Reconstruction must not be at the expense of
transformation"
On December 10-11, 1998, just
a few weeks after the unprecented disaster resulting from Hurricane Mitch, the
Inter-American Development Bank organized a Consultative Group meeting for the
Reconstruction and Transformation of Central America.
The Presidents of the
Central American countries stressed that the tragedy of Hurricane Mitch was a
unique opportunity to rebuild not the same, but a better Central America. They
acknowledged the quick and generous contributions for emergency relief and
recovery received from governments, international organizations, NGO’s and
private individuals. They also provided detailed information on the destruction
and losses suffered in each of their respective countries.
The meeting in Washington
was followed by a Consultative Group meeting in Stockholm on May 25-28, 1999
organized by the Bank and co-hosted with the Swedish Government. A series
of principles were outlined in Stockholm for the effective implementation of
National Plans for Reconstruction and Transformation, including: improving transparency
and good governance, decentralization and municipal participation, reducing
ecological vulnerability, poverty alleviation and the strengthening of
democratic institutions and the rule of law.
As a follow-up to the
meeting in Stockholm, Consultative Group meetings have been held for Honduras
and Nicaragua in order to review the progress in implementing their respective
National Plans. Documents from these meetings can be found by following
the links below.
Consultative Group Meeting - Honduras 2004
Consultative Group Meeting - Nicaragua 2003
Consultative Group Meeting - Guatemala
Consultative
Group Meeting - Central America, March 2001
Consultative
Group Meeting - El Salvador, March 2001
Consultative
Group Meeting - Nicaragua, May 2000
Consultative
Group Meeting - Honduras, February 2000
Consultative
Group Meeting - Stockholm, May 1999
