World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank's reactive independent accountability mechanisms cannot address harms caused by lack of proper due diligence in Alto Maipo.
Hydropower
Infrastructure
Analysis
Local communities oppose planned dam construction supported by World Bank in Manipur
World Bank supports hydropower building spree in Manipur, threatening local communities’ livelihoods in the process.
Infrastructure
News
Civil society calls on IFC and other MDBs to stop financing damaging Balkan dams
A June petition signed by more than 120,000 people called on IFIs, “to immediately stop funding for projects that are located in protected areas.”
Infrastructure
News
IFC takes its first steps to address Bujagali dam complaints
IFC announces preliminary measures to address CAO complaints regarding Uganda's Bujagali dam, as project receives WBG refinancing boost.
Rights
News
CAO released damning audit of IFC hydro project in Guatemala
CAO audit finds IFC failed to identify gaps in project’s social and environmental assessment, while communities impacted by the project face impacts on water source, livelihoods and levels of violence.
Infrastructure
Analysis
The rise and fall of World Bank funded megaprojects
The World Bank has announced funding for the controversial Southern Gas Corridor, while exiting two other high profile but problematic megaprojects, Inga 3 in Democratic Republic of Congo and Simandou in Guinea.
Infrastructure
News
World Bank suspends Inga dam funding
The World Bank has suspended funding for the much criticised Inga 3 hydro power project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Infrastructure
News
Investigation on World Bank support for Mongolia mining project deferred
The Inspection Panel has deferred a decision to investigate a complaint regarding environmental, social and economic damage related to a World Bank funded mining project in Mongolia.
Infrastructure
News
World Bank call for hydropower to combat climate change challenged
Calls by the World Bank for hydropower to play a major role in efforts to strengthen resilience to climate change have been challenged by civil society organisations and recent research.
Infrastructure
Analysis
World Bank pitches mining to drive energy investment in Africa
A World Bank report calling for closer collaboration between mining and energy companies in Africa is criticised for underplaying risks and neglecting more efficient energy options for the poor.
Featured briefings
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World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings 2023
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The Bretton Woods Observer: Autumn 2023
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The IMF and World Bank talk good governance, but walk with state- capturers
From South Africa to Tunisia, Libya and Egypt, the Bank and Fund have demonstrated they are not appropriate allies to address the scale of the crisis the world is facing, especially, given their record.