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Action Plan C&D
Action Plan C&D

Project Detail

Country

Ecuador

Project Number

EC-T1450

Approval Date

January 2, 2020

Project Status

Closed

Project Type

Technical Cooperation

Sector

OTHER

Subsector

OTHER

Lending Instrument

-

Lending Instrument Code

-

Modality

-

Facility Type

-

Environmental Classification

Likely to cause minimal or no negative environmental and associated social impacts

Total Cost

USD 495,255.00

Country Counterpart Financing

USD 0.00

Original Amount Approved

USD 495,255.00

Financial Information
Operation Number Lending Type Reporting Currency Reporting Date Signed Date Fund Financial Instrument
ATN/OC-17879-EC Sovereign Guaranteed USD - United States Dollar Ordinary Capital Nonreimbursable
Operation Number ATN/OC-17879-EC
  • Lending Type: Sovereign Guaranteed
  • Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
  • Reporting Date:
  • Signed Date:
  • Fund: Ordinary Capital
  • Financial Instrument: Nonreimbursable

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Implementation Phase
https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-1375635338-26487
Notice of Contract Award (SG)
EC-T1450_C603612_AW.pdf
Nov. 19, 2020
Spanish
https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-1375635338-26007
Specific Procurement Notices
EC-T1450_P549266_SP.pdf
Aug. 24, 2020
Spanish
https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-1802591006-119
Expression of Interest (SG)
Solicitud Expresiones de Interes - EC-T1450-P001_fecha actualizada.pdf
Aug. 21, 2020
Spanish
https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-1375635338-25982
Specific Procurement Notices
EC-T1450_P548926_SP.pdf
Aug. 20, 2020
Spanish
https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-1802591006-91
Expression of Interest (SG)
Solicitud Expresiones de Interes - EC-T1450-P001.docx
Aug. 06, 2020
Spanish

