Groups Challenge World Bank Funding of Destructive Mega-Dams

EcoWatch: As the World Bank makes an effort to raise billions of dollars from donor governments for its International Development Association (IDA) fund, civil society groups are calling on governments to shift support for energy projects from the Bank to institutions that prioritize clean, local energy sources for the poor. The World Bank is asking donor governments to replenish the IDA--its fund for the poorest countries--at a meeting in Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 16-17. The Bank plans to finance a new generation......

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