Securing Pathways to Environmental Justice for Indigenous Women

May 11, 2020 | Laura Cahier
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Across the Americas, Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), such as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) or the World Bank (WB), finance public and private projects to support the development of the region. Although these projects often participate to the improvement of socio-economic conditions, they may also adversely impact the rights of local communities, cause severe damages to the environment, and fuel the climate crisis. In particular, Indigenous women have been disproportionately affected by MDB-funded projects which are implemented without due respect to human rights and environmental standards. Therefore, this contribution addresses the issue of environmental violence against Indigenous women as a result of MDBs’ investments and suggests legal developments, in order to ensure environmental justice for vulnerable groups in the region.