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Emergency Fire Prevention And Control Project in the Amazon: Annex 6

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Annex 6

Brazil: Emergency Fire Prevention And Control Project in the Amazon
Procurement and Disbursement Arrangements


Procurement Arrangements

A) Procurement of Contracts to be signed before December 31, 1998

In view of the emergency nature of this project, procurement would be carried out in accordance with Chapter I of the Bank’s Procurement Guidelines. Simplified procedures acceptable to the Bank would be used for contracts signed before December 31, 1998, as follows:

Goods:

Shopping (comparison of at least three quotations) for goods up to an aggregate amount of US$3,500,000. Prior review of technical specifications and vendor lists would be required for lots with an estimated price exceeding US$50,000;

Consulting Services:

Individuals: Selection based on consultant’s qualification for all contracts.

Prior Review of Terms of Reference for all contracts would be required. Full documentation would be required.

Firms: Consultants Qualification (comparison of three firms) for all contracts. Single Source selection for specific exceptional cases with Bank’s prior no objection.

Works

No works will be procured under this project.

B) Procurement of Contracts to be signed after December 31, 1998

Procurement of all goods for contracts signed after December 31, 1998 will be carried out in accordance with the Bank’s Procurement Guidelines (Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, version dated January 1995, revised January and August 1996). To the extent possible, goods may be packaged and contracts for such packages estimated to cost in excess of US$350,000 will be procured under International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures using the Bank’s Standard Bidding Documents. Other packages of goods whose contracts for such packages are estimated to cost in excess of US$50,000 up to US$350,000 may be procured under National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures using standard bidding documents acceptable to the World Bank (Standard NCB models will be provided by the World Bank). Goods costing up to US$50,000 may be procured under International Shopping, up to aggregate amount of US$3,500,000. With respect to each contract for goods estimated to cost the equivalent of more than US$50,000 the procedures set forth in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Appendix 1 to the Guidelines shall apply.

Consulting services from firms will be procured in accordance with Quality- and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) procedures. Complex or highly specialized assignments may be procured under Quality-Based Selection (QBS). Simple assignments not exceeding the equivalent of US$200,000 that can be precisely defined may be selected under a fixed budget. Assignments of a standard or routine nature not exceeding the equivalent of US$100,000 may be procured under least-cost selection procedures. Individual consultants will be selected on the basis of their qualifications. These procedures are described in the Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, version dated January 1997, revised September 1997. All Terms of Reference, independently of their estimated cost, will be subject to prior review by the Bank. With respect to consulting services contracted with firms estimated to cost the equivalent of US$100,000 or more, the procedures set forth in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Appendix 1 to the Guidelines shall apply. With respect to consulting services contracted with individuals estimated to cost the equivalent of US$50,000 or more, the individual consultant’s qualifications and contract will be subject to prior review by the Bank.

 

Annex 6, Table A: Project Costs by Procurement Arrangements (in US$’000 equivalent)

   

Procurement Method

Total

International
Shopping

Direct
Contracting

Consulting
Services

N.B.F.

A. GOODS 1. Vehicles

720.0
(576.0)

–

–

–

720.0
(576.0)

2. Field Equipment

3,937.8
(2,526.7)

–

–

–

3,937.8
(2,526.7)

3. Office Equipment

77.2
(61.7)

–

–

–

77.2
(61.7)

B. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 1. Local Consultants

–

–

2,818.4
(2,818.4)

–

2,818.4
(2,818.4)

D. INCREMENTAL RECURRENT COSTS 1. Operating Costs

–

12,276.6
(9,017.1)

–

–

12,276.6
(9,017.1)

2. Maintenance of Equipment

–

170.0

–

–

170.0

TOTAL

4,735.0
(3,164.4)

12,446.6
(9,017.1)

2,818.4
(2,818.4)

–
–

20,000.0
(15,000.0)

 

Note: N.B.F. = Not Bank-financed (includes elements procured under parallel cofinancing procedures, consultancies under trust funds, any reserved procurement, and any other miscellaneous items). The procurement arrangement for the items listed under “Other” and details of the items listed as “N.B.F.” need to be explained in footnotes to the table or in the text.

Figures in parenthesis are the amounts to be financed by the Bank loan/IDA credit

 

Annex 6, Table A1: Consultant Selection Arrangements (optional) (in US$million equivalent)

Consultant Services Expenditure Category Selection Method Total Cost (including contingencies) QCBS QBS SFB LCS CQ Other N.B.F. A. Firms 0.5             0.5 B. Individuals         1.4     1.4 Total 0.5       1.4     1.9

 Note:
QCBS = Quality- and Cost-Based Selection
QBS = Quality-based Selection
SFB = Selection under a Fixed Budget
LCS = Least-Cost Selection
CQ = Selection Based on Consultants’ Qualifications
Other = Selection of individual consultants (per Section V of Consultants Guidelines), Commercial Practices, etc.
N.B.F. = Not Bank-financed.

 

Annex 6, Table B: Thresholds for Procurement Methods and Prior Review *

Expenditure
Category

Contract Value
(Threshold)

Procurement
Method

Contracts Subject to
Prior Review / Estimated Total Value Subject to Prior Review

US $ thousands

US $ millions

Contracts signed prior to December 31, 1998
1. Goods First US$ 3.5 M. by International Shopping   >350 ICB Prior Review  

50 to 350

NCB (up to an aggregate value of US$3.5 M.) Prior Review of Specifications and Quotations   <50 International Shopping

(except for tires, fuel, foodstuffs and other consumable goods which may be procured by National Shopping, up to an aggregate value of US$3.5 M.)

Prior Review of Specifications and Quotations In locations where less than three suppliers are available <25 Direct Contracting

(up to an aggregate value of US$1 M.)

