Program and Policy Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean,
Argentina

FAO - Oficina América Latina y Caribe
Santiago de Chile,
Chile

Tel.: 56 - 2 - 337 2161
Fax: 56 - 2 - 337 2178
E-mail: marcela.bocchetto@fao.org

• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),
  Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, April 2003 - present
  Program and Policy Officer
  • Participated in the identification of natural resources management project ideas and their appraisal, preparation of project profiles in consultation with the national government and the donor community, and timely processing of project approval
  • Provided support to FAO Members in the analysis and formulation of policies, strategies and programs for sustainable agriculture and rural development with emphasis in natural resources management
  • Acted as a GEF focal point for FAO related project in the region
    
    
• Inter American Development Bank (IDB),
  Private Sector Department (PRI), Environmental and Social Unit (ESU), August 2001 - April 2003
  Environmental and Social Consultant
  • Provided environmental and social due diligence for PRIs investment operations 
  • Participated as Environmental/Social Specialist in PRI Project Teams with the responsibility for environmental, social and health and safety aspects (Camisea and Graña & Montero in Peru and Transredes in Bolivia)
  • Assisted in the management of the EDE Norte/Sur Technical Cooperation in Dominican Republic
  • Assisted in ensuring the full implementation of the PRI ESU supervision system and performed necessary duties to supervise/monitor the environmental, social, and health and safety aspects of selected PRI projects under execution
  • Assisted in the development of PRI Environmental and Social Guidelines
  • Implemented actions related to the PRI ESU external stakeholder program, consisting of ongoing interchange and communications with environmental and social staff within the Bank, at other international funding agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), various technical organizations
    
    
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Department, National Commission for the Environment (CONAMA), Santiago, Chile, October 1997 - May 2000
  Deputy Manager
  • Implemented the EIA system in Chile and foster interagency coordination on EIA issues
  • Supervised ongoing operations in CONAMA regional offices and perform internal audits
  • Supervised project’s portfolio under EIA process at the national level;
  • Developed environmental regulations, norms, guidelines and capacity building in general, and those in particular connected with indigenous peoples, social impact analysis, public consultation, resettlement and other community development issues
  • Developed the Environmental Policy and the Strategy on Public Participation in environmental management tools for CONAMA
  • Supported training programs for public agencies and CONAMA regional offices to disseminate CONAMA policies and procedures relating to the EIA system
    
    
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Department,
  National Commission for the Environment (CONAMA), Santiago, Chile, September 1994 - October 1997
  Staff
  • Team Leader: Central Hidroelectrica Ralco ( Bio Bio River, Chile) and Gasoducto Transandino (Argentina-Chile). This included coordinating the evaluation and permitting process, hiring consultants, designing and implementing auditing systems and enforcing regulations
  • Provided social science expertise in the process of Environmental Impact Assessment of large-scale projects, such as hydroelectric plants, pipelines, pulp mills, highways, thermal power plants, tourist development projects and land use planning. Some of these projects affected indigenous people and included resettlement plans
  • Participated in the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Public Consultation processes in the following projects: Trillium Logging Project ( Tierra del Fuego, Chile), Valdivia pulp mill project (S.J. Mariquina, Chile), Costanera Norte Highway ( Santiago, Chile), Cascada wood processing and industrial complex ( Puerto Montt, Chile), Mejillones Port ( Antofagasta, Chile)
  • Supported the Undersecretary of Regional Development in the implementation of the Environmental Impact Assessment System in Municipalities. Developed a strategy for public involvement for local governments in the EIA process as part of the World Bank project "Development of Environmental Institutions"
    
    
• Center for Environmental Research and Planning (CIPMA), Santiago, Chile, January 1993 - September 1994
  Project Coordinator
  • Directed the production of ECOMUNA, a monthly newsletter on urban environmental management at the local level, directed toward all of Chile's municipalities. Organized seminars and provided support for the Chilean Association of Municipalities on environmental management at a local level

