Complaint > South-West Roads: Western Europe-Western China International Transit Corridor (CAREC-1b & 6b) (Second Request)

Registration: 74-Notice of Registration (English)

...Requesters made several efforts to raise the different concerns expressed in the Request for Inspection with Bank: Management directly in writing. In addition, on April 13,2011, the affected peoples' representative met with the Bank: team in Shymkent to discuss these concerns. The Requesters stated that Bank: Management's consideration of problems outlined in the Request is not satisfactory. in the current Request differ from those of the 2010 Request and relate to...

Complaint > Land Management and Administration Project

Registration: 60-Notice of Registration (English)

...Requesters “requested the urgent intervention of the World Bank Management in their case.” With subsequent letters to the Bank, the Requesters asked about the applicability of Bank’s safeguards policies and requested again urgent actions due to further eviction notices received by community residents. Urgency of Request The Requesters state that they welcome the Bank’s efforts since February 2009 but note that “the harm caused by seven years of inadequate supervision of the project has i...

Complaint > Second Norte Grande Water Infrastructure Project

Registration: 73-Notice of Registration (English)

...Request for Inspection from the Comunidad Los Flores. I The Request was submitted on behalf of residents of neighborhoods in the city of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. The Request sent to the Panel on May 4, 2011 was complemented by a clarifying note received on May 15, which the Requesters asked that the Panel consider as an integral part of the Request. The Requesters asked that the Panel keep their names as confidential. The Requesters raise conce...

Complaint > Central Asia South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (CASA-1000)

Registration: 93-Notice of Non-Registration (English)

...Request after determining that the Requesters do not meet all of the admissibility criteria for registration. The Requesters are not in the countries where the Project is located and the Panel could not determine the existence of a plausible link between the Project and the harms alleged by the Requesters. The Request The Request was submitted by Ms. Tursunbaeva of the NGO Shark Ayoli (Women of the East), Uzbekistan, on behalf of 29 civil society...

Complaint > Red Sea - Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program

Registration: 76- Notice of Registration (English)

...Requesters"). On July 15, 2011, the Panel asked the Requesters for clarifications on certain issues in the Request. On August 11, 2011, the Panel received a revised and more substantive Request for Inspection (hereinafter, the "Request"), which also details earlier contact between a representative of the Stop the Wall Campaign and Bank staff, during which the Requesters' concerns were raised. According to the Request, both Stop the Wall Campaign and the Palestinian Farmers Union represent ...

Complaint > Floods Emergency Recovery Project (P152018)

Registration: 104-Notice of Non-Registration

...Request and its supporting documents' are attached to this Notice. 2. The Panel conducted extensive due diligence in line with its updated Operating Procedures' to establish the admissibility of the Request. The Panel consequently decided not to register the Request as it confirmed that the alleged harms are not linked to a Bank- financed Project. The Request 3. The Request was submitted by the Center fo...

Complaint > National Drainage Program Project

Registration: 34-Notice of Registration (English)

...REQUEST RQ04/5 September 17, 2004 NOTICE OF REGISTRATION Re: Request for Inspection PAKISTAN: National Drainage Program Project (Credit No. 2999-PAK) On September 10, 2004, the Inspection Panel (the ‘Panel’) received a Request for Inspection, dated September 9, 2004 (the ‘Request’) related...

Complaint > South-West Roads: Western Europe-Western China International Transit Corridor (CAREC-1b & 6b) - 1st request

Registration: 66-Notice of Registration (English)

...Request “taking back” their request. 2 On March 10, April 8, and April 24, 2010, the Panel received written communications from individuals who had separately joined the initial request. 3 These individuals are residing in the city of Turkestan. They referred to the same issues raised by the initial request for inspection, as well as some interconnected issues related to the city of Turkestan, and requested that the Panel conduct an ...

Complaint > Tax Administration Reform Project

Registration: 64-Notice of Registration (English)

...Request in the Inspection Panel Register. 3 Please note that the Panel's registration is an administrative procedure and it implies no judgment whatsoever concerning the merits ofthe Request for Inspection. Until further notice, all communications with the Requesters in connection with the Request will be sent to a representative of the Requesters who also requests confidentiality. As provided in paragraph 18 of ...

Complaint > Greater Beirut Water Supply Project

Registration: 71-Notice of Registration (English)

...Request meets the eligibility criteria set out in paragraphs 12 to 14 [of the Resolution] and shall make a recommendation to the Executive Directors as to whether the matter should be investigated." Until further notice, all communications with the Requesters in connection with the Request will be sent to Mr. Fathi Chatila. The Request has been assigned IPN Request Number RQ 10/09. Yours sincerely, ...

