MICI-PR-2010-008
Paraguay - Paraguay - Program to Improve Highway Corridors in Paraguay
Country: Paraguay
Reception date: November, 10 2010
Current Status: Closed
Requesters:
Professors Kim Hill and Magdalena Hurtado, on behalf of the Aché Community
Summary of the Request
The Request submitted to the ICIM presents concerns regarding the transfer and land titling of Finca 470 to the Ache Community in Paraguay. The program includes among its main objectives: “… (iv) increase by approximately 20,000 ha the area of land set aside as environmental reserves and begin regularization of ownership of some 11,000 ha by indigenous communities in the area of influence of Route 10 in the section of the highway corridor between Asunción and Salto del Guairá.”
MICI actions
The Request was declared ineligible for the Consultation Phase and transferred at the Requesters´ petition, to the Chairman of the Review Panel for consideration under the Compliance Review Phase. The Request was declared eligible for a Compliance Review by the Panel.
The IDB Board of Executive Directors approved the Panel's recommendation to carry out a Compliance Review under a “non-objection” basis. The Panel’s principal conclusion is that failure to enforce compliance with relevant Bank operational policies to ensure appropriate design and implementation of the offset provisions stipulated in the loan contract was an important contributing factor to the harm alleged by the Aché indigenous people. The report found inadequate monitoring of implementation of the Environmental Sub-Program, including land purchases and titling for indigenous communities. It also found that procedures for classifying and evaluating environmental effects of IDB operations were not adequately followed as required by the objectives of the Bank´s environment policy.
The Final Report was distributed to the Board of Executive Directors of the Bank on November 28, 2012, who took note of it. The final decision by the Board will be published in this registry once the ICIM is notified of it.
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Road Corridors
TRANSPORT
Loan Operation
USD 81,445,258.16
Steps and milestones | Date | Remarks | Documents |
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INTAKE | |||
Filing of Request | |||
Request received by Executive Secretariat
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November 10, 2010 |
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Registration | |||
Notice of registration of Request and transfer to the Consultation Phase
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November 15, 2010 |
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CONSULTATION PHASE | |||
Eligibility for the Consultation Phase | |||
Eligibility due date
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December 6, 2010 | (15 business days from date of transfer to the Consultation Phase) |
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Issuance of Eligibility Memorandum
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December 16, 2010 | 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 28, 2011 |
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COMPLIANCE REVIEW PHASE | |||
Compliance Review Intake | |||
Notification received by Executive Secretariat indicating/ratifying Requester(s) desire to have a Compliance review by the Panel
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December 21, 2010 |
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Transfer Notice | |||
Notice of transfer
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December 22, 2010 |
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Eligibility for the Compliance Review Phase | |||
Eligibility due date
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January 14, 2011 | (15 business days from date of transfer to the Compliance Review Phase) |
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Issuance of Eligibility Memorandum
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January 12, 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 19, 2011 |
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Submission of the final document to the Board of Executive Directors for consideration
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June 6, 2011 | As per the Access to Information Policy the document will be distributed to the Public upon Board approval |
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Determination of the Board of Executive Directors to conduct a Compliance Review
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June 13, 2011 |
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Investigation | |||
Expected end date of review by the Panel
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October 31, 2011 |
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Revised end date of review by the Panel
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December 30, 2011 | (if more than 30 calendar days from the date stated in the TORs) |
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Issuance of Draft Panel Report
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February 21, 2012 |
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Due date for Management and Requester comments to Draft Panel Report
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May 3, 2012 | (45 calendar days for submission of comments) |
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Distribution of Panel Report to the Board of Executive Directors
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November 28, 2012 |
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Final decision of the Board of Executive Directors
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July 12, 2013 |
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Publication of Panel Report
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December 21, 2012 | 20 calendar days from distribution to the Board of Executive Directors. |
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