Official Documents
IDB Environmental Policy November 16, 2005 (MS Word 154 KB)
Civil Society Analysis
Otra Integración es Posible y Está en Marcha: Una Critica Preliminaría de IIRSA por la Perspectiva de la Sociedad Civil, Bank Information Center, Coalición Rios Vivos, Núcleo Amigos de la Tierra-Brasil, Junio de 2004 (Acrobat pdf 605 KB) IIRSA es la iniciativa de los gobiernos y las Instituciones Financieras Internacionales para la integración de la infraestructura regional de Sudamérica
A Preliminary Critique of Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (draft for comment), Bank Information Center, April 2004 (Acrobat pdf 242 KB). Also available: Español
BIC's Note on the 2004 IDB Annual Meetings in Peru, April 2004 (Acrobat pdf 192 KB) Also available: Español
The Myth of Additionality: A Critical Look at the Policies and Loan Conditions of the Inter-American Development Bank, Bank Information Center, April 2003. Also available: Español -The IDB frequently justifies its involvement in large infrastructure projects by asserting that the Bank's involvement brings "additionality" to a project, by way of its operational policies and loan conditions. However, examining the Bank's own policies and evidence from project case studies shows no causal link between Bank rhetoric and reality.
An Introduction to the Inter-American Development Bank: A Factsheet for Civil Society, BIC, August 2002 (Acrobat pdf 193 KB). Also available: Español
The Santa Cruz- Puerto Suarez Transportation Corridor Project: a Case Study, by Maria Teresa Vargas Ríos and Kari Hamerschlag of BIC, July 2001 (Acrobat pdf 317 KB). Also available: Español
The Inter-American Development Bank's Pantanal Sustainable Development Program: A critical Assessment from an NGO Perspective, co-edited by Bank Information Center, June 2000. Not available online.
Putting Participation into Practice at the Inter-American Development Bank, by Kari Hamerschlag, Bank Information Center, March 2000 (Acrobat pdf 180 KB). Also available: Español (Acrobat pdf 192 KB) Analyzes the IDB's draft strategy on participation and makes recommendations for more effective inclusion of affected citizens in Bank decision-making processes.
The Inter-American Development Bank and the Private Sector, by Kari Hamerschlag of BIC and Eduardo Gudynas of Centro Latino Americano De Ecologia Social (CLAES), March 2000 (Acrobat pdf 507 KB)
The Bolivia-Brazil Pipeline: A "Model" Development Project? by Kari Hamerschlag of BIC, in collaboration with Atossa Soltani of Amazon Watch, March 1999, Assesses the World Bank’s and IDB’s social and environmental performance with regard to the largest private sector development project in Latin America.
Four Years After the Inter-American Development Bank Eighth Replenishment: an Assessment From an NGO Perspective, Bank Information Center and Instituto del Tercer Mundo, Uruguay, March 1998 (Acrobat pdf 1.9 MB). Also available: Español (1.3 MB)
Correspondence
Letter from Amazon Alliance with indigenous peoples to Enrique Iglesias proposing a consultation process for IDB Indigenous Peoples Policy and Strategic Framework, March 24, 2004. Also available: Español
BIC letter to IDB EVP Dennis Flannery calling Jamaica meetings an illegitimate forum for civil society participation, February 13, 2004
Response from IDB Executive Vice President Dennis Flannery to BIC's February 13 letter, March 11, 2004 (Acrobat pdf 75 KB)
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