USTDAs Activities in the Environmental Sector April 26, 2011
www.ustda.gov Slide 2 Our Mission Helping companies create U.S.
jobs through the export of U.S. goods and services for priority
development projects in emerging economies Supporting sustainable
infrastructure and economic growth in partner countries
www.ustda.gov Slide 3 National Export Initiative NEI was launched
in 2010, with the goal of doubling of U.S. exports by 2015.
Increasing Trade Advocacy Launched International Business
Partnership Program President Obama Announces Export Promotion
Cabinet as part of National Export Initiative www.ustda.gov Slide 4
USTDA Program Activities International Business Partnership Program
Reverse Trade Missions Conferences Training Project Development
Program Feasibility Studies Pilot Projects Technical Assistance
Matching U.S. Commercial Interests with Development Opportunities
www.ustda.gov Slide 5 Small and Medium Enterprises Foundation of
the American Economy 94 percent of all contracts with USTDA are
signed with SMEs 50 percent of grants awarded by USTDA won by SMEs
www.ustda.gov Slide 6 USTDA Funding Criteria USTDA evaluates
projects based on the following criteria: Developmental priority in
the host country. Likelihood of receiving implementation financing.
Mutual benefits for the United States and partner country,
including commercial opportunities for U.S. firms. www.ustda.gov
Slide 7 USTDA by Prime Sectors: FY 2006 FY 2010 www.ustda.gov Slide
8 Defining the Environmental Sector Subsector Components Air
Quality General Environmental Hazardous Waste Solid Waste Water
Supply Wastewater 3 Slide 9 Sector Observations and Efforts
Outreach to environmental trade associations Financing challenges
Collaboration with international financial institutions Good
opportunities for specialized SMEs in areas such as a ir quality
monitoring, hazardous waste and environmental engineering and
services www.ustda.gov Slide 10 Environmental Sector Definitional
Mission Activities to Monitor South Africa Water Supply Management
DM Regional Asia Water and Wastewater Management DM Regional LAC
Water and Wastewater Sector DM Egypt Water Sector DM www.ustda.gov
Slide 11 Ongoing Feasibility Study and Technical Assistance
Activities www.ustda.gov AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR Waste Management
Facility FS BELIZE: IDB Placencia Peninsula Pilot Wastewater
Management System FS BRAZIL: Technologies for Industrial Water
Discharge Reduction in Sao Paulo TA CHINA: Feasibility Study and
Pilot Project Integrated Real Time Water Monitoring System FS
INDONESIA: Jakarta Air Quality Monitoring and Improvement Network
TA Slide 12 Ongoing Feasibility Study and Technical Assistance
Activities (continued) www.ustda.gov JAMAICA: Rehabilitation of
Priority Wastewater Facilities TA ROMANIA: SCADA Water Management
Pilot Project FS VIETNAM: Water Treatment Sludge DisposalFS WEST
BANK: Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Project FS Slide 13
USTDAs Library: Recently Completed Studies and Reports
www.ustda.gov Brazil: SANASA Effluent Membrane RTM Mexico: Tijuana
Waster and Waste Modernization FS Mexico: Puerto Penasco Water
Desalination FS Philippines: Manila Bay Environmental Improvement
RTM Slide 14 Contact USTDA U.S. Trade and Development Agency 1000
Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600 Arlington, VA 22209 Telephone (703)
875-4357 Nathan Younge, Regional Director, Latin America and the
Caribbean Environment Sector Lead ([email protected]) Leila Aridi
Afas, Director, Export Promotion ([email protected]) Website:
www.ustda.gov
