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Juan Martinez

Juan Martinez

Juan Martínez is a Lead Social Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank, where he is leading issues related to social risks for indigenous peoples, land acquisition, physical and economic displacement, and stakeholder engagement of the Environmental and Social Policy Framework (ESPF) in the Bank's Environmental and Social Solutions Unit. Before joining the IDB, he was, for over 20 years, a senior social development specialist at the World Bank, where he worked for multiple regions around the world in areas of Social Development, Inclusion of Indigenous Peoples, Land and Natural Resources Management, specially community forestry, including land acquisition issues.

Fortaleciendo los sistemas nacionales de licenciamiento y fiscalización ambiental y social para pueblos indígenas en América Latina y el Caribe

October 15, 2024 por Juan Martinez Leave a Comment

Two people walk in the Peruvian Highlands

La diversidad cultural a nivel mundial incluye más de 250 millones de comunidades indígenas y locales. La mayoría de esas comunidades son pueblos indígenas que dependen de sus recursos naturales y del reconocimiento de sus derechos colectivos para mantener sus gobernanza y medios de vida.  En América Latina y el Caribe, la presencia indígena es significativa. Se estima … [Read more...] about Fortaleciendo los sistemas nacionales de licenciamiento y fiscalización ambiental y social para pueblos indígenas en América Latina y el Caribe

Strengthening National Environmental and Social Licensing and Inspection Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

April 22, 2024 por Juan Martinez Leave a Comment

paisaje con montaña nevada al fondo

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), through its Environmental and Social Solutions Unit, has been organizing the Regional Dialogues on Environmental and Social Policy (RPD) for over ten years. The aim of this initiative is to promote the strengthening of the region's national environmental and social licensing and inspection systems through several priorities by … [Read more...] about Strengthening National Environmental and Social Licensing and Inspection Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

Promoting sustainable development in Indigenous communities

July 26, 2023 por Caren Kremer - Juan Martinez - Leticia Lopresti - Alejandra Caldo Leave a Comment

Indigenous peoples have achieved recognition of their rights in multiple international instruments (e.g., ILO Convention 169, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) and national legislation. This recognition includes the self-determination of these peoples and their forms of governance, understanding them as socially and culturally differentiated … [Read more...] about Promoting sustainable development in Indigenous communities

How can we manage the social risks associated with the use of security personnel in projects?

April 8, 2021 por Juan Martinez Leave a Comment

Guardia de seguridad en Perú

The use of security personnel to protect the communities and assets related to a project is a common practice in Latin America and the Caribbean, a region where 43% of the population says they are constantly afraid of being victims of a crime. The decision to hire security personnel usually arises after assessing the risks that threaten human security and assets related to … [Read more...] about How can we manage the social risks associated with the use of security personnel in projects?

Three key premises that guarantee a project’s social sustainability

October 18, 2018 por Juan Martinez 1 Comment

Latin America and the Caribbean is a region with a huge social, cultural, political, and economic diversity that has made major strides in poverty reduction. Relevant quantitative data shows that at least 70 million people pulled out of extreme poverty and moved up the social ladder, swelling the ranks of the middle class to more than one-third of the region’s … [Read more...] about Three key premises that guarantee a project’s social sustainability

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