Our land. Our lives. Our futures.

The statement asserts that timely access to information is essential for community empowerment and meaningful participation in development projects. It specifically warns that new World Bank policies allowing project approval before the disclosure of environmental and social documents prevent communities from engaging in decisions that permanently alter their lives and complicate their ability to seek remedy for harms.

• Timely access to information is described as the fundamental basis for community empowerment and the ability of affected populations to engage with governments and institutions to ensure sustainable development results.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2016). Our land. Our lives. Our futures. https://www.ciel.org/news/community-access-information-development-projects/

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Our land. Our lives. Our futures. 2016. https://www.ciel.org/news/community-access-information-development-projects/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Center for International Environmental Law |title=Our land. Our lives. Our futures. |date=20 July 2016 |url=https://www.ciel.org/news/community-access-information-development-projects/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2016our, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Our land. Our lives. Our futures.}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2016}, month = jul, url = {https://www.ciel.org/news/community-access-information-development-projects/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }