wallace global fund
We are grateful to the wallace global fund for supporting the following projects in 2007:
foe groups put spotlight on climate impacts as ifi’s meet
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank are well known for continuing the shameful practice of funding coal, oil and gas projects that fuel global warming, even in the face of their own April 2007 report that acknowledges climate change’s severe impacts on developing countries.The World Bank alone invests US$2 to 3 billion per year in coal, oil and gas projects which fuel climate change and fail to help the world’s poor.
using cartoons and new media to boost our message
In 2007 Friends of the Earth International developed new ideas about how to convey our campaign messages and reach a wider public.
world vs bank: the film
In October 2007, Friends of the Earth International held a Public Hearing on the World Bank. Now you can order a film that presents the voices and faces of witnesses who gave testimony on how World Bank policies and practices impact our world.
no ebrd money for sakhalin!
In 2007, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced that it would no longer consider funding the Sakhalin II project, which will produce offshore gas and oil from Russia’s far eastern coast. In 2001, the shareholders of Sakhalin Energy – Shell, Mitsui and Mitsubishi – asked the EBRD to partially finance the project. This prompted many, including Friends of the Earth groups, to pressure the Bank not to do so.
international forum against water privatisation in the hague
On May 22 2007, Friends of the Earth International, together with others, organised an international forum on water privatisation in The Hague. The PPIAF (Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility) is a little known World Bank agency that funds consultants to advise poor countries on how to privatise key sectors including water. Many students participated in the forum, which took place a day before the PPIAF's own annual meeting. After the forum, our delegation delivered a letter to the PPIAF, signed by 138 groups from 48 countries, asking the donors to withdraw from PPIAF.
world bank-funded pipeline project under investigation
Friends of the Earth International has been working with FoE groups in West Africa to support a stronger network and more solidarity among communities affected by the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP). This pipeline, which is now operational, runs from Nigeria through Benin, Togo and Ghana. In 2007 FoEI saw a major campaign goal achieved: the World Bank approved a July 2007 inspection of the controversial pipeline project.
european parliament resolves to end public financing of fossil fuels
In November 2007, Friends of the Earth International, FoE Europe, and other groups campaigning to end public funding for extractive industries achieved a key victory as an overwhelming majority of 540 Members of the European Parliament approved an important resolution. Despite some (expected) watering down of an original Green Group draft report for the resolution, crucial aspects still passed the plenary vote – a major success.
world vs bank: a public hearing
Faced with widespread criticism, the World Bank is losing its legitimacy. The Bank is increasingly condemned for exacerbating poverty instead of reducing it, for imposing harmful economic policy conditions, for causing environmental devastation, conflict, and flouting local people’s rights.
friends of the earth groups push for results at bali climate talks
The December 2007 climate summit, held in Bali, Indonesia marked the deadline for nations to agree on a “road map” for a new agreement to tackle climate change, beyond the current 2008-12 Kyoto Protocol commitment period.
