Wednesday, July 10

0830-0900

Welcome Remarks

• Jaime Ravinet, Minister of Housing and Urban Development
• H.E. Alain Le Gourriérec, Ambassador of France in Chile
• Juan Salazar, President, Chile Pacific Foundation
• Alicia Barcena, Director, Environment and Human Settlement Division, ECLAC
• Francisco Sabatini, Catholic University of Chile

0900-0910

Scientific Introduction

• Geneviéve Dubois-Taine, PECC Sustainable Cities Task Force Coordinator
   SCTF Santiago Seminar – Welcome Remarks (147.06 kB)
  

0910-1300

CARTAGENA DE INDIAS

PPP and Banks to improve water supply and sanitation management.
Since 1995, two types of arrangements have been developed in Cartagena to provide water and sanitation services in the city: thanks to Law142, a PPP with AgBar (which gave birth to Aguas de Cartegena ) and, since 1998, bank loans with the World Bank and the Inter American Development Bank. This case study will highlight how the process between the Government, the Municipality, ACUACAR and the Banks was managed and how they shared the risks, with regards to social equity and environmental awareness.
  Cartagena de Indias (2.2 MB)
 

Chair:

• Nola Kate Seymoar, Director, International Center of Sustainable Cities, Vancouver, Canada, evidence on the social dimension as related to urban services as developed in the Hong Kong seminar.

Discussant:

• Arlene Inocencio, International Water Management Institute, Pretoria, South Africa, evidence on the local authorities' role in managing urban services, as developed in the HK seminar.

0930-0950

Carmina Moreno Rodriguez, Ministerio del Desarollo Economico, Direccion de Agua Potable y Sameamiento Basico, representing the central government.

Key objectives for the water sector. Law 142: criteria for efficiency in terms of planning, regulation and supervision of basic services; market approach assigning a key role to private capital and technology. Current role played by the central Government in the PPP and its position regarding bank funds.

0950-1010

Carlos Diaz Redondo, Mayor, Cartagena de Indias, tbc

The Municipality was a pioneer of PPPs in Colombia. Choice of a joint venture arrangement rather than a straight lease contract. Position regarding the investment programme with banks. Have these contracts pushed the Municipality to adopt new administrative organizations and to integrate new technical competences? How were the social, environmental and urban dimensions integrated.

1010-1030

Carlos Eduardo Hernandez Celis, Comision de Regulacion de Agua Potable, Saneamiento y Aseo Basico

Diego Humberto Caicedo Ortiz, Superintendente General, Superintendencia de Servicios Publicos Domiciliaros, both representing the regulatory framework

There are two regulatory institutions in Cartagena. Coordination of their roles at different levels. Exercise of their authority over the Municipality. How are tariffs decided and approved? Where does citizen representation appear in the regulatory framework? How do they consider the combination of PPP and bank loans? Improvements to be made. Monitoring of the social, environmental and urban objectives.

1030-1050

Coffee Break

1050-1110

Jesus Angel Blanco Garcia, President of ACUACAR

ACUACAR's targets when negotiating the joint venture arrangement in 1995 and bank loans in 1998? Risks perceived then and changes since? Operator's view today of its involvement in the joint venture? Benefits and disadvantages of the PPP + Banks arrangement? How are the social, environmental and urban dimensions taken into account?

1110-1130

German Gonima, representing the Civil Society, tbc

The new Colombian legislation aims at promoting citizen participation in the operation of the partnership: Citizen involvement in the establishment of the new legal framework and in the negotiation process for the partnerships. Perception of the stated benefits of PPP and bank loans among ordinary citizens. How effective have anti-corruption NGOs been in promoting transparency in PPPs? How is employee share participation in the company organized? Has the PPP improved their social promotion?

1130-1150

Andrew Nickson, School of Public Polices, The University of Birmingham.

Overall evaluation of the experience of the Cartagena partnership

1150-1300

Discussion

1300-1430

Lunch

1430-1800

MEXICO VALLE

Water service sustainability. Past, present and future: institutional reforms, financing plans and partnerships.
The Mexico Vally faces major problems linked to its water supply and sanitation system: fragmentation of responsibilities, overexploitation and pollution of underground water, natural limits in affordable remote sources, ageing, and/or poor quality of existing networks, high rate of leakage, highly subsidized tariffs, high rate of incompliance with the payment of water charges, untreated waste water discharge in the neighbour valley and subsequent health and environmental issues. Analysis of the steps taken in the recent past and of the plans for the future: institutional reforms, refinancing plans and partnerships; lessons learnt from previous experiences and their impact on social and environmental sustainability.

 Mexico Valle - Water Service Sustainability. Past, Present and Future (657.85 kB)

Chair:

• Dr Benjamin V. Carino, General Manager, Public Estates Authorities, Manila, Philippines, evidence on the Governments' role as developed in the Hong Kong seminar.

Discussant:

• Mr Manfred Giggacher, Contracts Manager, Ondeo, Jakarta, evidence on the Enterprises' role as developed in the Hong Kong seminar.

1450-1510

Mr Daniel Hiernaux-Nicolas, Autonomous Metropolitan University, Mexico

General Presentation of the Valley of Mexico in its relation to water supply. The Civil Society's point of view on the quality of the service provided/required, on affordable tariffs and perception of institutional reforms, financing plans and partnerships.

