Letter

This letter from International Rivers and Environmental Defense urges the Bank to ensure that social and environmental problems from the first dam are resolved before approving a loan for the second dam. Jean–Louis Sarbib Vice President Africa Department The World Bank 1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433 Dear Mr. Sarbib: We are writing to you because we are concerned that pressure to advance with the appraisal process of Phase 1B of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project will undercut the World Bank’s stated commitment to address the disturbing social and environmental problems left b

Current Status: Trojes was Registered on 4 November 2006; Benito Juarez's Validation was terminated, and there no longer any CDM records for Chilatan (as of Aug 2009) Comments on the World Bank PCF CDM Project Design Document for the the Mexico INELEC Hydroelectric Umbrella ProjectSubmitted to the World Bank’s Prototype Carbon Fund I have common concerns regarding the additionality of the three Mexican hydropower projects under public review ending May 23: the Trojes, Benito Juarez, Chilatan hydroelectric projects. Almost identical additionality discussions are used for these three projec

Current Status: Registered on 14 July 2006 Comments on Project Design Document for the World Bank Prototype Carbon Fund El Gallo Large Hydro Project (Mexico)Submitted to the PCF My comments on the El Gallo hydroelectric project are very similar to the comments I previously submitted on the Mexican Trojes, Benito Juarez, and Chilatan hydroelectric projects.While it is argued that the project developers have had difficulty assuring full financing for the project and that the involvement of the PCF in the project helps lend credibility to the project, for a number of reasons it seems very likely

Submitted to CDM Methodology Panel Title of new baseline methodology: Country risk analysis, baseline scenario development, and ex-ante baseline emission rate calculation for a grid-connected project that displaces fossil fuel based power generation from the operation and expansion of the electric sector (NM0054) Barbara HayaConsultantInternational RiversApril 5, 2006

Submitted to CDM Methodology Panel Title of new baseline methodology: "Baseline methodology for displaced electricity generation in a centrally dispatched hydrothermal interconnected power system" (F-CDM-NM0020)

Submitted to the CDM Methodology Panel on Methodology NM-0008.

Submitted to CDM Methodology Panel for Methodology NM-0006.

To: Minister Jürgen TrittenFederal Minister for Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety Dear Minister Tritten, Many thanks for your letter of 13 December explaining the position of the Federal Environment Ministry (BMU) on the application of WCD recommendations within the CDM, and in particular with regards to the La Esperanza hydropower project in Honduras. First we would like to note our strong appreciation for your statements on the importance of the WCD and the implementation of its recommendations. We especially appreciate your support for the requirement within the EU Linking

Ken NewcombeFund Manager, Prototype Carbon FundThe World Bank1818 H Street, NWWashington, DC 20433 Dear Mr. Newcombe, We are writing to you concerning your erroneous and misleading use of the term "small hydro" to describe all hydroelectric projects in the Prototype Carbon Fund’s Clean Development Mechanism portfolio. We ask that you correct this language on your website and in future publications. The most commonly used definition of small hydro is that it applies to projects with an installed capacity of not more than 10 MW. According to the International Association for Small Hydro, the 1

Current Status: Registered on 7 May 2009. SANDRP Comments on the Project Design Document for the Budhil Large Hydro Project (Himachal Pradesh, India)Submitted to SGS Based on reading of the PDD, the EIA of the project prepared by Dhiman Environment Forestry Consultants (P) Ltd, the conditional environmental clearance given to the project and knowledge of the hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh, it seems it will not be appropriate to validate the 70 MW Budhil Hydroelectric Power Project in Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh in North India in current form. As per the conditional enviro