Complaint > Sao Jose dos Campos Urban Structuring Program

Compliance Report: Publication of Panel Report

...change in the municipal administration as well as other changes at the various municipal departments that played some role in connection with the Program. Similarly, the Program Management Unit, a unit working on behalf of the Program within the Municipal Government that provided a direct link between the Mayor’s Office and the various 26 Safeguard Screening Form. 27 Environmental Safeguard Policy Filter Report and Environmental and Social Management Report. 28 Lo...

Complaint > Sao Jose dos Campos Urban Structuring Program

Compliance Report: Publication of Panel Report

...change in the municipal administration as well as other changes at the various municipal departments that played some role in connection with the Program. Similarly, the Program Management Unit, a unit working on behalf of the Program within the Municipal Government that provided a direct link between the Mayor’s Office and the various 26 Safeguard Screening Form. 27 Environmental Safeguard Policy Filter Report and Environmental and Social Management Report. 28 Lo...

Complaint > Rio Bogota Environmental Recuperation and Flood Control Project

Filing: 108-Request for Inspection

...changed your mind? 10. Why violate the principles and agreements enshrined in Law 164 of October 27, 1994 (ratifying the country’s adherence to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change); the same applies to Law 629 of December 27, 2000 ratifying the country’s adherence to the Kyoto Protocol on GHG (Greenhouse Gases). 11. Dr. Peñaloza, why are you “proposing that Bogota become a conurbation with the four municipalities? This is why CA...

Complaint > Nedbank Tier II-01/Kintinian

Filing: Letter of complaint to CAO with annexes - Nedbank-01 - April 2017

...change Commi ssion (Annex 1). If the IFC policy were properly followed, we would expect to find in that agreement a requirement on AngloGold Ashanti to apply the Performance Standards to its mining operations in Guinea, since the high level of risks of industrial mining operations to people and the environment are well known. There is no such term in the agreement, save an undertaking by AngloGold Ashanti that it is in compliance with all applicable environmental laws and permits as neces...

Complaint > Phase 1B of Lesotho Highlands Water Project, 1st Request

Eligibility: 12-Eligibility Report (English)

...changes in water allocation, repair of leaky infrastructure, a daily lifeline amount of water … and other approaches.” The Management Response addresses compliance with this policy only in terms of Lesotho, not South Africa. However, with respect to meeting the needs of poor water consumers in South Africa, it states that: “any postponement of the Phase 1B Project would carry net economic and financial costs to South Africa and hence would more likely harm than help poor water consumers. Signifi...

Complaint > Paravani Hydro Power Plant

Compliance Report: Compliance Review Report

...changes, most of the relevant directives have been in place for many years and the underlying principles have not changed. In any case the ESP has a finite life (say 5 42 years) and the advice within it could be applicable for that period and then revised according to any changes in EU requirements. 3.One element of the complaint relates to the consideration of project alternatives and the e...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: Full Report

...climated to the hot conditions. Non-acclimated individuals can only produce 1 L of sweat per hour (which only dispels 580 kcal of heat per hour) whereas acclimated individuals can produce 2-3 L of sweat per hour and can dissipate as much as 1740 kcal of heat per hour through evaporation. Acclimatization to hot environments usually occurs over 7-10 days and enables individuals to reduce the threshold at which sweating begins, increase sweat production, and increase the capacit...

Complaint > Land Administration Project (First Request)

Compliance Report: 53-Investigation Report (English)

...change, it may be necessary to make corresponding changes in the project or its implementation arrangements. 149 266.Work in the Annex Areas began in mid-2007. By then, there were serious conflicts relating to the loss of land tenure security stemming from the development of the Bocas del Toro islands as a tourist destination, the changes accompanying the highway that connected Grand Chiriqui with Guabito, and the granting of hydroelectric concessions ov...

Complaint > DRC High Priority Roads Reopening and Maintenance (2nd Additional Financing)

Compliance Report: Inspection Panel Investigation Report(English)

...change of sex for food, clothes, money, shelter, school fees, rent, or other survival needs. In an effort to distinguish survival sex from other forms of sexual exchange, this report does not use the term “transactional sex,” defined here as the exchange of sexual services for compensation through money or goods “where both parties consent and negotiate the details of the transaction.” 285. Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or phys...

Complaint > Electricity Expansion Project

Compliance Report: Inspection Panel Investigation Report (English)

...changes in lifestyles and technological advancements. This tenacity of pastoralism testifies to its appropriateness as a production system.”238 9. Interviews with members of the PAP communities show that many were aware of recent changes in national legislation that draw attention to historical events negatively affecting pastoral communities such as the Maasai and the legal recognition of community rights to communal grazing. Given the history of land in Naivasha, and Maasai areas gener...

