Best Practices in Mainstreaming Environmental and Social Safeguards into Gas Pipeline Projects : Learning from the Bolivia-Brazil Gas Pipeline Project

This paper presents the Bolivia-Brazil Pipeline Project (GASBOL) as a case study for environmental and social safeguards analysis. The primary purpose of the GASBOL project was to supply the Brazilian market with Bolivian gas. The pipeline runs fro...

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Main Author:	Quintero, Juan
Format:	ESMAP Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ADVISORY SERVICES AIR POLLUTION APPROACH BENEFIT ANALYSIS BIODIVERSITY CAPITALIZATION CIVIL SOCIETY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE COMBUSTION COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONSERVATION CONSTRUCTION CORRECTIVE MEASURES CULTURAL HERITAGE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS DAMS DEMAND FOR ENERGY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMISTS ECOSYSTEMS EIB ENERGY PLANNERS ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERVISION ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EROSION EROSION CONTROL ESP FIELD WORK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOREST FORESTRY FUEL GAS GAS SUPPLIES GAS SUPPLY GENERATION GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HABITATS HUMAN HEALTH INCOME INDIGENOUS PEOPLES LAWS LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LENDING INSTITUTIONS MARSHES MITIGATION MITIGATION MEASURES MODERN FUELS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIVE FLORA PARKS PENALTIES PETROLEUM PILOT PROJECTS PIPELINE PIPELINE PROJECTS PIPELINE ROUTES POWER POWER SECTORS PRESERVATION PRIVATE BANKS QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM QUALITY CONTROL RENEWABLE ENERGY RIVER SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS SOUTH AMERICA SPECIES SUBSIDIARY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRADITIONAL FUELS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT VEGETATION WATERWAYS WETLANDS
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spelling	okr-10986-179532021-04-23T14:03:38Z Best Practices in Mainstreaming Environmental and Social Safeguards into Gas Pipeline Projects : Learning from the Bolivia-Brazil Gas Pipeline Project Quintero, Juan ACCOUNTING ADVISORY SERVICES AIR POLLUTION APPROACH BENEFIT ANALYSIS BIODIVERSITY CAPITALIZATION CIVIL SOCIETY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE COMBUSTION COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONSERVATION CONSTRUCTION CORRECTIVE MEASURES CULTURAL HERITAGE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS DAMS DEMAND FOR ENERGY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMISTS ECOSYSTEMS EIB ENERGY PLANNERS ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERVISION ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EROSION EROSION CONTROL ESP FIELD WORK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOREST FORESTRY FUEL GAS GAS SUPPLIES GAS SUPPLY GENERATION GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HABITATS HUMAN HEALTH INCOME INDIGENOUS PEOPLES LAWS LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LENDING INSTITUTIONS MARSHES MITIGATION MITIGATION MEASURES MODERN FUELS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIVE FLORA PARKS PENALTIES PETROLEUM PILOT PROJECTS PIPELINE PIPELINE PROJECTS PIPELINE ROUTES POWER POWER SECTORS PRESERVATION PRIVATE BANKS QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM QUALITY CONTROL RENEWABLE ENERGY RIVER SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS SOUTH AMERICA SPECIES SUBSIDIARY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRADITIONAL FUELS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT VEGETATION WATERWAYS WETLANDS This paper presents the Bolivia-Brazil Pipeline Project (GASBOL) as a case study for environmental and social safeguards analysis. The primary purpose of the GASBOL project was to supply the Brazilian market with Bolivian gas. The pipeline runs from Rio Grande, Bolivia, to Porto Alegre, Brazil, a distance of 3,150 kilometers. The Project faced significant environmental, social and institutional complexities stemming in part from its bi-national scope, it size and scale, and the fact that it had to deal with two legislative frameworks, inequalities in infrastructure, complex institutional agreements, indigenous communities, and sensitive ecological areas. Despite these considerable challenges, the design, construction, implementation, and operational phases of the project were well managed and as a result GASBOL has established itself as a benchmark for the management of large infrastructure projects. The project's innovative approach to environmental protection and social support resulted in a number of good practices and they are outlined in this paper. It also discusses several lessons learned from both successes and shortcomings of the project. 2014-04-22T17:43:20Z 2014-04-22T17:43:20Z 2006-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/07/7338566/best-practices-mainstreaming-environmental-social-safeguards-gas-pipeline-projects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17953 English en_US Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP);ESM 322 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper Latin America & Caribbean Bolivia Brazil
