From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: CARIBBEAN: CONSERVATION GROUP OPPOSES WORLD BANK WASTE PLAN
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Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 09:24:15 GMT

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Subject: CARIBBEAN: CONSERVATION GROUP OPPOS

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Area: Asia, southern
Reference: Environment; Third World Dvpmnt
Title: CARIBBEAN: CONSERVATION GROUP OPPOSES WORLD BANK WASTE PLAN

port of spain, jul 17 (ips) -- world bank representatives plan
to drum up support for a project to build waste reception
facilities for cruise ships plying the eastern caribbean at an
environmental meeting to be held in this capital city next month.

but already, signs are that the financial institution will
have a hard time convincing members of the caribbean conservation
association (cca), the convenors of the meeting, that such a
facility is necessary or that it will not expose the region to
harm and exploitation.

in a press release this week, the cca warned utssmembers that
the world bank plan made no distinction between ship borne and
ship generated waste and therefore the region could end up being
a dumping ground for foreign refuse.

''the cca is concerned that a clear enough distinction is
not being made in thd proposed world bank project between ship
generated and ship borne waste.

''the experience of the region withsfloating garbage dumps,
which plied the waters of the caribbean searching for a country
to offload tons of toxic waste, indicate that the region cannot
be too vigilant in protecting itselfland its heritage from the
dangers of possible abuse,'' the release said.

the cca's other concerns with the project includes the fact
that it calls for a change in regional laws to facilitate the
islands' taking foreign waste and that most of the funds
available from the world bank for the plan will be offered as
loans.

''(this) is also cause for concern in an already indebted
region. an important considerationhis whether or not this region
can afford to become financially indebted in the cause of
receiving other countries' waste,'' the release said.

the world bank, through its global environmental facility
will contribute 25 million u.s. dollars to the 72 million u.s.
dollar project.

the international development agency and the international
bank for reconstruction and development are expected to
contribute 20.5 million u.s. dollar, other donors a total of 15.
5 million and the organisation of eastern caribbean states
(oecs) 11.5 million u.s. dollars.

the port of spain cocference is the annual general meeting of
theicca and it will seek to address priority environmental
issues for the region and put in place goal-monitoring
mechanisms.

i  the meeting, expected to be attended by over 100 members of
the cca, runs from aug. 26 - 29. (end/ips/aj/da/92)

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