Complaint > Yacyreta Hydroelectric Project

Eligibility: Inspection Panel Report and Recommendation(English)

...changes in the project during implementation." Rather than change the project to d u c e the enhnmcntaî and social impacts in light of repeated violations of loan agreements and project documents, the Banks changed the project to allow the borrower to de;lay implementation of these neglected components. 65. Findy, the Banks did not adequately exercisc their medics when the bomwr failed to comply with project conditions. (OD 13.05, para. 41). In particular, the Banks h u...

Complaint > Coal Sector Mitigation Project and Coal Sector Rehabitation Project

Compliance Report: 23-Annexes to Investigation Report (English)

...change to their content and scope ProDosed Proiect &dit Coal Sector Enivironmental and Social Coal Sector Rehabilitation Project (CSRP) April 1996 II Environmental sent to the Board .. ~ Assessment Summary ~. Staff Appraisal Report (SAR) and Me:morandum and Recommendation ...

Complaint > Enso Albania-01/Lengarica

Compliance Report: English

...climate change mitigation. At the time of IFC’s investment, the client had two hydropower projects under development in Albania, Lengarica and Mati. Additional projects were envisaged, but none had been reported as being developed at the time of writing this report. IFC’s expected additionality included: (a) mitigating long-term regulatory risks given the limited track record of the power sector in Albania; (b) offering its stamp of approval in support of the client’s investment plan to attract ...

Complaint > EPS Power II

Compliance Report: Compliance Review Report

...changes with the Simić family 89. The Compliance Review Expert was unable to obtain specific information on those aspects. In a communication94 to EBRD responding to queries made by the Compliance Review Expert, EPS mentioned a list of documents, reportedly submitted by EPS to EBRD during meetings held in 2013, which included an appendix devoted to the issue of the expropriation of the Simić family properties 95: However, the Compliance Review was not able to obtain a copy of those ...

Complaint > Smallholder Agriculture Development Project

Compliance Report: 62-Investigation Report (English)

...changed dramatically in the last decade. In Papua New Guinea, changes are being brought about with the accreditation process in the ISO14000 management systems, and the certification process under the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). The Panel is of the view that the attempts to have the Project‘s key instruments comply with RSPO standards is a major step forward in minimizing adverse environmental impacts. Notwithstanding, given the extent of deforestation, pollution from mill effluen...

Complaint > Altain Khuder debt & equity

Compliance Report: Compliance Review Report

...change Square London EC2A 2JN Telephone: +44 (0)20 7338 6000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7338 7633 Email: pcm@ebrd.com  http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/project-finance/project-complaint-mechanism.html How to submit a complaint to the PCM Complaints about the environmental and social performance of the EBRD can be submitted by email, telephone or in writing at the above address, or via the online form at:  http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/project-finance/project-complaint-mechanism/submit-a- complaint.html...

Complaint > Yacyreta Hydroelectric Project

Compliance Review: Review and Assessment (English)

...changes; hydrological changes; and possible increases in illegal fishing, among others. 166. Mitigation actions called for in the EA include scientific monitoring of fish transfer facilities, water flow management, fish re-population, and control of illegal fishing. Presently EBY has on-going programs for the study of fish populations and commercial fishing upstream, gas super-saturation monitoring, fish elevator efficiency, watershed management, and fish popul...

Complaint > West African Gas Pipeline Project

Compliance Report: 40-Investigation Report (English)

...changes, as needed, as the project evolves or circumstances change, and to identify key risks and recommend strategies and actions. Mission Duration, Frequency and Expertise The Panel notes that there were long gaps between supervision missions prior to the Request. Furthermore, safeguard staff mainly concerned themselves with Project preparation and were far less involved in the construction phase of the Project. The Panel finds that Management did not ensure adequate supervi...

Complaint > Salala Rubber Corporation-01/Margibi and Bong

Filing: CAO Complaint - Liberia - Salala Rubber Corporation 01

...climate change.442 During the lifecycle of SRC’s project, SRC is required to: . . . consider ambient conditions and apply pollution prevention and control technologies and practices that are best suited, or where avoidance is not feasible, minimize or reduce adverse impacts on human health and the environment while remaining technically and financially feasible. . . [.]443 176. “Polluti...

Complaint > Giza North Power Project

Management Response: 85-Management Response (English)

...changes that are taking place in Egyptian society. Management will continue to listen to communities, be in a learning mode, and be ready to adapt our support to programs and projects in Egypt accordingly as it has been doing in Giza North. V. RESPONSE TO SPECIFIC ISSUES RAISED IN THE REQUEST Construction Related Impacts and Compensation 15. Groundwater Issues: Impacts associated with groundwater lowering were temporary and narrow in scope, and the groundwater table...