Complaint > Orion-02/ Gualeguaychu

Filing: Complaint with Annexes, August 5, 2009

...winds, thus underrating their impact on our shores, particularly on the resort. We have always maintained that the winds especially in Summer, would carry that pestilence to the shores of the resort, so, as could be expected, the tourists would abandon the place, never to return, and transmit their bad experience with the obvious repercussions on this touristic undertaking. We asserted, also, that this would happen simultaneously with the productive activity of this plant. Well, it is already ha...

Complaint > Alex Dev-01/Wadi al-Qamar

Eligibility: CAO Assessment Report - Alex Dev -01 April 2016 English

...winds in this coastal region are largely northwesterly, resulting in a wind corridor that carries cement dust and fumes from the plant and adversely impacts the residential area adjacent to the plant. Residents who filed the complaint reported that one of the operating industries, located next to the cement plant, won a court ruling establishing that its salt beds were covered by cement dust carried by the northwesterly winds. Residents also indicated that pollution from the plant is adversely i...

Complaint > Oyu Tolgoi-01/Khanbogd

Filing: Letter of complaint (redacted), October 12, 2012

...wind and cold.6 In addition, the possibility of land freezing under the thin layer of animal droppings in the animal shelters was not taken into account, which led to big losses of livestock in the 2004 zud7 for all resettled households, resulting in a drop in living conditions. The ground under animal droppings in our winter camps, which were used for generations by herder households, does not freeze, keeping animals warm during the winter. In addition, the diminished quantity and quality of pa...

Complaint > SN Power-01/CAO Vice President Request

Appraisal: CAO Appraisal: Case of IFC and MIGA involvement with SN Power with special focus on the Allain Duhangan Hydropower Project in India, December 17, 2009

...wind farm also in Chile, and the Allain Duhangan hydroelectric power plant in India. 8. The objectives of the appraisal were defined to address the concerns raised in the CAO VP request for an appraisal: a. The extent to which IFC/MIGA’s supervision and monitoring had identified and addressed the issues raised; b. To identify whether potential systemic concerns and opportunities to enhance health and safety performance ...

Complaint > AD Hydro Power Limited-01/Himachal Pradesh

Appraisal: appraisal

...wind farm also in Chile, and the Allain Duhangan hydroelectric power plant in India. 8. The objectives of the appraisal were defined to address the concerns raised in the CAO VP request for an appraisal: a. The extent to which IFC/MIGA’s supervision and monitoring had identified and addressed the issues raised; b. To identify whether potential systemic concerns and opportunities to enhance health and safety performance ...

Complaint > Anvil Mining Congo, SARL-01/World Bank President Request

Compliance Review: Environmental Impact Assessment, Dikulushi Copper Silver Project, April 2003

...wind through to the and of riskerosion surrounding ofrwind and amounth of idusatin drcin 2003 Droeptin environment of wind and amount of d...

Complaint > Agrokasa-01/Ica

Filing: Complaint from Junta de Usuarios de Rio Seco regarding

...wind; some were lost and some of them were recovered and placed somewhere (???)”. As you can see, the information has not being properly disclosed to all parties, even though it is an important requirement and a very important issue for all of us. We will appreciate if you could send all information and disclosures regarding these matters , especially the Environmental Assessment (EA) that the company Agrokasa is preparing, to the following: - JUNTA DE USUARIOS DE RIO SECO ...

Complaint > AES PNG-01/Roku Village

Eligibility: CAO Assessment Report - AES-PNG - March_11_2015

...wind and rain.  Local habitat of badicoot rats, wallabies, butterflies and native eucalyptus trees have been destroyed.  Fish and crabs have migrated to breed in other areas, as their mangrove habitat has been irreversibly damaged.  The Kuriu indigenous people have not be appropriately recognized and their cultural heritage has not be respected by AES. 3.2.2. Company Perspective In the Company’s view, they have complied with all procedures in obtain...

Complaint > Rainforest Ecolodge Linkages-01/Deniyaya

Eligibility: CAO Ombudsman Assessment Report, February 2010

...winding track that is used predominantly for accessing the tea plantations. Based on geography, the potential for impacts on the Deniyaya community by the project are not obvious. However, Deniyaya is also the location of the local government council – the Kotapola Pradeshiya Sabha – with whom the project must obtain certain approvals and clearances. Figure 2: Project Map showing Tea Estate, the Sinharaja Forest Reserve and Project Area REC Project Area From its early inception...

Complaint > Tata Ultra Mega-01/Mundra and Anjar

Appraisal: English

...wind may lead to ash blowing off ash ponds; that chimneys may not be the requisite 275m and that these problems will increase as more CGPL units come on line. Possible exposure to increased radioactivity due to presence of coal ash is also raised as a concern. The IFC Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) provides that the project was expected to meet emissions standards as set out in the World Bank Group’s Thermal Power: Guidelines for New Plants (Pollution Prevention and Abatement Han...

