Water-Consultant Report

Mongolia Gobi Regional Economic Growth Initiative SO2, Economic Growth US$1.0 million (approximate) Jim Talbot, Consultant/ Team Leader Negative Determination November 3, 2000. An Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) was prepared by Jeffrey Goodson, ANE Bureau Environmental Officer, and approved by the Mission Director, Edward Birgells, in May 1999, for five results packages under the Gobi Regional Economic Growth Initiative implemented by Mercy Corps International (MCI), hereafter referred to as the Gobi Initiative (GI). Under the Strategic Objective 2 (S02), Economic Growth, Activity Area 3 (AA3), Rural Credit, a Negative Determination was approved with the provision that "no funds under the terms of this agreement (contract) shall be used to support the development of new water sources, such as new wells or new river diversions, without the prior written authorization of MCI." The intent with this provision was that no additional Rag 216 work would be required until USAID initiated new activities.