Maliwan Nakwirot, leader of Mae Moh Village in Thailand, where scores died from pollution due to the 2,400 MW Mae Moh coal-fired power plant, delivers to ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda death certificates of community members who died because of the coal project's operation. The ADB's annual governor's meeting opened today to commemorate the bank's 40th anniversary at Kyoto International convention Center. For the last 20 years, the ADB has approved financing for Mae Moh, one of Southeast Asia's biggest source of pollution and carbon dioxide emssions, totaling $352.3 million.
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