From 2004 to 2013, the IFC approved 188 projects that may have involved physical or economic displacement of local populations, according to an ICIJ and HuffPost analysis of publicly available project documentation. Because the IFC fails to fully and clearly disclose information about cases involving displacement, it is not possible to conclusively say in every instance whether displacement actually happened. Projects may be removed — or added — as new information arises.
Methodology: The cases in this database are based on an ICIJ/HuffPost analysis of publicly available IFC documents, in which the IFC appears to have determined that physical or economic displacement was a possible outcome of a project. In such cases, displaced families could lose their homes or other assets or suffer damage to their livelihoods. The data was last updated with information available on Dec. 31, 2014. ICIJ also included projects reviewed by the IFC’s accountability body where a complaint regarding land acquisition and/or involuntary displacement was filed. The IFC provided the reporting partners a list of projects to remove because no displacement occurred, investment didn’t end up happening or where it classified the affected people as “willing sellers” of their property. ICIJ/HuffPost excluded them from the database. The IFC did not respond to the team’s final inquiries on methodology and the total estimated tally of projects. Certain projects are connected to more than one country and are counted in each location. View the raw data here.