A avaliação ambiental dos projetos da IIRSA: um estudo de caso do Complexo Hidrelétrico do Rio Madeira

Abstract

This study has the objective to define if the environmental assessment tool of the Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America (IIRSA), known as Strategic Environmental and Social Evaluation (EASE), and the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) executed in Brazil have been used to improve the capacity of social and environmental preservation of projects, taking as subject of analysis the Madeira River Hydroelectric Compound. This project is part of the Peru-Brazil-Bolivia Hub, one of the IIRSA’s ten Hubs for Integration and Development (EID), and it is composed by the hydroelectric power plants of Santo Antônio and Jirau. To achieve this objective, it is developed an exploratory research, with a qualitative approach. It is made a bibliographic review about the theme, as well as an analysis of documents and news to perform a study case about the Madeira River Hydroelectric Compound. From the formulation of this study, the results found show that despite of IIRSA possess the EASE methodology, there are no records it was applicated on the group where is inserted the Madeira River Hydroelectric Compound. Also, it is observed that IIRSA has little participation in the project due to the fact that it is developed more as a project of Growth Acceleration Project (PAC), in national scope, than as a project of IIRSA. Lastly, it is noted the need that the use of EASE methodology is expanded, because many projects in the active portfolio of IIRSA could benefit from the methodology.