Complaint > Visayas Base-Load Power Project

Compliance Report: CRP Final Report [PDF] (Management Response and Requester Response to CRP Draft Report are attached)

...climate change, there is currently no way to demonstrate the location-specific impacts of a project or activity that emits greenhouse gasses. Harm due to climate change cannot be attributed to a specific project but to global greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, a direct link cannot be made between this project and specific climate change impacts. 4 (iii) During project preparation, the Balili site was identified as an option for ash disposal, but the approved project did not include this...

Complaint > Visayas Base-Load Power Project

Monitoring: 1st Annual Monitoring Report

...changes in the assessment, and in ensuring an adequate grievance redress mechanism and an inclusive consultation process. Regarding the Energy Policy, the CRP found that ADB had decided to finance the coal-fired power plant without first ensuring compliance with social and environmental safeguards. Given these conclusions, the CRP drew up four recommendations to bring the project into compliance. 11. On 2 April 2012, the Board discussed the CRP’s final report and approved its four recomme...