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Information disclosure and public participation in decision-making: necessary changes for EBRD policies

Briefing | 10 May, 2013 | Download PDF

EBRD policy must take a stance: will it limit the ways in which stakeholders interact with each other and with the environment by adopting technical and procedural solutions? Or will it aim to promote shifts in social relations, in line with its mandate to promote sustainability and democratisation in its countries of operation? In this briefing, Bankwatch recommends a number of improvements in the EBRD’s Environmental and Social Policy and its Public Information Policy to better reflect the needs of the public.

Policy briefing: Review of the EBRD’s Energy Policy

Briefing | 10 May, 2013 | Download PDF

Policy briefing: Revision of the EBRD’s Environmental and Social Policy

Briefing | 10 May, 2013 | Download PDF

Review of the EBRD’s Project Complaint Mechanism: Pointers for improvements

Briefing | 10 May, 2013 | Download PDF

These comments emphasise the EBRD’s Project Complaint Mechanism’s strengths and weaknesses. Bankwatch hopes they can lead to further improvements in the EBRD’s accountability mechanism.

Case study: The Boskov Most hydropower plant in Macedonia and the EBRD’s Project Complaint Mechanism

Briefing | 10 May, 2013 | Download PDF

The Boskov Most project involves the construction of a 33 metres-high accumulation dam and hydropower plant. It is mostly located in the territory of the Mavrovo National Park, one of the oldest and most valuable protected areas in the country. The EBRD approved the project in November 2011 and signed the finance contract the same year. The civil society organisation Eko-svest from Macedonia submitted a complaint to the EBRD’s Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM). This briefing outlines the problematic communication with the bank during the investigation.