NGO Documents
[NGO Study] Between a rock and a hard place. How local communities pay the cost of EBRD-financed gold mining projects.
(November 27, 2009)
As the EBRD prepares to develop a new sectoral policy on mining, this collection of case studies looks at the impacts on communities of the gold mining projects the bank has financed thus far.
From a cyanide spill in Kumtor, Kyrgyzstan, to defective public participation procedures in Bulgaria and severe subsidence in Shahumyan, Armenia, the case studies graphically illustrate the need for much greater scrutiny of proposed gold mining projects if the EBRD is to bring real benefits for local communities.
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From a cyanide spill in Kumtor, Kyrgyzstan, to defective public participation procedures in Bulgaria and severe subsidence in Shahumyan, Armenia, the case studies graphically illustrate the need for much greater scrutiny of proposed gold mining projects if the EBRD is to bring real benefits for local communities.
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[Issue paper] Introduction of cyanide leaching of gold in Bulgaria
(November 20, 2009)
The briefing outlines plans to introduce the highly toxic chemical cyanide into the leaching of gold in Bulgaria. It describes the fierce public opposition to it and the shortcomings in the EIA process for the Chelopech, Kurdjali and Krumovgrad projects. It also points to the risks for the environment and human health, and to the questionable applicability of the technique for Bulgaria.
[Leaflet] Potential unfulfilled: EU funds need to deliver more clean and efficient energy in central and eastern Europe
(November 16, 2009)
The EU structural and cohesion funds have the potential to catalyse the transition to a low carbon economy in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Yet, as this latest analysis from CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe reveals, this prospect still remains remote for now. Approaching the midpoint of the 2007-2013 programming period, the pace of absorption of EU funds for renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) projects is slow even if the demand for financing is steadily on the rise.
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[Issue paper] Bankwatch position paper on the Nabucco gas pipeline
(November 1, 2009)
The position paper outlines four reasons for not providing public funds for the Nabucco gas pipeline project (human rights, fossil fuels, energy efficiency and local benefits) and makes specific recommendations to EU institutions.
[Issue paper] a BELENE chronology
(October 26, 2009)
A fact sheet choronologically outlining the events and developments of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project from 1981 until October 2009.
