IDB Megaprojects:Displacement, Destruction, and Deception http://americas.irc-online.org/am/6708

Our report studies IDB megaprojects in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and Honduras and what has been termed "development-induced displacement." Based on the results of these projects on local communities, we find the use of the term "development" perverse.

In these case studies, the inhabitants of the lands to be flooded out, plowed under, or built on play an active role. In most instances, rather than passively joining the diaspora, they have organized to defend their land and call for the suspension or modification of bank-promoted megaprojects. They have been met with threats and assassinations from interests vested in the multibillion dollar investments, but they are making their voices heard.