Lima, Jan. 20 (ANDINA). Both Foreign Ministers of Peru Jose Garcia Belaunde and Chile Alfredo Moreno agreed that their bilateral relation goes further beyond the perspective of the maritime boundary dispute at the International Court of Justice in the Hague.
Peruvian Foreign Minister Garcia Belaunde explained that this dispute will be settled in a year or two. Meanwhile both countries should not stop their relations.
He further mentioned that Peruvian President Alan Garcia's message in Santiago is that Peru and Chile are complementary economies with the same goals that must work together.
“It is clear that our dispute should remain in the Hague”, said the Peruvian chancellor.
In turn, Chilean Foreign Minister praised that Chile and Peru are the countries with the best perspectives in the economic field.
He added that there is indeed a dispute regarding a maritime boundary that has two different interpretations in each country.
However, “this dispute will be settled in two years and our future will be united. If we want to move forward, we will have to do it together”, said Chancellor Moreno.
jueves, 27 de enero de 2011
LA POBREZA EN EL PERÚ: ASIGNATURA PENDIENTE
A pesar de los indudables éxitos económicos y políticos del régimen de Alan García, las consecuencias todavía no son visibles para gran parte de la población, como muestra esta noticia. La gran brecha de desigualdad existente debe ser cerrada para poder crecer en identidad, como Estado.
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An study conducted by the United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF), warns that poverty in Peru reaches 78% of the indigenous population of between three and 17 years, compared to 40% of those whose native tongue is Spanish.
"This difference is more accentuated among the jungle indigenous native groups, which concentrate the most of the negative indicators in terms of poverty, education, identity and health," said Paul Martin, representative of Unicef in Peru.
"It is clear that there are inequities between Spanish speaking and indigenous children, but there are also differences between the Quechua and Aymara indigenous children, compared with those from the tribes in the jungle," Martin said.
The research, which has used official figures from 2007 and 2009, indicates that indigenous population in Peru totals more than 4 million, from which more than one million are children and adolescents.
Fuente: http://www.livinginperu.com/
RELACIONES PERÚ-USA
Por supuesto que tienen que ser amigos....
Por un lado los EE.UU. se posicionan cerca del gigante brasileño, para poder controlar bien lo que hace. Por el otro....¿cómo se van a perder las riquezas mineras del Perú? De hecho se las perderán si no se dan prisa, ya que últimamente China se les está adelantando en todo el mundo.
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The United States has forged a strong alliance with Peru as well as other countries in South America such as Brazil, Colombia and Chile, noted Arturo Valenzuela, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere.
“Our relation with these countries has never been this strong,” the U.S. official said.
Valenzuela also admitted that the objectives of the U.S. administration is aimed at facilitating regional prosperity, public safety and a clean energy future and it will require the creation of stronger institutions and democratic governments that respect the fundamental human and civil rights.
"We are forging a vision for U.S. policy that is respectful, sensible and realistic," he added.
PERU: INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE
The company also announced that Andrew H. Watson, formerly the mine closure practice leader, will serve as the new country manager for MWH in Peru.
“The MWH operations in Peru have seen unprecedented growth across many of our service offerings, including hydroelectric power services, water and wastewater, with particular growth in the mining sector,” said Rex Bell, director of Latin America operations for MWH. “The new location and the appointment of Andrew to the top post will help MWH Peru continue this growth.”
The company held a private inauguration for clients and employees to celebrate both the new office and the new leadership.
MWH has operated in Peru since 1998 and has more than 220 local employees. The company provides a range of engineering offerings to clients in the natural resource, energy, industry and infrastructure markets, including services to the mining industry, the industrial sector and energy producers.
MWH, globally driving the wet infrastructure sector, is leading the world in results.
Fuente: http://www.trenchlessonline.com/
CRISIS DE AGUA EN LOS ANDES
Andes Water Crisis Posing Challenge for U.S. Security, Peru
As reported by Northwestern University, The Medill School of Journalism graduate student team has released its latest story in its series on the national security implications of climate change. Heather Somerville of Medill National Security Reporting Project reports from the Andes in Peru, where mountain glaciers are rapidly melting. Facing a dramatic shortage in the country’s water supply, Peru has turned to Washington for help.
Meanwhile, U.S. officials worry Peru could quickly become a case study in how climate change could destabilize a strategically important region, and emerge as a national security threat to Americans thousands of miles away.
Among the story’s findings:
• Entire glaciers are expected to disappear in 10 years, quicker than many scientists predicted.
• Glacier melt in Peru has already caused water shortages, leading to conflict, displacing communities and threatening agriculture.
