Barro Blanco – Large hydro project, Panama
The Barro Blanco Hydroelectric Power Plant Project was approved for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) despite the concerns of local and international NGOs.
Santa Rita – Large hydro power project in Guatemala violates rights
Santa Rita CDM project registered despite violations of community consultation rights which are at the heart of the Guatemalan Agreement on Identity and Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Report – Glimpses from Ground: Analysis of selected CDM projects in India
India is one of the top countries in implementation of CDM projects. The Indian CDM authority has stipulated a sustainable criterion for such CDM projects.
Friend of the Court Brief filed in Panamanian Case challenging CDM project Barro Blanco (Newsletter #4)
The infamous CDM Barro Blanco hydro power project, registered in 2011, continues to cause unrest amongst indigenous communities in Panama. Civil society organizations filed a letter in an ongoing domestic lawsuit in a Panamanian court, after a visit by UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples who concluded that the government should have ensured adequate consultation. Despite the negative impacts on the Ngöbe communities, the CDM remains without remedies for affected people to appeal against CDM projects that violate applicable international, including international human rights laws.
Letter to Mr. James Anaya UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Request for recommendations that the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) take action to protect the rights of indigenous people affected by the Barro Blanco dam and other CDM projects