Complaint > Private Sector Development and Competitiveness Project (First Request)

Registration: 54-First Notice of Registration (English)

...Request, one of the Requesters has been placed on retirement by Gécamines and the other is unemployed and not receiving adequate support. Also, the Request makes references to a civil lawsuit between one of the Requesters and another employee of Gécamines. The Requesters state their different “rights and interests,” according to DRC laws and to an agreement signed between Gécamines and labor unions. They also state that “the World Bank failed to observe its rules and procedures in the cont...

Complaint > Upper Egypt Local Development Program for Results

Registration: Notice of Non-Registration (English)

...Request for Inspection (the “Request”) of the Upper Egypt Local Development Program-for-Results (P157395) (the “Program”) in Egypt. The Request was submitted by a member of the affected community with authorization to represent 16 other residents (the “Requesters”) of the Gerga district in the Sohag governorate in Egypt. The Requesters asked the Panel to keep their identities confidential. 2. The Requesters claimed that a subproject of the Program was expected to cover 200 meters of an open...

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

Registration: 51-Notice of Registration (English)

...Request pg. 1. 13 Request pg. 1 and Clarifications to the terms of the Request for Inspection. 14 Clarifications to the terms of the Request for Inspection. 15 Clarifications to the terms of the Request for Inspection. 16 Clarifications to the terms of the Request for Inspection. 17 Clarifications to the terms of the Request for Inspection. 18 Request pg. 1. 4 The Requesters state that they have presented their compla...

Complaint > Private Power Generation Project

Registration: 44-Notice of Registration (English)

...Request for Inspection UGANDA: Private Power Generation Project (Proposed) On March 5, 2007, the Inspection Panel (the “Panel”) received a Request for Inspection (the “Request”) dated March 1, 2007 related to the proposed Uganda: Private Power Generation Project (the “Project”). The Ugandan National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) and other local organizations and individuals (the “Requesters”) submitted the Request to the Panel. Ac...

Complaint > West African Gas Pipeline Project

Registration: 40-Notice of Registration (English)

...Request for Inspection GHANA: West African Gas Pipeline Project (IDA Guarante No. B-006-0-GH) On April 27, 2006, the Inspection Panel (the “Panel”) received a Request for Inspection (the “Request”), dated the same day, related to the Ghana : West African Gas Pipeline Project (the “Project”). The Request was submitted by the Ifesowapo Host Communities Forum of the West African Gas Pipeline Project ...

Complaint > Smallholder Agriculture Development Project

Registration: 62-Notice of Registration (English)

...Request in the Inspection Panel Register. Please note that 4 the Panel's registration is an administrative procedure and it implies no judgment whatsoever concerning the merits of the Request for Inspection. Until further notice, all communications with the Requesters in connection with the Request will be sent to Mr. Damien Ase, as the representative of the Requesters. As provided in paragraph 18 of the IDA Resolution tha...

Complaint > Eskom Investment Support Project

Registration: 65-Notice of Registration (English)

...Request for Inspection (the “Request”) related to the proposed Republic of South Africa: Eskom Investment Support Project (the “Project”). The Request was submitted by groundWork and Earthlife Africa, two NGOs from South Africa, on behalf of representatives of community members in the Project area (the “Requesters”). The Requesters state that they are likely to suffer direct impacts from the Project and its associated facilities. The Requesters have asked that their...

Complaint > Urban Development Project and Douala Infrastructure Development Project (not registered)

Registration: 50-Notice of Non Registration

...Requests if he or she finds that the Request i s without doubt manifestly outside the Panel’s mandate. Because the Projects closed, respectively, on June 30, 1988, and June 30, 1994, the Panel i s not registering the Request in the Panel’s Register, and i s advising the Requesters o f this decision. In making this determination, the Panel notes the many significant concerns stated by the Requesters, described above, as well as the perception o f the Requesters that a promise to deal with their p...

Complaint > Development Forestry Sector Management Project

Registration: 69-Notice of Registration (English)

...Request for Inspection relating to the Development Forestry Sector Management Project (the "Project"). The Request was submitted by the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), acting on behalf of the communities of Central River Cess Statutory District, River Cess County, Liberia (the "Requesters"). The Request for Inspection includes: i) a letter, dated July 31, 2010, signed by 54 representatives of the communities of Central River Cess Statutory Distr...

Complaint > Bangladesh Modern Food Storage Facilities Project

Registration: 116-Notice of Non-Registration-13Mar2017

...Request on its website on January 6, 2017,4 and in accordance with its Operating Procedures, conducted its due diligence by reviewing the information contained in the Request and Project documents. To better understand the Project and the issues raised in the Request, the Panel communicated with the Requesters' representative several times between December 2016 and February 2017. 13. The Panel met with Bank Management on February 14, 2017, and learned that household silos have not b...