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Because many importing nations in Africa and Central America have monist legal systems or specific domestic laws incorporating these definitions, the report concludes that exporting such substances from Basel Convention parties (including the EU, UK, and Switzerland) violates the Basel Convention, international customary law, and the extraterritorial human rights obligation to protect the right to health.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-001022#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Pesticides that are banned or not approved in Europe are classified as hazardous wastes under the Bamako Convention and the Central American Agreement, making their import prohibited in those regions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-001022#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The export of these pesticides to specific Basel Convention parties in Africa and Central America violates the Basel Convention because those countries' domestic legislation defines banned or unapproved pesticides as hazardous wastes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-001022#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report identifies 17 countries where domestic law considers banned or unapproved pesticides to be hazardous wastes: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Mali, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Togo.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-001022#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"European States and other Basel Convention parties have a legal obligation to ban the export of domestically banned pesticides to countries that have incorporated the Bamako or Central American definitions of hazardous waste into their laws.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-001022#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The failure of European States to ban the export of these substances constitutes a breach of international human rights obligations, specifically impairing the right to health in importing States.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-001022#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Exporting domestically banned pesticides is considered a breach of international customary law because it frustrates the object and purpose of the Basel Convention by making it harder for other parties to fulfill their treaty obligations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-001022#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In 2018, more than 80,000 tonnes of pesticides banned in the EU (including the UK) were exported, involving 41 banned pesticides associated with risks such as cancer, birth defects, and hormonal disorders.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-001022#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The UK exported over 10,000 tonnes of domestically banned pesticides in 2020, largely consisting of paraquat manufactured by Syngenta in West Yorkshire despite a domestic ban since 2007.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-001022#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Switzerland banned the export of five domestically banned substances in 2021, but still allows the export of over 100 other unapproved substances via a licensing requirement.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-001022#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["pesticide","environmental health"],"geography_discussed":["European Union","Switzerland","United Kingdom","Angola","Benin","Burkina Faso","Cameroon","Costa Rica","Ivory Coast","Egypt","Ethiopia","Guatemala","Mali","Morocco","Nicaragua","Panama","Senegal","Sudan","Tanzania","Tunisia","Togo"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["legal analysis","policy assessment"]},{"id":"foei-000683","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/foei-000683","title":"IL EST TEMPS DE PROSCRIRE L’ACCAPAREMENT DES TERRES, PAS QUESTION DE LE RENDRE “RESPONSABLE” !","publisher":{"name":"Friends of the Earth International","organization":"friends-of-the-earth-international"},"document_type":"statement","language":"fr","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/RAI-FR.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The statement by Friends of the Earth International and partner organizations denounces the RAI framework as a tool to legitimize land grabbing. It argues that large-scale land acquisitions are driven by financial speculation and result in human rights violations, environmental degradation, and threats to food security. The authors demand the cancellation of existing land grab agreements and the adoption of food sovereignty and agroecological models based on small-scale farming.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000683#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The 'Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment' (RAI), promoted by the World Bank, FAO, IFAD, and UNCTAD, are viewed by civil society and social movements as an attempt to legitimize land grabbing rather than prevent it.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000683#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Large-scale land acquisitions are driven by financial speculation, targeting profit rates of 20%, which is incompatible with food security as food production typically yields only 3% to 5%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000683#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The scale of land acquisitions is significant, with at least 50 million hectares of fertile land transferred from peasants to large companies in recent years; some estimates for 27 African countries alone suggest 63 million hectares changed hands.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000683#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document advocates for a transition toward food sovereignty, emphasizing peasant agriculture, family farms, and artisanal fishing based on ecological methods and short marketing circuits.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000683#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The authors demand that governments immediately stop massive land transactions, cancel existing agreements, return stolen lands to communities, and implement the 2006 International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development commitments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000683#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["land grabbing","food security","agroecology","land tenure","biodiversity","sustainable agriculture","climate change"],"geography_discussed":["Qatar","Saudi Arabia","South Korea","People's Republic of China","Japan","South Africa","Egypt","Argentina","Brazil","New Zealand","Cambodia","Ethiopia","Ghana","Mali","Sudan"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy critique","advocacy statement"]},{"id":"gclifun-005081","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gclifun-005081","title":"Annex XII: Accreditation assessment of upgrade application from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)","publisher":{"name":"Green Climate Fund","organization":"green-climate-fund"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/decision/b29/decision-b29-05-a12.