1st Forum of Environmental Evaluation
in Latin America
The Environmental Evaluators Network (EEN) invites governmental agencies, academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, funding agencies, consultants and the general public to its 1st Forum of Environmental Evaluation in Latin America to be held in Xalapa City, Veracruz, Mexico on July 12th 2012. The forum will take place during the 2nd International Congress on Public Policy Evaluation (11th -13th of July 2012), which is hosted by the Colegio de Veracruz, the Mexican Association of Professionals in Evaluation and the Institute of Ecology, AC.
There is a clear demand to improve the technical evaluation capacities of several sectors. The forum provides a great opportunity for networking between decision makers and users that can contribute to the development and consolidation of methodological frameworks and evaluation criteria. Audiences interested in environmental evaluation are encouraged to attend. Through presentations and discussion in interdisciplinary groups, challenges and advances in the field of environmental evaluation in Mexico and Latin America will be addressed. The field of environmental evaluation is relatively young and must grow to meet the needs of the societies it serves. The Latin American EEN forum (LAEEN) creates an open space for evaluators and users of evaluation to advance the practice and theory of environmental evaluation through more systematic and collective learning.
Objectives of the LAEEN Forum
Activities During the Forum
Venue
1er Foro de Evaluadores Ambientales en Latinoamérica ‐ II Congreso de Evaluación de Políticas PúblicasJuly 12th 2012, Xalapa, Veracruz, México |
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| Time | Activity |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Welcome Victor Alvarado, Minister of Environment ‐ Veracruz State |
| “Evaluation, Wisdom and Serving Civilization: Missing the Fruit for the Ladder” Key speaker: Matt Keene, US Environmental Protection Agency/EEN Moderator: Alejandro Ortega‐Argueta |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 – 3:30 | Discussion Table: Diagnostic of progress and challenges of Environmental Policy and Program evaluation Facilitator: Armando Contreras‐Hernández, Instituto de Ecología, A.C. |
| “Mecanismos de evaluación en el Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas” Rocío Esquivel Solís, Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas, México |
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| “Comisión Nacional Forestal, México: La evaluación de políticas públicas en contextos forestales: experiencias y desafíos” Jorge David Fernández Medina |
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| “La política para hacer frente al Cambio Climático en Veracruz: retos para su evaluación” Beatriz del Valle Cárdenas, Secretaria de Medio Ambiente del Estado de Veracruz |
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| “Agenda Desde Lo Local y políticas públicas municipales en materia ambiental, Veracruz (2011‐2012)” Angeles Piñar Alvarez, El Colegio de Veracruz |
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| 13:30 – 15:00 | Comida/Lunch |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Key Speaker: Javier Oliva, UNAM |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 – 18:30 | Discussion Table: Environmental Evaluators Network: establishment, work plan and capacity building to address needs of M&E Facilitator: Laura Ruelas‐Monjardín, El Colegio de Veracruz |
| “Sistematización de la experiencia en evaluación a programas de la CONANP por parte del Centro Regional Universitario del Noroeste” Adán Guillermo Ramírez García, CRUNO Universidad Autónoma Chapingo |
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| “Construyendo lazos de coordinación entre el sector público y privado” Ana Laura Barillas Gómez, Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, A.C. |
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| “Necesidades de colaboración para monitoreo y evaluación de los programas de adaptación al cambio climático en áreas naturales protegidas” Yven Echeverria Ayala, The Nature Conservancy |
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| “Políticas para el manejo y conservación de la Biodiversidad: ¿Qué información nos hace falta?” Alejandro Ortega Argueta, Instituto de Ecología, A.C. |
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| 18:30 – 19:00 | Coffee Break |
| 19:00 – 20:00 | “Environmental Evaluators Network – Fostering collaboration in Environmental Policy and Program evaluation ‐ our chance in Mexico and Latin‐America” Speakers: • Matt Keene, US Environmental Protection Agency • Alejandro Ortega Argueta, Instituto de Ecología, A.C. (INECOL) • Armando Contreras Hernández, , Instituto de Ecología, A.C. (INECOL) |
| Matt Keene | US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington (United States) |
| Rocío Esquivel Solís | Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, National Commission of Protected Areas (México) |
| Yven Echeverria Ayala | The Nature Conservancy Mexico and Central America (México) |
| Jorge David Fernández Medina | Director of Planning and Evaluation, National Forestry Commission (México) |
| Beatriz del Valle Cárdenas | Climate Change Unit – Veracruz State Environmental Agency (México) |
| Angeles Piñar Álvarez | El Colegio de Veracruz (México) |
| Ana Laura Barillas | Mexican Fund for Nature Conservation (México) |
| Adán Guillermo Caballero | CRUNO Universidad Autonoma de Chapingo (México) |
| Alejandro Ortega Argueta | Instituto de Ecología, A.C. (México) |
Contact Information
Dr. Alejandro Ortega-Argueta
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Unidad Villahermosa
Tabasco, 86283, Mexico
Ph 52+ (993) 313 61 10 ext. 3412
aortega@ecosur.mx
http://www.ecosur.mx
More Information
Please visit the congress web site: http://www.congresoevaluacion.com/
