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Grounded in Washington: Extractive Industries Review Implementation in Europe and Central Asia (2004-2005)

Publication  |  December 13, 2005

“Grounded in Washington”, a report from Bankwatch and Bank Information Center, finds that the World Bank Group’s implementation of its Extractive Industries Review (EIR) in Europe and central Asia is neglecting a significant number of commitments which the Bank’s managment signed up to in October last year. Our on the ground investigations into six WBG supported extractive projects has revealed uneven EIR implementation.

Religious leaders urge World Bank president to support Extractive Industries Review

Press release  |  February 17, 2004

Over 100 Jewish and Christian leaders sent a letter to World Bank President James Wolfensohn today urging him to support full implementation of recommendations in the recently released report Striking a Better Balance: The Extractive Industries Review.

Extractive Industries Review Reports

Publication  |  November 4, 2005

Striking a Better Balance Executive Summary English | French | Russian | Spanish ) Volume I: The World Bank and Extractive Industries

Extractive Industries Review Implementation: Assessment of the World – Bank Groups Follow-up Measures

Publication  |  December 10, 2005

Based on several NGOs assessment, the reports concludes that the World Bank Group’s implementation of the EIR, including direct Management commitments, has been disappointing. Governance considerations, relevant to the extractive industries, are not systematically applied and do not appear to be having any influence on project selection or sequencing. Operational polices across the board are relying heavily on Bank staff discretion, both for Development Policy Lending and project lending.

The World Bank Group, the Extractive Industries Review (EIR) and Governance: Evaluating the Bank Groups implementation of its commitments

Publication  |  January 14, 2006

The new report by Environmental Defense and Bank Information Center, examining the World Bank Group’s implementation of its post-EIR commitment to factor governance into decisions about the selection and sequencing of extractive industries operations.

World Bank Spins Renewable Energy Conference. Ignores Extractive Industries Review. Continues Oily Business As Usual.

Press release  |  June 3, 2004

Environmentalists and development advocates today decried the World Bank’s announcement of support for renewable energy as mere spin. Stating that the proposed increase is marginal at best and does nothing to address the Bank’s ongoing bias towards fossil fuels, the groups called on the Bank to adopt the recommendations of its own studies and phase out support for coal and oil while dramatically increasing its support for renewable energy.

Religious leaders urge World Bank president to support Extractive Industries Review

Publication  |  February 17, 2004

Letter to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative board on the working conditions of civil society in Azerbaijan

Publication  |  October 20, 2016

In light of the upcoming review of Azerbaijan’s status in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), 18 international civil society organisations call on the EITI Board to suspend Azerbaijan from participation in the EITI, due to continuous breach of the initiative’s requirements for fostering an enabling environment for civil society.

Comments on the EBRD’s draft Extractive Mining Industries Strategy for 2018-2022

Publication  |  November 20, 2017

Bankwatch’s comments focus on the following areas: Sustainability and the Circular Economy, Transparency Standards, Human Rights, Coal Mining and Climate, Diversification, Resilience and Integration. See also our comments on Thermal and coking coal in

Quality review of the EIA for the Porto Romano thermal power plant

Publication  |  March 20, 2009

This independent quality review of the Environmental Impact Assessment study highlights more than 25 shortcomings in the assessment, including the studys failure to: consider alternative energy scenarios to coal power; analyse properly the carbon dioxide emissions; assess the socio-economic impacts of the project and provide for management and monitoring plans. Based on this quality review as well as the opposition from the local communities the Municipality of Durres declared itself officially against the project in April 2009.