None 2. Services Firms   QCBS Prior Review of Short-list and LOI Individuals   CQ Prior Review of TORs Contracts signed after December 31, 1998 1. Goods   >350 ICB Prior Review  

50 to 350

NCB Prior Review of Specifications and Quotations   <50 National Shopping Prior Review of Specifications and Quotations 2. Services Firms   QCBS Prior Review of Short-list and LOI Individuals   CQ Prior Review of TORs

* (Thresholds generally differ by country and project. Consult OD 11.04 “Review of Procurment Documentation” and contact the Regional Procurement Aviser for guidance.

 

Annex 6, Table C: Allocation of Loan Proceeds (in US$’000 equivalent)

 

Project Total Amount

Bank Financing %

Amount

I. Investment Costs      A. GOODS

  1. Vehicles

  2. Field Equipment

  3. Office Equipment

720.0

3,937.8

77.2

80.0

64.2

80.0

576.0

2,526.7

61.7

Subtotal GOODS

4,735.0

66.8

3,164.4

     B. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

  1. National Consultants

2,818.4

100.0

2,818.4

Total Investment Costs

7,553.4

79.2

5,982.8

II. Recurrent Costs      A. INCREMENTAL RECURRENT COSTS

  1. Operating Costs

  2. Maintenance of Equipment

12,276.6

170.0

73.4

–

9,017.1

–

Total Recurrent Costs

12,446.6

72.4

9,017.1

Total

20,000.0

75.0

15,000.0


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Annex 7

Brazil: Emergency Fire Prevention And Control Project in the Amazon
Project Processing Budget and Schedule


A. Project Budget (US$000)

Planned

Actual

115

115

B. Project Schedule

Planned N/A

Actual

Time taken to prepare the project (months)

2

4

First Bank mission (identification)

April 21, 1998

April 21, 1998

Appraisal mission departure

July 27, 1998

July 27, 1998

Negotiations

August 5, 1998

August 17-19, 1998

Planned Date of Effectiveness

September 1, 1998

Prepared by: IBAMA, Consultants  

Bank staff who worked on the project include:

Name

Specialty

Daniel R. Gross, Task Manager Senior Anthropologist Ricardo Tarifa, Co-Task Manager Consultant – Natural Resources Management Robert Schneider, Sector Leader Principal Economist John Redwood Lead Specialist, Environment Irani Escolano Procurement Specialist Túlio Henrique Lima Correa Consultant – Financial Management Specialist Renan Poveda Consultant – Environmental Management Specialist Andrew Hurd Consultant – Development Management Specialist David Gray Consultant – Environmental Information Specialist


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Annex 8

Brazil: Emergency Fire Prevention And Control Project in the Amazon
Documents in the Project File


Benatti, José Heder and Ana Cristina Barros. 1998. Prevenção ás Queimadas Acidentais na Amazônia. Belém, Pará, Brazil: IPAM.

Confederação Nacional da Indústria. 1998. Incêndios no Estado de Roraima – Relatório. Brazil.

Corpo de Bombeiros do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 1994. IBAMA – USDA Forest Service Exchange Program: A Report of Three Years of Activities. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

IBAMA. 1998. Cartilha: O Verde é a Cor do Brasil. Brasília, Brazil.

IBAMA/MMA. 1998. PROARCO – Programa de Prevenção e Controle ás Queimadas e aos Incêndios Florestais no Arco do Desflorestamento. Brasília, Brazil.

IBAMA/MMA. 1998. Roraima – Avaliação de Impacto Ambiental. Brasília, Brazil.

IPAM. 1998. Fogo Reincidente na Amazônia – as Condições Naturais da Floresta Levam a Problemas Cada Vez Mais Graves. Belém, Pará, Brazil.

Mutch, Robert W. 1995. Fire Management in Brazil: Sustaining productive Ecosystems for People – Future Expectations for PREVFOGO (Consultant Report). Brasilia, Brazil: UNDP.

Mutch, Robert W. 1998. PROARCO – Final Consultant Report. Washington DC: The World Bank.


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Brazil: Emergency Fire Prevention And Control Project in the Amazon: Annex 9

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Annex 9

Brazil: Emergency Fire Prevention And Control Project in the Amazon
Statement of Loans and Credits


Table A: Status of Bank Group Operations in Brazil

Project ID Loan or Credit No. Fiscal
Year
Purpose Original Amount in US$ Millions Difference between expected and actual disbursements * IBRD IDA Cancellations Undisbursed Orig Frm Rev`d Number of Closed Loans/credits: 206 Active Loans BR-PE-35728 IBRD42320 1998 BAHIA WTR RESOURCES 51.00 0.00 0.00 51.00 0.00 0.00 BR-PE-38947 IBRD42660

1998

SC. & TECH 3

155.00

0.00

0.00

155.00

0.00

0.00

BR-PE-39197 IBRD42110

1998

RJ ST.PRIV.

250.00

0.00

0.00

250.00

137.50

0.00

BR-PE-42565 IBRD42510

1998

PARAIBA R.POVERTY

60.00

0.00

0.00

60.00

0.00

0.00

BR-PE-48357 IBRD42450

1998

CEN.BANK TAL

20.00

0.00

0.00

20.00

0.00

0.00

BR-PE-51701 IBRD42520

1998

MARANHAO R.POVERTY

80.00

0.00

0.00

80.00

0.00

0.00

BR-PE-6474 IBRD42380

1998

LAND MGT 3(SP)

55.00

0.00

0.00

55.00

0.00

0.00

BR-PE-6549 IBRD42650

1998

GAS SCTR DEV PROJECT

130.00

0.00

0.00

130.00

0.00

0.00

BR-PE-34578 IBRD41650

1997

RGS HWY MGT

70.00

0.00

0.00

70.00

4.67

0.00

BR-PE-38896 IBRD41200

1997

R.POVERTY(RGN)

24.00

0.00

0.00

21.24

2.71

0.00

BR-PE-39196 IBRD41390

1997

RGS ST.REFORM

125.00

0.00

0.00

75.00

30.00

0.00

BR-PE-42566 IBRD41220

1997

R.POVERTY(PE)

39.00

0.00

0.00

33.61

5.56

0.00

BR-PE-43868 IBRD41480

1997

RGS LAND MGT/POVERTY

100.00

0.00

0.00

97.00

6.87

0.00

BR-PE-43871 IBRD41210

1997

(PIAUI)R.POVERTY

30.00

0.00

0.00

26.67

4.17

0.00

BR-PE-43873 IBRD41690

1997

AG TECH DEV.