1510-1530

Mr Jesus Campos Lopez, Comision Nacional del Agua, Jefe Unidad de Agua Potable y Saneamiento, tbc

The National Government's analysis of the Water Service in Mexico Valle. Institutional, legal and financial background and reforms (FINFRA I & II). Social and environmental sustainability. Role of the C. N. A. Lessons learnt and perspectives.

1530-1550

Mr Edgardo Castaneda Espinosa, General Director of the Hydraulic Program, Urban Development and Public Works Secretary, State of Mexico

The State of Mexico's analysis of the water service in Mexico Valle: institutional, legal and financial background and reforms, fragmentation of responsibilities, population served. Coordination with the Federal District. Social and environmental sustainability. Lessons learnt and perspectives.

1550-1610

Coffee Break

1610-1630

Dr Leopoldo Rodarte Ramon, Asesor del Jefe de Gobierno del Distrito Federal

Analysis of the Federal's District's action to improve the water service in Mexico Valle; institutional, legal and financial background and reforms, fragmentation of responsibilities, population served. Social and environmental sustainability. Coordination with the State of Mexico. Role of the C. A. D. F. Lessons learnt and perspectives.

1630-1650

Ms Cathy Feray, Asim-Tecsa

A company's views on public private partnership experiences in Mexico City and recommendations for the Mexico Valle regarding the necessary instittutional reforms and the type of private participation required (service contracts, concessions, public/private joint ventures...).

1650-1710

Ms Lilian Saade, researcher

Evaluation of the institutional reforms, financing plans and partnerships from an economic, social and environmental point of view. Lessons learnt and perspectives.

1710-1800

Discussion

Day 2 - Thursday, July 11th 2002

0830 - 1230

SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Water supply, sanitation and water treatment in Santiago de Chile: a fully privatized system.
Laws and rules concerning privatization of urban services - in particular water supply and sanitation - have been implemented in Chile in the last decades. In Santiago, a total privatization was thus set up (Aguas Andinas concession), even though the water supply system was largely effective. Today, companies have to set up and/or improve the sanitation and water treatment system. Analysis of this fully privatized system with regard to affordability and environmental and social sustainability.

 Santiago de Chile - Water Supply, Sanitation and Water Treatment: a fully privatized System (1.38 MB)

Chair:

Dr Jing-sen Chang, Vice-chairman, The Council for Economic Planning and Development, Chinese Taipei, developed on the role of urban services on sustainable growth as developed in the Hong Kong seminar.

Discussant:

Dr Lye Lin Heng, Deputy Director, Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, evidence on the environmental dimension of urban services as developed in the Hong Kong seminar.

0850-0910

Mr Edmundo Dupré, Consultant IGN

Private participation in the water works facilities in Chile. Institutional arrangments that have been neccessary to travel from state production to new production models in which private companies are expected to meet not only productive goals but also social promotion objections. Future Challenges.

0910-0930

Mr Carlos Mladinic, President, Sistema de Empresas Publicas, representing the National Authorities

Institutional background roles of the Ministerio de Obras Publica, the Superintendencia de Servicios Sanitarios (regulator) and the CORFO (Public Institution in charge of promoting the private sector). Legal background in the field of water supply and sanitation, of PPPs: laws and rules (1989, 1998-99, ...). How does this Public Institution manage the different forms of PPPs?

0930-0950

Mr Laurent Brunet, Director, Aguas Andinas, representing the enterprise

Analysis of the present situation: water supply, sanitation and water treatment/social equity, /environmental sustainability and /economic sustainability. How the company deals with the governmental rules and with the regulatory institution. Lessons learnt and objectives for the future. Financial analyses.

0920-1010

Coffee Break

1010-1030

Mr Juan Eduardo Saldivia, Superintendencia de Servicios, representing the Regulatory Authority

How did the regulatory authority negotiate the concessions? How does it fix the tariffs and re-evaluate them? How does it define the norms and how does it manage their implementation? How does it regulate all the different interests? How does it integrate social and environmental sustainability?

1030-1050

Mr Alejandro Jadresic, Executive Director, Jadresic Consultores Ltda

Evaluation of the processes set up for water supply and sanitation with a focus on their institutional and legal efficiency (risk management, social sustainability).

1050-1110

Mrs Maria De La Luz Domper, Investigadora Programa Económico, Instituto Libertad y Desarollo

Evaluation of the processes set up for water supply and sanitation with a focus on public policies and their economic sustainability (affordability for all,...)

1110-1200

1200-1400

1400-1600

Final Discussion and Conclusions

Chaired by Mr Manfred Wilhelmy, Executive Director, Chile Pacific Foundation

Managed by: Mrs Genevieve Dubois-Taine, PECC Sustainable Cities Task Force Coordinator

The witnesses from the Hong Kong seminar and the Santiago seminar lecturers, along with all the participants, will debate on the main issues developed during the two seminars and try to draw a certain number of conclusions on the national and local governments' role in implementing and improving sustainable urban services, on the role of the private enterprises and the banks in helping the governments to reach their goals and on the role of the different stakeholders to be involved.

The discussion will help to see how the four dimensions of sustainability (economic, social, cultural, environmental) are embraced by all actors.