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topic	ACCOUNTING ADVISORY SERVICES AIR POLLUTION APPROACH BENEFIT ANALYSIS BIODIVERSITY CAPITALIZATION CIVIL SOCIETY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE COMBUSTION COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONSERVATION CONSTRUCTION CORRECTIVE MEASURES CULTURAL HERITAGE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS DAMS DEMAND FOR ENERGY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMISTS ECOSYSTEMS EIB ENERGY PLANNERS ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERVISION ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EROSION EROSION CONTROL ESP FIELD WORK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOREST FORESTRY FUEL GAS GAS SUPPLIES GAS SUPPLY GENERATION GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HABITATS HUMAN HEALTH INCOME INDIGENOUS PEOPLES LAWS LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LENDING INSTITUTIONS MARSHES MITIGATION MITIGATION MEASURES MODERN FUELS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIVE FLORA PARKS PENALTIES PETROLEUM PILOT PROJECTS PIPELINE PIPELINE PROJECTS PIPELINE ROUTES POWER POWER SECTORS PRESERVATION PRIVATE BANKS QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM QUALITY CONTROL RENEWABLE ENERGY RIVER SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS SOUTH AMERICA SPECIES SUBSIDIARY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRADITIONAL FUELS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT VEGETATION WATERWAYS WETLANDS
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTING ADVISORY SERVICES AIR POLLUTION APPROACH BENEFIT ANALYSIS BIODIVERSITY CAPITALIZATION CIVIL SOCIETY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE COMBUSTION COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONSERVATION CONSTRUCTION CORRECTIVE MEASURES CULTURAL HERITAGE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS DAMS DEMAND FOR ENERGY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMISTS ECOSYSTEMS EIB ENERGY PLANNERS ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERVISION ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EROSION EROSION CONTROL ESP FIELD WORK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOREST FORESTRY FUEL GAS GAS SUPPLIES GAS SUPPLY GENERATION GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HABITATS HUMAN HEALTH INCOME INDIGENOUS PEOPLES LAWS LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LENDING INSTITUTIONS MARSHES MITIGATION MITIGATION MEASURES MODERN FUELS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIVE FLORA PARKS PENALTIES PETROLEUM PILOT PROJECTS PIPELINE PIPELINE PROJECTS PIPELINE ROUTES POWER POWER SECTORS PRESERVATION PRIVATE BANKS QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM QUALITY CONTROL RENEWABLE ENERGY RIVER SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS SOUTH AMERICA SPECIES SUBSIDIARY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRADITIONAL FUELS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT VEGETATION WATERWAYS WETLANDS Quintero, Juan Best Practices in Mainstreaming Environmental and Social Safeguards into Gas Pipeline Projects : Learning from the Bolivia-Brazil Gas Pipeline Project
geographic_facet	Latin America & Caribbean Bolivia Brazil
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description	This paper presents the Bolivia-Brazil Pipeline Project (GASBOL) as a case study for environmental and social safeguards analysis. The primary purpose of the GASBOL project was to supply the Brazilian market with Bolivian gas. The pipeline runs from Rio Grande, Bolivia, to Porto Alegre, Brazil, a distance of 3,150 kilometers. The Project faced significant environmental, social and institutional complexities stemming in part from its bi-national scope, it size and scale, and the fact that it had to deal with two legislative frameworks, inequalities in infrastructure, complex institutional agreements, indigenous communities, and sensitive ecological areas. Despite these considerable challenges, the design, construction, implementation, and operational phases of the project were well managed and as a result GASBOL has established itself as a benchmark for the management of large infrastructure projects. The project's innovative approach to environmental protection and social support resulted in a number of good practices and they are outlined in this paper. It also discusses several lessons learned from both successes and shortcomings of the project.
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author	Quintero, Juan
author_facet	Quintero, Juan
author_sort	Quintero, Juan
title	Best Practices in Mainstreaming Environmental and Social Safeguards into Gas Pipeline Projects : Learning from the Bolivia-Brazil Gas Pipeline Project
title_short	Best Practices in Mainstreaming Environmental and Social Safeguards into Gas Pipeline Projects : Learning from the Bolivia-Brazil Gas Pipeline Project
title_full	Best Practices in Mainstreaming Environmental and Social Safeguards into Gas Pipeline Projects : Learning from the Bolivia-Brazil Gas Pipeline Project
title_fullStr	Best Practices in Mainstreaming Environmental and Social Safeguards into Gas Pipeline Projects : Learning from the Bolivia-Brazil Gas Pipeline Project
title_full_unstemmed	Best Practices in Mainstreaming Environmental and Social Safeguards into Gas Pipeline Projects : Learning from the Bolivia-Brazil Gas Pipeline Project
title_sort	best practices in mainstreaming environmental and social safeguards into gas pipeline projects : learning from the bolivia-brazil gas pipeline project
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/07/7338566/best-practices-mainstreaming-environmental-social-safeguards-gas-pipeline-projects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17953
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Best Practices in Mainstreaming Environmental and Social Safeguards into Gas Pipeline Projects : Learning from the Bolivia-Brazil Gas Pipeline Project

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