Banks, Lending Institutions, and Nongovernmental Organizations
| ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
| AfDB |
African Development Bank |
| BIC |
Bank Information Center |
| CIDA |
Canadian International Development Agency |
| DOE |
Department of Energy (U.S. government) |
| EBRD |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EEC |
European Economic Commission |
| EU |
European Union |
| EXIM |
Export Import Bank (U.S. government) |
| EXIMBANK |
Export Import Bank (Japan) |
| GEF |
Global Environmental Facility |
| GTZ |
German (bilateral) Technical Assistance Agency |
| FAO |
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization |
| IDB |
Inter-American Development Bank |
| IBRD |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) |
| IDA |
International Development Association (World Bank) |
| IFC |
International Finance Corporation (a component of the World Bank) |
| IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| IUCN |
World Conservation Union |
| KfW |
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (German Bank for Reconstruction and Development) |
| MIGA |
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (World Bank) |
| MDB |
Multilateral Development Bank |
| MRC |
Multinationals Resource Center (an NGO) |
| NGO |
Nongovernmental Organization |
| NRC |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (U.S. government) |
| ODA |
Overseas Development Agency (United Kingdom) |
| OECF |
Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (Japan) |
| SIDA |
Swedish International Development Agency |
| USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
| WB |
World Bank Group (including IBRD, IDA, IFC, and MIGA) |
| WWF |
World Wildlife Fund |
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| Other Abbreviations | |
| EA |
Environmental assessment |
| EDS |
Environmental data sheet (World Bank) |
| EIA |
Environmental impact assessment |
| GIS |
Geographic information system |
| Gwh |
Gigawatt hours |
| ha |
hectare(s); 1 ha = 2.47 acres, 1,000 ha (10 km²) = 3.87 miles² |
| ICDP |
Integrated conservation and development project |
| IEE |
Initial environmental examination |
| km |
kilometer(s); 1 km = .62 miles |
| kV |
kilovolts |
| MOS |
Monthly operational summary (World Bank) |
| MW |
Megawatts |
| N/A |
Not applicable |
| PID |
Project information document (World Bank) |
| USED |
U.S. executive director |
