Comments by southern civil societyItems 1 to 10 of 54IMF from Argentina to Greece: similar but differentThe economic crisis in Argentina in 2001 and Greece today share both similarities and differences, so we should be wary of stretching the comparison. read article... Nepal climate loans: an injusticeThe Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR), part of the World Bank-housed Climate Investment Funds (CIFs), intends to provide frameworks for integrating climate resilience in national development planning of climate vulnerable countries. The Bank acts as trustee, secretariat and one of the implementing agencies of the CIFs. The PPCR offers recipient countries a mix of grants and loans for climate adaptation projects. read article... IFC helping Western multinationals exploit Ghana's water crisisThe water supply crisis in Ghana is being exploited by all manner of pro-market corporate bodies ranging from the World Bank to Coca-Cola. While the World Bank is licking its wounds from failed private water management initiatives, such as the Aqua Vitens Rand Limited management contract in Ghana, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), its private sector arm, is investing in small-scale private water ventures via WaterHeath International (WHI). read article... World Bank's Africa strategy remains rutted in comfort zoneA critical analysis of the World Bank's new strategy for Africa read article... Cambodians denounce World Bank-funded land grabWe are the residents of Boeung Kak in Sras Choc commune, Phnom Penh, Cambodia who submitted a complaint to the World Bank Inspection Panel in September 2009. Our land rights, including our right to register our land, were unfairly denied by the World Bank-financed land-titling project. read article... Repaying bondholders while immiserating people: Ireland’s EU-IMF programmePartly as a result of the failures of successive Irish governments, Irish people are now confronted with the same anti-democratic and immiserising consequences the IMF has imposed around the rest of the world. Opposition to the EU-IMF intervention, and to the Irish government's cutbacks (including cuts in the minimum wage and social welfare), must demand a default on bank debt and not just a reorganisation of which sectors of Irish society should bear the cost of debt repayments. read article... Low carbon options ensuring energy security and energy access for allThe World Bank's current energy strategy and the Bank's review of its energy sector lending strategy within the context of climate change concerns demonstrate a skewed conception of energy access, which must be addressed. read article... Climate sabotage: Bank undermines direct access to UN Adoption FundThe World Bank is actively undermining the ability of the Philippines to directly access urgently needed climate adaptation finance without involving intermediaries. read article... We welcome submissions from representatives of Southern civil society organisations for the “comment” feature. If you are interested in contributing please contact comment@brettonwoodsproject.org |
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