Complaint > Energy Loss Reduction Project (Rogun HPP, Tajikistan)

Filing: 70-Request for Inspection Attachment (English)

...Climate Change Effects Maximum temperature has increased SHRINKAGE OF LAKES < 40 40 - 41 41 - 42 42 - 13 43 - 44 ...

Complaint > Eskom Investment Support Project

Filing: 65-Request for Inspection (English)

...Climate Change 26. The proposed loan will compromise the World Bank's commitments on climate change, and make it more difficult for South Africa to meet its own greenhouse gas reduction commitments. 4 27. Despite claims that the Medupi plant will use "cleaner coal technology" and will be "carbon capture and storage-ready", there is no certainty whether these measures will be sufficient to control the enormous amounts of pollutan...

Complaint > Parana Biodiversity Project

Eligibility: 41-Final Eligibility Report (English)

...changes” made to the Project during implementation after it was approved resulted in a change in Project activities, which will prevent the achievement of the original Project 7 Project Appraisal Report (PAD), April 25, 2002, Report No: 24066-BR, p. 12. 8 Brazil: GEF Grant No TF051007 (Paraná Biodiversity Project) Second Amendment, February 2, 2007. 9 Global Environment Facility Trust Fund Grant Agreement, Brazil Paraná Biodiversity Project, May 29, 2002, p. 7. 10 Th...

Complaint > Panama Canal Expansion Program

Compliance Report: Publication of Panel Report

...climate change and ENSO events as environmental risks to the Project, even though some of this analysis was not provided directly by the ACP. But the Panel could find no evidence, that the Bank identified the risk that human consumption could be greater than anticipated due to urban growth rates. 5.26 Evidence of the Bank’s identification of the risks associated with climate change and ENSO events is found in various Bank documents for the Project. For ...

Complaint > Eskom Investment Support Project

Registration: 65-Notice of Registration (English)

...Climate Change. The Requesters believe that the proposed Project will “compromise the World Bank’s commitments on climate change” and make it more difficult for South Africa to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and meet its obligations. Moreover, they allege there is no certainty to the claims made by the World Bank that the use of cleaner coal technology or carbon capture and storage will sufficiently control the “enormous amounts of pollutants” produced by the proposed Project. Finally, they...

Complaint > Eskom Investment Support Project

Eligibility: 65-Management Report and Recommendations (English)

...changes in applicable legislation, regulations, rules or procedures, the Bank assesses the effect of those changes and discusses them with the borrower. If, in the judgment of the Bank, the changes reflect a further improvement in the country systems, and if the borrower so requests, the Bank may agree to revise the legal framework applicable to the operation to reflect these improvements, and to amend the legal agreement as necessary. Management documents, explains, and justifies any changes to...

Complaint > Kosovo Power Project (Proposed)

Filing: 78-Request for Inspection (English)

...Climate Change and the World Bank Group: Phase II The Challenge of Low-Carbon Development, at ix. 2 World Bank, 2008. Development and Climate Change: A Strategic Framework for the World Bank Group. 3 World Bank, 2010. Operational Guidance for World Bank Group Staff: Criteria for Screening Coal Projects under the Strategic Framework for Development and Climate Change. 4 Operational Guidance, at 4. 5 Beér, Mielczarski and Taylor, (2010). Kosovo: Kosovo Power Project Report of the SFDCC Ext...

Complaint > Panama Canal Expansion-01/Gatun

Appraisal: English

...climate change were considered in ACP‟s studies. The report notes that “previous population growth rate estimates, used for predicting water demand, are showing to be too conservative”. Furthermore, “a wild card in the Watershed water resources scenario is the potential impact of climate change. Currently, this is not factored into water supply and demand predictions”.19 On this topic, the report concluded that “should the somewhat slim 7 percent margin in projected 2025 water supply compared to...

Complaint > Energy Loss Reduction Project (Rogun HPP, Tajikistan)

Management Response: 70-Management Response (English)

...changes in water flows as a result of climate change and global warming and take these into account while finalizing the design of Rogun HPP and its operating regime. The Consultant should assess the possible positive aspects of Rogun HPP in the context of climate change - flood control in the event of higher flows due to climate change, avoided carbon emission of Rogun HPP relative to similar-sized fossil fuel generation; the beneficial impact it would have on the glaciers and other sources of ...

Complaint > Santa Fe Road Infrastructure Project and Provincial Road Infrastructure Project, 3rd Request

Management Action Plan: 51-Management Progress Report (English)

...changes and construction of informal channels built by the landowners to properly define the watershed areas and concentration times. • Using a multiplying factor to the precipitations of 25 and 50 years of return to take into account a possible climate change effect. In all cases the resulting values show that: (i) the “with project” situation improves upon the “without project” situation in terms of flooded areas, evacuation time and levels of water; and (ii) ...

