Complaint > Marlin-01/Sipacapa

Eligibility: Annexes

...Unknown who • Already • Projected future Community Sipacapa, San purchased water from one impacts of other users of documented demand of mine for Use Miguel and another. Montana is assisting expansions these sources dispute over potable water sources potentially other some impacted communities unknown. are. planned new to be determined. ...

Complaint > BTC Pipeline-32/Vale

Filing: English

...unknown to us.  We, the former owners/users of the land, do not have any information (or it is unknown to us) regarding the long-term monitoring group, which reviews compensation and low harvest issues, especially since at this stage it is unknown whether there exists such a group in BTC Pipeline Company or who the members of the group are.  BTC Pipeline Company requests to create a servitude agreement on plots of land in our owners...

Complaint > Axzon-01/Halych and Kalush

Filing: Danosha Complaint - ENG

...unknown, since the company does not provide any environmental information. In case of pollution with manure, local communities may be deprived of access to water for drinking, household, domestic or recreational purposes. Water Intake For its needs, the company intakes water from the artesian wells. The volume and places of intake are unknown. Furthermore, it is undefined how and to what extent the impacts on water resources were evaluated. Local citizens are worried about the impact of addition...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: Full Report

...Unknown OR for alcohol =7.6 Berroteran Control Ingenio San 39 controls with CKD, 2002 Antonio Controls=workers without CKD 49 Unknown Case- Farm workers 600 cases and Cases=CRI; Unknown “The diseased had (reported by Control in the western 600 controls unknown two-times...

Complaint > Lydian Intl3-02/Gndevaz

Filing: Lydian-02 Gndevaz complaint_ENG_

...unknown. As a result of the explosions resulting from the exploitation of the Amulsar gold mine, the heavy metal dust will spread over the pastures, haylands and farmlands, as well as the residential area of the village. According to independent experts the radioactive levels with rise. Our rights are being violated by the support of IFC and EBRD. Geoteam is resolving its issues illegally and those residents that do not wish to leave Gndevaz are forced to sell their lands are becomi...

Complaint > Lydian Intl3-01/Gndevaz & Jermuk

Management Response: IFC's Management Response to CAO Investigation Report - July 2017

...unknown. Such scoping was undertaken by a reputable environmental consultancy in 2010, after a mineral resource was defined and Amulsar became Lydian’s primary focus and before Lydian commenced a full Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the project. IFC made a number of investments in Lydian between 2007 and 2015. IFC’s investments initially funded exploration works in a number of countries, and from 2010 onwards, continued exploration and feasibility studies for Lydian’s flagshi...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Eligibility: CAO Media Statement, January 26, 2012

...unknown cause affecting thousands of sugarcane workers in Nicaragua. The scientific research was requested by members of a dialogue table consisting of a local community group, the Chichigalpa Association for Life (ASOCHIVIDA), and the management of Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited (NSEL), a major sugar producer in western Nicaragua. ASOCHIVIDA represents about 2,000 former NSEL workers and community members affected by the disease. The dialogue and involvement of Boston University responds to a ...

Complaint > Bujagali-03/Canada

Eligibility: Assessment Report, Complaint filed to CAO regarding the Uganda Bujagali Hydropower Project, September 2001

...unknown graves on land that may be affected by the Bujagali project, AESNP will facilitate non-denominational services to commemorate those buried dead; this idea was developed with recognized spiritual leaders in the area, including the Living Nabamba Budhagali, as well as His Highness, the Kyabazinga of Busoga and Nfuudu. A similar ceremony would be facilitated by AESNP for loss of community spiritual properties by the project; spiritual leaders conferred with the Bujagali spirits and found AE...

Complaint > Orion-02/ Gualeguaychu

Filing: Complaint with Annexes, August 5, 2009

...unknown by either of them. Finally, besides algae the stain contained chemical products that are harmful for the river life, the composition of which was duly studied by the authorities of our country and submitted as evidence before the International Court of Justice at The Hague. Once the court declassifies said documents – which will occur in a few weeks – we shall access that information and confirm the gravity of the spill that was concealed both by Botnia and the IFC, through their appoint...