60.00

0.00

0.00

56.01

6.96

0.00

BR-PE-46052 IBRD41900

1997

CEARA WTR PILOT

9.60

0.00

0.00

9.60

0.00

0.00

BR-PE-48870 IBRD41890

1997

MT STATE PRIV.

45.00

0.00

0.00

45.00

4.17

0.00

BR-PE-6475 IBRD41470

1997

LAND RFM PILOT

90.00

0.00

0.00

75.05

-3.85

0.00

BR-PE-6532 IBRD41880

1997

FED HWY DECENTR

300.00

0.00

0.00

300.00

13.34

0.00

BR-PE-6562 IBRD41400

1997

BAHIA MUN.DV

100.00

0.00

0.00

98.98

5.65

0.00

BR-PE-37828 IBRD40600

1996

(PR)R.POVERTY

175.00

0.00

0.00

175.00

67.93

0.00

BR-PE-40028 IBRD4046A

1996

RAILWAYS RESTRUCTURG

151.48

0.00

0.00

142.62

.95

0.00

BR-PE-6512 IBRD39240

1996

ENV/CONS(CVRD)

50.00

0.00

0.00

31.07

4.93

0.00

BR-PE-6547 IBRD3633A

1996

METRO TRANSP. RIO

47.48

0.00

0.00

37.22

37.57

0.00

BR-PE-6554 IBRD40470

1996

HLTH SCTR REFORM

300.00

0.00

0.00

261.09

64.41

0.00

BR-PE-35717 IBRD39170

1995

RURAL POV. (BAHIA)

105.00

0.00

0.00

65.51

8.20

0.00

BR-PE-38882 IBRD3915A

1995

RECIFE M.TSP

98.72

0.00

0.00

98.72

42.80

0.00

BR-PE-38884 IBRD39180

1995

RURAL POV.- CEARA

70.00

0.00

0.00

49.77

8.17

0.00

BR-PE-38885 IBRD39190

1995

RURAL POV.-SERGIPE

36.00

0.00

0.00

21.27

1.26

0.00

BR-PE-6436 IBRD37890

1995

CEARA UR.DV/WATER CO

140.00

0.00

0.00

111.59

68.92

-2.16

BR-PE-6564 IBRD3916A

1995

BELO H M.TSP

83.32

0.00

0.00

83.32

42.78

0.00

BR-PE-6564 IBRD39160

1995

BELO H M.TSP

15.68

0.00

0.00

.36

42.78

0.00

BR-PE-6452 IBRD36630

1994

NE BASIC EDUC III

206.60

0.00

0.00

88.21

60.34

0.00

BR-PE-6522 IBRD37670

1994

ESP.SANTO WATER

154.00

0.00

0.00

90.30

59.06

0.00

BR-PE-6524 IBRD36390

1994

MINAS MNC.DEVELOPMT

150.00

0.00

5.00

40.23

33.88

0.00

BR-PE-6543 IBRD37330

1994

M. GERAIS BASIC EDUC

150.00

0.00

0.00

56.60

13.93

0.00

BR-PE-6546 IBRD36590

1994

AIDS CONTROL

160.00

0.00

0.00

16.40

1.58

0.00

BR-PE-6555 IBRD37130

1994

STE HWY MGT II

54.00

0.00

18.00

18.48

3.67

-21.52

BR-PE-6555 IBRD37150

1994

STE HWY MGT II

79.00

0.00

18.00

7.52

3.67

-21.52

BR-PE-6558 IBRD37660

1994

PARANA BASIC EDUC

96.00

0.00

0.00

29.01

-3.67

0.00

BR-PE-6378 IBRD35470

1993

STATE HWY MGMT

50.00

0.00

0.00

5.58

26.76

-1.38

BR-PE-6378 IBRD35480

1993

STATE HWY MGMT

38.00

0.00

18.00

6.53

26.76

-1.38

BR-PE-6427 IBRD36040

1993

NE BASIC EDUC II

212.00

0.00

0.00

57.96

39.02

0.00

BR-PE-6540 IBRD35540

1993

WTR Q/PLN(MINAS GERA

145.00

0.00

5.00

25.68

30.67

-12.53

BR-PE-6541 IBRD35030

1993

WTR Q/PLN(SP/PARANA)

9.00

0.00

0.00

5.60

93.17

0.00

BR-PE-6541 IBRD35040

1993

WTR Q/PLN(SP/PARANA)

119.00

0.00

0.00

38.54

93.17

0.00

BR-PE-6541 IBRD35050

1993

WTR Q/PLN(SP/PARANA)

117.00

0.00

0.00

49.05

93.17

0.00

BR-PE-6547 IBRD36330

1993

METRO TRANSP. RIO

81.02

0.00

0.00

.34

37.57

0.00

BR-PE-6368 IBRD3442A

1992

WATER SECTOR MODERNI

69.62

0.00

0.00

57.93

58.39

0.00

BR-PE-6368 IBRD3442S

1992

WATER SECTOR MODERNI

167.88

0.00

0.00

.46

58.39

0.00

BR-PE-6379 IBRD3457S

1992

METRO TRANSP.SPAULO

119.70

0.00

0.00

5.20

5.21

0.00

BR-PE-6505 IBRD34920

1992

MATO GROSSO NAT RES

205.00

0.00

0.00

88.77

88.77

0.00

BR-PE-6364 IBRD33750

1991

INNOV BASIC ED

245.00

0.00

0.00

44.24

44.24

0.00

BR-PE-6492 IBRD33760

1991

HYDROCARBN TRNSP/PRO

260.00

0.00

0.00

8.81

8.80

0.00

BR-PE-6446 IBRD31730

1990

NAT ENVIRONMT

117.00

0.00

0.00

26.59

26.61

0.00

BR-PE-6453 IBRD31700

1990

NE IRRIG I

210.00

0.00

69.00

31.94

100.96

31.96

BR-PE-6473 IBRD31600

1990

LND MGMT II-S. CATAR

33.00

0.00

0.00

5.33

5.38

0.00

BR-PE-6370 IBRD30130

1989

NE IRRI JAIBA

71.00

0.00

0.00

5.58

5.59

0.00

BR-PE-6414 IBRD30430

1989

NTRL GAS DIST

94.00

0.00

0.00

5.09

5.07

0.00

Total       6,479.10 0.00 133.00 3,602.67 1,628.61 -28.53

   

