Conflicts of Interest – A Briefer on the World Bank’s Hosting of the Loss and Damage Fund
The first year of the Loss and Damage Fund is a critical time for civil society to intervene as the Board decides on the Fund’s policies. The World Bank’s appointment as the Fund’s interim host, an outcome of last year’s COP 28, is a threat to developing countries’ ability toContinue Reading
Briefer On Public Debt
Public debts at all-time high Burden of debt Illegitimate debts: harmful to people, communities and the plant The consequences of WB projects, coupled with IMF neoliberal policies have been devastating for vulnerable communities in the Global South. Indigenous peoples, rural communities, and marginalized populations have borne the brunt of environmentalContinue Reading
Statement on the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bankers meeting 2024
The people and communities of the Global South are suffering multiple crises, made worse by global rule makers that favor corporate interests over the needs of people and the planet. The Group of 20 (G20) countries — and the handful of Group of 7 (G7) countries that control it —Continue Reading
Towards a People’s Agenda on Climate Finance
Those responsible for the climate crisis must provide the necessary finance to solve it. Hence, the urgent, unconditional, and adequate delivery of non-debt-creating climate finance through UNFCCC climate finance mechanisms by Global North governments takes centerstage in the peoples’ agenda for climate justice. This briefer outlines the demands and fightsContinue Reading