Complaint > Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC)-01

Eligibility: CAO Assessment Report - Philippines/ RCBC-01 - April 2019 - Filipino

...Climate Justice RCBC Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation SEMS Social and Environment Management System –4– 1. PANGKALAHATANG PANANAW Noong Oktubre 2017, isang reklamo ang isinumite sa CAO ng Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ), isang pambansang NGO, sa ngalan nito bilang isang alyansa ng mga organisasyon ng mga nagmamalasakit na mamamayan ng Pilipinas na nakikibaka laban sa pagbabago ng klima (climate change). Ang ...

Complaint > Water Supply Augmentation Project, Greater Beirut Water Supply Project and its Additional Financing

Eligibility: Inspection Panel Report and Recommendation

...climate change are addressed in the potential local climate changes but ES/A. The ESIA includes a chapter on Climate Change and disregarded the impact of dam Water Resources (ESIA, pp. 57-63) and the potential impacts constructions on the Global Climate on local climate change were also included in the ESIA (ESIA, Change. Studies have demonstrated p. 163). that dams play a negative role in the ...

Complaint > Improving Rural Livelihoods through Carbon Sequestration Project

Eligibility: 80-Eligibility Report (English)

...Climate Change Solutions Limited (VCCSL) (hereinafter “VEDA”) on April 23, 2012; the second letter (both in English and Telugu) was written and signed by the farmers and forwarded by VEDA to the Panel on May 21, 2012. In 1 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Resolution IBRD 93-10) and International Development Association (Resolution 93-6), “The World Bank Inspection Panel”, September 22, 1993 (hereinafter “the Resolution”), para 19. Available at: http://sitere...

Complaint > Southeast Europe Equity Fund II

Management Action Plan: EBRD Management Action Plan

...change over time to reflect future policy changes. This is further recommended as all projects will therefore be monitored with one common framework. Management Response and Action Plan EBRD Management notes the finding of compliance in regard to the individual’s issues and accepts the finding of non-compliance in regard to monitoring requirements. As stated in the Report, the Bank has updated Procedures and Policies on a number of occasions since the time of signing SEEF II. The current 2014 Po...

Complaint > VEIL II-01/ Ratanakiri Province

Filing: Complaint to CAO VEIL II - Feb 2014

...changes to the local climate due to intensive and rapid deforestation, affecting human health and crop yields. According to Global Witness, satellite imagery shows evidence of significant clearance of evergreen and semi-evergreen forest in HAGL concessions. 7 According to at least one concession contract the company is required to protect evergreen forest within its concession boundaries.8 17. In all cases the company has failed to provide notice or sufficient information to affected communities...

Complaint > Transitional Support for Economic Recovery Credit and Emergency Economic and Social Reunification Support Project

Filing: 37-Request for Inspection Annex 28

...climate pipeline and experience in developing- change’ first surfaced in the country project finance the Bank was negotiations that resulted in the UN well placed to position itself as a fund Framework Convention on Climate manager for industrialised country Change (UNFCCC) of 1992. Under the governments and industries seeking to UNFCCC, projects claiming to reduce ...

Complaint > Mario Covas Rodoanel Project - Northern Section 1 (2011)

Eligibility: Issuance of Eligibility Memorandum

...climate, the Requesters argue that the Biosphere Reserve sequesters carbon produced in the city. The EIA does not address the Project’s impact on potential climate change in the region. The Requesters also highlighted that the impact on health will be significant since the analysis of the beltway’s impact on health caused by pollution levels used local standards that are not as strict as those used by the World Health Organization. In addition, they allege that the EIA d...

Complaint > Greater Beirut Water Supply Project

Management Response: 71-Management Commissioned Studies-Technical Review of Source Water Quantity

...Climate Change and Aquifers a) Climate change Climate change effects, observable on the order of decades, are beyond the scope of this analysis. Although these effects are accounted for, to some extent, in the decision to use data from only the past 20 (rather than 47) years to calculate Karoun Reservoir net inflows, an accurate picture of these effects also depends on an analysis of long‐term trends in population growth and water utilization patterns. b) Aquifer storage and recharge The GBWSP i...

Complaint > Productive Infrastructure Program - Request II: Caracol Industrial Park (MICI)

Management Response: Management Response

...Climate Change Risk Assessment (DCCRA) for the PIC.16 The IDB has been providing ongoing support, for both the construction and operation aspects of the PIC. For the supervision of construction activities, the UTE has contracted a supervision firm (SNC Lavalin under the first two grants of the program and BETA Engineering for the following two). In addition, there have been at least quarterly visits by the Environmental ...

Complaint > Water Supply Augmentation Project, Greater Beirut Water Supply Project and its Additional Financing

Management Response: Management Response

...climate change are addressed in the potential local climate changes but ES/A. The ESIA includes a chapter on Climate Change and disregarded the impact of dam Water Resources (ESIA, pp. 57-63) and the potential impacts constructions on the Global Climate on local climate change were also included in the ESIA (ESIA, Change. Studies have demonstrated p. 163). that dams play a negative role in the ...