NEW DELHI

Monday, 22 Feb 2010

India plans to raise the compensation for people displaced by large mining projects, the federal mines minister said on Monday, in a move that could soothe opposition to leases but will raise costs.  The government will introduce a new bill...

INDR often deals with the policies of international financial intermediareis (IFIs) but an extensive laws define the right of the state and its subjurisdictions at the national level.  This note mentions an ongoing efforts to change on such system in the state of Arizona in the United States of America.

After considerable debate with NGOs and some members of the INDR, the Asian Development Bank's Board approved  of its revised Safeguard Policy Statement, which includes the first revision of its involuntary resettlement policies since internal and external reviews found them woefully incapable of avoiding development-induced impoverishment.  Earlier on, Ted Downing and Thayer Scudder had asked the Board to revise their policy in light of the research and previous Bank findings on involuntary displacement. See the revised policy and prepare to share your comments with the INDR group.
 

Germany, Austria and Switzerland have withdrawn their export credit guarantees for the highly controversial Ilisu dam project in Turkey.