[WATERFORALL] New issue of World Bank Watch - www.worldbankwatch.org

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Mon, 21 Mar 2005 11:21:04 -0500

" Maj Fiil-Flynn " <mfiil

 

 

[WATERFORALL] New issue of World Bank Watch -

www.worldbankwatch.org

 

 

News from Public Citizen's Water For All Campaign

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The World Bank increased lending in the water and sanitation sector

from

US$546 million in 2002 to over US$3 billion in 2005. Unfortunately,

there is little indication that this resulted in more access to clean

and affordable water in the global south. Instead the World Bank

continues to push a range of conditions such as privatization,

decentralization, full cost recovery and changes of national laws.

 

For more background on the World Bank's conditional lending in the

water and sanitation sector read " Will the World Bank Back Down? Water

Privatization in a Climate of Global Protest "

http://www.worldbankwatch.org

 

The latest issue of World Bank Watch is now available on

www.worldbankwatch.org. The newsletter includes details on proposed

loans to:

 

(LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN)

Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru

 

(AFRICA)

Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo,

Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania,

Nigeria, Rwanda, Zambia, Uganda

 

(MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA)

Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, West Bank and Gaza

 

(EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION)

Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, People's Democratic Republic of

Lao, Philippines, Vietnam

 

(EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA)

Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine

 

(RECENTLY APPROVED LOANS)

Argentina - Buenos Aires Infrastructure Project - Funding: World Bank

(IBRD/IDA) US$200 million

Armenia - Yerevan Water and Wastewater Project - Funding: World Bank

(IBRD/IDA) US$20 million

Chile - Rural Infrastructure Services Project - Funding: World Bank

(IBRD/IDA) US$50.26 million (increased from US$50 million)

Vietnam - Water Supply Development Project - Funding: World Bank

(IBRD/IDA) US$112.6 million

 

(RECENTLY DROPPED LOANS)

Georgia - Tbilisi Water Supply and Sanitation Project - Proposed

funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$15 million

Jordan - Disi Amman Conveyor Guarantee Project - Proposed funding:

Guarantees US$100 million

 

Poor oversight and forced conditionality is in the interest of

corporations, not the people! Please spread the information and help

change policies that work against ordinary people.

You can find more information on the World Bank's disclosure policy on

www.ifitransparencyresource.org.

 

If you have questions mail Maj (mfiil) at Public Citizen's

Water for All Campaign.

 

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