Active Loans

Closed Loans

Total

Total Disbursed (IBRD and IDA): 2,743.40 15,768.39 18,511.79 of which has been repaid: 203.09 12,311.36 12,514.45 Total now held by IBRD and IDA: 6,143.00 3,508.06 9,651.06 Amount sold : 0.00 45.83 45.83 Of which repaid : 0.00 45.83 45.83 Total Undisbursed : 3,602.67 51.05 3,653.72

*

Intended disbursements to date minus actual disbursements to date as projected at appraisal.

 

Table B: Statement of IFC’s Committed and Disbursed Portfolio
As of 31-Jan-98
(In US Dollar Millions)

FY Approval

Company

Committed Disbursed IFC IFC

Loan

Equity

Quasi

Partic

Loan

Equity

Quasi

Partic

1973/78/83

CODEMIN

0.00

4.34

0.00

0.00

0.00

4.34

0.00

0.00

1975/96

Oxiteno NE

30.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

30.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1980/87/97

Ipiranga

40.00

6.32

0.00

0.00

0.00

6.32

0.00

0.00

1980/88

OPP

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1980/92

DENPASA

.29

1.00

.12

0.00

.29

1.03

.05

0.00

1981

Brasilpar

0.00

.04

0.00

0.00

0.00

.04

0.00

0.00

1982/84/86

PISA

0.00

3.90

0.00

0.00

0.00

3.90

0.00

0.00

1982/86

Cimento Caue

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1983

SOCOCO

0.00

0.00

2.50

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.50

0.00

1984

ALQUIM

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1987/92/96

MBR

12.67

0.00

10.00

14.83

12.67

0.00

10.00

14.83

1987/96

Perdigao

32.81

10.00

0.00

18.00

32.81

10.00

0.00

18.00

1987/96/97

Duratex

22.00

0.00

0.00

78.00

22.00

0.00

0.00

78.00

1987/97

SP Alpargatas

25.00

0.00

5.00

0.00

20.70

0.00

5.00

0.00

1989

COPENE

4.55

0.00

0.00

0.00

4.55

0.00

0.00

0.00

1989

ELUMA

0.00

0.00

3.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

3.00

0.00

1989

Politeno Linear

1.70

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.70

0.00

0.00

0.00

1990

ENGEPOL

1.53

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.53

0.00

0.00

0.00

1990

Ripasa

5.71

5.00

0.00

0.00

5.71

5.00

0.00

0.00

1990/91/92

Bahia Sul

18.57

20.97

0.00

10.00

18.57

20.97

0.00

10.00

1991

Bradesco-AL

26.03

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1991

Bradesco-Bahia

5.25

0.00

0.00

0.00

5.25

0.00

0.00

0.00

1991

Bradesco-Eucatex

7.50

0.00

0.00

0.00

7.50

0.00

0.00

0.00

1991

Bradesco-Petrofl

7.50

0.00

0.00

0.00

7.50

0.00

0.00

0.00

1991

Bradesco-Romi

2.38

.40

0.00

0.00

2.38

.40

0.00

0.00

1991

Rhodia-Ster

10.00

5.95

0.00

0.00

10.00

5.95

0.00

0.00

1992

CRP-Caderi

0.00

2.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

.75

0.00

0.00

1992/93

TRIKEM

0.00

12.86

0.00

0.00

0.00

12.86

0.00

0.00

1993

BACELL

12.50

10.70

0.00

25.20

12.50

10.70

0.00

25.20

1993

Coteminas

0.00

4.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

4.00

0.00

0.00

1993

CEBRACTEX

1.80

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.80

0.00

0.00

0.00

1993

Macedo Alimentos

17.67

0.00

0.00

0.00

17.67

0.00

0.00

0.00

1993

Votorantim

15.57

0.00

0.00

1.29

15.57

0.00

0.00

1.29

1993/96

CEVAL

56.21

20.00

0.00

131.29

56.21

20.00

0.00

131.29

1994

GAVEA

10.31

0.00

5.50

0.00

10.31

0.00

5.50

0.00

1994

GP Capital

0.00

18.50

0.00

0.00

0.00

18.46

0.00

0.00

1994

Para Pigmentos

30.00

9.00

0.00

35.00

25.50

8.14

0.00

29.75

1994

Portobello

15.79

5.00

0.00

0.00

15.79

5.00

0.00

0.00

1994/95/97

Sadia

52.00

10.00

10.00

206.66

52.00

10.00

10.00

206.66

1994/96

CHAPECO

25.00

0.00

0.00

5.00

25.00

0.00

0.00

5.00

1994/96

S.A.I.C.C.

0.00

7.85

6.87

0.00

0.00

7.70

6.87

0.00

1995

Bradesco-Hering

7.50

0.00

0.00

0.00

7.50

0.00

0.00

0.00

1995

Brahma – BRA

32.50

0.00

0.00

86.10

32.50

0.00

0.00

86.10

1995

Cambuhy/MC

22.50

0.00

0.00

0.00

22.50

0.00

0.00

0.00

1995

Lojas Americana

28.00

0.00

5.00

18.00

28.00

0.00

5.00

18.00

1995

LATASA – Brazil

17.00

0.00

0.00

3.50

17.00

0.00

0.00

3.50

1995

Politeno Ind.

