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Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Annual Meetings - Miami, April 2008

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The 49th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the IDB will take place in Miami, USA, April 4-8. It is the Bank's foremost event, which congregates official delegations, businesspeople and civil society organizations. The latter will bring their queries about the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA) initiative, biofuels and the carbon trade markets, among others. In a context of growing changes in matters of financing, the IDB will do its best to change so that everything remains the same. Related Choike in-depth reports: External debt, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, IIRSA: infrastructure for the FTAA?, Agrofuels, Climate Change Versión en español Colombia will organize the IDB’s 50th anniversary meeting Upon closing the meeting held in Miami, Moreno announced that next year the IDB’s 50th Annual Meeting will take place in Medellín, Colombia. While the Bank and the host government go ahead with official arrangements, social organizations are already getting prepared for the meeting. [see more] Climate change, biofuels and food prices The seminar "Climate Change in Today’s Global Agenda" was held on the second day of sessions of the IDB Annual Meeting. From then on, climate change and renewable energies largely monopolized the announcements made at the meeting in Miami. [see more] Record 2007 IDB lending comes at expense of environment, communities As the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced record lending of $9.6 billion in 2007, environmental and human rights groups warned that the milestone had come at the expense of the environment and communities. [see more]

News Reports Record 2007 IDB lending comes at expense of environment, communities IDBWatch Issue #2 (pdf) IDB criticized for some energy projects Development meeting in Miami likely to push Latin America biofuels IDBWatch issue #1 is launched Unaccountable and unsustainable, IDB champions corporate interests at expense of citizens 2008 IDB Annual Meeting, by Bank Information Center Who funds the IDB meeting? Rally in protest of the IBD's investments in agrofuels and dirty energy Colombia will organize the IDB’s 50th anniversary meeting Climate change, biofuels and food prices IDB Annual Report 2007 Indigenous peoples fall backwards in the realigned IDB The IDB prepares its Annual Governors' Meeting in Miami

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