Improvements needed in transparency and environmental soundness of EBRD-financed hydropower facilities
Advocacy letter | 15 December 2015
In light of the worrying findings of a study on hydropower projects in southeast Europe – most notably the high number of projects in protected areas – this letter asks the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to better implement its environmental and social policy and hydropower sustainability criteria, establish no-go zones in protected areas and rivers of outstanding quality, and disclose project information about projects with a clear environmental impact which are financed through financial intermediaries.
Institution: EBRD
Theme: Other harmful projects
Tags: biodiversity | hydropower | protected areas
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