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Accreditation Panel recommends that the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) be upgraded to 'large' project size and 'high risk' (Category A/I-1) environmental and social risk categories. 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This includes the use of PeopleSoft for enterprise resource planning and Oracle Flexcube (FXC) for loan and grant financial management.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005081#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The assessment validated IFAD's capacity to manage large-scale projects through its track record of implementing over 10 such projects since 2016 and the adoption of new Project Design Guidelines in January 2020, which include a Development Effectiveness Matrix and a risk-based project classification system.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005081#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"IFAD's specialized fiduciary standards for grant awards, funding allocation mechanisms, and on-lending/blending were found to meet GCF requirements for large-size projects. 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These efforts focused on the narrative of \"Leaving no-one behind,\" specifically targeting the needs of the global South, Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and urban informal settlement dwellers. Key themes included the intersection of climate volatility with peace and stability, urban resilience, and the scaling of investments in resilience for the most vulnerable.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000149#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"GRP co-organized two sessions at the Development and Climate (D&C) Days (8-9 December 2018) aimed at incorporating perspectives from the global South and Least Developed Countries (LDCs). One session focused on how building resilience to climate volatility and environmental degradation can \"promote peace and stability and help reduce the risk of slipping into a cascade of instability and conflict,\" while the other explored urban resilience and the vulnerabilities of \"informal settlement dwellers.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000149#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Under the Marrakesh Partnership for Global Climate Action, GRP chaired the Resilience Group and organized a High Level Roundtable on Resilience. 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The report highlights the use of highly polluting heavy fuel oil (HFO) in West Africa and the continued funding of gas plants in Togo and Cote D'Ivoire in 2019. It further criticizes PIDG's investments in diesel-powered telecommunications towers and high-carbon industrial projects, while noting that 43% of its renewable energy spending went to biomass and hydropower. 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In Zimbabwe, the Sandawana mine is linked to sanctioned elites and ZANU-PF allies, with reports of child labour and the illegal export of unprocessed ore. In Namibia, Xinfeng Investments is accused of using bribery to acquire licenses and operating an industrial-scale mine under small-scale permits to avoid environmental assessments. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Manono project has been stalled by ownership disputes and allegations that shell companies linked to former President Joseph Kabila's associates profited by millions while the state treasury received negligible funds.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000147#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Sandawana mine in Zimbabwe is linked to politically connected individuals and firms subject to US and EU sanctions, including Kuvimba Mining House and the Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI). The mine's management involves Henrietta Rushwaya, president of the Zimbabwe Miners Federation and niece of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has been accused of money laundering and gold smuggling.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000147#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite a December 2022 government ban on exporting unprocessed lithium to encourage local processing, the Sandawana mine has continued to export raw ore to China via South Africa and Mozambique, facilitated by the US-sanctioned Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000147#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Namibia, Xinfeng Investments is accused of acquiring its Uis lithium mine through bribery and fraud. 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Investigations by the Inspection Générale des Finances (IGF) found that Zijin paid under market value for shares and paid a $1.6 million 'commission' to a firm owned by a politically connected aide to President Felix Tshisekedi.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glowit-000147#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A shell company called Dathomir Mining Resources, linked to Simon Cong and Guy Loando (a DRC senator and minister), allegedly generated up to $28 million from the Manono project despite having no track record of mining. 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This has created a conflict between debt repayment and pandemic response, with Zambia becoming the first African country to default on its $425 million Eurobond repayments in November 2020.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iejza-000301#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"African countries face significantly higher borrowing costs than wealthy nations, paying interest rates between 5-16% on 10-year government bonds while the rich world borrows at rates close to zero. Consequently, as of the end of 2020, African governments budgeted only 2.6% of GDP for COVID-19 spending, compared to 11.2% in G20 countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iejza-000301#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document asserts that International Financial Institutions (IFIs) like the IMF and World Bank continue to entrench debt dependency through mechanisms such as the World Bank's Private Financing for Development agenda and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). 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