Complaint > Oyu Tolgoi-02/Khanbogd

Agreement: IEP Recommendations to Stakeholders_Eng

...Climate Changes in Mongolia; thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements For the Degree of Master of Science Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 3 Fernandez-Gimenez, ME (2000): ME. The role of Mongolian nomadic pastoralists: Ecological knowledge in rangeland management. Ecol. Appl. 2000;10:1310–1326 4 Marin, A. (2009): Riders under storms: Contributions of nomadic herders’ observations to analysing climate change in Mongolia; Global Environmental Change-human and ...

Complaint > EPS Restructuring

Filing: Complaint

...climate change in its countries of operations. The EBRD will engage, whenever appropriate, in innovative investments and technical assistance to support no/low-carbon investments and climate-change mitigation and adaptation opportunities, as well as identify opportunities to reduce emissions in EBRD-supported projects. The EBRD will also support its clients in developing adaptation measures that promote climate-resilient investments.” Since the EPS Restructuring project is a corporate l...

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

Compliance Report: 51-Investigation Report (English)

...climate change effect. 27. It is important to note that even though the factor used to account for climate change is in the vicinity of 10 %, due to the nonlinearity of the hydrologic system response the final effect on peak flows will be greater than this percentage. However, in spite of these differences it is unclear why the consideration of climate change was restricted to Section II. This again demonstrates a lack of coherence among the basic criteria used in the hyd...

Complaint > Gibe III Hydroelectric Power Project

Project Document: HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS OF ETHIOPIA’S OMO BASIN ON KENYA’S LAKE TURKANA WATER LEVELS & FISHERIES

...climate change were evaluated for various scenarios of population growth, temperature change, and precipitation change up to the year 2070 (Salini & Studio Pietrangeli 500 HYD RSP 001A, Jan 2009). That report noted that rainfall data only up to 2002 was used, and should be updated. Two climate models were applied, and the runoff was shown to vary in the range -10% to +6%. As there is an increasing runoff trend due to catchment change, no long-term detrimental change was anticipated in the c...

Complaint > Eskom Investment Support Project

Management Response: 65-Management Response (English)

...Climate Change (UNFCCC) in August 1997, and accession to the Kyoto Protocol in July 2002; (b) adoption of a National Climate Change Response Strategy (2004), which outlined a broad range of principles and policy measures for mitigation and adaptation to climate change; (c) association with the Copenhagen Accord of 2009, which has led to South Africa's political commitment to implementing economy-wide emission targets for 2020; (d) issuance of the Regulations for Energy Efficiency; (e) recent iss...

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 > Gibe III Hydroelectric Power Project

Compliance Review: PROBLEM SOLVING REPORT

...climate change in the region could have on the project based on latest available scientific information from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and others. To this extent, the Consultant will review the work undertaken by the World Bank regarding climate change assessment of the subject river basin in Ethiopia. The hydrological risks are related to possible insufficient or non-representative measured data where no gauging station was available; changes in the water use in ...

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 > 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....

Complaint > West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project (P162337), Additional Financing (P176313) and Global Environment Facility (GEF) (P092289)(Togo)

Other: The West African Coastal Barrier System and Climate Change

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 ...

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 > 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 > 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 > Jalalpur Irrigation Project

Filing: Complaint

...change in the Canal route was observed at the same location and the project authorities encroached another 11000 square feet of land from Square No.12, Acres 24 & 25 without any legal notice and prior intimation. The change in the canal route happened due to a suit filed by Mian Iftikhar Siddique S/O Mian Muhammad Siddique (Resident of Jalal Pur) and the outcome was drifting the canal 75 feet South of the original route. This is not justifiable for the reasons that; 1- No payment is made...

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 compar...

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 source...

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...

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:/...