Complaint > PT Weda Bay Nickel-01/Weda Bay

Filing: Complaint (English), July 2, 2010

...wind  Creation of barriers that reduce the ability of some species to (1) spread to and inhabit new habitats, (2) seek food and (3) find mates. Mining will damage one of the most important biodiversity hotspots in the world. It is not an exaggeration to fear that many species of birds on this island will become extinct because they are endemic (are not found in any other hemisphere than Halmahera). PS7: Indigenous Peoples 1 Miller, G.T. Environm...

Complaint > Lukoil Overseas-01/Berezovka

Eligibility: English

...wind conditions, is especially disconcerting; akims say this is a topic of overwhelming concern among residents, and confirms people’s mistrust and lack of confidence in KPO’s environmental and public health studies. Most akims and deputies agree that data reliability is the key point of contention between KPO and its critics. While they believe KPO generally has made a good-faith effort to educate residents about air quality sampling, to establish community response systems, and to raise awaren...

Complaint > Bridge International Academies-01/Kenya

Eligibility: CAO Assessment Report - Bridge-01/Kenya - March 2019 - English

...wind and rain lead to flooding and bring waste from the surrounding community into the school. Bridge explained that it is unfortunate that waste enters the school premises at times and that they have put in place measures ranging from structural design to raising the ground level to creating waterways that can mitigate the impact of flooding on playgrounds. However, they informed CAO that this is the environment in which they operate, and if schools were not allowed to operate in these environm...

Complaint > Nedbank Tier II-01/Kintinian

Filing: Letter of complaint to CAO with annexes - Nedbank-01 - April 2017

Osvaldo Gratacos Vice President and CAO Office of the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman International Finance Corporation 2121 Pennsylvani a Avenue NW Washin gton, DC 20433 USA E-mail: CAO@worldbankgroup.org April 27, 2017 Dear Vice President Gratacos Re: Complaint concerning IFC loan to NedBank Group Ltd (Project no. 26014) 1. Centre de Commerce International pour le Developpement ("CECIDE"), Le Memes Droits Pour Tous ("MDT"), and Inclusive Development International ("IDI'') are submitting this com...

Complaint > Myanma Awba Group Company Ltd.-01/Myanmar

Eligibility: Assessment Report, Myanma Awba Group Company Ltd.-01 - June 2018 - English

...wind was blowing, but that the odor causes nausea, dizziness, breathlessness, and headaches, and is particularly bad for small children. This also has an impact on agricultural productivity, because the side effects of the odor make it difficult to work, particularly at night in the rubber plantations. They indicated that community members who can afford to relocate have already moved, however, most community members are poor and cannot afford to relocate or to buy masks to protect themselv...

Complaint > Lukoil Overseas-02/Berezovka

Eligibility: English

...wind direction in at all times from the communities situated at various distances along the KOGCF perimeter toward the center (!) of the field, which improperly lowers possible concentrations of pollutants” (KEPS Report, 2006, pp. 28-29). • “Environmental-protection measures have not been implemented for a number of years (KEPS Report, 2006, p. 30). 6 • “The company is violating its own statements and declarations regar...

Complaint > Lukoil Overseas-03/Berezovka

Eligibility: English

...wind has shifted and/or the concentrations have diminished.  The water is contaminated by the project‘s emissions and not suitable for drinking or irrigating.  Many residents are frightened of KPO‘s operations and live in fear that a disaster or serious accident could happen at any time. 5  For a number of reasons, the Community Forum that was established by KPO is not a trusted venue for raising co...

Complaint > Real LRIF-01/Coban

Appraisal: English

...wind power projects in the 20 to 60 MW range. The geographical focus for the Fund’s investments included Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru and other Latin America and Caribbean countries. While the client’s target projects were not considered large by IFC standards, IFC did note they could potentially have negative impacts on local communities, indigenous peoples, cultural heritage, resettlement, biodiversity and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS).11 More specifically, IF...

Complaint > Pan African Paper-01/Webuye

Eligibility: Assessment Report, October 15, 2008

...windling wood supply and high fuel costs. In May of 1994, IFC led a financial restructuring of the company. Both the restructuring (in 1998) and the final IFC loan (in 1996) were intended to support a Technical Upgrade Program that included the elimination of elemental chlorine bleaching and conversion to chlorine dioxide. According to IFC, by March of 1996 the upgrade program had not been fully completed due to the continued cash flow difficulties. In May 2008, the Government of Kenya pledged t...

Complaint > Yanacocha-02/Cajamarca

Agreement: April 2002

...wind to the shepherding fields, producing the disappearance of many herbal species that serve as nourishment for the livestock. According to community members, the dust from the mine also settles on their animals, causing hair loss, injuries to the skin, and death of the animals in some cases. The community also 5 asserted that frogs, which years before existed in great quantities and in dif...