Complaint > BTC Pipeline-12/Tba, Tsemi, Sadgeri

Eligibility: English

...unknown. The report identifies that because of the location of the Sakatchavi Springs, supplies to these townships have zero risk of oil contamination following a pipeline spill. 11 Tba is supplied from a local spring, similar to the Sakatchvari spring. Tba is considered to have zero contamination risk. While the URS report concluded that the Tsemi water supply was not connected to a catchment with the potential to be contaminated from an oil ...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: Summary Report: Boston University investigation of chronic kidney disease in Western Nicaragua, 2009-2012, August 2012

...unknown and that the relationship between the disease and ISA work practices was also unknown. Additionally, we concluded that the epidemic of CKD did not appear to be caused by diabetes or hypertension, which are the main causes in most high income as well as many low or medium income countries, and that the clinical characteristics of the disease, including apparent mild to moderate proteinuria, small kidneys on ultrasound, and the relatively slow rate of progression, suggest that the form of ...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: Executive Summary

...unknowns with respect to etiology, risk factors, prevalence, and incidence in Nicaragua and elsewhere. Thus, it is imperative to extend and deepen our knowledge with the goal of developing prevention policies and practices that reduce the rate of this devastating disease. II. Existing research on CKD in Nicaragua: evidence, interpretation and limitations Data on CKD in Nicaragua Mortality Statistics and Prevalence Studies Available national mortality data from 1992 through 2005 indicate that the...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: English

...unknown. According to its analysis, it is probable that there is not just one cause, but several. For this reason, BU presents a first plan to study three types of causes and the interaction among them: 2 OFFICE OF THE COMPLIANCE ADVISOR/OMBUDSMAN 2121 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW  WASHINGTON, DC 20433, USA ...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: English

...unknown causes among young male agricultural workers has been described elsewhere (Wanigasuriya, 2007). In Central America, increased mortality due to kidney failure has been reported both in Nicaragua and El Salvador and may be particularly common among younger men and in certain regions of the Pacific coast (MINSA, 2009; MINSAL, 2010; Garcia-Trabanino, 2002; Cuadra, 2006). Published community prevalence studies in Nicaragua and El Salvador are consistent with the mortality data and hav...

Complaint > VEIL II-01/ Ratanakiri Province

Filing: Complaint to CAO VEIL II - Feb 2014

...unknown subsidiaries, or sources rubber from other companies that it does not own, which adversely impact other villages in Cambodia. The complainants are seeking full disclosure from HAGL of all of its affiliated companies operating in Cambodia as well as social and environmental impact assessments and other relevant audits of all operations. 7. Finally, we wish to bring to CAO’s attention reports by Global Witness of environmental and social harm to communities in Laos as a result of HAGL’s op...

Complaint > Empresa Electrica Pangue S.A.-02/Upper Bio-Bio Watershed

Closing Report: English

...Unknown to many, it was the Pangue project that catalyzed the strengthening of IFC's institutional capacity to address environmental and social issues, most notably the emergence of IFC's Environment and Social Development Department; the adoption of the Safeguard Policies; the formulation of robust environmental and social project review procedures; and the establishment of the CAO's Office. All these aspects have become a mainstay of IFC business. This case study has been written for an intern...

Complaint > Interagua-01/Guayaquil

Eligibility: English

...unknown and 3 does not address the water users’ grievances or respond to their specific economic circumstances. In addition, complainants believe there should be greater civic participation in regulating and monitoring the company and ECAPAG’s supervision of it. The complainants believe generally that access to water is a fundamental human right, and that no one should ever be denied the right to water for basic living needs because of an inabi...

Complaint > Dinant-02/Rio Aguan

Monitoring: English

...unknown, in some instances uniformed persons, with bodies found on Dinant plantations. In response to these allegations, Dinant issued a statement in December 2017. Dinant’s statement notes an increase in violence, including the killing of two unarmed Dinant guards by unknown assailants during a period of renewed land occupations starting in August 2017. The Dinant statement denies the involvement of Dinant personnel in the alleged killings and notes that their guards do not have access to firea...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Closing Report: CAO Conclusion Report NSEL_August 2015-English

...unknown etiology”. The from nine highly qualified institutions. The parties cause of this kind of CKD is still unknown, but chose Boston University (BU) School of Public ongoing research by institutions in the region is Health to conduct a set of independent research analyzing a combination of risk facto...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Agreement: English

...unknown if a worker was selected for the study during a year when they were an employee of ISA, their carnet can be obtained by matching information on cedula, INSS, or name from the ISA employee files to records in the enganche databases. Once a carnet is obtained, number of days worked per year can be assessed in the Ordenes de Pegue in the same manner ...