VII - Efforts of the North American Development Bank to Address Air - Quality PDF Download

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In response to a proposal made by the Mexican government in 1998, the NADB Board of Directors initi- ated a formal discussion in early 2000 about the desirability of expanding the number of environment-related sectors in which the bank worked, and encouraged public input. [...] The unmet needs of the water, wastewater, and solid waste sectors posed then were, and 212 Efforts of the North American Development Bank to Address Air Quality remain today, the greatest threat to the border region's human health and environment. [...] Originally set consistent with the La Paz Agreement, which defined the border region as the territory within 100 kilometers (km) (about 60 miles) of either side of the international border, the zone was expanded by the new agreement to 300 km on the south side of the border to make BECC and NADB assistance available to some additional Mexican municipios. [...] To meet the challenge of improving air quality, NADB estab- lished explicit objectives: • Expedite the improvement of the living standards of the bor- der population in terms of environmental quality, specifically air quality • Establish mechanisms for sustainable development in terms of air quality • Facilitate the dialogue, cooperation, and coordination between neighboring communities in address. [...] The municipio anticipates using financial resources from its share of the Puente del Rio Colorado fideicomiso to finance a portion of the total project cost (the fide- icomiso is a trust that manages the revenues from the toll-bridge over the Colorado River and distributes those revenues among the municipios of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonoyta, and Puerto Peñasco).