(August 30, 2004) On the occasion of this World Bank-organised technical workshop, NGO-COD is obliged to convey the following views and demands on behalf of the Thai civil society organizations involved.
World Bank Support for Big Dams Remains
(August 26, 2004) Groups like the U.S.-based International Rivers Network (IRN) have argued that the Bank cannot claim to have distanced itself from building large dams.
New World Bank strategy proposes $550 million for dams in India
(August 24, 2004) The World Bank Board of Directors will decide on a new Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for India on Thursday, August 26. In this strategy, the World Bank proposes to double loans to India, and to spend $550 million on new dams in 2005-08.
Hydro dam threatens elephants
(August 24, 2004) The inundation and degradation of a large part of the Nakai Plateau would eliminate 95% of the wetlands, almost all mineral licks and large areas of forests and grasslands that are essential habitat for the Nakai elephants.
Elephants and the Nam Theun 2 dam
(August 23, 2004) The Nakai plateau allows elephants to maintain widespread seasonal movements on a landscape scale. The proposed Nam Theun 2 dam would destroy these special conditions, forever.
Tiny Laos in the spotlight over landmark power project
(August 22, 2004) Despite assurances by the foreign investors, the International Rivers Network and several other groups maintain the planned dam could pollute or choke waterways in the untamed region and displace impoverished farming communities.
Ottawa lends Delta money for Bombardier jets
(August 7, 2004) Subsidiary of troubled U.S. airline to use federal funds to buy regional jets.
World Bank agrees to new oil loan rules
(August 5, 2004) The World Bank, the largest financier of economic programmes in poor nations, has agreed to new rules to prevent revenue from oil and gas projects going to corrupt regimes.
World Bank dam poses huge risk to Laotian farmers
(August 23, 2004) If Nam Theun 2 is built, the developers themselves predict "a collapse in the aquatic food chain," along the Xe Bangfai, a large Mekong tributary in central Laos. This would affect more than 40,000 people.
Poor countries, rich resources
(August 1, 2004) The World Bank has helped finance exploitation of oil, gas, coal and other minerals in the developing world, mainly through its private sector lending arm, even though this has rarely advanced the institution’s mission of reducing poverty.
Enforcing the law on overseas corruption offences: towards a model for excellence
(July 24, 2004) A discussion paper that looks at why enforcement of overseas corruption offences involving British companies and individuals under the UK’s anti-corruption legislation is crucial to the international fight against corruption.
World Bank sanctions Acres International Limited
(July 23, 2004) The World Bank has sanctioned Acres International Limited (Acres), a Canadian company, as a result of corrupt activities related to its Bank-financed contract associated with the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.
French-led hydro venture in Lao PDR is uncompetitive and obsolete, says new report
(July 1, 2004) Power consumers, rural poor would be better served by smaller projects.
Stealing from the poor
(June 29, 2004) Of the billions of dollars the World Bank lends, the corrupt always seem to get their share. The bank says it’s making progress; critics, given new voice in the U.S. Congress, say more could be done.
It’s our oil, claims Endesa
(June 26, 2004) Endesa, Chile’s largest utility, announces plans to build five hydro-electric power stations in the next fifteen years for a total of $ 2.8 billion.
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