INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Infrastructure and Environment Department (INE) Environment, Rural Development and Natural Disasters Division (RND) Agriculture, Rural Development, Environment, and Disaster Risk Management (INE/RND) Paul Trapido Environment, Rural Development & Natural Disasters Division (RND) IDB Business Seminar Series, May 14, 2009 Washington, D.C.

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Infrastructure and Environment Department (INE) Environment, Rural Development and Natural Disasters Division (RND) 2 OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION I.Functions & Priority Areas of INE/RND II.Pipeline for 2009 and examples:  Agriculture  Rural Development  Environment  Disaster Risk Management

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Infrastructure and Environment Department (INE) Environment, Rural Development and Natural Disasters Division (RND) 3 I. Functions & Priority Areas  Main Functions Project identification, preparation, execution and support in supervision Strategies, policies, guidelines Sector research, best practices & case studies  Procurement Opportunities: Goods and works (COF – Project Execution) Consulting services (HQ, COF)

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Infrastructure and Environment Department (INE) Environment, Rural Development and Natural Disasters Division (RND) 4 I. Functions & Priority Areas…  Priority Areas 1.Agriculture Plant and animal health, food safety, agricultural services, marketing, quality certification, etc. 2.Rural Development Productive infrastructure, markets for factors, business and production diversification, tourism, institutional strengthening, etc.

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Infrastructure and Environment Department (INE) Environment, Rural Development and Natural Disasters Division (RND) 5 I. Functions & Priority Areas… 3.Environment and Natural Resource Forestry, coastal zone, fishery, conservation, pollution control, climate change, etc. 4.Disaster Risk Management Risk identification, prevention and mitigation, disaster preparedness and response, risk financing, and economic, legal, institutional and policy frameworks.

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Infrastructure and Environment Department (INE) Environment, Rural Development and Natural Disasters Division (RND) 6 II. Execution – Agriculture AR-L1030 Provincial Agricultural Services (US$ 200mill, Argentina): –Agricultural Infrastructure and Services –Irrigation and Drainage Infrastructure –Agribusiness Promotion Procurement: –Goods and works: basic infrastructure, technological development, agricultural health and quality, information technology, and land titling. –Consulting services: agribusiness promotion, agricultural supply chain analysis.

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Infrastructure and Environment Department (INE) Environment, Rural Development and Natural Disasters Division (RND) 7 II. Execution - Rural Development HO-L1010 PRONEGOCIOS Project (US$ 27.1 mill, Honduras): –Infrastructure to expand agricultural production –Promotion of agribusinesses, tourism, services –Strengthening of regional project impact Procurement: –Goods and works: greenhouses, irrigation, food processing equipment, private tourism infrastructure, artificial fish ponds, renewable energy systems. –Consulting services: technical assistance in agriculture, agro industry and tourism.

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Infrastructure and Environment Department (INE) Environment, Rural Development and Natural Disasters Division (RND) 8 II. Pipeline – Environment SU-L1017 Sustainable Forestry and Environment Program Project (US$ 10mill, Suriname): –Sustainable forestry development and environmental management –Institutional strengthening –Community participation: information, plans, pilot projects Procurement: –TBD (environmental information system, training, feasibility study, environmental plans, dissemination).

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Infrastructure and Environment Department (INE) Environment, Rural Development and Natural Disasters Division (RND) 9 Objectives: Support beneficiary countries ability to manage risks related to natural hazards: Risk Identification Vulnerability reduction Early Warning systems Strengthen institutions, policies and programs III. Disaster Risk Management

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Infrastructure and Environment Department (INE) Environment, Rural Development and Natural Disasters Division (RND) 10  Consulting Services: Improve climate resilience (mitigation / adaptation) Climate risk and vulnerability Supply chain analysis Conservation agriculture Water resource management Agricultural risk insurance Strengthening of institutions, policies & programs Monitoring and evaluation IV. Climate Change and Agriculture

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Infrastructure and Environment Department (INE) Environment, Rural Development and Natural Disasters Division (RND) 11 EcuadorCoastal Artisanal Fishing$ 50 million HondurasPrevention and Mitigation of Natural Disasters $ 19 million BoliviaRural Support for Food Security$ 20 million ChileTourism Promotion$ 32 million BahamasAgricultural Health and Food Safety$ 9 million MexicoDirect Support to Rural Areas$200 million III. Pipeline - RND

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Infrastructure and Environment Department (INE) Environment, Rural Development and Natural Disasters Division (RND) 12 Thank you