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Policy Officer @ceebankwatch tweeting news on environment, climate and public banks impact, EBRD, EIB, SDGs, mining.

[fidanka @fidankabmg]

During the pandemic and now due to the energy crisis, we see fossil fuel investments on the rise. @EBRD needs to step out of fossil fuels and prioritise clean energy and just energy transition for our regions #PublicMoney #ParisAlignment

[CEE Bankwatch Network @ceebankwatch]

The @EBRD vowed to “align all its activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement” from end of 2022. Now, @EBRD needs to put its money where its mouth is.
👉See the letter Bankwatch and over 90 groups sent to President @OdileRenaud and board directors: https://t.co/eWwW0kWmTR

[Uzbek Forum for Human Rights @UzbekForum]

Great to see colleagues @fidankabmg, @mfodhu and Lama @AccountCounsel at @EBRD HQ in London to talk #HumanRights due diligence, remedy and accountability - and more....
Thank you to EBRD's civil society engagement team for hosting us!
@ceebankwatch @RightsinDevt @4accountability

[Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @BHR_FIDH]

For 15 years, @EBRD & @IFC_org financed an Armenian gold mine that harmed #HumanRights & the environment.

In a report, FIDH, CSI & Bankwatch show that #Amulsar is both a test for Armenia’s democracy & a failure for 2 of the 🌍’s largest dev banks.

🧵⤵️
https://t.co/jbaE8NlVLm

[CEE Bankwatch Network @ceebankwatch]

📢We’ve been monitoring the #Amulsar project since 2011.

There is evidence that Armenia has breached its obligation to protect human rights and the new govt of @NikolPashinyan has not taken decisive steps to change that.

ℹ️ Read more: https://t.co/YVBMSIAYAA

[fidanka @fidankabmg]

I hope the @EBRD will not throw 'good money after bad' after the dubious results of the energy sector reforms with the Bulgarian Energy Holding and the failure of the Chaira pump storage rehabilitation @OdileRenaud @KirilPetkov

[CEE Bankwatch Network @ceebankwatch]

The suspicious failure of the Chaira hydropower rehabilitation in Bulgaria 🇧🇬 raises a host of questions.

❓ But will the @EBRD learn from its mistakes and decline to finance the Yadenitsa plant pushed by the same company? Read more: https://t.co/0DjCDYIpEN

#hydropower

[CEE Bankwatch Network @ceebankwatch]

CC: @KirilPetkov

[fidanka @fidankabmg]

Ukraine's #GreenCities needs to be reimagined. @EBRD, city leadership, civil society and experts need to get back to the planning table with a very different baseline and an opportunity to rebuild energy-efficient and people-centred cities #EBRDam

[CEE Bankwatch Network @ceebankwatch]

While the war is still ongoing, it’s time to start planning for strategic development of 🇺🇦 Ukrainian cities.

Donors and development banks like @EBRD must prioritise green and sustainable reconstruction!

👉 Get to know our position ahead of the #EBRDam: https://t.co/gOYTUyvEaX

[fidanka @fidankabmg]

Neretva river basin suppoorts bio-diverse habitats, plus the valley has scarce and fertile agricultural land that provides livelihoods for people. An alternative route exists! @EBRD #NoHarm #Accountability

[CEE Bankwatch Network @ceebankwatch]

1/🧵Next week the @EBRD one of the banks backing the construction of #CorridorVc, has its Annual Meeting #EBRDam.

🐟 We’ll be there to advocate for suspension of the construction till better biodiversity studies are done.

👉Read our position paper: https://t.co/vqMZlwzoWt

[fidanka @fidankabmg]

Better late than never! No better time for the CEE region and for the @EBRD to go fossil-free and to turn off the tap for oil and gas dictatorships #EnergyTransition #decarbonisation

[CEE Bankwatch Network @ceebankwatch]

❌#EBRD has a long history of enabling Russian and Azeri dictators through fossil fuel investment – now it’s time to help Europe accelerate the energy transition.

How? Invest in buildings renovation and switching from gas boilers to heat pumps. Something to discuss at #EBRDam.

