A new film points at contradictions in one of the World Bank's Prototype Carbon Fund projects in Durban, South Africa.
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Pipeline backlash for BP
The Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan pipeline came under fire last month.
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Bank timid steps on land reform
The World Bank’s Land Policy department is preparing a Policy Research Report on land reform, which NGOs criticise for too heavily favouring a market-assisted approach.
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Find critical perspectives on the IFIs
Search with the new IFIwatchnet search engine for a broad range of independent and critical perspectives on the IFIs.
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Le projet pétrolier Tchad-Cameroun: leçons préliminaires
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Gender and the World Bank: climbing the Himalayas ?
Women rights advocates met in Washington DC on April 10 to discuss ways to promote gender equality at the World Bank.
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IEO on prolonged use, crises and PRSP
The process of following up on recommendations made by the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) in their first report on “prolonged use” of IMF resources has been completed.
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Coal India letter gets strong backing
115 civil society groups backed a letter urging the World Bank Board to endorse an action plan for remedial measures on the Coal India project. The local NGO, which brought a successful claim to the Bank's Inspection Panel, has demanded that action be taken to compensate people who have lost their land and livelihoods. The Bank's management took a surprisingly long time to file its response to the Panel report, and as the Panel has no ability to enforce action by the Bank, civil society groups d
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PRSP dangers exposed again
Civil society groups in Sri Lanka reject claims that the PRSP represents a comprehensive consultation process.
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Bolivia riots over tax law
After an income tax rise, announced as part of a package to reduce the public deficit as required by the IMF, clashes between police, soldiers and civilians have left more than 30 dead.
