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Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · 1d

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Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · 1d

Ultimately, reforms do not erase dam-building trade-offs.

Although often presented as a singular monolith, our analysis of dam reforms demonstrates the World Bank to be a dynamic institution with internal intellectual contestation creating fluctuating, contrasting, policy practices
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Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · 1d

Reforms have improved planning, impact assessment and mitigation, reducing negative socio-environmental effects. But these reforms happen in layers, adding but not fully replacing older practices. Many negative impacts continue to be overlooked, and compensation schemes are often inadequate.
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Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · 1d

with big infrastructure central to its strategy for economic growth and poverty reduction in the 1960s and 1970s. But the controversial social, economic and environmental impacts of dams sparked widespread criticism.
We find that the balance of trade-offs has shifted positively.
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Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · 1d

This article was written with Dr Udisha Saklani and draws on a recent book chapter tracing the World Bank’s dam policies www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...
Dams were emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades ...
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Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · 1d

New Article.
The World Bank withdrew from dams in the 1990s but the technology returned over the last 20 years. This begs the question: does the World Bank approach dams differently today? Did past protests and policy reforms have a longer-lasting effect? theconversation.com/dams-for-dev...
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Dams for development? Unpacking tensions in the World Bank’s hydropower policies

After a hiatus, the World Bank returned to dam building, but has anything changed?

theconversation.com

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Meera Venkatachalam @meerakat.bsky.social · May 13

In a new article w/ @danbanik.bsky.social , I analyse the evolution of India's political relations and development cooperation w/Africa
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Moral geographies: Indian exceptionalism, Africa, and the politics of South–South cooperation

This article seeks to understand the evolution of India’s political relations and development cooperation with Africa, in the context of India’s ambitions of playing a leading role in the Third Wor...

www.tandfonline.com

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Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · Jun 20

Pre-orders available. wwnorton.com/books/978132...

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Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · Mar 11

I feature the latest @kings-sga.bsky.social podcast disucssing the politics and impacts of the Grand Inga dam, the possible benefits it can deliver as well as the numerous political, security and financial barriers faced by the project

King's Global Affairs @kings-sga.bsky.social · Mar 10

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The proposed Grand Inga dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo would be the largest power station in the world, if built.

But after decades of delay, investors withdrawing, environmental concerns, and its ballooning $80bn price tag, does the dream still hold water?

pod.fo/e/2b6b11

WORLD: we got this with Esau Williams: Dam clever: is world's biggest hydro scheme a good idea?

The proposed Grand Inga dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo would be the largest power station in the world - if its ever built. With twice the output of China's Three Gorges, the dam could pot...

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King's Global Affairs @kings-sga.bsky.social · Mar 10

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Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · Mar 11

I feature the latest @kings-sga.bsky.social podcast disucssing the politics and impacts of the Grand Inga dam, the possible benefits it can deliver as well as the numerous political, security and financial barriers faced by the project

King's Global Affairs @kings-sga.bsky.social · Mar 10

🎧 PODCAST

The proposed Grand Inga dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo would be the largest power station in the world, if built.

But after decades of delay, investors withdrawing, environmental concerns, and its ballooning $80bn price tag, does the dream still hold water?

pod.fo/e/2b6b11

WORLD: we got this with Esau Williams: Dam clever: is world's biggest hydro scheme a good idea?

The proposed Grand Inga dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo would be the largest power station in the world - if its ever built. With twice the output of China's Three Gorges, the dam could pot...

pod.fo

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King's Global Affairs @kings-sga.bsky.social · Mar 10

🎧 PODCAST

The proposed Grand Inga dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo would be the largest power station in the world, if built.

But after decades of delay, investors withdrawing, environmental concerns, and its ballooning $80bn price tag, does the dream still hold water?

pod.fo/e/2b6b11

WORLD: we got this with Esau Williams: Dam clever: is world's biggest hydro scheme a good idea?

The proposed Grand Inga dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo would be the largest power station in the world - if its ever built. With twice the output of China's Three Gorges, the dam could pot...

pod.fo

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King's Global Affairs @kings-sga.bsky.social · Nov 26

AFRICA-INDIA

India invested more than 26 billion dollars into Africa between 2018-2022, in some years outstripping both China and the United States.

But the relationship has stalled, according to Dr Barnaby Dye.

Listen: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Read:
thediplomat.com/2024/11/afri...

Africa-India Ties: The Continent’s Next Big Relationship or Over-Hyped?

One year after India secured a seat at the G-20 for the African Union, the relationship has not lived up to expectations.

thediplomat.com

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King's Global Affairs @kings-sga.bsky.social · Dec 9

Our lecturer Barnaby Dye quoted in this piece in the Economist on India-Africa relations in the context of Adani.

Highlighting the role of the private sector in the relationship.

www.economist.com/middle-east-...

Adani’s problems in Kenya undermine Narendra Modi’s ambitions for Africa

Competing with China will now be even harder for India’s prime minister

www.economist.com

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Philip Oldfield @sustainabletall.bsky.social · Jan 2

It’s over 1,000km from Berlin to Paris

There’s now a direct daytime train between them, that takes 8 hours and costs just €59. Leave at 10am, arrive 6pm.

And… it’s just 1% the carbon emissions of the equivalent flight

www.euronews.com/travel/2024/...

High-speed Paris-Berlin daily train service debuts

The route is the first directly linking the two capitals' city centres.

www.euronews.com

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Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · Dec 9

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Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · Dec 11

Chapter out – How does the World Bank reform? Only through shareholders? Has reform meaningfully changed socio-environmental impacts or do World Bank projects still create widespread negatives? Dr Udisha Saklani and I write in a new World Bank compendium
www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...
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Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · Dec 11

May be on interest to: @juliankirchner.bsky.social @markmulligan.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · Dec 11

Rather, our findings demonstrate the importance of internal cultures, and conflict between different -often ideologically-opposed groups.
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Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · Dec 11

This analysis refutes assumptions that The Bank is determined simply by rational-actor shareholders, or only changes through Gramscian style class socialization, whereby the World Bank simply follows global elite groupthink.
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Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · Dec 11

... mitigating against the worst economic, social and environmental costs. Thus, the Bank today is involved in less controversial projects and tends to better balance costs-to-benefits compared to 30+ years ago.
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Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · Dec 11

Our chapter concludes that reforms have been driven by external and internal wrangling, structured by the World Bank’s prevailing norms and its conflicting mandates. The result is messy but involves meaningful change ...
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Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · Dec 11

Chapter out – How does the World Bank reform? Only through shareholders? Has reform meaningfully changed socio-environmental impacts or do World Bank projects still create widespread negatives? Dr Udisha Saklani and I write in a new World Bank compendium
www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...
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www.elgaronline.com

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Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · Dec 9

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Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye @barnabyjdye.bsky.social · Dec 9

Quoted in the Economist on India-Africa relations in the context of Adani. Highlighting the role of the private sector in economic relations and recent sucesses & setbacks. A pleasure to engage with
@tomgardner18.bsky.social

www.economist.com/middle-east-...

Adani’s problems in Kenya undermine Narendra Modi’s ambitions for Africa

Competing with China will now be even harder for India’s prime minister

www.economist.com

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