17.54

0.00

0.00

0.00

17.54

0.00

0.00

0.00

1995

Rhodiaco/PTA

27.50

0.00

0.00

27.00

27.50

0.00

0.00

27.00

1995/96

Globocabo

35.00

18.06

0.00

118.00

35.00

18.06

0.00

118.00

1996

Banco Bradesco

40.00

0.00

0.00

60.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1996

Banco Liberal

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1996

Mallory

8.00

3.96

0.00

0.00

8.00

3.96

0.00

0.00

1996

TIGRE

25.00

0.00

5.00

23.50

25.00

0.00

5.00

23.50

1996/97

Lightel

25.00

18.17

0.00

0.00

25.00

18.17

0.00

0.00

1997

Wentex

15.00

10.00

0.00

20.00

15.00

10.00

0.00

20.00

1997

Bompreco

25.00

0.00

5.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1997

Copesul

40.00

0.00

0.00

180.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1997

Rodovia

35.00

0.00

0.00

79.50

15.28

0.00

0.00

34.72

1997

Samarco

18.00

0.00

0.00

16.00

18.00

0.00

0.00

16.00

1997

Sucorrico

15.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

15.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1998

BSC

14.00

0.00

0.00

7.50

14.00

0.00

0.00

7.50

1998

Empesca

25.00

0.00

10.00

0.00

5.00

0.00

10.00

0.00

Total Portfolio:

972.88

208.02

67.99

1,164.37

743.33

205.75

62.92

874.34

 

 

  

Approvals Pending Commitment

Loan

Equity

Quasi

Partic

1996 AGUAS LIMEIRA

17.00

1.00

0.00

23.00

1998 BANCO ICATU

30.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1997 COPESUL BLINC.

0.00

0.00

0.00

45.00

1997 CTBC

35.00

0.00

0.00

150.00

1996 GLOBOCABO II

0.00

0.00

0.00

38.00

1997 GUILMAN-AMORIM

30.00

0.00

0.00

90.00

1998 ICATU EQUITY

0.00

30.00

0.00

0.00

1997 IPIRANGA EXPANS.

0.00

0.00

5.00

0.00

1997 IPIRANGA RI

0.00

.32

0.00

0.00

1998 LOJAS RENNER

16.00

4.00

0.00

0.00

1997 NOVA DUTRA BLINC

0.00

0.00

0.00

10.00

1996 OXITENO/ETHYLO

0.00

5.00

0.00

0.00

1998 SARAIVA

15.00

3.00

0.00

0.00

1997 SP ALPARGATAS II

0.00

0.00

0.00

30.00

1998 TRIKEM II

25.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1997 UNIBANCO LIVESTO

50.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1998 VARGA

20.00

0.00

3.00

15.00

Total Pending Commitment:

238.00

43.32

8.00

401.00


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Currency Equivalents & Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Currency Equivalents

&

Abbreviations and Acronyms


Currency Equivalents

(Exchange Rate Effective May 30, 1998)

Currency Unit

=

Real (R$)

R$ 1.15

=

US$ 1.00

 

Fiscal Year

January 1 – December 31

 

Abbreviations and Acronyms

ADR FUNAI Regional Administration CAS Country Assistance Strategy CBMDF Federal District Military Fire Department CEDEC State Civil Defense Committee COMDEC Municipal Civil Defense Committee DIRCOF IBAMAControl and Enforcement Directorate of IBAMA Environmental Control and Enforcement Department FNMA National Environmental Fund (MMA-IDB) FNS National Health Foundation FUNAI National Indian Foundation, Ministry of Justice GOB Government of Brazil GTA Amazon Working Group (NGO) IBAMA Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources ICB International Competitive Bidding IDB Inter-American Development Bank INPE Brazil National Space Research Institute IPAM Amazon Environmental Research Institute (NGO) MMA Ministry of Environment, Water Resources and the Legal AmazonLegal Amazonia MPO Brazil Ministry of Planning and Budget NCB National Competitive Bidding NEP National Environmental Project NGO Non-Governmental Organization NRPP Natural Resource Policy Program of the G-7 Pilot Project to Conserve the Brazilian Rain Forest OEMA State Environmental Agency PCU Project Coordination Unit PDA Demonstration Project of the G-7 Pilot Project to Conserve the Brazilian Rain Forest PED Decentralized Matching Grant Project of NEP PLANAFLORO Rondônia Rondonia- Natural Resources Management Project PPG7 Pilot Program to Conserve the Brazilian Rain Forest PREVFOGO Wildlands Fire Protection Project (IBAMA) PROARCO Program for the Prevention and Control of Forest Fires in the Deforestation Arc in the Amazon PROBIO National Biodiversity Program PRODEAGRO Mato Grosso – Natural Resources Management Project PRODESQUE Fire and Deforestation Control Project of the G-7 Pilot Project to Conserve the Brazilian Rain Forest RFT Rain Forest Trust Fund SEPRE Secretariat for Regional Affairs – MPO SINDEC National Civil Defense System, SEPRE – MPO SUPES IBAMA State Superintendency UNDP United Nations Development Program VAT Value Added Tax

 

Vice President:

Shahid Javed Burki

Country Director:

Gobind T. . Nankani

Sector Director:

Maritta Koch-Weser

Task Managers:

Daniel Gross & Ricardo Tarifa


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Brazil – Emergency Fire Prevention and Control Project  B: Strategic Context

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Brazil
Emergency Fire Prevention and Control Project

B: Strategic Context


1. Sector-related Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) goal supported by the project (see Annex 1):

CAS document number: 16582-BR Date of latest CAS discussion: June 2, 1998.

The project is consistent with the CAS for Brazil which identifies natural resource conservation as a key objective of the Bank’s assistance for Brazil. The CAS emphasizes the importance of reduced deforestation rates, improved enforcement of environmental regulations and decentralization.

