Complaint > Real LRIF-01/Coban

Compliance Report: English

...wind power projects in Central America and elsewhere in Latin America and the Caribbean. During its pre-investment review, IFC acknowledged that such projects could have negative impacts on local communities, including Indigenous Peoples. IFC also acknowledged the Fund lacked experience in the management of E&S risk. To help avoid and mitigate these risks, IFC agreed to support the Fund to develop a best-in-class ESMS. IFC also undertook to closely monitor the Fund’s compliance with IFC E&S requ...

Complaint > Oyu Tolgoi-01/Khanbogd

Agreement: Khanbogd Tri-Partite Council MoU - English

...wind and cold.6 In addition, the possibility of land freezing under the thin layer of animal droppings in the animal shelters was not taken into account, which led to big losses of livestock in the 2004 zud7 for all resettled households, resulting in a drop in living conditions. The ground under animal droppings in our winter camps, which were used for generations by herder households, does not freeze, keeping animals warm during the winter. In addition, the diminished quantity and quality of pa...

Complaint > Lydian Intl3-01/Gndevaz & Jermuk

Compliance Report: English

...wind direction.  Presence of Armenian “Red Book” species of Flora and Fauna at the mine site.15 C. Social Issues, Quality of the ESIA, and Consultation Processes  Transparency and adequacy of consultation for the land acquisition process.  Whether negotiations to purchase lands from Gndevaz residents were done under duress because of the threat of expropriation.  Risks of impacts to the tourism sector in Jermuk from negative perceptions of mining with res...

Complaint > Tata Ultra Mega-01/Mundra and Anjar

Filing: Complaint from Machimar Adhikar Sangharsh Sangathan (MASS – Association for the Struggle for Fishworkers Rights) regarding Tata Ultra Mega, June 11, 2011

...winds and currents. The creeks also form a natural drainage system; if disrupted, unseasonal flooding could occur. The Mundra‐Anjar zone is also a major site for salt production; its 1,720 hectares of salt beds contribute roughly one tenth of the total production in Kutch. These are a major source of livelihood and employment for nearly 15,000 persons who produce around 600 thousand MT annually which is valued at close to INR 300 million.9 With such rare ecological diversity, a clear safeguard m...

Complaint > Lydian Intl3-01/Gndevaz & Jermuk

Monitoring: English

...wind direction Biodiversity and the presence CAO finds that IFC’s review and supervision of the project risks to of Armenian “Red Book” biodiversity during the period 2007–13 were insufficient. species IFC did not have assurance that the client was in a position to meet the requirements of PS6 in relation to critical habitats. Baseline studies undertaken to support the Armenian environmental ...

Complaint > Tata Ultra Mega-01/Mundra and Anjar

Compliance Report: English

...wind break has been installed to the west of the coal conveyor delivery site) and from ash handling (movement of ash to ash ponds in sealed pipes; the ponds are kept wet to prevent windblow). The ash ponds are a temporary solution to storing the ash. CGPL has included infrastructure onsite to enable ash to be used offsite for other purposes (including as a building/fill material by third parties) with a goal of reaching 100 percent utilization within four years. As noted in recent monitoring rep...

Complaint > Pando Montelirio-01/Chiriqui

Eligibility: English

...wind). Grupo Eleta is a Panamanian private foundation created in 2003. The Group was founded by Mr. Fernando Eleta Almarán, a well known Panamanian business man and politician. Grupo Eleta’s main activities comprise: media, energy, real estate, and agribusiness. The Project cost is estimated to be $291.7 million, of which $109 million will be in equity from the Sponsors, $153 million will be in senior debt, and US$30 million will be in subordinated debt. The Project is expected to be financed on...

Complaint > Oyu Tolgoi-02/Khanbogd

Agreement: MDT/IEP Final Report - January 2017 - English

...winds   prevented   safe   flying   of   the   drone.   Several   attempts   were   ineffective,   resulting   in   spectacular   crashes   but   no   photographic   data   for   assessment.     2.2.7     OT  land  requirements   The   land   area   disturbed   by   OT   is   estimated   at   200   km2  18   of   the   soum’s   total   of   15,200   km2   19.     The   area   covered   by   ...

Complaint > Oyu Tolgoi-01/Khanbogd

Agreement: MDT/IEP Final Report - January 2017 - English

...winds   prevented   safe   flying   of   the   drone.   Several   attempts   were   ineffective,   resulting   in   spectacular   crashes   but   no   photographic   data   for   assessment.     2.2.7     OT  land  requirements   The   land   area   disturbed   by   OT   is   estimated   at   200   km2  18   of   the   soum’s   total   of   15,200   km2   19.     The   area   covered   by   ...

Complaint > Bilt Paper-02/Sipitang

Compliance Report: CAO Compliance Investigation Report - Bilt-02 - April 13, 2018 - ENGLISH

...winding-up petitions by over 30 creditors in a bid to recover their debts.144 To prevent compulsory liquidation, a receiver and manager was appointed to take control of SFI and facilitate repayment of debts via a sale process. Due to these financial constraints, SFI announced in November 2017 a temporary layoff program involving all its workers. The program was scheduled to commence in January 2018 and be implemented through to June 2018. Per the program, affected workers would be paid half thei...

