INFORME DE SERVICIOS AMBIENTALES

TALLER DE CAPACITACION EN
MANEJO AMBIENTAL DE LOS
PROYECTOS DE DESARROLLO
SOCIOECONOMICO:
EVALUACIÓN DE IMPACTO
AMBIENTAL
Informe Final

Septiembre, 2009

Esta publicación fue producida para la revisión por parte de la Agencia de los
Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional.
Fue preparada por Abt Associates, Inc.

RECONOCIMIENTO

IRG, CONSULTORES PRINCIPALES

TALLER DECAPACITACION EN
MANEJO AMBIENTAL DE LOS
PROYECTOS DE DESARROLLO
SOCIOECONOMICO:
EVALUACIÓN DE IMPACTO
AMBIENTAL
Informe Final
Agosto 31- Septiembre 3, 2009
CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA

Las opiniones que el autor expresa en esta publicación no reflejan necesariamente las
opiniones de la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional.

ÍNDICE
1.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY························································ 2

2.

RESUMEN EJECUTIVO ························································· 3

3.

PRESENTACIÓN ····························································· 4
AGENDA ···································································· 8
FLUJO CONCEPTUAL ·························································· 11OBJETIVOS DEL TALLER, PRESENTACIÓN DE LOS PARTICIPANTES Y EXPECTATIVAS ··········· 12

4.

LEGISLACIÓN AMBIENTAL GUATEMALTECA ········································ 13

5.

CONCEPTOS BÁSICOS DE EVALUACIÓN DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL ······················· 14

6.

CRITERIOS Y HERRAMIENTAS PARA LA REVISIÓN DE EIA ······························ 16

7.

TRABAJO EN GRUPO: REVISIÓN Y CALIFICACIÓNDE UNA EVALUACIÓN AMBIENTAL
EXISTENTE. ······························································· 17

8.

MITIGACIÓN Y MONITOREO AMBIENTAL EN PROYECTOS DE DESARROLLO ················· 22

9.

ESTUDIOS DE CASO EN EL CONTEXTO LOCAL: VISITAS DE CAMPO ······················· 24

10.

ANÁLISIS DE HALLAZGOS, ELABORACIÓN DE EIA Y PRESENTACIONES····················· 25
1. GRUPO: LOSCHAPINES ······················································ 26
2. GRUPO: GREEN TEAM ······················································· 29
3. GRUPO: HUELLA ECOLÓGICA ················································· 33
4. GRUPO: LOS SEXIS ························································· 38

11.

EVALUACIÓN FINAL DEL TALLER ················································ 4212.

ANEXOS ·································································· 45

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Informe Final - Taller de Capacitación en Manejo Ambiental de los Proyectos de Desarrollo Socioeconómico:
Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP
GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA
The “Workshop on Environmental Management of Socioeconomic DevelopmentProjects: Environmental
Impact Assessment” was supported by USAID Guatemala with technical support from Abt Associates, the
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) and International Resources Group (IRG). The
two and a half day EIA workshop event was attended by 46 MARN representatives in 22 departments, and
was held as part of a larger MARN training effort in September 2009. Thisevent was particularly significant
as it marked the first time that the environmental delegates from the different departments were brought
together in one room for training. The purpose of the workshop was to build the capacity of MARN
representatives in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process, thus improving the quality and
effectiveness of the EIA review process and helping toensure the sustainability of socioeconomic
development projects carried out in Guatemala. This document seeks to summarize the most important ideas
generated and conclusions drawn over the course of the workshop.
The seminar included both conceptual and practical training components to identify and incorporate
environmental concerns, best practices, and monitoring and follow-up methods in the...