Problems With World Bank Hydroelectric Project

In line with these concerns of corruption, lack of transparency and accountability a look into the financial and institutional beneficiaries of the project will help ascertain the challenges that may result in development failure (Hildyard, 2005). Hildyard's paper on LHWP what went wrong centers its arguments on the impacts the project has had on the different groups involved that is; the civil society groups, human rights groups, environmentalists and the people directly affected by the project. The hope is to find solutions for Southern Africa and wherever else needed to curb corruption through re-structuring of regulations and proper implementations of those already in place, encourage openness and public participation and scrutiny to enable the sustainable development of the project. Sketchiness was also seen on the side of South Africa when it came to the project funding; international sanctions on the government prevented direct international funding so a work around was created - to set up a trust fund based in London for laundering of funds (Hildyard,

Abstractly, Global corporations have a key role to play in issues ranging from human rights to environmental policies. Specifically, corporations can be most effective in helping the poor by investing in local and global communities on a long-term basis rather than by acting as charities or aid agencies. However, to do so, corporations must restore the public 's trust. They must demonstrate that their presence, particularly in poorer countries and the emerging market economies, is a source of human progress. They must demonstrate that globalisation is not a zero-sum game in which the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. In this regard, those who argue against globalisation are denying 1.5 billion people, who live in absolute poverty, the means of escape. To do nothing is morally unacceptable. The world is watching the corporate sector. This is a moment of great challenge, but also of great opportunity because if corporations can demonstrate that they are agents of progress, they can remove the doubts and renew the trust that is essential for both prosperity and security.

I am writing with some concerns I have regarding the construction of Site C dam. The dam creates many problems for wildlife and the cost of it eventually is going to exceed the original estimate.

These are the injustices that are happening all over the world and we need to prevent these companies from taking advantage of us and our water supplies just to fatten their pockets. We need to project our political voices and let these companies know that these behaviors will not be tolerated. Among the people who are raising their political voices against water ownership is Maude Barlow, senior advisor on water issues for the General Assembly of the UN, who argued that, " high water rates, cut-offs to the poor, reduced services, broken promises and pollution have been the legacy of

For more than 15 years, we have been advocating on behalf of those at risk of exploitation. The Tronie Foundation is a survivor-led global organization, now bringing together a new team of partners for supply chain compliance and sustainability. Through our United Nations General Assembly speeches, we have advised more than 150 countries on the solutions to protecting children around the world. Through our Global Survivor Network, we have worked with survivors in 5 continents and in approximately 20 countries. Our Constitution guarantees these rights and the Supreme Court has ruled that wherever the Constitution is silent and the legislature has not made a law, those International Covenants to which India is a signatory may be enforced

In the documentary F.L.O.W: For The Love Of Water directed by Irena Salina's, we are introduced to the idea of how hard it really is to obtain clean, safe water in certain areas of the world. We are shown the struggle that people have to overcome in other countries. It shows the everyday battle people have to face to obtain potable water. Salina shows exactly how big of a problem this is by exposing the number of people who perish by not having access to water. In this film, big industries are shown making a profit out of the suffering of people who live in poverty, whom do not have access to this important vital resource. The main intent of Salina’s is to raise awareness that big corporations and even our government are able to take advantage

I believe that the Hetch Hetchy Dam should remain in place because national resources and utilization of these resources can co-exist but we first must affirm the federal land act in which it states that it "recognizes the value of our Nation’s public lands and provided a framework in which they could be managed in perpetuity for the benefit of present and future generations." To maintain the Hetchy Hetch river valley for the present they should not disturb the ecosphere that is now in place. To do away with the dam there will be damage to the surrounding areas and be pro active in controlling any erosion and stabilization of the valley if it was drained. The vegetation and the original beauty will take many years to be reintroduced

The lower Mattagami Hydroelectric Complex consist of a total four generating stations located on the Mattagami river. Starting from South to North they are; Little Long, Smoky falls, Harmon, and Kipling. Located approximately 70 kilometres northeast of Kapuskasing and roughly 150 Kilometres Upstream of Moose Factory and Moosonee. Little long went service in 1963, Harmon in 1965, Kipling 1966 while Smoky falls went into service in 1931 and now has the capacity of about 50 megawatts. One megawatt can produce enough electricity to power 1000 homes. Due to the Age and Size of smoky falls compared to the other three and moreover how Smoky falls doesn’t use the water as efficient as the others. Ontario Power Generation (OPG) proposed to shut it

The Oahe Dam was constructed to provide flood control, electric power and irrigation benefits along the Missouri River in central South Dakota. Tour guide, Kris Cleveland, made it very clear that the number one priority of the dam was to control water levels on the Missouri River, with an additional benefit being the generation of electricity for much of the north-central United States. The dam opened in 1962 and was upgraded in the 1980’s to a higher capacity.

