Indonesia

Environment

Analysis

Forest Investment Program (FIP)

Disbursement of funds continues to be slow in the Forest Investment Program (FIP). The World Bank has responded to civil society groups’ criticism over the lack of consultation for FIP plans in Indonesia.

12 November 2014

Environment

Analysis

A new dawn for climate investment as Climate Investment Funds sunset?

This week, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) gathers in Barbados for the eighth meeting since its inception.

13 October 2014 | Blog

IFI governance

Background

Emerging markets in transition: growth prospects and challenges

Notes of a meeting on emerging markets in transition at the World Bank-IMF annual meetings 2014

8 October 2014

Private Sector

News

Civil society letter re: the IFC and lessons learned

A letter from civil society in response to the IFC's lesson learned briefing

13 June 2014 | Letters

Environment

Analysis

World Bank forests projects under fire

World Bank continues to strongly back REDD+ forest projects, which have been criticised for not consulting indigenous peoples or respecting land rights.

20 June 2014

Environment

Analysis

Forest Investment Program (FIP)

Update on the Forest Investment Program (FIP) from CIFs Monitor 9

17 June 2014

Environment

Analysis

Clean Technology Fund (CTF)

Updates on the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) from CIFs Monitor 9

17 June 2014

Environment

Analysis

Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR)

Updates on the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) from CIFs Monitor 9

17 June 2014

Finance

News

Final IDA 17 numbers shrink under scrutiny

The release of the final IDA paper in April confirmed that IDA 17 represents a 7.7 per cent decline in IDA resources. The replenishment saw a loan of $1 billion from China and less generous lending terms for IDA borrowers.

8 May 2014

Environment

Analysis

World Bank’s climate change crusade: rhetoric or reality?

The World Bank is focussing significant time and resources into promoting itself as an agent for tackling climate change, but is still funds dirty energy through coal and gas projects, most recently in China.

31 March 2014

Rights

News

World Bank blamed over 1965 Indonesia massacres

Images from an Oscar-nominated documentary exploring the history of Indonesia’s Suharto government and the killing of an estimated 1 million Indonesians during the 1960s has been screened on the walls of the World Bank to pressure it to acknowledge its support for Suharto.

31 March 2014
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Infrastructure

Analysis

World Bank courts controversial coal in India and Indonesia

Despite its increasingly strong rhetoric on tackling climate change the World Bank continues to fund contentious coal projects in India and Indonesia, including rejecting the findings of its accountability mechanism.

3 December 2013