Early Warning System

Countries

Belize

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Specific Location

Biscayne, Santa Elena

Whenever identified, the area within countries where the impacts of the investment may be experienced. Exact locations of projects may not be identified fully or at all in project documents. Please review updated project documents and community-led assessments.

Financial Institutions

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.

Project Status

Active

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."

Voting Date

Dec 1, 2020

Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.

Borrower

Government of Belize

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Infrastructure
Transport

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 59.87 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Media Documents

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ CDB website

Updated in EWS Jun 7, 2023

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Project Description

If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the CDB, the project will increase safety, accessibility, efficiency and resilience of the Philip Goldson Highway between miles 24.5 to 92, and the Remate Bypass; and improve capacity for informed decision-making for livelihood enhancement along the highway and the Remate Bypass.
More specifically, as stated on the executing agency's website, the Philip Goldson Highway and Remate Bypass Upgrading Project will include the installation of additional and new drainage structures for the highway as well as side roads and driveways to improve climate resilience; road safety features including line marking, road studs, traffic signs, bus lay-bys and traffic calming measures in all villages along the entire route. Additional road safety features in village locations only, includes pedestrian/bicycle paths, pedestrian crossings, and rumble strips.

Early Warning System Project Analysis

For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

People Affected By This Project

People Affected By This Project refers to the communities of people likely to be affected positively or negatively by a project.

Investment Description

Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

Private Actor Relationship

A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

Private Actors Description

As stated on the company's website, Politecnica is one of the top Italian firms providing integrated service in architecture, engineering and urban planning. It is independent and fully controlled by its 48 cooperative associates, mainly engineers and architects, who have worked on projects in over 60 countries worldwide.

Private Actor 1	Private Actor 1 Role	Private Actor 1 Sector	Relation	Private Actor 2	Private Actor 2 Role	Private Actor 2 Sector
-	-	-	-	Politecnica Ingegneria ed Architettura	Contractor	Construction

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

Executing Agency - Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing:

Address: No. 2 Power Lane, Belmopan City, Cayo District, Belize, C.A.
Phone: +501-822-2136 / 2139
Email: info@midh.gov.bz
Website: https://www.midh.gov.bz/

Contractor - Politecnica Ingegneria ed Architettura:

Address: Via Galileo Galilei 220, 41126 Modena (MO), Italia
Phone: +39 059 356527
Fax: +39 059 356087
Email: info@politecnica.it
Website: https://www.politecnica.it/

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE CDB

Complaints about suspected fraud and/or corruption may be submitted to the Office of Integrity, Compliance and Accountability. Allegations may be made by a variety of sources including staff, consultants, contractors, and other persons who may consider themselves participants in, witness to or victims of wrongdoing.

To make a complaint, access the following webpage: https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/55678/index.html.