Our land. Our lives. Our futures.

A statement by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) advocating for the right of communities to have timely access to information regarding development projects, specifically criticizing new World Bank policies that allow project approval before the disclosure of environmental and social documents.

• The authors argue that timely access to information is essential for community empowerment and meaningful participation, enabling affected populations to engage with governments and institutions to ensure development results are positive and sustainable.
• The statement claims that new policies at the World Bank hinder community engagement by permitting the approval of projects before environmental and social documents are disclosed, which prevents communities from participating in decisions that permanently alter their lives and complicates their ability to seek remedy for harm.

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} }