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bicusa.org/environment Environmental & Social Policies Overview Background Problem Projects Updates West Java, Indonesia \| US$7,765,000 million Citarum Water Resources Management Investment Program Status: Active Read more Colombia \| US$300 million Corredor Multimodal Pasto-Mocoa e Hidrovía del Putumayo Status: Feasibility Analysis Anchor project for the Amazonas IIRSA Corridor Read more Lebanon \| US$370 million Greater Beirut Water Supply Project Status: Approved Project aims to provide potable water from the Litani and Awali rivers to the residents of the Greater Beirut Region and those in the low-income neighborhoods of Southern Beirut Read more Peru \| US$4,000 million Inambari Hydroelectric Project Status: Not Financed A 2,000 MW dam, the largest in Peru, at confluence of Madre de Dios, Puno and Cusco will send 75% of electricity to Brasil Read more Russia Russkiy Mir II Status: Active Oil and gas oil terminal funded by the IFC has serious environmental and social effects but does not heed local complaints Read more Russia Sakhalin II (Phase 1 and 2) Status: Phase 1 completed, Phase 2 passed final review but was rejected by the EBRD The Sakhalin II project is the second consortium to extract gas and oil reserves from the far eastern Russian island. Read more Bolivia \| US$377 million Santa Cruz - Puerto Suarez Highway Status: Implementation Read more Quang Nam Province, Vietnam \| US$200 million Song Bung 4 Hydropower Project Status: Active ADB finances a 156 Hydropower project in Vietnam Read more Peru \| US$2,000 million Southern Interoceanic Highway (Peru-Brazil) Status: Financed This controversial transcontinental road project threatens the environment and indigenous communities in both Peru and Brazil. Read more Archived Problem Projects BIC has worked on these projects in the past, but is no longer actively covering them. Bulgaria \| 2002 – 2008 Bulgaria Forestry Project Status: Completed Local NGOs concerned about corruption and environmental impacts of forest roads Read more Pakistan Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project III Status: Active Project ignores social and environmental concerns Read more Georgia \| 1998 – 2006 Georgia Integrated Coastal Management Project: Kolkheti National Park Status: Temporarily Stopped Private oil terminal development has moved forward without regard for national, international, or World Bank agreements Read more Pakistan Korangi Wastewater Project Read more Bangladesh Phulbari Coal Project Status: Proposed ADB Private Sector Project; Due Dilligence Mission:21 Feb 2006 to IV Apr 2008 (estimated); Private Sector Committee Meeting: IV May 2008 (estimated); Board Approval: 03 Jun 2008 (estimated) ADB’s Private Sector Arm Considering Funding Controversial Coal Project in Northwest Bangladesh Read more Romania \| 2002 – 2009 Romania Forestry Project Status: Active Local organizations point out that money is going to road construction, not monitoring Read more Thailand \| 1995 – 2003 Samut Prakarn Wastewater Management Project Status: Closed Read more Indonesia \| 1999 – 2005 Water Resources Sector Adjustment Loan (WATSAL) Status: Closed Local groups fear project will pave the way for privatization of water resources Read more Print this page Email this page		Search Key Issues Forests IFC Policies and Standards Review World Bank Energy Strategy Review World Bank Safeguards Review World Bank Transparency Review See also ADB Safeguards Policy Update Environmental & Social Policies at the ADB Environmental & Social Policies at the AfDB Environmental & Social Policies at the EBRD Environmental & Social Policies at the IDB Environmental & Social Policies at the IFC Environmental & Social Policies at the MIGA Environmental & Social Policies at the World Bank IFC Policies and Standards Review Stay Informed! Sign up for our e-newsletters. SignUp

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