2. Main sector issues and Government strategy:

Sector issues are:

  • Uncontrolled logging occurs on a inlarge scale in the Amazon and comprehensive forest management systems are rarenot common;
  • Large foreign (mainly Asian) logging companies have arrived in the Amazon to take advantage of the world’s last and largest old-growth tropical forests;
  • Fire is used throughout the Amazon as a tool to clear fields and renew grazing landscontrol weeds. . These fires often escape to neighboring fields and forests;
  • Logged forests are especially fire-prone, and logging roads with debris make a pathway for fires;
  • The occurrence of accidental wildfires is becoming common in dry years, including sub-canopy forest fires;
  • Sub-canopy burning also increases the likelihood that forests will catch fire again in subsequent years;
  • Landless rural people continue to be settled in inappropriate areas in the Amazon;
  • Some Amazonian states are promoting soybeans as a model for development, which will probably result in more deforestation. .

Government strategy is moving towards adopting environmentally friendly policies for sustainable development. They include:

  • The “Green Protocol” initiative, requiring lending agencies to incorporate environmental considerations into the projects they finance;
  • Environmental Crimes Law (February, 1998) allowing criminal charges and penalties to be brought against environmental violators;
  • Presidential Decree n. 2.662, (July 8, 1998) 1) gives power to SEPRE to declare state of emergency in States and Municipalities within the Amazon region where climatic and/or vegetation conditions could arise leading to potential fires; 2) establishes PROARCO; and 3) creates a Federal Task Force to coordinate fire suppression activities; .
  • Increased enforcement of environmental legislation in the Amazon region;
  • Commitment to place around 10% area of Amazon forests under effective protection by the year 2000
  • Presidential Provisional Decree n. 1.511, (July 25, 1996), raising the amount of private land parcels to be maintained in “legal forest reserves” on private holdings in the Amazon from 50% to 80%;
  • Presidential Provisional Decree n. . 1.963, (July 25, 1996), declaring a temporary ban on extraction of mahogany from Amazon forests;
  • The ICMS Verde (or “Green VAT”) initiatives, under which some states reallocate value-added tax transfers as a function of municipal improvements in water quality and land protection;
  • Ratification of Agenda 21 at the National level and adoption of for the country and Agenda 21 principles for the Amazon;
  • Ratification of the Convention on Biodiversity;
  • Improvements in the management of state and federal and state protected areas;
  • Special programs with international financing for environmental programs such as the G7 Pilot Program to Conserve the Brazilian Rain Forest, the Rondônia Natural Resources Management Project (PLANAFLORO) and the Mato Grosso Natural Resources Management Project (PRODEAGRO);
  • Promoting the gradual devolution of environmental management to the states and municipalities.

3. Sector issues to be addressed by the project and strategic choices:

The proposed project would focus specifically on preventing and controlling wildfires in the Amazon forests in order to protect human life, infrastructure, biodiversity and watersheds, particularly in the southern part of the region.

The project strategy is to:

  • Focus on priority areas identified as being at high risk to fires;
  • Support a decentralized, participatory approach to social mobilization. . The project would support GTA, in using its networks in the field to convey the importance of fire prevention to local populations, and to organize, train and equip voluntary brigades;
  • Support creation and organization of a Strategic Nucleus to rapidly and effectively respond to civil variousemergencies;
  • Support close collaboration between public sector agencies and other stakeholders at all levels.

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Brazil – Emergency Fire Prevention and Control Project: Project Appraisal Document

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Brazil
Emergency Fire Prevention and Control Project

Project Appraisal Document

Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office
Brazil Country Management Unit


 

Date: August 26, 1998 Task Managers: Daniel R. . Gross & Ricardo Tarifa Country Director: Gobind T. . Nankani Sector Director: Maritta Koch-Weser Project ID: BR-PE-58129 Sector: Environment Program Objective Category: Environmentally Sustainable Development Lending Instrument: Emergency Loan Program of Targeted Intervention:

[  ] Yes

[X] No

 

Project Financing Data

[X] Loan      [  ] Credit     [  ] Guarantee

For Loans: Amount (US$m): 15.0 Proposed terms: [  ] Multicurrency [X] Single currency, US dollars [  ] Standard Variable [  ] Fixed [X] LIBOR-based

Grace period (years):

5

Years to maturity:

15

Commitment fee:

.75%

Service charge:

nil

Financing plan (US$m):

Source

Local

Foreign

Total

Federal Government 4.8 0.2 5.0 IBRD 12.7 2.3 15.0 IBRD (Rain Forest Trust Fund) 0.0 2.0 2.0

Total

17.5 4.5 22.0 Borrower: The Federative Republic of Brazil Guarantor: N/A Responsible agencies:

  • Ministry of Environment, Water Resources and Legal Amazon – MMA
  • Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources – IBAMA

Estimated disbursements (Bank FY/US$M):

1999

2000

Annual

14.0

1.0

Cumulative

14.0

15.0 For Guarantees: N/A Retroactive financing up to a maximum of US$ 3 million (20% of Loan total) is requested for eligible expenditures incurred prior to Loan effectiveness due to initiation of implementation in August 1998.

Project Implementation period: 2 years Expected effectiveness date: September 15, 1998 Expected closing date: August 31, 2000


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Brazil
Emergency Fire Prevention and Control Project

C: Project Description Summary


1. Project components (see Annex 2 for a detailed description and Annex 3 for a detailed cost breakdown):

Component

Category

Total Cost* (US $ M)

% of Total*

Bank-financing*
(US $ M)

% of Bank-financing

(1) Risk Assessment and Monitoring of Critical Areas Technical Assistance 0.5

3

0.5

100

(2) Forest Fire Prevention Technical Assistance 7.0

43

5.5

80

(3) Forest Fire Suppression Technical Assistance & Institutional Strengthening 8.6

43

5.8

65

(4) Project Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Studies Project Management 2.2

11

2.0

90

Unallocated Technical Assistance 1.7 8

1.2

70

Total

20.0 100

15.0

75

* For proposed Loan only – excludes support from RFT/PPG-7 ($2.0 million)

 

2. Key policy and institutional reforms supported by the project

As indicated above, the Brazilian government has been moving towards greater control over settlement, and the use of land and natural resources in the Amazon region. The proposed project would add to these efforts by strengthening environmental enforcement, improving monitoring and information flow on deforestation and burning, and raising consciousness locally and nationally concerning the dangers of uncontrolled settlement and use of natural resources. In addition, a Presidential Decree signed July 8,1998 allows SEPRE to declare state of emergency in States and Municipalities within the Amazon region when unique climatic and/or vegetation conditions could arise.

