Complaint > Dariali HPP

Management Action Plan: EBRD Management Action Plan

...climate change. The Bank should consider whether the ESIA accounts for recent effects of climate change on baseline data, risk and significance of impacts. Management Comment on Recommendation 2 The 2008 ESP underwent extensive discussion and consultation, and the 2014 ESP includes more clarity on baseline conditions and on climate change resilience and adaptation. PR6 on biodiversity now includes paragraph 7, which states “The assessment process will characterise the baseline conditions to a de...

Complaint > Sostanj Thermal Power Plant

Compliance Report: Compliance Review Report

...climate change. For example, among the general provisions of the ESP, Paragraph 6 states emphatically that: ‘The Bank recognises the importance of climate change mitigation and adaptation and their high priority for the Bank’s activities in the region. It intends to further develop its approach towards climate change, notably as regards the reduction of greenhouse gases, adaptation, promotion of ...

Complaint > Sostanj Thermal Power Plant

Eligibility: Eligibility Assessment Report

...climate change mitigation and adaptation and their high priority for the Bank’s activities in the region. It intends to further develop its approach towards climate change, notably as regards the reduction of greenhouse gases, adaptation, promotion of renewables and improvement of energy efficiency, in view of strengthening the treatment of these elements in its operations”. c. ESP Para. B.3: “The Bank’s role is:...

Complaint > Boskov Most Hydro Power

Compliance Report: Compliance Review Report

...changes are considered more than adequate. Cumulative impact on climate: The relatively small changes in greenhouse gas emissions arising from the Project would not significantly affect global climate change but the Project would contribute to reducing FYR Macedonian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line with the National Energy Strategy. Analysis of alternatives: Alternatives should be both “meaningful and realistic” and the Government of FYR Ma...

Complaint > Dariali HPP

Compliance Report: Compliance Review Report

...climate change and adaptation issues.” See generally Bjørn Petter Kaltenborn, Christian Nellemann & Ingunn Ims Vistnes, High mountain glaciers and climate change – Challenges to human livelihoods and adaptation UNEP (2010). The ESIA here does not appear to have considered the impact of climate change on the likelihood of a glacier break at the Devdoraki Glacier based on increased glacial melting attributable to climate change. 18 See, e.g., American Society of Civil Engineers, Geotechnical Basel...

Complaint > Boskov Most Hydro Power

Eligibility: Eligibility Assessment Report

...changes can be considered as more than adequate. Cumulative impacts on climate. Section 7.3 of the ESIA describes potential effects on global and local climates due to construction (7.3.1) and operation 7.3.2). The ESIA concludes that the relatively small (in global terms) changes in greenhouse gas emissions would have no significant effect on global climate change but would contribute to reducing FYR Macedonian emissions overall in line with the national strategy. Further, the ESIA concludes th...

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 level in...

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 > EPS Restructuring

Eligibility: Eligibility Assessment Report

...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.” ...

Complaint > Shuakhevi HPP

Eligibility: Eligibility Assessment Report for PSI (English)

...changes into the micro-climate of the village, the reduction of water in the Adjaristskali river bed would have impacted crops due to the lack of irrigation water. • In 2014 community members, the Company and the Government of Adjara Autonomous Republic have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), according to which the Company and the Government of Adjara committed to compensate community members for the Project dam...

Complaint > Shuakhevi HPP

Filing: Complaint

...changes in the micro-climate of the village, reduction of water in the river bed to only 10%. Company later completely ignored the emerged problems and refuses to deliver its commitment. Plenty of meetings have been held on this topic with government officials, company representatives and Ministry of Energy of Georgia. They were all in vain. No response followed on the letter sent to the managements of the Banks in August. Construction of the project has been completed and it left no drinking wa...

Complaint > Dariali HPP

Filing: Complaint (English)

...climate change, the glaciers which feed Tergi and its tributaries, are reduced by several meters every year. The issue of changing the water and solid flow caused by accelerated melting of glaciers was not taken into consideration while developing the HPP project.” In September 2013 Prof. Otar Duduari, also warned that the construction site has been chosen inadequately4. More recently, Duduari stated that a construction of a hydropower plant anywhere in the Dariali gorge would increase the risk ...

Complaint > Energy Resources Phase II & Oyu Tolgoi

Compliance Report: Compliance Review Report (OT)

...Climate Change, Can Traditional Livelihoods and Mining Co-exist in a Changing Climate: Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships in Mongolia to Reduce Risk and Address Loss and Damage (Final Report, 2014), at 8, available at: http://www.apn-gcr.org/resources/items/show/1938 12 Strategy prepared as part of the Project’s overall environmental and social appraisa...

Complaint > Southeast Europe Equity Fund II

Compliance Report: Compliance Review Report

...changes referred to above. 61. An exchange of letters concerning the allegedly forced resignation of the Assistant Finance Officer of AHK were submitted as evidence of the extensive impact of the change in management style within the company at that time. 62. An important element of the Complaint is the allegation that there had been several cases in which former AHK employees had been subject to harassment and victimisation. The Complainant offered the co...

Complaint > EPS Emergency Power Sector Reconstruction Loan, EPS Power II and EPS Kolubara Environmental Improvement

Eligibility: Eligibility Assessment Report

...changed recently and is not expected to change in the near future’. 23 17 Ove Arup & Partners, Kolubara Environmental Upgrade Project: Environmental and Social Gap Analysis Report, (April 2011). 18 Management Response, at 5. 19 Management Response, at 5. 20 Management Response, at 6. 21 Management Response, at 5-6. 22 Management Response, at 6. 23 Management Response, at 7. ...

Complaint > Dariali HPP

Eligibility: Eligibility Assessment Report

...climate change considerations. According to the Complainants, therefore, the necessary data collection by the EBRD is not in line with the PR 1.5. 6 Response from Dariali Energy to PCM Officer, issued 13 January 2015. 7 Complaint Number 2014/05, p 5. 3 PUBLIC PUBLIC 11. The Co...

Complaint > Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund

Eligibility: Eligibility Assessment Report

...change of the PCM contact person from the side of Complainants on the PCM Register under the Complaint Processing steps and informed the Parties of the Complaint about this change. 5. Bulgaria’s Nuclear Power Plant at Kozloduy was built according to Soviet design with six VVER type-reactors. The Western European Nuclear Regulatory Association, and other experts, concluded that units 1-4 (VVER 440-230) could not reach acceptable safety levels. The deficiencies concerned t...

Complaint > EPS Emergency Power Sector Reconstruction Loan, EPS Power II and EPS Kolubara Environmental Improvement

Community Response: Complainant comments

...change anything in respect to the relevance of this recommendation, Complainants demand to EBRD to develop strategically impact assessment is also reflecting obligations of Serbia to align with EU 2030 and EU 2050 targets and roadmaps regarding climate change. It is EBRDs OBLIGATION to regard these strategically documents as guidance in its investments since EBRDs own statutory obligation is to align its strategically goals to EU targets. Since those roadmaps and targets where actually already i...

Complaint > Nenskra HPP

Filing: Complaint

...changed to rock-filled with asphalt face, with total reservoir area 267 ha. Technical parameters for the Nakra River derivation dam were changed from 13 to 8.7 meters in length, while the diameter of the derivation tunnel was reduced from 4.5 to 3.5 meters. Following public consultations with many unanswered questions and concerns voiced by local impacted people, and due to continued requests for additional information and greater guarantees for the safety and livelihoods of Svans, an up-dated E...

Complaint > Southeast Europe Equity Fund II

Eligibility: Eligibility Assessment Report for CR

...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...