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Comments and proposals on the EBRD’s project level transition indicators

Publication  |  November 1, 2011

As pointed out in our publication Are We Nearly There Yet? Dilemmas of Transition After 20 Years of the EBRD’s Operations (pdf), environmental and social sustainability has not been as strong a focus for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development as it should be. How the EBRD measures it’s success can be seen as one part of the explanation. It’s transition indicators – also at project level – are therefore an important aspect when assessing the bank’s performance.

Health and safety on the line in ArcelorMittal’s Kazakh operations

Publication  |  May 14, 2012

The EBRD’s development of a new Mining Strategy saw the publication last month of a draft that will now be consulted on. Among the passages in the draft to catch the eye are “Multi-national firms act as demonstrators of best (or at least better) practices in those EBRD countries of operations where EHS&S (Environmental, health, safety and social) legislation is lacking”, and that “investments by major international mining operators in local mining sites in the EBRD’s countries of operations have often led to rapid and significant improvements in the safety of workers, due to safety standards that generally exceed the most stringent local health and safety requirements”.

Funding sustainable development in European regions – Recommendations for the programming of EU funds in 10 CEE countries

Publication  |  February 28, 2013

This publication, prepared in close cooperation with national NGO coalitions and the support from external experts, aims to contribute to the elaboration of Partnership Agreements and Operational Programmes by proposing concrete measures to be financed, targets to be set, performance indicators to be applied and investment needs to be met – all with a focus on a policy that can foster sustainable development and catalyse the transformation to a low energy-consuming, renewable-based and resource efficient society. Download individual sections >>

Let’s talk about IPA II (Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance) – A toolkit for civil society organisations

Publication  |  September 14, 2013

This publication (available in different languages) is an updated version of the “Let’s talk about IPA” toolkit from 2011. It aims to give guidance and to support NGOs in Western Balkan countries and stakeholders interested or involved in the programming cycle for pre-accession funding, encouraging them to fully exploit all opportunities for public participation within the process.

Environmental Impact Assessment in focus – A tool to promote democracy and environmental protection

Publication  |  December 26, 2014

The Environmental Impact Assessment process is an important tool for the public in both the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) and the Eastern Partnership region (EaP) to ensure fully fledged public participation. Knowing the general jargon of the EIA process and understanding its structure, functions and aims, provides the public with a great opportunity to ensure its right to participation and to influence decision-making. This publication aims to bring this knowledge to those who can benefit from it.

Brussels bares teeth with launch of new biodiversity plan

Bankwatch in the media  |  May 20, 2020

The European Commission is getting tough on biodiversity with a new set of “nature restoration targets” announced for publication next year, which the EU executive says will be strictly enforced. Source : Brussels bares teeth with launch of new biodiversity plan  

Pressure mounts on EBRD to quit Macedonian dam folly

Publication  |  May 14, 2015

Macedonia’s Mavrovo national park is the largest and richest national park in the country and home to the critically endangered Balkan Lynx. The Macedonian government, however, has plans to also make Mavrovo the home for two large and around 20 small hydro power plants. Could the EBRD cancel its involvement in one of the projects?

Hydro power plants endanger the Balkan lynx in Macedonia

Blog entry  |  June 5, 2012

A fact-finding mission to Macedonia has confirmed our concerns that two planned hydro power plants are set to destroy important natural habitats in the Mavrovo National Park.

Goldman winner to development banks: drop billion dollar Nenskra dam in Georgia

Press release  |  April 29, 2019

The 2019 winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize from Europe Ana Colovic Lesoska has today called on development banks – the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Asian Development Bank and (ADB) the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – to drop their funding for the Nenskra hydropower project planned in Georgia’s Caucasus mountains.

Ana Colovic Lesoska: environmental campaigner from North Macedonia – Geographical Magazine

Bankwatch in the media  |  July 16, 2019

Ana led a seven year campaign to cut off funding for two hydropower plants inside Mavrovo National Park in North Macedonia protecting the habitat of the lynx Source: Ana Colovic Lesoska: environmental campaigner from North Macedonia – Geographical Maga

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