3. Benefits and target population:

The main benefits of this project are expected to be environmental, institutional and social, including:

  • Reduced occurrence of large-scale fires and the potential economic and social (health) losses to residents of the Amazon;
  • Enhanced protection of the Amazon rain forest and the environmental services it provides;
  • Improved knowledge of how to prevent fire escapes in this region;
  • Sustainable partnerships among federal, state and civil society organizations in an emergency setting;
  • Development of a system of rapid response to fires which cwould be used in future emergencies, including other recurrent natural disasters and accidents.

The direct target populations (and potential benefits) of this project are:

  • Rural populations living along the Deforestation Arc (minimization of economic and social losses due to fires);
  • Urban population of the Amazon (avoidance of airport closures and reduction/avoidance of respiratory problems; avoidance of water pollution of water supplies);
  • State and regional electric power generation and distribution companies and their users (protection of power transmission lines and other infrastructure);
  • Society in general (avoidance of biodiversity loss);
  • Indigenous peoples (avoidance of habitat, game, and cultural values losses).
  • Society in general (avoidance of biodiversity loss);

4. Institutional and implementation arrangements (see Annex 2):

Overall coordination of the project would reside in IBAMA/DIRCOF. IBAMA would provide day-to-day management, supervision, and financial management, and would coordinate links to state and municipal governments, SEPRE, MMA, the Bank, UNDP and other institutions. SEPRE would act as secretariat to the Federal Task Force and coordinate the activities of the CBMDF, the Brazilian Army and the Brazilian Air Force.

IBAMA would set up a Project Coordination Unit (PCU) satisfactory to the Bank with appropriately qualified staff in adequate numbers, drawn from IBAMA’s own staff and contracted externally.

Federal Emergency Management

Emergency coordination at a national level is lodged managed by SEPRE. The National Civil Defense Organization (SINDEC), a part of SEPRE, would coordinate a Federal Task Force which includes the Army, Air Force, a Task Force consisting of about 500 fire fighters from the Federal District Military Fire Department (CBMDF) and, if needed, selected State-level fire Departments with specialized training in wildland fires.

State Level Organizations

Each of the seven States in theFire Emergency Task Forces (FETF), one for each State in the Deforestation Arc would establish an Emergency Task Force created by decree by the State Governor, and prepare a State Action Plan, would be established by decree by the State Governor. . A draft decree would be provided by IBAMA to the States in order to expedite this procesThe Federal Civil Defense Agency will provide training in civil defense preparedness to seven State Civil Defense Organizations (CEDECs). The professional fire companies in each State will take on wildfire-fighting responsibilities in their State and will help train and equip municipal fire brigades.

Municipal Level Organizations

The Federal Civil Defense Agency would train and help establish at least 40 State task forces would promote the establishment of Municipal Civil Defense Committees (COMDECs) which would be responsible for developing Municipal Fire Brigades Fire Councilsin selected eachmunicipalities y within the Deforestation Arc chosen on a basis of fire risk,. composed of relevant Municipal officials and NGO representatives, civil society organizations, and the private sector. These councils would serve as the liaison between the individual municipalities and the state task force.


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WORLD BANK FINANCES EMERGENCY FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROJECT IN THE AMAZON RAINFOREST

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The World Bank

Latin America and Caribbean Region


News Release No. 99//LAC

Contact: Monica Echeverria-Cota 202 473 1315
Internet: mecheverriacota@worldbank.org
Pelayo Alvarez 202-473-4306
Internet: Palvarez2@worldbank.org

 

WORLD BANK FINANCES EMERGENCY FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROJECT IN THE AMAZON RAINFOREST

 

WASHINGTON, September 3, 1998––The World Bank today approved a US$15 million loan to prevent and control large-scale wildfires in the southern part of the Brazilian Amazon during the dry season of 1998.

The Brazilian Amazon contains nearly one third of the world’s remaining tropical rainforests that provide important global environment services such as an invaluable source of biodiversity, a carbon sink, and protection of the watershed of the World’s largest river. Each year, a significant amount of forest is burned accidentally by escaped fires caused mainly by farmers and ranchers clearing land to plant crops or renew pasture.. The risk of these “escaped” fires is higher during the dry season and particularly, in 1998 due to the El Niño weather pattern that has caused a dramatic drop in rainfall compared to other years.

The proposed project would focus specifically on preventing and controlling wildfires in the Amazon forests in order to protect human life, infrastructure, biodiversity and watersheds, particularly in the southern region. This emergency project, scheduled to begin in September 1998, would assist both federal and state environmental agencies in the Amazon to implement an education and public awareness campaign, provide fire prevention and control training, and establish a rapid response task force to combat major fires, if and when they occur. The project would focus on high-risk areas identified by weather data, modeling and satellite imagery. In addition, for the medium-term, the project would support strengthening Federal, State and Municipal emergency preparedness through the Civil Defense System and relevant institutions.

The main benefits of this project are expected to be environmental, institutional and social, including:

  • Reduced occurrence of large-scale fires and the potential economic and social (health) losses to residents of the Amazon.
  • Enhanced protection of the Amazon rain forest and the environmental services it provides;
  • Improved knowledge of how to prevent fire escapes in this region;
  • Sustainable partnerships among federal, state and civil society organizations in en emergency setting;
  • Development of a system of rapid response to fires which could be used in future emergencies, including other recurrent natural disasters and accidents.

The Task Manager for the Project, Daniel Gross of the Sustainable Development Unit in the Latin America Region, said ” the project’s goals are not to prevent all burning in the region, since fire as a tool for clearing and burning is a traditional tool that will not be supplanted in the near term. Rather the project seeks to help control fires from burning out of control and to generate lessons on how better to use and control fire in the Amazon region. The focus is very much on the local community where fire is used”

The US$15 million, LIBOR-based, single currency loan has 15 years to maturity and a grace period of five years.