• Master of Environmental Management, major in Environmental Policy and Management, Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT, August 2000 - July 2001. Scholarship from Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)
• Master in Human Settlements and Environment, Catholic University of Chile, Institute of Urban Studies, Santiago, Chile, 1995
• Master in Social Sciences, Gregorian University of Rome, Latin American Institute of Social Studies (ILADES), Santiago, Chile, 1992
• Bachelor in Political Science, Catholic University of Córdoba, School of Political Science and International Relations, Cordoba, Argentina, 1988

Academic Experience

• Yale University, Center for Environmental Law and Policy, “United Nations Development Program’s (UNDP) Public-Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment (PPPUE) Project”, August 2000-July 2001
  Research Assistant
  • Assisted the director of the program, Bradford Gentry, in the Distance Learning Course 2001 on Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Environmental Services offered at 15 universities in developing countries
• Latin American Institute of Social Studies (ILADES), Santiago, Chile, 1991 - 1993 Researcher
  • Coordinated a research project on “Social assessment of the financial and political situation of Neighborhood Associations (Juntas de Vecinos) for the Metropolitan Region of Santiago.” Ran training programs for community leaders and municipal staff. Organized seminars and fora on local development and democratization of the municipalities
• Center for Social and Legal Research, National University of Cordoba, Argentina, 1989 - 1990
  Research Assistant
  • Assisted two major research projects: "Fiscal Austerity and Municipal Innovation" (presented at the XII World Conference on Sociology in Madrid, July 1990); and "The Structure of Community Influence on the City of Cordoba" financed by CONICET (National Science and Technology Research Council, Argentina)

• “The Environmental Impact Assessment in Chile and its relation to Foreign Direct Investment in the forestry sector: The Trillium Case”, IAIA annual meeting held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, June 2001
• "A Decentralized Environmental Impact Assessment System under a centralized state: the Chilean case", IAIA annual meeting held in Christchurch, New Zealand. April 1998
• “Ensuring Environmental Sustainability for the Ralco Hydroelectric Power Project”, IAIA annual meeting held in Christchurch, New Zealand. April 1998
• Mugger ay Goober Local en America La tina: Quid de Genera en Nevis Areas de Responsibility Municipal: Medico Ambient, Corporation Participant, Santiago de Chile, 1996. (In English: "Women and Local Government in Latin America: Gender equity in new areas of municipalities responsibilities: Environment" Corporation Participant, Santiago de Chile, 1996)
• "Medico Ambient en el Municipal", Subscript de Escarole Regional, Minister del Interior, Santiago de Chile, Nocturne 1995. (In English: Environment in the Municipalities, Undersecretary of Regional Development, Minister of Interior Affairs, Santiago de Chile, October 1995
• "Decentralization del estado, participación ciudadana y gestión local del medio ambiente", Doc. Trabajo Nº 17 ILADES, Santiago de Chile, Agosto de 1993. (In English: "Decentralization of State, citizen participation and local environmental management", Working Paper Nº 17, ILADES, Santiago de Chile, August 1993)
• "La Participación Vecinal en Ñuñoa, que opinan los socios y los dirigentes de las juntas de vecinos", Serie Cuadernos de Desarrollo Local, Nº 10, ILADES-DIAL, Santiago de Chile, Octubre 1993. (In English: Neighborhood Participation in Ñuñoa, the opinion of the people and leaders", Series of Local Development Notebooks Nº 10 ILADES-DIAL, Santiago de Chile, October 1993)

• Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program, 2000 – 2001, scholarship
• Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 1994 - 1995, fellowship
• Misereor and Adveniant Foundations, 1991 - 1992, fellowship

• BDA, Business Design Associates, in Santiago, Chile. Certificate on "Management and Leadership", since September 1998 - August 1999. The main objectives of the course are to develop skills that differentiate market leaders, like impeccable coordination, rapid innovation, the creation of high levels of trust and customer loyalty, and support working teams in managing their operational commitments
• Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, “The Corporate Environmental Leadership Seminar”, June 6 - 17, 1999
• International Association for Impact Assessment, Christchurch, New Zealand. Course on “Environmental Impact Assessment and Project Management”, April 1998
• International Association for Impact Assessment, New Orleans. Course on “Environmental Impact Assessment: Methods and Procedures”, May 1997

Native speaker of Spanish, proficiency in English, fair level of Italian

Member of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)