Ukraine Reconstruction Campaigner
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Anna is Bankwatch’s Ukraine Reconstruction Campaigner, working on green reconstruction and environmental safeguards in Ukraine’s recovery. Her work focuses on alternative sources of energy for communities, energy resilience, and the alignment of Ukraine’s energy policy and public investment management system with EU standards. Originally from Kyiv, she holds an MSc in Environmental Sciences and Policy from Central European University and is based in Bratislava.
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Bankwatch Mail 22
September 7, 2004 | Read more
In this World Bank monothematic issue: Troubling trends in the IFC’s Social and Environmental Safeguards review * Oil & development: The World Bank’s test case in Africa * If there’s mess around your house, don’t blame the dustman … talk to his managers * Back To Controversy * The carbon spin doctors: How the World Bank explains emissions trading to journalists * Need some ERUs? Ask the World Bank’s PCF how to get more * New Bankwatch publications
The World Bank Group annonced in 2000 it would conduct a comprehensive assessment of its activities in the extractive industries sector (oil, gas, and mining production EI). This included, the Extractive Industries Review, an independent stakeholder consultation process headed by Dr. Emil Salim (former state Minister for population and Environment, Indonesia). Dr. Salims report produced a number of recommendation for the institutions future involvment in the sector.
Bankwatch Mail 21
June 7, 2004 | Read more
In this EIB monothematic issue: Public Funds for Public Benefit – new NGO campaign launched * Mónica Ridruejo uncensored * EIB outside Europe but not out of sight * The IFC’s “no” to controversial Slovak paper mill followed by the EIB’s “yes” * Is thinking big the way to Stability? * BTC campaigner persecuted in Turkey * EIR for all – including the EIB * Dubious gains: the EIB’s involvement in the Slovak rail system * Access denied: the EIB’s mythical Information Policy
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.
