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Ecuador is a country with exceptional
natural resource and environmental advantages and
challenges. It is strategically located and has considerable
oil reserves in the interior and the coastal region. This
document does not aim to describe the state of the
environment in Ecuador. Rather, its main objective is to
provide an analytical foundation to identify the
country's institutional weaknesses and provide
practical policy options that will enhance its capacity to
establish and address environmental policy priorities linked
to poverty reduction and sustained economic growth. Linking
environmental considerations to sectoral projects and
policies will provide important information on key synergies
and tradeoffs involving the environment, economic growth,
and poverty. The second objective is to guide environmental
assistance and capacity building supported by the bank or
other development partners through the assessment of
capacity issues, especially in relation to specific
environmental priorities. The main elements of the Country
Environment Analysis (CEA) include analyses of: a)
environment and natural- resource-related institutions, b)
the environmental aspects of the oil sector, c) forestry, d)
conservation, e) environmental-health, and f) climate
change. The CEA also identifies policy recommendations and
describes the role that the World Bank could play in helping
the Government of Ecuador (GOE) strengthen its institutional
capacity in order to address the country's natural
resource and environmental problems in a more effective way.
