35 hydropower plants slated for development in Upper Svaneti, a region roughly one-and-a-half times the size of Luxembourg.
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Georgia’s billion dollar dam violates international standards
Press release | 9 September, 2020Significant failures were found in the project’s compliance with the environmental and social policies of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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As tensions reach a tipping point at Amulsar gold mine, what next for the EBRD?
Blog entry | 20 August, 2020In early August, Armenian protestors who had been blocking access continuously for the past two years to the controversial Amulsar gold mine were forcibly removed by the mine’s newly-hired security detail.
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Green City Action Plan for Tbilisi – A Mere Formality?
Publication | 31 July, 2020Tbilisi is a city of more than 1.2 million people,1 characterized by serious environmental challenges in terms of air, water and soil pollution. It also experiences problems with urban planning and mobility. This briefing analyses the lack of integration in international efforts to make Tbilisi a greener, more sustainable place to live.
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SLAPPd: the Armenian activists fighting a mining multinational’s lawsuits
Blog entry | 22 June, 2020Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) are a form of often frivolous litigation used by corporations to intimidate and punish critics and silence their right to free speech. Lydian international, the tax haven-listed mining company, has repeatedly deployed the tactic against journalists and civil society as it presses forward with the Amulsar gold mine in Armenia, whilst the EBRD has stood by silently.
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EBRD’s Green Economy Transition must not be a fig leaf for fossil fuels investments
Blog entry | 16 June, 2020Like many other financial institutions, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has responded to the call to join the global effort to tackle the climate crisis. And yet, over the past decade, while growing its support for renewable energy, the bank has continued to hand out public money to the fossil fuels industry.
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