Case Study
Bumbuna Hydropower Project, Sierra Leone
Bumbuna Hydropower Project, Sierra Leone Project Description Construction of this project in the northern part of Sierra Leone had already started and the building of the dam was almost completed, when a request was made for partial financ- ing of the project by the World Bank. Prior to taking a decision, the Bank needed an Environmental Impact Assessment, including a Social Im- pact Assessment for verifying if the pro