OLACEFS WGEA PROGRESS
REPORT
Brazilian Court of Audit
WG 12, Doha – Qatar
COMTEMA
(Olacefs Committee on Environmental Auditing)
Members:
Mexico
El Salvador Honduras
Panama
Venezuela
Colombia
Peru
Brazil
Bolivia
Paraguai
Argentina
COMTEMA
(Olacefs Committee on Environmental Auditing)
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Created in November 1998, during the
8th General Assembly of the
Organisation of Latin American and
Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions
(Olacefs);
Brazil is the current coordinator.
Patagonia - Argentina
COMTEMA
(Olacefs Committee on Environmental Auditing)
Activities:
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Colombia has developed an
Environmental Audit Guidance and
carried out, with Peru, an Environmental
Audit on the Putumayo River basin;
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Colombia hosted and
organized a workshop on
Environmental Audit on
Amazon Region (July2008);
San Andre Island - Colombia
COMTEMA
(Olacefs Committee on Environmental Auditing)
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Translated INTOSAI/WGEA guide
“Auditing Biodiversity: Guidance for
Supreme Audit Institutions”:
oPeru  Spanish
oBrazil  Portuguese
Machu Pichu - Peru
COMTEMA
(Olacefs Committee on Environmental Auditing)
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Brazilian Court of Audit (TCU) hosted the
6th Meeting, on June 11th and 12th.
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Objectives of the meeting:
▪ Approval of Comtema’s bylaws;
▪ Establishment of
performance guidelines
for the committee
along with a Work Plan
for 2009-2011;
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
COMTEMA
(Olacefs Committee on Environmental Auditing)
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Brazilian SAI presented the Coordinated
Audit Manual prepared by the WGEA,
illustrating the advantages of adopting the
manual’s methodology;
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Brazil announced its participation in the
coordinated audit addressing climate
change, involving 13 other countries;
Honduras’ Beach
COMTEMA
(Olacefs Committee on Environmental Auditing)
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Brazilian SAI encouraged other Comtema
members to carry out coordinated audits
in themes related to climate change;
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During that meeting, El Salvador, Mexico
and Panama requested, and received the
approval, their ingression in Comtema;
Cancun - Mexico
COMTEMA
(Olacefs Committee on Environmental Auditing)
- As result of the meeting:
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The Committee’s bylaws were approved:
◦ Reaffirmation of the roles and
responsibilities of the chair and members;
◦ It was established that
the mandate of the chair
should coincide with the
period of the work plan 3 years;
Titicaca Lake - Peru
COMTEMA
(Olacefs Committee on Environmental Auditing)
 The draft of the Work Plan for 2009-2011
were discussed and goals were approved for
the next period:
◦ carrying out a coordinated audit on
climate change:
▪ SAI of Venezuela agreed to
be the coordinator of this
activity;
▪ Participants: Argentina,
Brazil, Colombia, Peru,
Paraguay, El Salvador,
Mexico e Panama;
Panama Canal - Panama
COMTEMA
(Olacefs Committee on Environmental Auditing)
◦ building capacity for environmental audit
(to be leaded by SAI of Peru);
◦ sharing the knowledge in the group;
◦ development of
methodologies to carry
out environmental audits
in areas of regional
interest;
Jesuit Mission Ruins - Paraguai
COMTEMA
(Olacefs Committee on Environmental Auditing)
Next period activities:

7th meeting of COMTEMA expected to be
held in April of 2009;
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This meeting will be hosted by the SAI of
Argentina.
Margarita Island - Venezuela
COMTEMA
(Olacefs Committee on Environmental Auditing)
Proposed Agenda:
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The draft Work Plan approved by 6th
Meeting will be ratified by Comtema’s
members;
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Election of the new president of
Comtema;
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Formal introduction of the new members.
Genipabu Beach - Brazil
Thank you for your attention!
Ismar Barbosa Cruz
Secretary of External Control
Brazilian Court of Audit
e-mail: [email protected]
Fernando de Noronha - Brazil