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17 Feb 2015

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AIDA

Panama: UN registered Barro Blanco hydroelectric dam temporarily suspended over non-compliance with environmental impact assessment

"UN registered Barro Blanco hydroelectric dam temporarily suspended over non-compliance with environmental impact assessment", 10 Feb 2015

...In a landmark decision, Panama's National Environmental Authority temporarily suspended the construction of the Barro Blanco hydroelectric dam...over non-compliance with its Environmental Impact Assessment. The dam was approved by the UN Clean Development Mechanism despite risks of flooding to the territory of the indigenous Ngäbe Bugle communities...Eyes are now watching for the reactions of the banks involved in financing the Barro Blanco project, including the German development bank, DEG, and the Dutch development bank, FMO, against whom the M10 movement, which represents the indigenous communities, had filed a complaint...