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As @the_IDB #AnnualMeetings begin this Wednesday, attention turns to #SouthConnection, a new regional infrastructure initiative in South America. BIC and partners outline key risks and reforms to strengthen safeguards and governance. Read more: bit.ly/4uiotD7

On International Women’s Day, we urge @IFC_org to strengthen protections for women in its Sustainability Framework. Read more: bit.ly/3MJiEhb

As the IDB drafts its 2026–2030 Climate Plan, it must raise ambition and accountability; this includes Paris-alignment, no fossil fuel expansion, more adaptation finance, greater transparency, and a Just Energy Transition. Read more: bit.ly/3MxixFi

MICI issued several recommendations to strengthen @the_IDB Invest’s oversight of Pronaca in Ecuador, including stronger access to information, analysis of historical water pollution, improved community mapping, and participatory monitoring. Read more: bit.ly/3ONHFIp

In honor of #WorldSustainableTransportDay, we call for stronger action on transport decarbonization. The @WorldBank must strengthen its targets, financing, and strategies to reduce emissions and expand access to cleaner transport. Read more: bit.ly/3KOx6Ua

The World Bank’s “disability-inclusive” Scorecard offers limited insight. By counting all beneficiaries from projects citing universal access, it overstates how many persons with disabilities benefit. The Bank must refine its approach. Read more: bit.ly/4pMZYLx

MICI's @the_IDB recent report confirms decades of environmental harm in Ecuador’s Tsáchila Indigenous Territory and gaps in @BIDInvest’s oversight of Pronaca. BIC’s @carojuaneda calls for greater transparency and stronger safeguards. Read more: bit.ly/4iXzO6t

Today is the World Day for the Prevention and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Violence. ADF-17 is a key moment for @AfDB_Group to strengthen its child protection policies and improve meaningful engagement with civil society. Read more: bit.ly/4oMMMG9

Join BIC and partners at #COP30 Belém for our panel on “Logistics Corridors, Socio-Environmental Rights, and the Role of Financial Institutions in the Amazon.” 🗓️ November 16 🕝 3:30pm (Belém) 📍 Estação Amazônia Sempre (Museu Goeldi)

Bolivia's Tacana II Indigenous Peoples secured legal title to 270,000+ ha of Amazon forest, a landmark win through @the_IDB MICI. As #COP30 begins, their victory shows that real climate solutions protect forests and those who care for them. Learn more: bit.ly/4p08eqX

Next Thursday, the Africa Community Day will bring together communities, civil society, and the @AfDB_Group to foster open dialogue on accountability, inclusion, and sustainability in AfDB-financed projects. Register for the webinar here: bit.ly/4o5gLIQ

As the #AfDBAM25 kicks off, check out the AfDB CSO Working Group's latest newsletter & read about the priorities and recommendations that we will be sharing with the @AfDB_Group this week: bit.ly/43m2Whz

🚨 Join us TODAY at 11:15am ET for a @WorldBank #SpringMeetings #CSPF2025 panel on how development banks can better deliver #remedy when their projects harm communities. 💻 Online: bit.ly/watchoutcomes 📍 In person: I 2-250

One audience member states that Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, particularly for Indigenous Peoples, is the most important aspect that must be sufficiently addressed in the updated framework and emphasized in implementation.

As the sustainability framework is being updated for the next 10 years, he points out that it must include strategic long-term thinking. This includes specific guidelines regarding energy transition as critical materials like lithium will become more prevalent moving forward.

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