Extractives

Environment

Background

Carbon Finance and the World Bank

World Bank funding of carbon financing

31 October 2008 | Minutes

Environment

News

'Climate bank' or 'fossil fuel bank'?

Analysis of the investment figures from the most recent fiscal year once again cast doubt on whether the World Bank Group is willing to give up its addiction to fossil-fuel projects that spur climate change.

29 September 2008

Environment

News

Pipe dreams shattered in Georgia

The World Bank and others have tried to convince the region's poor that oil pipelines in the Caucuses would bring economic prosperity and strengthen democracy in the region. However, this Caspian oil game is partly to blame for the increased poverty, conflict and misery that now plagues the thousands of citizens displaced in the August conflict in Georgia.

26 September 2008

Accountability

News

IFI inspection mechanisms slam Bank faults in Uganda and Nigeria

The Bujagali dam project in Uganda and the West Africa Gas Pipeline project in Nigeria have been roundly criticised by the World Bank's Inspection Panel.

26 September 2008

Environment

News

Voluntary transparency not enough in IFI extractive operations

A recent NGO assessment of World Bank and IMF operations in over 55 resource-rich countries finds that the IFIs have lacked consistency in insuring transparency of the revenues generated from extractive industries.

26 September 2008

Accountability

News

UN calls for human rights accountability

A UN report says the World Bank's investment arbitration facility is at odds with the protection of human rights.

17 June 2008

Environment

News

New African dams to power mining

Two dam projects are being rushed to power the mining booms in Africa.

17 June 2008

Accountability

News

Lots of rhetoric, few specifics: DFID defends its policy on the World Bank

The UK's Department for International Development (DFID) has sheepishly defended itself in its government response to the International Development Committee's (IDC) report DFID and the World Bank.

22 May 2008

Environment

Background

Dialogue with NGOs and Lars Thunell, Executive Vice President and CEO, IFC

Dialogue with NGOs and Lars Thunell, Executive Vice President and CEO, IFC

13 April 2008 | Minutes

Environment

News

World Bank powerless to end Chad abuses

Chadian president Idriss D

1 April 2008