Complaint > PT Weda Bay Nickel-01/Weda Bay

Eligibility: Ombudsman Assessment Report: Complaint Regarding the MIGA PT Weda Bay Nickel Project (#8113), Halmahera Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, June 2011

...windrijarto, Consultant, and an interpreter. Additional support in Washington was provided by Julia Gallu, Specialist Ombudsman. The subsequent CAO visits conducted in January-April 2011 focused on confirming CAO's understanding of the issues and stakeholder concerns and assisting the parties in reaching an informed decision on a process for addressing the issues raised in the complaint. Particular care was taken by the CAO to spend sufficient time with the community members to ensure their unde...

Complaint > Chad-Cameroon Pipeline-03/Doba

Filing: Complaint from Local Inhabitants and Communities in the Chad Project Area, October 10, 2011

...windmills. 6.1.4. Land disputes and divisive relations between migrants in shanty towns and local inhabitants and between neighboring communities The arrival of the petroleum development project in the area has been cited as the main cause of land disputes. These disputes are often between members of a single family or between families and neighboring communities. In fact, the petroleum development project has brought a kind of mafia to the area, which controls the management and use of natural ...

Complaint > Lonmin-02/Marikana

Filing: Complaint regarding Lonmin project

...windows. 3. My family also does not have water, we need four 20 litre buckets to survive a day, pay R1.00 for each bucket and walk 10 minutes to collect the water from neighbours who do have water. The land we have would grow vegetables if we had water, the problem is that we do not have water to grow the plants. 4. I used to have electricity in my shack and would pay about R200.00 per month for it. As is the case for most women in Sikhala Sonke, I do not have a flushable toilet and ...

Complaint > Alex Dev-01/Wadi al-Qamar

Filing: Egypt Alex-Dev Complaint

...winds in this coastal area are largely northwesterly, the residential area lies right in the path of the plant’s emissions. I. Titan’s non-compliance with environmental protection standards 1. The plant operates illegally, without a license The IFC financing framework states that clients must comply not only with the institution’s performance standards, but also with applicable national laws.4 Clients are obligated to maintain a comprehensive policy, which should specify that the project will co...

Complaint > MHP-01/Vinnytsia

Filing: Letter of complaint - June 5, 2018 EN

...wind. Discomfort is short.”126 While the sanitary protection zone is welcome, MHP’s response has felt dismissive of what community members experience as a significant and ongoing problem. Moreover, the sanitary protection zone that MHP has allotted around each brigade is currently nothing more than an open space: an allotted distance between each brigade and the next building. Under Ukrainian law, sanitary protection zones surrounding chicken houses should have landscaping and shrubs c...

Complaint > Eco Oro-01/Bucaramanga

Filing: Complaint to the CAO, June 13, 2012

...wind erosion and icy rain, animal disturbances, etc.), but in the case of paramos, disturbances are infrequent, because when they occur they significantly affect the plant cover. 63 The panorama of impacts on paramo ecosystems due to stress regimes64 and disturbance regimes65 is serious. The environmental, technical and water conditions of the paramo ecosystem mean that an open air or underground mining project in these ecosystems poses a real risk of causing serious, irreversible environmental ...

Complaint > Yanacocha-02/Cajamarca

Eligibility: Independent Investigation into the Mercury Spill of June 2, 2000 in the Vicinity of San Juan, Choropampa and Magdalena, Peru - June 2000

...wind over severe mountain landscape. The roads network has benefited from investment of around $2bn since 1992, when Peru regained eligibility for loans from The road from Cajamarca to Lima in the multilateral organizations. The country’s two vicinity of km 155. main motorways, roads linking departmental and provincial capitals, rural roads and streets in Andean towns have all undergone extensive repair and resurfacing. Within Peru there is no comprehensive set of regulations ...

Complaint > Yanacocha-03/Cajamarca

Eligibility: Independent Investigation into the Mercury Spill of June 2, 2000 in the Vicinity of San Juan, Choropampa and Magdalena, Peru - June 2000

...wind over severe mountain landscape. The roads network has benefited from investment of around $2bn since 1992, when Peru regained eligibility for loans from The road from Cajamarca to Lima in the multilateral organizations. The country’s two vicinity of km 155. main motorways, roads linking departmental and provincial capitals, rural roads and streets in Andean towns have all undergone extensive repair and resurfacing. Within Peru there is no comprehensive set of regulations ...

Complaint > Marlin-01/Sipacapa

Eligibility: Annexes

...wind and downwind) fixed monitoring determine if any harmful harmful constituents are stations. Negotiations between company and contained in the dust, including arsenic and lead government on this matter are not final. in PM10. • Plans to monito...

Complaint > India Infrastructure Fund-01/Dhenkanal District

Compliance Report: English

...Wind Ltd) for renewable power generation. Dec. IFC and GMR Energy sign JDA for two further hydropower projects in Nepal. IFC staff visit Kamalanga site and hold follow up discussions with IIF to discuss site visit findings. 2015 IFC receives Fund’s 13/14 AEPR in February 2015. At the time of writing, IFC had not filed its Feb review of this AEPR. CAO Investigation Report C-I-R6-Y13-F180 ...