Bosnia and Herzegovina: Environmental and social study for Prenj motorway tunnel needs to tackle the elephants in the room
Blog entry | 2 July, 2024The environmental and social impact assessment for the planned Prenj tunnel on the Corridor Vc motorway provides a wealth of details on some issues, but fundamental questions remain, particularly on the Bijela canyon Emerald site near Konjic and the Podgorani area near Mostar.
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Bishkek’s sustainable urban mobility development: A review of current policies and investments with recommendations for enhanced transformative impact
Publication | 26 June, 2024As Bishkek’s population grows, public transport in the Kyrgyz capital is clearly lagging far behind demand. A new research paper, produced in collaboration with our Kyrgyz partners Peshcom, maps the situation of sustainable urban mobility development in Bishkek.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Motorway-affected residents submit complaint to the UN
Press release | 24 June, 2024A group of people whose land and houses are threatened by the EU-funded planned Corridor Vc (1) motorway south of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina have submitted a complaint to the United Nations Human Rights Council (2).
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Why and how the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development must improve its biodiversity standards
Publication | 24 June, 2024The EBRD’s Environmental and Social Policy is now undergoing revision and it needs not only to maintain the EBRD’s practices with regard to biodiversity, but also to significantly improve them.
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Open days on the Corridor Vc Prenj tunnel: a promising new public engagement tool?
Blog entry | 14 June, 2024Last week, JP Autoceste and the EBRD held three open days on the planned Prenj tunnel, part of the 330-kilometre Corridor Vc motorway in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Bankwatch went along to see what this new format offers and how it works in practice.
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‘Delivering Impact Together’ … unless things get complicated: EBRD Annual Meeting marked by shrinking civic space
Blog entry | 6 June, 2024The theme of this year’s EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum in Yerevan was ‘Delivering Impact Together’. However, discussions were dominated by the pressing issues of shrinking civic space and the exclusion of communities in the EBRD’s countries of operations.
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Joint civil society comments on the EBRD biodiversity standards (ESR 6)
Publication | 29 May, 2024Ahead of the EBRD’s Annual Meeting, 12 civil society organisations submitted their collective input on the revised draft of the EBRD’s Environmental and Social Policy, focusing on standards related to biodiversity conservation and sustainable management of living natural resources.
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Why is rebuilding the Kakhovka dam not the best option for Ukraine?
Publication | 29 May, 2024After the collapse of the Kakhovka dam in 2023, some stakeholders support the reconstruction of the dam, while others are willing to support the restoration of the natural landscape on the site of the former reservoir.
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The EBRD’s (ir)responsible exit from the Amulsar gold mine project in Armenia
Publication | 29 May, 2024The engagement of the EBRD in supporting the Amulsar gold mine in Armenia in its early stages resulted in adverse environmental, social, economic, and human rights impacts. The EBRD terminated funding to the client and exited the project, but the harm remains unremedied.
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Delays in Almaty CHP-2 gas project open new opportunities for a rethink
Publication | 29 May, 2024Supported by the EBRD, the conversion of Almaty’s coal heat and power plant CHP-2 to gas has been seriously delayed. This opens an opportunity for a rethink: Why is the EBRD continuing to support this project instead of funding a clean and potentially cheaper type of heating?
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