Marena Renovables Wind Project 2

Issues

Sectors

Project

Name: Mareña Renovables Wind Project

Investments: IDB ME-L1107

Client: Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (FEMSA), Mareña Renovables Capital

Support: Loans

Country: Mexico

Complaint

IAM: Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (MICI)

ID: MICI-ME-2012-053

Date Filed: Dec. 28, 2012

Date Closed: Oct. 3, 2018

Status: Closed With Outputs

Description

The Request to the MICI was submitted by Mr. Leonardo Crippa on behalf of the indigenous communities residing in different villages of the “Istmo de Tehuantepec” in the State of Oaxaca, asking for the MICI to conduct a Consultation and a Compliance Review process. The members of the community stated that they had been affected by the Mareña Renovables Wind Project that was partially financed by the Bank. The harm described by the communities included environmental harm, in particular, to the maritime fauna and the migratory birds in the area. In addition, the Request alleged actual and potential harm to the lifestyle of the indigenous communities and to their traditional livelihood of fishing. The Request stated that the harm was caused by a lack of adequate public consultation and shortcomings in the evaluation of potential harm, and by insufficient information-sharing with the communities about the potential impacts. The Requesters also alleged that the harm was caused in part by the Bank’s failure to request an evaluation of the adverse effects on the indigenous communities and its failure to consider the same communities as potential beneficiaries of the Project to be developed on their lands.

The members of the communities have requested confidentiality out of fear of retaliation and potential attempts at bribery.

Complaint Stages

Timeline

Documents

Name	Category	Description
Complaint	Filing	Request received by Executive Secretariat
Request received by Executive Secretariat	Filing	document.cfm?id=37520692.pdf
Notice of registration of Request and transfer to the Consultation Phase	Registration	document.cfm?id=38810271.pdf
Eligibility Report	Eligibility	The Eligibility Memorandum is published after it is distributed to the Board of Executive Directors.
Issuance of Eligibility Memorandum	Eligibility	document.cfm?id=38811285.pdf
Eligibility Report (Compliance Review)	Eligibility
Issuance of Eligibility Memorandum	Eligibility	document.cfm?id=38068277.pdf
Compliance Review Terms of Reference	Compliance Review
Submission of the final document to the Board of Executive Directors for consideration	Management Response	document.cfm?id=39499203.pdf
Final decision of the Board of Executive Directors	Management Response	document.cfm?id=40671494.pdf
Final Decision of the Board of Executive Directors on the Compliance Review Report	Compliance Review	The Notification of the Final Decision is included
Publication of Panel Report	Compliance Report	20 calendar days from distribution to the Board of Executive Directors
Action Plan by Management received at ICIM	Management Action Plan	document.cfm?id=40877084.pdf
Action Plan by Management received at ICIM	Management Action Plan	document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-471196592-693.pdf
Action Plan by Management received at ICIM	Management Action Plan	document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-471196592-665.pdf
Management Action Plan 1	Management Action Plan	Work Plan proposed by IDB Management to address the Recommendations made by MICI in its Compliance Review Report.
Management Action Plan 2	Management Action Plan	March 8, 2018 Progress Report, on the measures adopted by Management to address the Recommendations made by MICI in its Compliance Review Report.
Management Action Plan 3	Management Action Plan	Final Report of August 24, 2018, on the measures adopted by Management to address the Recommendations made by MICI in its Compliance Review Report.
File transferred to the Executive Secretariat	Closing Report	document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-471196592-697.pdf

Involved Groups

Name	Complaints	Group Type
Indian Law Resource Center	1	International CSO

Commitments

Type	Category	Description	Status
Consultation (non-FPIC)	Consultation	Clarify Status of Usufruct Contracts	Accomplished
Guidance Notes/Manuals	Operations Management	Contextual Risks added to Social Impact Assessment Note	Accomplished
Guidance Notes/Manuals	Operations Management	Update Guidance Note for Managing Social Impacts	Accomplished
Information disclosure	Consultation	Update Project Status on Website	Accomplished
Policy Change	Operations Management	Revise and update Policy on Indigenous Peoples (OP-765)	Accomplished
Policy Change	Operations Management	Update Access to Information Policy (OP-102) Regarding Effective Disclosure	Accomplished

Related Complaints

Project	IAM	Country	Date Filed	Status
Marena Renovables Wind Project	IDB MICI	Mexico	01/10/2012	Closed Without Outputs