International Report of the Coordinated Audit of the Agro Plan 2003-2015 for Agriculture and Rural Life in the Americas

Report ID: 309

On December 6th 2011, the SAIs of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and Peru signed a Memorandum of Understanding  in order to conduct a coordinated audit to the Agro Plan 2003-2015 for Agriculture and Rural Life in the Americas with the support of GIZ.

The audit included the selective evaluation of the management of the entities in each country responsible for implementing the Plan for Agriculture and Rural Life in the Americas (mainly the Ministries and Secretariats responsible for agricultural policy and rural development) in order to establish the level of compliance with this national commitment acquired by the countries and the management carried out by government entities.

General Objective: To determine how the leading institution and/or the executors at the national level have incorporated the Agro Plan 2003-2015 for agriculture and rural life in the Americas in their plans, programmes and public policies and how they are following up in the Republics of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Peru.

Specific Objectives:

• To verify progress towards the shared vision of the Agro Plan 2003-2015 for agriculture and rural life in the Americas based on a selection of the indicators prioritised by each participating SAI.
• To determine the 2003-2011 performance of public investment in the agricultural sector in order to establish its relationship with the priorities of the Agro Plan.
• To determine whether the Agro Plan 2003-2015 for agriculture and rural life in the Americas has been included in the national policies, plans and/or programs of each participating country, with respect to the management of agricultural risks and emergencies as a result of climatic phenomena.

In the development of the Coordinated Audit of the Agro Plan 2003-2015, the draft version of the former ISSAI 5800 - now GUID 9000 was implemented as a test.

The report is available in spanish

Source:https://www.olacefs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PLAN_AGRO-.pdf

SUMARIO EXECUTIVO DE AUDITORIA COORDENADA INTERNACIONAL "AVALIAÇÃO DAS POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS DE INSERÇÃO DE FONTES RENOVÁVEIS NA MATRIZ ELÉTRICA"

Report ID: 313

Com base nesse cenário, de inquestionável relevância social e econômica para a região, a Organização Latino-Americana e do Caribe de Entidades Fiscalizadoras Superiores (Olacefs), por meio do Grupo de Trabalho de Auditoria de Obras Públicas (GTOP), elegeu o assunto energias renováveis no setor elétrico para a realização de uma auditoria coordenada. Participaram dos trabalhos conjuntos Entidades Fiscalizadoras Superiores de doze países (Brasil, Chile, Colômbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Equador, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, México, Paraguai e Venezuela). Em face dessa oportunidade, foi possível promover um intercâmbio de informações sobre as políticas energéticas adotadas em cada país e uma posterior consolidação dos resultados da auditoria, com o propósito de contribuir para o aprimoramento das estratégias voltadas ao incremento de fontes limpas na matriz elétrica

A auditoria teve como objeto central a avaliação das políticas públicas para inserção de fontes renováveis na matriz elétrica dos países participantes, incluídos os compromissos internacionais assumidos, bem como as diretrizes governamentais correlatas. Para atingir essa finalidade, foram estabelecidos os seguintes objetivos: 1) identificar a situação atual da matriz elétrica em cada um dos países membros da Para verificar as assinaturas, acesse www.tcu.gov.br/autenticidade, informando o código 63195435. 7 Olacefs participantes;

2) avaliar se existem políticas públicas estabelecidas para o alcance dos compromissos nacionais e/ou internacionais assumidos para a expansão das energias renováveis no setor elétrico, em especial para a consecução dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável e do Acordo de Paris;

3) analisar os investimentos em infraestrutura para a geração de energia elétrica sustentável (fontes hídrica, eólica, solar, biomassa, maré, etc) e eventuais barreiras existentes para a inserção/expansão dessa infraestrutura, sobretudo com relação aos aspectos relacionados aos desafios operacionais, questões regulatórias, políticas de subsídio e de fomento, segurança energética, preço da energia, modulação das tarifas, entre outros.

No contexto do esforço colaborativo induzido pelos acordos internacionais mencionados, esta auditoria também é importante ferramenta para detectar oportunidades de melhoria e boas práticas nas políticas públicas relacionadas ao tema, resultados que podem trazer insumos relevantes para a melhoria dessas políticas nos países participantes e até mesmo na comunidade internacional.

Fonte: https://www.olacefs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Relat%C3%B3rio-Completo_POR.pdf

* o relatório está também disponível em inglês e espanhol neste catálogo.

Summary sheet of the Coordinated Audit of Renewable Energies

Report ID: 314

The Latin American and Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS), through the Public Works Audit Working Group (GTOP), chose the topic of renewable energies in the electricity sector to carry out a coordinated audit.

The Supreme Audit Institutions of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay and Venezuela participated in the joint work. This made it possible to promote an exchange of information on the energy policies adopted in each country and a subsequent consolidation of the results of the audit, with the aim of contributing to the improvement of strategies aimed at expanding clean sources in the electricity matrix.

