The new Environmental and Social Policy Framework (ESPF), in force since October 2021, represents an opportunity to improve and harmonize the IDB Group’s environmental and social standards with those of other multilateral organizations such as the International Finance Corporation’s Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability, the World Bank’s … [Read more...] about Four Things You Should Know about the Standard for the Evaluation and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts
Ruth Alejandra Catacolí
Environmental Specialist for the Environmental and Social Solutions Unit of the Inter-American Development Bank. She is an Environmental Engineer, Specialist in Environmental Management and Master in Engineering. She has worked for the last 20 years supporting the continuous improvement of environmental performance in development programs and projects, both in the public and private sectors of Latin America and the Caribbean. She is a certified auditor of the NTC ISO 9001 and NTC ISO 14001 standards. She also shares her knowledge and experience as a university professor.
HydroBID: digital tools for environmental impact assessment of ecosystem services
The celebration of World Water Day on March 22 provides a good opportunity to reflect on the needs of users, the importance of water resources for the maintenance of ecological functions and the value of having digital tools such as HydroBID to assess and establish measures to ensure a sustainable management of the resource. Latin America and the Caribbean account for one … [Read more...] about HydroBID: digital tools for environmental impact assessment of ecosystem services
4 facts about IDB’s standard on assessment and management of environmental and social risks and impacts
The new Environmental and Social Policy Framework (ESPF), which has been in force since October 2021, emerged as an opportunity to improve and harmonize environmental and social standards within the IDB Group with those of other multilateral organizations, such as the IFC's Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability, the World Bank's Environmental and … [Read more...] about 4 facts about IDB’s standard on assessment and management of environmental and social risks and impacts