INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS
Project Name and Description
Relevant Information
A full institutional structure, coordinated with the Guatemala Government institutionalization of the Petén Region, which had been managed by a Development Corporation, was undertaken as a part of the Development Plan. This included an appraisal of the new structure, the plan execution and the creation of an operating infrastructure.
| Location: Santa Elena, Petén |
Starting date: August, 1989 | |
| Contractor: AHT - APESA |
Ending date: February, 1992 | |
| Contractee: KfW |
Total personnel: 19 (APESA) |
As this phase included the studies necessary for the execution of the projects identified in Phase 1,the institutional structure, mainly for the management of the protected areas and a tourism development fund, were appraised and programmed. Operating infrastructure, included the construction of new office facilities, was executed under Phase 2
| Location: Santa Elena, Petén |
Starting dateApril, 1992 | |
| Contractor: AHT - APESA |
Ending date: March, 1995 | |
| Contractee: KfW |
Total personnel: 8 (APESA) |
The four components of the Program had to be provided with a proper operating infrastructure. This was done based on an in-depth analysis of the Institutional organization, both in Petén and in the central decision making bodies in Guatemala City. The net result was a full execution program which included drafts of agreements, contracts, etc., dealing with this operative level.
| Location: Santa Elena, Petén |
Starting date: January, 1996 | |
| Contractor: Interconsult-Scanteam- APESA |
Ending date: September, 1996 | |
| Contractee: IDB |
Total personnel: 14 (APESA) |
The institutional scheme best adapted to the integrated concept of the Program was designed around a Trinational Commission, empowered by the three involved countries to manage the Program, under a structure that allowed the involved Ministries to participate in the decision taking process.
| Location: Esquipulas, Guatemala |
Starting date: January, 2000 | |
| Contractor: Interconsult-APESA- Noragric |
Ending date: January, 2001 | |
| Contractee: IDB |
Total personnel: 11 (APESA) |
The program, executed in part by APESA, required the definition of a State Policy that set forth the Government position in the future management of the Reserve, especially related to security aspects and governance.
| Location: Flores, Petén |
Starting date: September, 2005 | |
| Contractor: APESA |
Ending date: January, 2006 | |
| Contractee: Presidential Secretary of Coordination (SCEP) |
Total personnel: 2 |