The objective of the audit was to carry out a diagnosis on public policies and investments related to the expansion of renewable energies in the electricity sector in the participating countries of the Latin American and Caribbean region, especially identifying good practices and opportunities for improvement in these policies, so as to contribute to the achievement of the commitments assumed through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the Paris Agreement.

The specific objectives addressed by the coordinated audit were:

1) To identify the current situation of the electricity matrix in each of the OLACEFS participating member countries;

2) To evaluate whether there are public policies in place to achieve national and/or international commitments for the expansion of renewable energies in the electricity sector, especially for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement;

3) Analyze investments in infrastructure for the generation of sustainable electrical energy (water, wind, solar, biomass, tidal, etc.) and possible existing barriers to the insertion/expansion of this infrastructure, especially in relation to aspects related to operational challenges, regulatory issues, subsidy and promotion policies, energy security, energy prices, tariff modulation, among others.

* The executive summary is available in Portuguese and Spanish on this catalogue.

Source: https://www.olacefs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Hoja-Resumen_ING.pdf

IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE LOS COMPROMISOS ASUMIDOS EN LA CONVENCIÓN MARCO DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS SOBRE CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO

Report ID: 332

En la VII Reunión de la COMTEMA  de la OLACEFS (Buenos Aires, abril de 2009), se propuso considerar el tema del Cambio Climático como eje central de las acciones de la Comisión, atendiendo a la preocupante situación ambiental y a la alta vulnerabilidad de los países de la región. Como resultado, se acordó realizar una auditoría en cooperación sobre Cambio climático. La auditoría en cooperación fue coordinada por la EFS de Brasil y contó con la participación de las EFS de: Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Panamá, Paraguay y Perú.

El objetivo general de la auditoría fue evaluar la gestión desarrollada por los organismos y entidades gubernamentales de los países de la región responsables de la implementación de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático. Como objetivos específicos se abordaron:

- Evaluar el cumplimiento de los compromisos asumidos en la implementación de políticas, planes, programas y acciones gubernamentales con relación a la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático.

- Determinar si los gobiernos desarrollaron estrategias y planes de mitigación apropiados para cumplir con los compromisos adquiridos en la Convención y su grado de avance.

- Determinar si los gobiernos desarrollaron estrategias y planes de adaptación relacionados con la evaluación de la vulnerabilidad a los impactos del CC, y si los puso en práctica en respuesta a los riesgos evaluados.

La auditoría se desarrolló de conformidad con los lineamientos del Grupo de Trabajo sobre Auditoría Ambiental de la Organización Internacional de Entidades Fiscalizadoras Superiores (WGEA-INTOSAI) sobre el desarrollo de auditorías en cooperación. Así, los equipos de auditoría de cada EFS participante elaboraron reportes nacionales conforme a su normativa, a partir de líneas de investigación comunes, las cuales se detallan en el Anexo 1 del informe.

La auditoría reveló las restricciones y dificultades en el cumplimiento de los objetivos y metas establecidos en las políticas públicas, así como los riesgos asociados, en las diversas entidades gubernamentales responsables de la gestión del Cambio Climático.

Fuente: https://www.olacefs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/09.pdf

Executive Summary Renewable Sources – Coordinated Audit

Report ID: 369

The Latin American and Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS), through the Public Works Audit Working Group (GTOP), chose the topic of renewable energies in the electricity sector to carry out a coordinated audit. Due to the importance of the expansion of renewable energy for mitigating the effects of climate change, this audit had the technical support through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), within the scope of the project Strengthening External Control in the Environmental Area.

The Supreme Audit Institutions of Brazil (Coordinator), Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay and Venezuela participated in the joint work. This made it possible to promote an exchange of information on the energy policies adopted in each country and a subsequent consolidation of the results of the audit, with the aim of contributing to the improvement of strategies aimed at expanding clean sources in the electricity matrix.

The purpose of the audit was to evaluate the public policies for the inclusion of renewable sources in the electricity generation mix of the participating countries, including the international commitments assumed, as well as related governmental guidelines, especially identifying good practices and opportunities for improvement in these policies, so as to contribute to the achievement of the commitments assumed through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the Paris Agreement.

The specific objectives addressed by the coordinated audit were:

1) To identify the current situation of the electricity matrix in each of the OLACEFS participating member countries;

2) To evaluate whether there are public policies in place to achieve national and/or international commitments for the expansion of renewable energies in the electricity sector, especially for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement;

3) Analyze investments in infrastructure for the generation of sustainable electrical energy (water, wind, solar, biomass, tidal, etc.) and possible existing barriers to the insertion/expansion of this infrastructure, especially in relation to aspects related to operational challenges, regulatory issues, subsidy and promotion policies, energy security, energy prices, tariff modulation, among others. The report contains good practices.

* The executive summary is available in Portuguese and Spanish on this catalogue.

Source: https://portal.tcu.gov.br/data/files/FE/42/A0/E2/A500371055EB6E27E18818A8/Energias_renovaveis_ingles.pdf