[WATERFORALL] New issue of World Bank Watch -

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Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:06:40 -0400

" 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 "

(www.worldbankwatch.org).

 

The latest issue of World Bank Watch is now available on

www.worldbankwatch.org (March-June). The newsletter includes details

on proposed loans to:

 

(LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN)

Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Jamaica,

Mexico, Panama, Venezuela

 

(AFRICA)

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

Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali,

Mauritania,

Rwanda, Zambia, Uganda

 

(MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA)

Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia

 

(EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC)

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

Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam

 

(SOUTH ASIA)

Bhutan, India, Pakistan,

 

(EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA)

Moldova, Romania, Tajikistan, Ukraine

 

(RECENTLY APPROVED LOANS)

Afghanistan - Emergency National Solidarity Project - Additional

Financing

Funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$200 million

China - Chongqing Small Cities Infrastructure Improvement Project

Funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$180 million (increased from initially

proposed US$150 million)

China - Poor Rural Communities Development Project

Funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$100 million

China - Liuzhou Environment Management Project

Funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$100 million

China - Ningbo Water Management Project

Funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$130 million

Columbia - Water and Sanitation Sector Support Project

Funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$70 million

Congo, Democratic Republic of - Emergency Living Conditions Improvement

Project

Funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$82 million

Gambia- Poverty Alleviation and Municipal Development Capacity Building

- Supplemental Credit Project

Funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$4 million

India- Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project

Funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$465 million

Indonesia - Initiatives for Local Governance Reform Project

Funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$ 29, 5 million (reduced from US$54.73

million)

Indonesia - Urban Sector Development and Reform Project

Funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$45 million (reduced from US$109.1

million)

Indonesia - Kecamatan Development Project 3B

Funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$160 million

Iran - Northern Cities Water Supply and Sanitation Project

Funding: Guarantees US$224 million

Nigeria - Lagos Water Sector Restructuring Project

Funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$200 million

Peru - Guarantee Facility Project

Funding: Guarantees US$200 million (reduced from US$300 million)

Philippines- Third ManilaSewerage Project

Funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$64 million

Sierra Leone- Urban Water Supply Supplemental Project

Funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$3.2 million

St. Lucia - Water Supply Infrastructure Improvement Project

Funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$7.7 million

Turkey - Municipal Services Project

Funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$275 million (increased from US$200

million)

West Bank and Gaza- Second Water and Sanitation Project

Funding: World Bank (Special Financing) US$20 million (increased from

US$15 million)

 

(RECENTLY DROPPED LOANS)

Indonesia - Urban Water Supply Project

Proposed funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$60 million

Malawi - Urban Water Supply Project

Proposed funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$30 million

Serbia and Montenegro- Serbia Municipal Water and Sanitation Project

Proposed funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$40 million

Ukraine - Municipal Credit Market Development Project

Proposed funding: World Bank (IBRD/IDA) US$30 million

 

Please spread the information and help stop policies that work against

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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