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Publications
Published 2022
From Wells to Wealth? Government Transfers and Human Capital
To study the causal impact of oil royalties on human capital, we exploit quasi-experimental variation arising from a law in Ecuador that transfers resources to municipalities regardless of their oil-producing status. We find that royalties increase the likelihood of students completing primary and secondary education. Students reaching high school are also more likely to pass and excel on the exit exam. Furthermore, schools are more likely to remain open, increase their size, and become more road-accessible. However, the likelihood of students pursuing higher education decreases as they face steeper opportunity costs when labor demand increases.
Publications
Published 2022
New Products, New Markets: Dragon Fruit in Ecuador
Expanding incomes in Asian countries and changes in fresh-fruit value chains have created an important niche for producers of dragon fruit. Ecuadorean producers have responded and taken advantage of these evolving opportunities and market dynamism. By customizing their products to the specific demands of target markets and complying with the standards imposed by modern buyers, Ecuadorian exporters of dragon fruit demonstrate how challenges related to and opportunities in agri-food markets evolution can be met. This study documents the development of the dragon fruit market in Ecuador, with a special emphasis on the analysis of its value chain. The study additionally identifies and analyzes the main drivers of the success of the production and exports of the fruit and examines the main challenges and needs for improved public policies to promote sustainable growth of the sector. Findings are complemented with interviews conducted with the principal actors in the Ecuadorian dragon fruit industry, as well as a case study that involves several relatively recently formed dragon fruit-producing companies in the Amazon region of the country.
Publications
Published 2022
Strategies to Strengthen Ecuador's High-Value Cacao Value Chain
Since the early nineteenth century, cacao has been an important export earner for Ecuador. Today the importance of this sector remains, as Ecuador is the main producer and exporter of Fine and Flavor cacao worldwide. Motivated by the main transformations of the global food systems and the increasing demand for multidimensional credence attributes, this study examines the present state of Ecuador's cacao industry, identifies areas of opportunity, and discusses how the private and public sectors can work together to meet existing and emerging challenges. Findings are supported by interviews conducted with the principal actors in the Ecuadorian cacao industry and two case studies. The first case study focuses on how associativity can help cacao farmers producing high-quality beans to differentiate themselves and succeed in modern agri-food markets. The second case study explores the success of a local chocolate firm and its links with local cacao farmers. Findings suggest that market trends have created new business opportunities for cacao producers and chocolate processors. These opportunities are most open to firms who can personalize and differentiate their products, for example, through the use of quality certifications such as organic, fair trade, reduced carbon load, etc. More importantly, market developments are driving exporters to enhance the performance of cacao value chains in the country, but the sector requires coordination to capture reputation and credence-based demands for the local cacao.
Publications
Published 2022
Are the Berries Ripe?: Export Potential for Ecuador's Blackberry Production
Blackberry production has been common for decades in Ecuador''s inter-Andean valleys, but a fresh or processed export industry has not emerged despite export successes experienced in neighboring countries. This case study examines the potential for expansion of blackberry export market and identifies several key barriers: low volume of production for export, phytosanitary and other obstacles constraining production at scale, lack of support services from the public sector, and lack of an organizational presence for producers seeking alternative markets. While production of blackberry is relatively high, and markets and an export window exist, Ecuadors industry needs vision and leadership for a viable export industry to emerge.
Publications
Published 2020
Rutas de descarbonización profunda en América Latina: Desafíos y oportunidades
Este documento de síntesis presenta los objetivos, el enfoque y los resultados transversales del proyecto Rutas de descarbonización profunda de América Latina (DDPLAC). Sintetiza y compara rutas de descarbonización profunda (DDP) nacionales y sectoriales detalladas hasta 2050 compatibles con los objetivos del Acuerdo de París y las prioridades de desarrollo nacional en Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, México y Perú. Los primeros cinco países analizaron en detalle el sistema energético y la agricultura, silvicultura y uso del suelo (AFOLU) a un alto nivel, mientras que Perú se centró en un análisis detallado de AFOLU dado el predominio en sus emisiones de GEI. Si bien se produjeron resultados para toda la economía, este documento se centra en los resultados de electricidad, transporte de pasajeros y AFOLU debido a sus emisiones actuales, potencial de crecimiento e identificación de estrategias exitosas para la descarbonización (por ejemplo, cambio a electricidad limpia y cambio a otras redes), cero combustibles en toda la economía; planificación urbana, cambio de modo y electrificación en el transporte de pasajeros; y agricultura intensiva sostenible, asignación de derechos de uso de la tierra y su aplicación y forestación en AFOLU). También destaca dónde quedan emisiones significativas en 2050, especialmente en la industria, AFOLU, transporte de mercancías y producción de petróleo y gas, todas áreas para futuras investigaciones. También obtiene conocimientos para el diseño de paquetes de políticas nacionales e identifica prioridades para la cooperación internacional. Este análisis proporciona información crítica para las estrategias a largo plazo, las contribuciones determinadas a nivel nacional y el balance global en el contexto del Acuerdo de París.
Publications
Published 2020
Economía digital y tecnología al servicio del desarrollo de la región: Informe económico de Centroamérica y República Dominicana