The Rainforest Action Network (RAN), a relatively small group of activists with significantly less financial resources than any large financial institution, understood they needed to create leverage in order successfully change project finance. They chose a market leader in the financial institutions sector, CitiGroup. If the leader’s actions changed, other competitors in the industry would be forced to adopt similar policies. In order to create leverage, RAN believed they should attacking Citi’s hard earned reputation.

My presentation was based on my previous work experience where I worked as Program Coordinator. The name of the organization is Public Welfare Society Nepal (PWSN) which is located in a rural part of Nepal. Since its establishment in 1990, PWSN has been working in different fields such as health, education, brain drain, environment, agriculture, rural reconstruction, peace-building, community empowerment, and so forth. PWSN has been collaborating with several international organizations (INGOs) for a number of programs. PWSN is fascinating different professionals from different fields for new work. PWSN not only acts as planners but also implements of development plans at the local level. PWSN is helping with mobilizing the local resources to the development growth. This organization is supporting for building a self-reliant sustainable society. The best role of this organization is to mediate between the government and local people. PWSN is also playing an important role to reduce ethnic conflict by launching rural community participatory programs.

The World Bank is known to fund many infrastructure projects in developing countries, presumably as a means to achieve their goals of increasing development in those countries. Hydroelectric dams are some of the much-maligned infrastructure projects funded by the World Bank. In a report authored by employees of the World Bank itself, the authors themselves highlight the “adverse environmental and related social impacts” of large dams, while attempting to draw a distinction between “relatively good dams and bad dams”. (Ledec & Quintero, 2003)

On July 28th, 2010, the United Nations recognized access to safe and clean water and sanitation as human rights (UN News Center). Despite this recognition, there is a growing movement to privatize water utilities ‒ to treat them as a commodity to be sold rather than as a basic human right, and a necessity. Growing rates of privatization led Fortune magazine to claim that “water promises to be to the 21st century what oil was to the 20th century: the precious commodity that determines the wealth of nations” (Tulley, “Water, Water Everywhere”). There is not one instance of a human right being expected to be protected by a private entity in any other industry. The water industry should not be a private sector, yet in 2010 private companies controlled 12% of water utilities world-wide (Masons, 14). While proponents of privatization such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund argue that privatizing these systems are more efficient, and that private companies are better equipped to tackle the challenge of providing water to a growing world, access to water as a right must be protected. The privatization of water has broader implications on the communities that these utilities serve, and have large strides to make in terms of affordability, customer service, and transparency.

The reason the World Bank was considered a part of this according to According to George (1998)”World Bank told to investigate links to Ethiopia 'villagization' project.” The funds used from the PBS that paid the government works who then forced people out of their homes. The World Bank, of course, denies these claims. Stating that they were not funding this Villagisation program. A full investigation was done by the World Bank to look into the accusations that had been made. According to World Bank (2014)”Ethiopia: Promoting Basic Services Phase III Project(P128891)” They found that their management had not carried out the required full risk analysis in the PBS and the CDP (Commune Development Programme). CDP being the Villagisation program. They also found that the villages that people had been moved to where in fact were inadequate. There was little to no farmlands and little food. The government of Ethiopia has asked for help in these areas. They had also investigated the allegations of the government forcing people to move out of their lands. This was found to be a false statement. According to the report, they had found people that did not want to leave their villages still living there. In the end, the World Bank will continue the funding of the third phase of PBS but will be keeping a closer eye on the project.

Another very common strategy is to sell "credits guaranteed delivery”. This means that the seller (often the fund manager) pay the difference if the proposed Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) underlying does not provide the promised number of credits. This promise, particularly if it is made by a well-capitalized financial institution makes offsets guaranteed more expensive than those that are not guaranteed (Wanner: 2015; Kegley & Blanton: 2016). But as the investment contract provisions are rarely made public, we can ask ourselves about what happened to the project Timarpur Waste Management Company. The Luxembourg government funded this project through its participation in the Asia Pacific Carbon Fund (APCF), up to $ 15 million, managed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) (UNEP, 2009) . According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the project should begin issuing credits since April 2009, while the construction of the plant waste in Delhi, India is expected to close only late 2012 (Bond: 2012). For some reason, the fund manager decided to withdraw from the project in May 2010, without our government knows why. No explanation either on the largest database of carbon market data, the Carbon Market Data and even less in the usual sources of funds in question, which supports an evaluation report by one of the departments the Asian Development Bank and confirms the lack of data in transactions, as well as the social and environmental impact