ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

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• ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
• Inter-American Investment Corporation
• Financing Private Sector Projects
• April 8, 2003
• Angela Miller
• IIC Environmental Engineer
• Tel [phone]
• E-mail angelam_at_iadb.org

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Topics of Presentation

• Overview of IIC
• IICs Environmental Requirements
• Opportunities for consultants

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Overview of IIC

• IIC finances small medium size private
  enterprises
• Provides long-term financing to companies and
  financial intermediaries
• Finances mostly expansion projects and, on a
  limited basis, some new greenfield projects
• Finances projects in most sectors

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Exclusion List

• No Gambling, casinos and equivalent enterprises

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IICs Environmental and Labor Requirements

• Corporate Projects
• Assessment of potential environmental, social,
  health and safety and labor impacts associated
  with a project
• Development of Environmental Management Plan to
  control, mitigate and monitor the environmental,
  social, health and safety aspects of the project
• Financial Intermediary (FI) Projects
• Clients must attend IICs environmental training
  course
• Develop Environmental Management System within FI

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Opportunities for Consultants

• Environmental Consultants
• To assist the IIC with environmental
  due-diligence and monitoring
• To assist IICs clients with preparation of EIAs,
  EMPs, developing specific corrective actions,
  etc.
• Consultant with sectoral expertise (technical and
  financial)
• To assist the IIC with the overall due-diligence
  (specific operational and industry issues, costs,
  etc. (i.e. aquaculture specialist, petrochemical
  expert, etc.)

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Examples of IICs Use of Environmental
Consultants

• Environmental Consultants contracted by IIC
• Tannery project in Argentina
• Landfill in Argentina
• Environmental Compliance Assessment of 40
  projects in the IICs portfolio
• IIC Environmental Training Seminar for financial
  intermediaries
• IICs environmental guidelines and policy

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Potential Need for Consultants (Sector
Specialists Environmental Consultants)

• New Projects in the pipeline
• Pharmaceutical company
• Sugar processing
• Tilapia project
• Biogas plant
• Free trade zone industrial park

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IICs Database of Consultants

• Send the following information to
  angelam_at_iadb.org
• Description of company including location of any
  offices in Latin America the Caribbean
• Relevant project experience (either environmental
  or experience assessing technical and financial
  issues for a specific sector)
• Experience in Latin America the Caribbean and
  relevant language skills