Coordinator for Infrastructure
Plan de Consolidación Integral de la Macarena
Focus Area(s):
Balancing the Central and Local
Interviewers:
Matthew Devlin
Country of Reform:
Colombia
Town/City:
Grenada
Country:
Colombia
Date of Interview:
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Abstract
Guillermo Guevara discusses Colombia’s development efforts in the Macarena region. The program aims to improve infrastructure by developing roads, power generation projects, sanitation services, and communications infrastructure for mobile phones, radio and television. The project depends on funding from the government, the military and international organizations. The program incorporates relevant input from local communities in developing its goals, and support from the private sector to ensure local job creation and local participation in development projects. Guevara also discusses obstacles to development, including a sometimes precarious security situation, budgetary constraints, and lack of cooperation from regional governments.
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Full Interview:
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Guillermo Guevara Interview
Profile:
At the time of the interview, Guillermo Guevara was coordinator for infrastructure for the Plan de Consolidación Integral de la Macarena (Plan for the Integrated Consolidation of the Macarena), a position that he had held since May 2008. Prior to that, he spent about 10 years supervising construction and civil works, especially in remote areas of Colombia. He also worked at the American embassy in Colombia.
Language:
English
Nationality of Interviewee:
Colombian
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Keywords
security
sanitation
communication
power generation
roads
infrastructure development