- Source: CEE Bankwatch Network
CEE Bankwatch Network is a global network which operates in central and eastern Europe. There are 17 member groups, multiple non-governmental organizations based in different locations; the network is one of the largest networks of environmental NGOs in central and eastern Europe. Bankwatch's headquarters rest in Prague, Czech Republic.
Bankwatch was set up in 1995, and it focuses on monitoring the actions of different international financial institutions, such as the European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), while publicizing and exposing potential risks of the projects to the public in order to address environmental, social, and economical causes. The network aims to influence the decisions of the EIB and the EBRD and campaign for the protection of human rights and the environment.
Main Areas of Work
Coal mining and power plants
Unsustainable hydro power plants
Extractive industries
Projects followed by CEE Bankwatch Network
= Fossil Fuel Projects
=Rovinari Power Station, Romania
Gacko II, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Southern Gas Corridor
Ugljevik Power Plant, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pljevlja lignite power plant, Montenegro
Tuzla lignite power plant, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sostanj lignite thermal power plant, Slovenia
Stanari lignite power plant, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kolubara B lignite-fired power plant, Serbia and Kolubara lignite mine, Serbia
Kostolac B3 lignite power plant, Serbia
Kosova e Re lignite power plant, Kosovo
Plomin coal power plant, Croatia
Sakhalin-II oil and gas project, Russia
= Unsustainable Renewable Projects
=Boskov most hydropower plant, North Macedonia
Krapska Reka hydropower plant, Macedonia
Dabrova Dolina hydropower plant, Croatia
Buk Bijela dam and the Upper Drina cascade, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Shuakhevi hydropower plant, Georgia
Nenskra hydropower plant, Georgia
Olkaria geothermal development, Kenya
= Transport Projects
=Kresna gorge / Struma motorway, Bulgaria
Khudoni hydropower plant, Georgia
Volkswagen's emissions scandal and the EU's bank
Mombasa-Mariakani road project, Kenya
Corridor Vc motorway, Bosnia and Herzegovina
= Municipal Infrastructure
=Belgrade incinerator, Serbia
= Agrobussiness
=Myronivsky Hliboproduct (MHP), Ukraine
= Extractive Industries
=Kumtor Gold Mine, Kyrgyzstan
Member Group Organizations
Bulgaria, Centre for Environmental Information and Education
Bulgaria, Za Zemiata
Croatia, Zelena Akcia
Czech Republic, Hnutí Duha
Czech Republic, Centre For Transport And Energy
Estonia, Estonian Green Movement
Georgia, Green Alternative
Hungary, National Society of Conservationists - Friends of the Earth Hungary
Latvia, Green Liberty
Lithuania, Atgaja
Macedonia, Eko-svest
Poland, Polish Green Network (Polska Zielona Siec)
Russia, Sakhalin Environmental Watch
Serbia, Center for Ecology and Sustainable Development
Slovakia, Friends of the Earth - CEPA
Ukraine, Ecoaction (Екодія)
Ukraine, National Ecological Centre of Ukraine
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Jembatan Gazela
- Beograd
- CEE Bankwatch Network
- List of environmental organizations
- Just Transition Mechanism
- Volkswagen emissions scandal
- Belgrade
- Prometheus Cave Natural Monument
- Kumtor Gold Mine
- Enguri Dam
- European Investment Bank
- Coal-fired power station
