MICI-BID-AR-2023-0207
Water and Sanitation Program for Metropolitan Areas — Request II
Country: Argentina
Reception date: April, 20 2023
Current Status: Closed
Requesters:
Two residents of the city of San Carlos de Bariloche, Province of Rio Negro, Argentina.
Summary of the Request
The Request describes allegations of environmental damage due to damage to flora and water runoff in one of the wetlands near the beach of Lake Nahuel Huapi, potentially linked to the construction of the works of the Program.
Recent actions
During the Registration stage, the Requesters informed the Mechanism that the alleged concerns were being addressed by the Executing Agency and the Bank. Considering this situation, on May 15, 2023, the MICI notified the Requesters of the non-registration of the Request to allow for corrective actions in the area. Finally, MICI informed the Requesters that if in the future they considered that their concerns were still valid, they could return to the Mechanism.
Past actions
On April 26, 2023, the MICI granted the Requester an extension of 10 working days to provide additional information needed to process the case.
B
Water and Sanitation Program for Metropolitan Areas
WATER AND SANITATION
Loan Operation
USD 200,000,000
| Registration Not registered | Eligibility | Assessment | Consultation Process | Monitoring | Recommendation for a CR and ToRs | Investigation | CR Report | Monitoring |
| Registration | Consultation Phase (CP) | Compliance Review Phase (CRP) | ||||||
Chronology and documents
| Steps and milestones | Date | Remarks | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registry | |||
| 36115 Request Receipt | 2023-04-20 | Requests of a confidential nature are not published. | |
| 36116 Notice of Registration | 2023-04-26 | 5 business days from the date of receipt of the Request or 15 business days when further information is required from the Requesters. | |
| 36117 Closing date of MICI process | 2023-05-15 | ||