Suchergebnisse

Adolfo Acevedo, economista y coordinador de la Comisión Económica de la Coordinadora Civil, compartió con Envío su apasionada preocupación y sus reflexiones sobre el acuerdo del gobierno con el FMI y sobre la lógica del Presupuesto 2008, similar a la de los Presupuestos del gobierno neoliberal anterior, en una charla que transcribimos. (Envío/GIGA)

¿Acuerdo con el FMI? ¿Cuándo, en qué términos? Mientras la cooperación bilateral está a la espera de que ese acuerdo se firme para desembolsar ayuda al presupuesto nacional 2007 por unos 130 millones de dólares, el nuevo gobierno da un día una de cal y al día siguiente tres de arena. ¿Cuáles eran las condiciones del FMI para este nuevo acuerdo? ¿Cuál es el margen de maniobra de Nicaragua ante el FMI? ¿Y qué es lo que Nicaragua debe defender ante el Fondo Monetario Internacional? (Envío/GIGA)

The proposed interoceanic canal will connect the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean, traversing Lake Nicaragua, the major freshwater reservoir in Central America. If completed, the canal would be the largest infrastructure-related excavation project on Earth. In November 2015, the Nicaraguan government approved an environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) for the canal. A group of international experts participated in a workshop organized by the Academy of Sciences of Nicaragua to review this ESIA. The group concluded that the ESIA does not meet international standards; essential information is lacking regarding the potential impacts on the lake, freshwater and marine environments, and biodiversity. The ESIA presents an inadequate assessment of natural hazards and socioeconomic disruptions. The panel recommends that work on the canal project be suspended until an appropriate ESIA is completed. The project should be resumed only if it is demonstrated to be economically feasible, environmentally acceptable, and socially beneficial.

The proposed interoceanic canal will connect the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean, traversing Lake Nicaragua, the major freshwater reservoir in Central America. If completed, the canal would be the largest infrastructure-related excavation project on Earth. In November 2015, the Nicaraguan government approved an environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) for the canal. A group of international experts participated in a workshop organized by the Academy of Sciences of Nicaragua to review this ESIA. The group concluded that the ESIA does not meet international standards; essential information is lacking regarding the potential impacts on the lake, freshwater and marine environments, and biodiversity. The ESIA presents an inadequate assessment of natural hazards and socioeconomic disruptions. The panel recommends that work on the canal project be suspended until an appropriate ESIA is completed. The project should be resumed only if it is demonstrated to be economically feasible, environmentally acceptable, and socially beneficial.