The dark side of EBRD’s Green Cities
December 20, 2021
Residents of Almaty’s Kairat district are being suffocated by an illegal depot for diesel buses. They call on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to find a solution before the Bank approves a new loan for green public transport in Kazakhstan’s largest city.
Шубҳали харажатлар: ОТБ коронавирусга қарши курашда Ўзбекистонга қандай ёрдам бермоқда?
December 13, 2021
“Бенквоч” Осиё тараққиёт банки томонидан коронавирусга қарши курашиш учун Ўзбекистонга ажратилган маблағ ҳисобидан молиялаштирилган давлат …
How ADB’s pandemic aid to Uzbekistan was misused, whistleblower silenced
December 6, 2021
The Uzbek blogger who first raised these concerns was smeared, beaten, and now faces trial.
How to Make Samarkand a Truly Green City
November 30, 2021
Samarkand recently joined the EBRD’s Green Cities program. Will it help citizens be heard?
Joint civil society statement: Making human rights a true priority of the EIB
October 14, 2021
This joint civil society statement prepared by 12 civil society organisations outlines our recommendations for integrating human rights into the EIB’s Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework, by proposing specific improvements to the Policy a
Добыча золота в центре недавних политических потрясений в Кыргызстане
August 27, 2021
Один житель села Каныш-Кия Чаткальского района прокомментировал беспорядки. По его словам, жителей региона «беспокоит загрязнение …
The EU Bank about to fail becoming a responsible lender
August 6, 2021
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is closing today the public consultation as part of the review of its Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework. A large group of civil society organisations (CSOs) sent today written contributions highlighting their disappointment with the EIB proposals, and calling for concrete actions to ensure that the EIB will operate as a responsible lender in the future.
Видеоинструкция как организации гражданского общества и активисты могут защитить окружающую среду и права человека, которые оказываются под угрозой в результате деятельности банков развития
July 10, 2021
Волонтёры сети «Bankwatch»* подготовили видеоинструкцию на русском языке, чтобы рассказать, как организации гражданского общества и …
European development bank’s new fossil fuels pledge falls short of aligning with the Paris Agreement
July 2, 2021
The governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), representing 69 shareholder governments as well as the EU and the European Investment Bank, decided yesterday the Bank will decrease its support for the fossil fuels industry.
Civil society wishes on the EBRD’s 30th birthday: shut the fossil fuels party
June 29, 2021
People around the world are already feeling the brunt of the climate crisis on an almost daily basis. Most governments accept we are in the midst of a global climate crisis, including those controlling the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). And yet, Bankwatch’s recent analysis shows that during 2019-2020, the EBRD has awarded the fossil fuels industry more than USD 2 million every day on average. Two million dollars. Every single day.
