STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDIES FOR IIRSA ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE

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STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDIES FOR
IIRSA ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE Expert Meeting CEDLA /
Tropenbos International
Amsterdam, 23 April 2007
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Assessing the impact of IIRSA road infrastructure

Pitou van Dijck, Cedla, 23 April 2007
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IIRSA
- Iniciativa para la Integración de la
Infraestructura Regional Suramericana -
Initiative for Regional Infrastructure
Integration in South America

• 31st August-1st September 2000
  (Brasilia)
• improving the interconnections among the national
  road networks in the countries in the region
• improvement of strategic waterways and railways
• border-crossing facilities
• ports and airports
• telecommunications and energy facilities

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IIRSA

• Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
  Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname,
  Uruguay and Venezuela
• Inter-American Development Bank (IDB),
• Andean Development Corporation (CAF)
• Financial Fund for the Development of the Rio de
  la Plata Basin (FONPLATA)

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IIRSA hubs / ejes de desarrollo

• Mercosur-Chile hub
• Andean hub
• Central Interoceanic hub
• Central Amazon hub
• Guyana Shield hub
• Peru-Brazil-Bolivia hub
• Capricorn hub
• Southern hub
• Paraguay-Paraná waterway hub
• Southern Andean hub

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The Peru-Brazil-Bolivia hub
Grupo 3 Corredor fluvial Madeira Madre de Dios
- Beni
Grupo 1 Corredor Porto Velho Rio Branco
Puerto Maldonado Cusco / Juliaca Puertos del
Pacífico
Grupo 2 Corredor Rio Branco Cobija Riberalta
Yucumo La Paz
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Guyana Shield hub
Grupo 3 Interconexión Venezuela (Ciudad Guayana)
Guyana (Georgetown) Suriname (Paramaribo)
Grupo 4 Interconexión Guyana Suriname - Guyana
Francesa - Brasil
Grupo 2 Interconexión Guyana - Brasil
Grupo 1 Interconexión Venezuela - Brasil
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Estimated investment in US dollars
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IIRSA rationale

• Gains from trade
• Crowding-in effect
• Área de Influencia

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3x plaatjes áreas de influencia
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Regional impact of BR-163

• Source Ministério do Meio Ambiente do Brasil
  (2005).

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Land use conversion affected by

• road construction
• size of market
• quality of soil
• - distance to market
• - distance to deforested area
• - level of protection

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Obstacles to generate knowledge on impact road

• Financial constraints
• Long-run unknowns
• Biases in expectations

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Financial constraints
Total Marginal Cost of Acquiring and Processing
Information
Cost (US)
Marginal Cost of Processing Information
Marginal Cost of Acquiring Information
Marginal Benefits of Acquiring and Processing
information
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Long run unknowns
Value of Forestal Area
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N
DW
DL
DW
N
DL
N
Forestal Area
F
0
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Beyond the information gap

• Adjusting plan of action as on ongoing process
• Application of precautionary principle
• Improvement of governance
• monitoring,
• law enforcement,
• use of economic instruments