Theotonio dos Santos participará do evento abaixo, na sua abertura como Keynote Address, que ocorrerá no próximo dia 18 de junho.
Abstract: “Citizen-driven Accountability for Sustainable Development: Giving Affected People a
Greater Voice—20 Years On” is a contribution to Rio+20 by the Independent Accountability
Mechanisms Network, composed of accountability mechanisms at different international
financial institutions (IFIs). The twenty-year experience of Independent Accountability
Mechanisms (IAMs) at IFIs has shown that “citizen-driven accountability” is a critical element of
governance for sustainable development.
The paper provides a brief history of IAMs and reviews some of their impacts over the last two
decades. It describes the architecture of accountability mechanisms, particularly their
underlying principles and core functions, and explores the limitations and challenges inherent in
current IAM design. It reviews risks, issues, and trends evidenced in complaints from affected
communities and concludes with recommendations of two sorts—those directed at ensuring the
future effectiveness of the IAMs and those directed at other development actors wishing to
strengthen their own accountability for equitable, sustainable development.
Citizen-Driven
Accountability for Sustainable Development
June 18, 2012
June 18, 2012
Brazilian
Academy of Sciences, Rio de Janeiro
Hosted by the Brazilian
Academy of Sciences and sponsored by the Independent Accountability Mechanisms
Independent accountability mechanisms at International Financial
Institutions are coming to Rio twenty years after the Rio Earth Summit of 1992
that in many ways laid the foundation for their creation. Their core purpose is to give voice to people
affected by development projects. With partners and stakeholders, we will
discuss our progress as well as challenges going into the future.
PRELIMINARY
AGENDA
Session
moderated by Dr.
Marcos Pedlowski, Professor, Universidade
Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Brazil
2:00 - 2:10pm Welcoming Remarks: Representative of
the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and representative of the Government of
Brazil (TBC)
2:10 - 2:30pm Keynote Address: Dr. Theotônio dos
Santos, Economist and Political Scientist, Brazil; Coordinator and Chair of
the UNU-UNESCO Network of Global Economy and Sustainable Development
2:30 - 3:30pm IAMs Presentation: Citizen-driven
Accountability for Sustainable Development: Giving Affected People a Greater
Voice—20 Years On & Review of Environmental and Social
Issues and Trends Raised by Citizens in Complaints to the IAMs
Ø Alf Jerve, Chairperson, World Bank Inspection Panel: “The evolution of the IAMs”
Ø Meg Taylor, Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman, IFC Compliance, Advisor and Ombudsman
(CAO): “What the IAMs have done – trends
and outcomes”
Ø
Q & A
3:30 – 3:45pm Coffee
Break
3:45 – 4:45pm Multi-stakeholder moderated panel discussion (Moderator: Isabel Lavadenz, Ombudsperson, Independent Consultation and
Investigation Mechanism of the Inter-American Development Bank)
Panelists:
Ø Dr. Carlos Eduardo Martins, Doctor of Sociology, Professor, Federal
University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Member of the Latin American Council of Social Sciences;
Ø Mr. Felismino Alcarpe, Principal, Compliance
Mechanism, European Investment Bank
Ø Dr. Manuel Rodriguez
Becerra, Professor, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá; Former
Minister of Environment of Colombia;
Ø Dr. Renu Modi, Senior Lecturer,
Former Director of the Center of African Studies, University of Mumbai, India; Expert in Issues of
Involuntary Resettlement;
Ø Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Founder and Executive
Director of Tebtebba Indigenous Peoples' International Centre for Policy
Research and Education; Former Chairperson
of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (TBC);
Ø Dr. Werner Kiene, Chair of Compliance Review Panel,
Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism of the Inter-American
Development Bank
4:45 –
5:45pm Q & A and open discussion
5:45 – 6:00pm Wrap-up
by the Moderator
6:00 – 7:00pm Cocktail
and refreshments
This will be a good opportunity for participants,
presenters and members of the IAMs to exchange ideas and information and
provide necessary feedback on the topics presented and discussed in a congenial
setting.
