The World Bank developed its campaign to 'combat' climate change through curbing carbon emissions from deforestation in tropical countries, but nobody noticed that the Bank, through its lending and development policies, has been promoting deforestation in tropical countries like Indonesia.
East Asia & Pacific
Rights
News
Bank violates indigenous rights
The World Bank-funded Nam Theun 2 (NT2) dam in Lao PDR is under scrutiny once again from NGOs, UN representatives and 'international experts' for its violation of human and indigenous peoples' rights, and its failure to achieve the development and environment goals it has promised
IFI governance
News
Chinese tipped as Bank chief economist
Lin Yifu, or Justin Lin, was expected to be appointed as the Bank's chief economist, after the post had lain vacant for nearly four months.
Finance
Background
Seminar on the new aid architecture in health: the way forward
Highlights of a seminar on the new aid architecture in health as part of the Programme of Seminars on 19 October at the World Bank-IMF annual meetings 2007.
IFI governance
News
Bankspeak of the year 2006
Bankspeak of the year for 2006.
Land
Commentary
World Bank reconstruction role in Timor-Leste creating problems
Guteriano Nicolau S. Neves of the La'o Hamutuk Institute in Dili argues for a critical appraisal of the World Bank's role in the reconstruction of Timor Leste.
Rights
Commentary
Good governance or bad practices?
Maria Clara Couto Soares of ActionAid Brazil and Joy Chavez of Focus on the Global South reflect on their mistreatment at the hands of the Singaporean authorities at the 2006 World Bank-IMF annual meetings.
Rights
News
World Bank-IMF annual meetings 2006
The annual meetings of the World Bank and the IMF in Singapore faced controversy over the ‘blacklisting’ of civil society participants.
IFI governance
News
World Bank - IMF annual meetings 2006
Highlights of key civil society and official events at the World Bank - IMF annual meetings in Singapore, 17 - 20 September 2006.
Rights
News
Indonesia to host International Peoples Forum vs the IMF & World Bank
Asian movements together with an international group of networks, movements, campaigns and NGOs will be convening an International Peoples Forum vs the IMF and the World Bank on September 15 to 17 in Batam, Indonesia. The Forum will be a convergence of activities and actions that articulate critiques, express protest and assert alternatives to the roles, policies and operations of these institutions.
IFI governance
News
Inspection Panel condemns Bank forestry project in Cambodia
A leaked Inspection Panel report heavily criticises a Bank's forestry management project in Cambodia.
Rights
News
World Bank “pushing big dams” across Asia
Bank upscales its funding for large scale hydro in Pakistan and Inda, fails to adequately assess resettlement in China, and tries to take credit for increased investment in renewable energy and energy investment merely by increasing its funding for large high risk dam projects.