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bicusa.org/IDBenvironment Home Issues Environmental & Social PoliciesEnvironmental & Social Policies at the IDB Environmental & Social Policies at the IDB Overview Updates RSS Press Release \| 23 June 2008 “Aguas Turvas”: new book that explains the never ending socio-environmental problems of the Madeira Complex A major new book, jointly published by the Bank Information Center, International Rivers and other partners, aims to explain the contradictions of the Hydroelectric Complex and the hydroways of the Madeira River. "Aguas Turvas" will serve as a tool for those that seek to understand the history of the project and its implications for the Amazon region. Read more Update \| 14 May 2008 Brazil's environment minister quits in protest Marina Silva's resignation is linked to her opposition to many of the major megaprojects planned and underway in the Brazilian Amazon, including two large hydroelectric dams on the Madeira River. Read more Press Release \| 7 April 2008 Record 2007 IDB lending comes at expense of environment, communities As the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today announced record lending of $9.6 billion in 2007, environmental and human rights groups warned that the milestone had come at the expense of the environment and communities. Read more Press Release \| 7 April 2008 El record de préstamos del BID se logra a expensas del Ambiente y las comunidades El Banco agravando el Cambio Climático; Promueve Combustibles Fósiles y Deforestación. Read more Press Release \| 3 April 2008 Unaccountable and unsustainable, IDB champions corporate interests at expense of citizens Bank ignores climate change and development indicators as estimated 250 million Latin Americans live in poverty despite near half-century of lending. Read more Update \| 3 April 2008 Indigenous peoples neglected by realigned IDB As a result of the Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) recent realignment, indigenous issues are now demoted within a Bank that touts its credentials for social inclusion. Read more Update \| 14 December 2007 Reto a los préstamos para cazar el proyecto de petróleo del Perú Una delegación de alto nivel de líderes indígenas, de la sociedad civil y parlamentarios de Perú se encuentran en Washington DC para tratar de incidir frente al voto del BID sobre préstamos públicos para la planta de licuefacción de gas natural de Camisea. La delegación argumenta que al aprobar el proyecto PERU LNG, tanto el BID, como la CFI y el Banco Ex- Im estarían violando sus propias salvaguardias sociales y ambientales. Read more Update \| 13 December 2007 Loans to Hunt Oil’s Peruvian fossil fuel project challenged A high level delegation of indigenous, civil society and Parliamentarian leaders from Peru are in Washington, DC to lobby against the expected vote on public loans for the Peru LNG natural gas liquification plant. The delegation argues that by approving the project, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Ex-Im Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), would breach their own social and environmental safeguards. Read more Update \| 30 October 2007 Inter-American Development Bank to increase infrastructure investment Announcement shows the growing internal pressure at the institution to push lending for major energy initiatives. Read more Update \| 18 October 2007 Como ser relevante en América Latina: lo último en la realineación del BID Si hay algo que se puede decir de Luis Alberto Moreno es que no pierde el tiempo. Nombrado cuarto presidente del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo en el 2005, durante su primera reunión anual hace apenas un año anunció que el BID tomaría un nuevo papel en América Latina. Lea el artículo analítico de Vince McElhinny sobre el proceso de realineación, sus componentes y preocupaciones. Read more Update \| 20 September 2007 UN adopts Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples On September 13th, after over 20 years of negotiations, the United Nations General Assembly finally adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The international declaration sets a higher standard for international financial institutions (IFIs) to ensure safeguards and strengthen their policies on indigenous peoples. Read more Update \| 18 July 2007 How to become relevant in Latin America: the latest on the IDB realignment Whatever else you might say of him, Luis Alberto Moreno does not waste time. Named fourth president of the Inter-American Development Bank in 2005, he announced IDB would remake its role in Latin America at his first annual meeting just one year later. Read Vince McElhinny's new policy brief on the realignment process, components and concerns. Read more Country Update \| 16 February 2007 IDB: Has it learned from its past? The IDB threatens to repeat history with a disastrous dam project in Guatemala, according to NISGUA Read more Update \| 22 January 2007 IDB Restructuring: What Does It Mean? An overview of the "why" and "what" of the recently announced IDB reorganization and realignment. Analyzes the risks and opportunities based on the best information BIC has obtained through extensive interviews with IDB staff and leadership. Read more Update \| 26 October 2005 Urgen Acciones por parte de la sociedad civil para establecer fuertes políticas de salvaguarda en el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo Lee sobre las políticas del BID, su importancia y el bloqueo en contra de estas salvaguardas dentro del banco, y ve las ultimas versiones de las políticas ambientales y indígenas del BID. Read more Update \| 6 June 2005 Protesta Contra el Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Caña Brava Más que 300 personas afectadas por el proyecto hidroeléctrico Caña Brava ocuparon las oficinas brasileñas del Banco Interamericano del Desarrollo Read more Update \| 23 August 2004 Carta de BIC y Sobrevivencia por BID re: revisión del Mecanismo de Investigación Independiente, 8 de Julio, 2004 Read more Print this page Email this page		Search Key Issues Accountability Debt Energy & Extractive Industries Environmental & Social Policies IFI Governance Infrastructure Trade Transparency U.S. Government Oversight See Also Environmental & Social Policies Stay Informed! Sign up for our e-newsletters. Sign up

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