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| Abbreviation | MIDP |
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| Established | 2008 |
| Type | Government Relations |
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Membership
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10 countries  Belize Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama
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| Website | [1] |
10 countries
The Mesoamerica Integration and Development Project (Spanish: Proyecto Mesoamérica, or PM) is a regional mechanism specialized in implementing projects that deliver regional public goods for inclusive development and integration of the 10 participating countries that share a common history and culture: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama.
The initiative was championed by the then president of Mexico, Vicente Fox, and agreed to by the governments of the respective participating nations.
The objective of Mesoamerica Project is to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of the region’s population through social and economic development projects, based on sustainable development and integration through the delivery of regional public goods.
The work of the mechanism targets two main pillars in nine strategic sectors:
Economic Development Projects
· Transport
· Energy
· Telecommunications
· Trade facilitation and competitiveness
Social Development Projects
· Health
· Disaster risk management
· Environment
· Housing
· Food & nutrition security
The Mesoamerica Project has an innovative form of financing for the projects it supports, including contributions from each of its Member States, funds from Mesoamerican regional agencies, traditional aid, south south and triangular cooperation, as well as public-private partnerships.
Economic Projects
1. Transport
• The International Network of Mesoamerican Highway (RICAM)
• The Mesoamerican Integration Corridor (CMI)
• The Regional Bridges Programme
• Short Sea Shipping Maritime Transport (TMCD) in Mesoamerica
2. Energy
• Central America Electrical Interconnection System (SIEPAC)
• Electrical interconnection Mexico-Guatemala
• Electrical interconnection Panama-Colombia
• Efficient Lighting Strategy in Central America
• The Mesoamerican Network for Research and Development of Biofuels (RMIDB) integrated by academia representatives from member states.
3. Telecommunications
• The Mesoamerican Information Highway (AMI)
4. Trade Facilitation and competitiveness
• International Transit of Goods (TIM)
• Increased competitiveness and support for SMEs
• Mesoamerican Program for Coordinated Border Management (includes Authorized Economic Operators and One-Stop Shop mechanisms)
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