On the 20th of November 2009 the Dutch NGO Both ENDS organised a Political Cafe in The Hague. In the debate a diverse panel gave their opinion on investments made by the European Investment Bank. This bank invested in a hydro-power dam in Uganda and a paper pulp mill in Brazil. In Both cases the local population and the environment were severely damaged.

* Strauss-Kahn proposes “Green Fund” to help finance shift to low-carbon world
* Says IMF to release proposals in a few weeks
* Fund could be created partly through issuance of IMF’s special drawing rights (SDRs)

Short round table session with Elisabeth Schroedter MEP, Anelia Stefanova (CEE Bankwatch Network) and Julien Dijol (CECODHAS) in framework of the conference "Climate Proofing EU Structural and Cohesion Funds", hosted by Elisabeth Schroedter.