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Brazil – Emergency Fire Prevention and Control Project D: Project Rationale/Justification:

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Brazil
Emergency Fire Prevention and Control Project

D: Project Rationale/Justification


The project is justified in that:

  • The greater Amazon River basin is the world’s richest repository of biodiversity and is currently under serious threat from fires;
  • The Deforestation Arc is highly vulnerable to widespread fires during the 1998 dry season due to the climatic phenomenon El Niño;
  • Capacity to control the spread of fires in the region is weak, as illustrated by the Roraima fires of February-March, 1998;
  • Potential economic, social, and environmental losses from widespread forest fires are enormous and much larger than the proposed project cost.

1. Project alternatives considered and reasons for rejection:

The project team considered the option of a long-term project (as fires are a recurrent problem), focusing on institutional strengthening, capacity building and training activities. This alternative was rejected because the longer time frame needed for project preparation, implementation and the procurement of goods and services would not meet the needs of the impending emergency during the 1998 dry season. The project does, however, allow for longer-term studies to be initiated.

2. Major related projects financed by the Bank and/or other development agencies (completed, ongoing and planned):

Sector issue

Project

Latest Supervision (Form 590) Ratings

(Bank-financed projects only)

Implementation Progress (IP)

Development Objective (DO)

Bank-financed

  • Strengthening of main environmental institutions, and development of the legal and regulatory framework.

Brazil – National Environmental Project FY’90

S

S

  • Help reduce the loss of human life and deterioration of living standards that may result from the floods and/or droughts; and
  • Assist in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of infrastructure facilities damaged by floods.

Bolivia- El Niño Emergency Assistance Project
FY’1998

under implementation

under implementation

  • Rehabilitation and repair of infrastructure damaged by the floods and prevent potential damage major rains.

Brazil- Rio Flood Reconstruction and Prevention Project
FY’1988

S

S

  • Environmental Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building

Brazil – Rondonia Natural Resources Management Project (PLANAFLORO)
FY’ 92

S

S

  • Promoting the development and dissemination of environmentally, economically and socially sustainable natural resources management and conservation systems by local communities in the Amazon.

Brazil-Rain Forest Pilot Program, Demonstrative Projects (PDA)

S

HS

  • Strengthen the policy analysis, regulatory and implementation capacity of state level Amazonian environmental agencies

Brazil-Rain Forest Pilot Program,
Natural Resources Policy Project (NRPP)

Not available

Not available

Other development agencies

  • Strengthening Civil Society

Brazil-National Environmental Fund (IBD)

N/A N/A

IP/DO Ratings: HS (Highly Satisfactory) S (Satisfactory) U (Unsatisfactory) HU (Highly Unsatisfactory)

 

3. Lessons learned and reflected in the project design:

Lessons from previous experience indicate that the rapidity of response and a simple, focused strategy with few add-on components is critical. Likewise, an ongoing process of training in preparedness for forest -fires has been identified as a critical step in building the basis to counterattack future disasters. International experience (such as the fires in Indonesia, Mexico, California, and Central America), has yielded valuable lessons which have been considered in project design. These lessons concern the effectiveness, reliability and availability of equipment; fire-fighting strategies and action plans; inter-agency arrangements; successful fire preventiveon measures; monitoring systems; training, educational and publicity campaigns; adequate exchange and dissemination of information, etc.

It is expected also that the project would generate sufficient information that would contribute to the improvement capacity ofto prevent and controlling future fires. In addition, experience illustrates that effective project implementation requires a strong coordinating agency with clear authority and legitimacy. The proposed project takes this into account.

Some lessons were learned from the experiences of the firefighters trained in the PREVFOGO program to combat wildfires. Some of the firefighters who went to Roraima from other states commented on: (a) delays in deployment which allowed small fires to develop into big ones; (b) small number of firefighters that have wildland and forest fire training and experience; (c) lack of sufficient hand tools appropriate to tropical forest conditions; (d) inadequate air-support for firefighters on the ground; (e) lack of constructive evaluation of firefighter performance in meeting objectives; and (f) lack of adequate communications systems. Lessons derived from the forest fires in Roraima have been incorporated into the project design, such as the significance of (a) early detection systems; (b) rapid mobilization of trained personnel; (c) timely delivery of appropriate equipment; (d) adequate communications systems; (e) monitoring and evaluation of project activities and timely dissemination of such information; and (f) effective inter-agency coordination.

Additional important lessons learned from Bank–financed projects in Brazil and elsewhere include:

  • environmental management improvements are best achieved through partnerships between federal, state and local levels and through private/public sector collaboration;
  • top-down generic institution-building is not effective unless tied to concrete commitments and results;
  • education and training campaigns must address concrete issues and be tailored to local conditions and culture;
  • public disclosure and dissemination (especially of violations and violators) is key to encouraging compliance with fire/environmental regulations.

Project design embodies the following features learned from past project experiences:

  • the project would decentralize coordination from IBAMA’s headquarters to the states, allowing transparency and local stakeholders to influence the project through local participation mechanisms;
  • local stakeholders would partially absorb costs and risks, and in turn receive the potential benefits from the project, underlining the local ownership of the project;
  • an ongoing process for monitoring and evaluating results would be incorporated into the project design.

4. Indications of borrower commitment and ownership:

Indicators of project ownership and commitment have been:

  • GOB has made this project a high priority and has approved the request of international support on a priority basis in response to the lessons learned in Roraima;
  • Effective mobilization by participating agencies to prepare for a possible emergency situation;
  • Strong response to environmental projects at the local level, specifically PDA, PED, FNMA, PROBIO.

5. Value added of Bank support to this project:

Bank involvement in this project would add value in the following areas and ways:

  • Bank global experience with technical assistance projects;
  • Bank access to worldwide environmental information and experience and its capacity to mobilize resources;
  • Bank experience with promoting decentralized environmental management in Brazil;
  • Bank recent experience in assisting other countries address emergency situations.

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