We are the independent accountability office of the IDB Group. We receive complaints from communities in the region alleging that they have been harmed by projects financed by one of the Group’s institutions as a result of noncompliance with one or more of its operational policies.
Brazil - Brazil - Mario Covas Rodoanel Project - Northern Section 1
Country: Brazil
Reception date: May, 13 2011
Current Status: Closed
Requesters:
Messrs. Mauro Antonio Moraes Victor y Marco Antonio Garcia Martins
The Request received by the ICIM from Mauro Antonio Moraes Victor y Marco Antonio Garcia Martins, on their behalf and in representation of a several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Colectivo de Entidades Ambientalistas, presents concerns related to possible environmental and social impacts that the future construction of the Northern portion of the Rodoanel Mário Covas Project could cause. The Request indicates that the IDB’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) did not include certain aspects that would be fundamental for the decision making process and the eventual implementation of the Project. The major concerns presented include: increment of over-exploitation of water resources; risk of inundations and natural disasters; soil and water contamination; damage to the natural habitat; climate change; health related issues due to contamination; resettlement issues; and inadequate participation of civil society.
In this particular case, even though the Requesters were amenable to a certain level of dialogue, they did not accept to enter into the Consultation Phase, requesting explicitly that the Request be analyzed by the Compliance Review Panel. Therefore, the Request was declared ineligible for the Consultation Phase.
The Requesters indicated their desire to go through the Compliance Review Phase. The Request was declared eligible for a Compliance Review and several conflicting views related to the design of the project were identified.
During the first quarter of 2013 the Panel issued a draft Recommendation for a Compliance Review and its terms of reference which was circulated to Management and the Requesters. The deadline for written comments from both Parties was March 21st, 2013 and both Parties submitted their comments within the established timeframe. The Panel is addressing the Parties´ comments and questions and will include any items that it deems necessary in order to issue a final Recommendation for a Compliance Review.
The Panel submitted the recommendation and terms of reference to the Board for its consideration. On July 10, 2013, and after an exhaustive review of the elements presented in the document, the Board did not authorize the initiation of a Compliance Review. The case is therefore closed.
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Mario Covas Rodoanel Project - Northern Section
TRANSPORT
Loan Operation
USD 1,122,200,458.41
| Steps and milestones | Date | Remarks | Documents |
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| INTAKE | |||
| Filing of Request | |||
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Request received by Executive Secretariat
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May 13, 2011 |
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| Registration | |||
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Notice of registration of Request and transfer to the Consultation Phase
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May 23, 2011 |
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| CONSULTATION PHASE | |||
| Eligibility for the Consultation Phase | |||
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Eligibility due date
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June 12, 2011 |
(15 business days from date of transfer to the Consultation Phase) |
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Eligibility revised due date
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August 22, 2011 |
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Issuance of Eligibility Memorandum
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August 22, 2011 |
The Eligibility Memorandum is published after it is distributed to the Board of Executive Directors. |
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Eligibility memorandum distributed to the Board of Executive Directors
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September 19, 2011 |
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| Closing of the Consultation Phase | |||
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File transferred to the Executive Secretariat |
August 23, 2011 |
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| COMPLIANCE REVIEW PHASE | |||
| Compliance Review Intake | |||
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Notification received by Executive Secretariat indicating/ratifying Requester(s) desire to have a Compliance review by the Panel
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May 13, 2011 |
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| Transfer Notice | |||
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Notice of transfer
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August 23, 2011 |
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| Eligibility for the Compliance Review Phase | |||
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Eligibility due date
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September 14, 2011 |
(15 business days from date of transfer to the Compliance Review Phase) |
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Eligibility revised due date
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December 16, 2011 |
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Issuance of Eligibility Memorandum
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December 17, 2011 |
The Eligibility Memorandum is published after it is distributed to the Board of Executive Directors. |
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Eligibility Memorandum distributed to the Board of Executive Directors
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January 10, 2012 |
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| Terms of Reference (TORs) | |||
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Issuance of draft recommendation and TORs
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February 20, 2013 |
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Due date for Management and Requester’s comments to draft recommendation
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March 21, 2013 |
(20 business days for submission of comments) |
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Submission of the final document to the Board of Executive Directors for consideration
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May 29, 2013 |
June 5, 2013: Non-objection process stopped. Request to include the document in agenda for consideration. June 12, 2013: Consideration of document postponed. June 19, 2013: Consideration of the document postponed. July 10, 2013: Document considered by the Board. |
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Determination of the Board of Executive Directors to conduct a Compliance Review
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July 10, 2013 |
Recommendation to conduct a Compliance Review was not approved. |
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