ECOLOGIA NEWSLETTER Archive
January/February 1994 Issue #28
Your "RIGHT TO KNOW":
A Progress Report on the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD)
Anyone can obtain free copies of environmental policy
guidelines from the European Bank For Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD). The EBRD was created by western countries to
assist in the reconstruction of countries with a Soviet history, in other
words to act like the World Bank but with a more regional focus. Since
it is a major investment and lending institution in the region, EBRD
policies will become more and more influential.
We recommend the following free publications for any NGO
or local government dealing with any western investment
organizations, private or governmental. They are essential for any
NGO or local government involved with an EBRD financed project.
Many of the EBRD's free environmental publications are available in
Russian, French, and German as well as English.
- Environments in Transition: The Environmental Bulletin of the
EBRD This new publication of the EBRD is designed to be a twice
yearly publication outlining the bank's environmental funding
activities. The eighteen-page Winter 1993 publication contains several
useful articles. We found the EBRD effort to renew their commitment
to public participation to be a hopeful sign of change in the institution
(see article entitled "Public Participation, the EBRD Approach"). The
possibility of change in the EBRD will increase if NGOs know exactly
what the bank has promised. Write and ask for this edition of the
bulletin and ask to be put on the mailing list for future bulletins.
- Environmental Management: The Bank's Policy Approach This
document outlines the EBRD's policies and procedures for insuring
that investment projects are reviewed and evaluated properly for their
environmental impacts. The Bank's written policy and detailed
procedures on public participation are included. It is available in
Russian as well as in German, French, and English.
- Environmental Procedures This describes the Bank's
environmental review process for investments. It is available in
English only.
To order EBRD environmental publications, write:
The European Bank's Documentalist - EBRD
One Exchange Square
London EC2A 2EH United Kingdom
(or fax : 44 71 338 6541)
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