[CEE Bankwatch Network @ceebankwatch]

If they are truly committed to #FreedomOfExpression, @EBRD and other development banks should take meaningful actions to:

✅Prevent reprisals
✅Address reprisals
✅Speak out against reprisals

#wpfd22 #EBRDam

[CEE Bankwatch Network @ceebankwatch]

❗️ Next week we'll be at the #EBRDam to advocate for responsible investments promoting respect for human rights, democracy and shift away from fossil fuels.

⬇️ Read our papers about @EBRD projects that we’ve been monitoring.

ℹ️ Visit our website: https://t.co/vqMZlwzoWt

[CEE Bankwatch Network @ceebankwatch]

📢 At the #EBRDam next week, we will raise the issues around @EBRD loan for the Indorama Agro project in Uzbekistan 🇺🇿. It’s associated with persisting human rights violation, environmental pollution and deficient public consultation.

👉 Read more: https://t.co/eVyaXrbA9M

[CEE Bankwatch Network @ceebankwatch]

By supporting the Kvesheti-Kobi Road, part of the North-South Corridor in Georgia, the @EBRD risks enabling Russia’s future dominance in the region.

❗We’ll make sure this is not swept under the carpet at the #EBRDam.

👉Read our position here: https://t.co/id8afcWRdu

[fidanka @fidankabmg]

Gas dependence for Europe is a bad idea, as the war in Ukraine is showing. Substituting Putin's gas for Aliyev's gas is an invitation for political instability and more war in Caucasus #NoGas #NoFossilFuels

[CEE Bankwatch Network @ceebankwatch]

🇪🇺 #SustainableFinance experts are clear: “#taxonomy-aligned” support to gas and nuclear is #greenwashing.

To follow the science, financial institutions must exclude gas and nuclear from all sustainable/green products.

Read the open letter⬇️
https://t.co/u0jEjmiHK7

[fidanka @fidankabmg]

#IWD2022 How to ensure that investments in gender mainstreaming reach and empower women and vulnerable groups in #Uzbekistan @EBRDgender

[CEE Bankwatch Network @ceebankwatch]

[🧵6/6] Recommendations for gender mainstreaming in UZ?
👉Always starting from a rights-based approach to protect women and vulnerable groups
👉Informing and engaging women, not to lose sight of their needs
Read more in our report: https://t.co/fFtCJfs2AQ
Photo: Fulvio Spada

[CEE Bankwatch Network @ceebankwatch]

The Russian army’s invasion of Ukraine is a tragedy. We stand with our friends, colleagues and the communities that we work with in solidarity.

Read our full statement: https://t.co/ml79NDta0E

[fidanka @fidankabmg]

Wouldn't expect any less from the EBRD, thank you! Other IFIs should follow suit! Good to hear also about donor funds (building on the experience with the 1.6bln Chernobyl fund) #StandWithUkraine

[Odile Renaud-Basso @OdileRenaud]

Our initial €2 billion resilience package will help citizens, companies and countries affected by the war on #Ukraine.

The @EBRD's priorities include supporting trade finance, emergency liquidity, energy security and municipal services, especially those welcoming refugees.

[fidanka @fidankabmg]

#IWD2022 Gender mainstreaming in Uzbekistan - Way to go! & How to be improved, to reach more women and vulnerable groups #Uzbekistan @EBRDgender

[CEE Bankwatch Network @ceebankwatch]

[🧵1/6] New report on #gender impacts of the @EBRD’s investments in #Uzbekistan. @iammatvienko & @NinaLesikhina show the realities of gender mainstreaming in UZ and what needs to improve.

See the report https://t.co/fFtCJfs2AQ and learn more from our thread. #IWD2022

[fidanka @fidankabmg]

#GreenCities #Almaty #Kazakhstan need just and democratic reforms that earn public trust and support @EBRDgreen should consider the broader picture of poverty and inequality, affordability of goods and services, overconsumption.

[CEE Bankwatch Network @ceebankwatch]

Green urban projects without public participation will not succeed. @EBRD can help support transparent, open public dialogue on green projects in Kazakhstan.

ℹ️ Read our blog: https://t.co/kRE9WmDd9m

[fidanka @fidankabmg]

Towards a people-powered, green transformation in Almaty #Kazakhstan #GreenCities @EBRDgreen https://t.co/IijqYzOIcX