El reporte económico para Centroamérica, Panamá y República Dominicana 2020 describe la coyuntura que enfrenta la región. Asimismo, en el contexto de desaceleración de la economía mundial, analiza elementos que permiten ganar eficiencia y en los que la tecnología está presente. En su primer capítulo, el reporte presenta la coyuntura económica de la región y los retos que se desprenden del entorno externo, en particular para los ingresos y gastos del sector público y las remesas. El capítulo 2 muestra cómo el uso de big data, como el tráfico de llamadas a celular y las imágenes satelitales, puede ayudar a mejorar la eficiencia del gasto y provisión de servicios públicos. En el tercer capítulo, se presenta una caracterización de la economía digital en la región, y los retos y oportunidades desde el punto de vista fiscal. Finalmente, se examina cómo un sistema de pago de remesas puede reducir comisiones, maximizar los recursos que reciben los beneficiarios y contribuir al buen funcionamiento del mercado cambiario local.
Publications
Published 2019
Zooming into Successful Energy Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean: Reasons for Hope
Due to the lack of systematic policy evaluations, identifying successful policies in the Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) region is a hunting task. Nevertheless, this type of analysis is crucial to inform policymakers in their decision-making process. Herein we contribute to filling this gap by assessing the progress in terms of energy services since the year 2000 and reviewing the policies that have led us to where we are. We focus on three fundamental dimensions in the definition of energy services: access to electricity and clean fuels for cooking, affordability of those energy services and quality considering both service’s interruptions and energy losses. We find that countries that have improved in all these dimensions simultaneously, catching up with the best performers in the region, are the ones that have implemented integrated policies that are part of a pluriannual plan, implemented in a strong institutional environment. Aside from macroeconomic differences, successful energy policies have in common the following characteristics: (i) important institutional reforms already in place by the end of the century; (ii) state-led plans that measure performance accounting for most dimensions simultaneously and including mechanisms to enforce preestablished objectives in targeted population; (iii) appropriate financing mechanisms to ensure affordability; and (iv) partnership with private stakeholders when their participation increases efficiency, adoption of innovation and ensure maintenance, either directly or through the involvement of local communities. Even if the discussion is presented dimension by dimension, two countries appear like having implemented successful integrated policies: Peru and Ecuador. Despite their institutional differences, they have succeeded in increasing access to affordable electricity that is more reliable (with less frequency and duration of interruptions). Additionally, Ecuador has also enhanced efficiency through electricity loss reduction thanks to enforceable performance-based regulation. Aside from these two countries, other countries have also implemented successful policies that have greatly improved one or two of the dimensions mentioned but fail to tackle all the issues simultaneously. This is the case of El Salvador with access to clean cooking and fuel subsidy reform, for example. Similarly, Nicaragua appears as an example in bridging the gap in access and Brazil, Colombia and more recently Argentina are implementing a mechanism to target demand-side subsidies based on family economic means.
Publications
Published 2019
Calidad de procesos y desarrollo infantil en los Espacios de Primera Infancia del Gran Buenos Aires: Validación de una lista corta de monitoreo de centros infantiles
Este estudio analiza información recogida en el año 2017 en una muestra de Espacios de Primera Infancia (EPI) del Gran Buenos Aires en Argentina. Su propósito es caracterizar diferentes aspectos de la calidad de los servicios que los EPI prestan a los niños menores de 3 años por medio de dos instrumentos de amplio uso internacional que miden la calidad de los servicios de cuidado (ITERS y CLASS). Asimismo, pretende validar una lista corta de monitoreo de la calidad de procesos para su uso frecuente y a escala. El principal hallazgo es que, si bien los EPI estudiados presentan márgenes de mejora en lo que se refiere a algunos aspectos estructurales y de procesos, los centros muestran también fortalezas, en particular en los dominios de Apoyo emocional y conductual (CLASS) y de Interacciones (ITERS). La calidad de proceso de los EPI es, en general, superior en comparación con otros programas de la región; resalta la magnitud de la diferencia en Clima positivo, Orientación de la conducta y Modelaje lingüístico. No obstante, el puntaje de los EPI en Modelaje lingüístico permanece en el rango medio bajo, lo que también permite mejoras. Los cambios más complejos -pero también los más necesarios- tienen que ver con aspectos de la calidad de procesos y, en particular, con aspectos relacionados con la formación de la fuerza laboral encargada de los niños y con la construcción de competencias que permitan ofrecer experiencias que promuevan el aprendizaje en todas las áreas del desarrollo infantil. Todos los instrumentos presentaron excelentes propiedades psicométricas en su primera aplicación en Argentina. A medida que la atención en los jardines maternales continúen expandiéndose, es crucial desarrollar métodos para monitorear su calidad. Por ello la principal contribución de este estudio fue identificar empíricamente un subconjunto de 32 ítems que se centran en aspectos críticos de la calidad de procesos y que se pueden recopilar de forma rutinaria. Encontramos, además, que estos 32 ítems no solo se correlacionan con ITERS (alto: 0,88) y CLASS (moderado: 0,45); sino que logran discriminar aulas de diferentes niveles de calidad.
Publications
Published 2019
The Use of Corruption Indicators in Sovereign Ratings: An Update
This technical note reproduces all the tables and figures of the document “The Use of Corruption Indicators in Sovereign Ratings” (Panizza, 2017) using data updated to December 2017. Most results are qualitatively identical to those of the original document. The few instances where the results contain new information or are different from those of the original document are highlighted.
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