Mr. Ron B. Anderson This is Me

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1. 1. www.sflnet.com

   www.sflnet.com/aboutus/people/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/2/2008   Last Visited: 4/2/2008

   Ron Anderson
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   Ron Anderson
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   Ron B. Anderson is an Associate with Sustainable Finance Ltd. In 2004, he assisted the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in its ongoing review of their environmental and social policies, preparing sector-specific environmental guidelines as well as taking a lead role in the institution's internal "Lessons Learned" exercise to capsulize a decade of experience in developing environmental and social review procedures and implementing environmental and social safeguard policies.
   
   From early 1992 to December 31, 2003, he was with the Environment and Social Development Department, IFC. His experience covers most sectors but he specialised in the environmental and social review of many high-risk private sector investments (Chile: Pangue Hydroelectric Project; Azerbaijan/Georgia: Early Oil Project; Chad/Cameroon: Petroleum Export Pipeline Project and Uganda: Bujagali Hydroelectric Project). In 2001, he received an IFC corporate award for his work. Between 2001 and 2003, he was IFC's Chief Environmental Advisor. In this position, he was responsible for the environmental and social review clearance for all Category-A projects in IFC. In addition, he provided procedural and strategic advice on high-profile projects (e.g., the Azerbaijan/Georgia/Turkey: BTC Project)
   
   Prior to joining IFC, he spent eight years working on environmental and social issues surrounding the Canadian program for the disposal of high level nuclear waste. This experience was brought to consulting on private sector projects (such as a large thermal power project in New Brunswick, Canada).

2. 2. Bujagali Hydro Project - Bujagali in Brief - Bujagali Hydroelectric Project Briefing

   www.bujagali.com/bujagali_in_b - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/31/2001   Last Visited: 7/7/2003

   Ron Anderson, Senior Environmental Advisor at the IFC and WBG team lead on the environmental and social review for the Bujagali project, gave an overview of the WBG's review process of the Bujagali EIA and provided a description of the future steps that the WBG will take in regard to their review.
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   Mr. Anderson then shared the WBG's current activities with respect to the review of this proposed project, which include:
   
   Ongoing public review of the EIA for the project, which was released locally and internationally through the World Bank InfoShop on April 30, 2001;
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   Mr. Anderson concluded his introduction by reiterating Ms. Golten's point that this forum is not an event to determine approval of this project. From the WBG's perspective, the goals of the two-day session involve more than mere information exchange. The meeting is an opportunity to clear up concerns presented by the stakeholders and to better focus and define stakeholders' questions. During the remaining project review period, the review team would endeavor to address the issues related to this proposed project. Further, the questions and answers resulting from the meeting would be posted on the Internet by the WBG. Mr. Anderson assured the group that the review process is working as it should and that the WBG Board would be apprised of all issues and concerns raised at the forum. He also said that IFC believes, at this point, that the EIA meets the WBG safeguard policies, which is why it was released.
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   In response, Mr. Anderson recognized that not all projects are subject to this level of scrutiny.
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   Mr. Anderson indicated that the IFC and the WBG will consider the project when:
   
   IFC and the WBG are satisfied that a project proponent (e.g., AESNP) has addressed all issues raised in, as well as after release of the EIA; Affordability is addressed as a part of WBG's due diligence. He noted that affordability and environment issues should be treated simultaneously. He added that the review period only ends when all questions raised during the WBG review regarding the EIA have been answered satisfactorily and that information and meeting notes from this Forum will be made available on the IFC and WBG Web site.
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   Mr. Anderson reiterated that the review period for this project would remain in effect until all questions had been answered adequately, as determined by senior management, adding that it would be foolish to take the project to the Board without completing an exhaustive review.
   
   Access to Power by Sector
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   Ron Anderson

3. 3. International Rivers Network: Bujagali

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   Published on: 6/17/2004   Last Visited: 6/17/2004

   The IFC's project manager for Bujagali, Ron Anderson, said at a meeting with IRN on Dec. 13, 2000, that the cost of Bujagali power was "unknown" at that time and would be "an appraisal issue" to be determined after privatization. Anderson also stated that "If the project proceeds at the IFC, it will be because Bujagali fits into the country assistance strategy on providing electricity for the poor.