http://bicusa.org/en/Issue.19.aspx The latest news on Environmental Policy at the IDB from the Bank Information Center 10 http://www.infodev.org/images/infodev.gif http://bicusa.org/en/Issue.19.aspx The $200 million road project in Putumayo, Colombia is an anchor project for the IIRSA Amazonas Corridor and will unlock commercial traffic between the ports of Tumaco and Belem, as well as between Bogota and Quito. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.11004.aspx Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:33:56 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.11004.aspx The Inter American Development Bank set aside more than $900,000 to conduct a feasibility study into the road linking Guyana with Brazil. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.11002.aspx Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:08:25 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.11002.aspx Civil society organizations (CSOs) from 10 South American countries have invited the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to engage in dialogue about the use and misuse of Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) in a two-day workshop to be held in Bogota, Colombia (Dec. 2 and 3, 2008). The workshop will feature presentations on the IDB's progress in developing a strategic decision making system that includes clearer rules for SEAs. CSOs will present lessons learned and recommendations for more effective use of SEAs drawn from a decade of experience with high risk infrastructure projects. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.10958.aspx Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.10958.aspx The President of the Directors of IIRSA and current Director of the Ministry of Planning of Colombia, Carolina Renteria, reported on Monday, November 10 the decision to reject a hearing on IIRSA requested by 20 civil society organizations from 8 countries. The CSOs submitted a proposal to create mechanisms to ensure the participation of civil society in the planning process of integration within the framework of IIRSA, in addition to other potential integration processes as well as for the implementation of Strategic Environmental Studies (SEA) for groups of IIRSA projects. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.10936.aspx Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.10936.aspx In this edition you will find the following article: IIRSA CCT Meeting on Infrastructure and the Amazon: IIRSA’s future in doubt (also in Spanish on our Spanish language page) http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3907.aspx Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3907.aspx El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) desestimó una propuesta de la sociedad civil para realizar un seminario conjunto sobre infraestructura y mecanismos de planificación sostenibles en el Amazonas. Dicho seminario se proponía para la próxima reunión que el Banco desarrollará con la sociedad civil en Montevideo, Uruguay, el 16 y 17 de Octubre. Por muchos motivos la relación del BID con la sociedad civil ha caído a su nivel más bajo. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3896.aspx Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:56:07 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3896.aspx Si bien los pueblos originarios de Perú han logrado que el Congreso de la República derogue los decretos legislativos N° 1015 y N° 1073, todavía la protección de sus derechos y sus tierras no está completamente asegurada. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3894.aspx Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3894.aspx 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. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3827.aspx Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:40:37 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3827.aspx 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. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3766.aspx Wed, 14 May 2008 11:26:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3766.aspx 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. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3723.aspx Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:07:38 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3723.aspx A publication of civil society groups working to reform the Inter-American Development Bank. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3713.aspx Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3713.aspx Bank ignores climate change and development indicators as estimated 250 million Latin Americans live in poverty despite near half-century of lending. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3715.aspx Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:25:56 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.3715.aspx Look at the latest versions of the IDB's environmental and indigenous peoples' policies, which have been finally made publicly available. Read more to learn about the current stance within the IDB that is stalling the further strengthening and approval of these important tools. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2448.aspx Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:26:45 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2448.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2168.aspx Tue, 14 Jun 2005 16:13:21 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.2168.aspx On March 10, 2005, the Blue Ribbon Panel, a group of international environmental experts convened to review the IDB's environmental policy and make recommendations for sustainability and environmentally conscious development. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1969.aspx Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:48:08 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1969.aspx List includes consolidated recommendations from all the public consultations: Barbados, Washington DC, Brussels, Panamá, Rio de Janeiro and Lima. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1966.aspx Wed, 09 Mar 2005 17:29:20 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1966.aspx The public consultation in Panama included 56 participants from 7 member countries in the Central American region: Costa Rica, Guatemala, México, Nicaragua, Belize, the Dominican Republic and Panamá, with representatives from government, private business and civil society. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1956.aspx Thu, 03 Mar 2005 14:59:50 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1956.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1938.aspx Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:06:01 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1938.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1933.aspx Fri, 18 Feb 2005 14:40:25 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1933.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1908.aspx Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:47:42 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1908.aspx Civil society urged to weigh in on this Inter-American Development Bank policy review, which can have profound consequences on upcoming large-scale infrastructure projects in Latin America. http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1823.aspx Fri, 10 Dec 2004 15:50:44 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1823.aspx http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1518.aspx Tue, 13 Jul 2004 13:18:07 GMT http://bicusa.org/en/Article.1518.aspx