• The U.S. is unprepared to address climate change in South America within five years – the window of opportunity Peru has before glacier melt becomes a security crisis.
• Peru’s water crisis will test how the U.S. will deal with climate change using diplomacy and foreign aid in allied nations.
The story ran yesterday in The Washington Post as the newest installment in "Global Warning," a three-month investigation by a team of Northwestern University student reporters that unveils the inadequacies in the nation’s security establishment in preparing for many of the environmental changes that are coming faster than predicted and that threaten to reshape demands made on the military and intelligence community. This is despite the fact that the Defense Department has called climate change a potential “accelerant of instability.”
The Washington Post will link from the story to the entire project featured on the team’s website, http://global-warning.org , which features stories, videos and sophisticated interactive graphics that have been distributed to more than 600 papers and countless websites across the country and internationally. The project was received with high praise from prominent journalists and national security experts.
PERU´S INVESTMENT POTENTIAL
Our country risk team maintains the view that the economy will be a regional outperformer in 2010, supported in large part by robust domestic demand, which will see increasing container throughput at the country's main ports as demand for imports grows.
Headline Industry Data
* 2011 rail freight tonnes-km forecast +4.65% following projected growth of 5.52% in 2010. 2011 air freight tonnes forecast +8.52% following projected growth of 12.87% in 2010. 2011 air freight tonnes-km forecast +16.12% following projected growth of 27.49% in 2010
* 2011 port of Callao tonnage throughput forecast +6.51% following projected growth of 5.09% in 2010.
* 2011 port of Paita tonnage throughput forecast +0.15% following projected growth of 16.51% in 2010.
Rail
The Completion of the Inter-Oceanic Highway will see more Brazilian freight travelling to Asia through Peru. The long-awaited Inter-Oceanic Highway spanning South America is due to be completed in early 2011, after several fitful years of construction and strong opposition from environmental groups. The controversial thoroughfare, linking up road networks from the continent's Atlantic and Pacific Ocean coasts, will cross through the Peruvian town of Puerto Maldonado, deep in the Peruvian Amazon.
Air
Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) will encourage airlines from Japan, China and South Korea to fly direct routes to Lima in 2011. Peru plans to implement a new discount system on airport and air navigation fees, which provides economic benefits for companies eager to add routes to Peru.
Maritime
Netherlands-based APM Terminals has submitted a US$1.9bn proposal to develop the Muelle Norte terminal at the port of Callao. APM is not the only company to have a shown an interest in operating and investing in Muelle Norte. The company will compete with bids from Philippine firm International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) and Dubai-based DP World, which currently operates the Muelle Sur Terminal. DP World opened Muelle Sur, its newest marine terminal, a year ahead of schedule after 27 months of construction. The terminal is one of the largest port projects in recent history.
Peru's national port authority is hoping to attract $1.5bn in investments by the end of 2011, including a US$200m development in Ancon, north of Lima, by Santa Sofia Puertos, a US$180m port development in San Juan de Marcona on the southern coast, US$56m and US$29m investments in Amazonian river ports of Yurimaguas and Pucallpa, and developments of the San Martin port in Pisco.
Risks To Outlook
Potential downside risks to our outlook include a possibility of reduced Chinese demand in 2011. Our Asia Country Risk team predicts that China's real GDP growth will drop from 9.7% in 2010 to 7.5% in 2011. This will have a knock-on effect on its demand for raw materials. As China is second only to the US in the list Peru's main export partners, any slowdown in Chinese spending will have a negative effect on the country's infrastructure sector.
A second downside risk is the possibility that Peru will not be able to improve its infrastructure in order to keep up with global demand for commodities. Congestion has become a problem at the main port of Callao and we believe that if the country does not improve transport efficiency and capacity there is a possibility that importers will look elsewhere for their supplies.
The main upside risk to our forecasts comes from increasing consumer demand from Peru's growing population of 15-34 year olds. With average annual real GDP growth of 5.3% predicted during our forecast period, demand for containerised consumer goods could rise, resulting in more imports and more freight traffic.
Fuente: Prlog.org
Perú pondrá en órbita su primer nanosatélite a finales de este año
(Infodefensa.com) Lima.- El rector de la Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI) de Perú, Aurelio Padilla Ríos, ha anunciado que a finales de año pondrán en órbita el primer nanosatélite peruanoChasqui I, el cual se encuentra ya avanzado en un 95 por ciento.
Según declaraciones recogidas por la agencia peruana de noticiasAndina, Padilla aseguró que el ingenio “pronto surcará los cielos del mundo” y explicó que el retraso en el lanzamiento se debe a la espera del permiso por parte de la estación espacial rusaRoskosmos. Estas afirmaciones tuvieron lugar durante el discurso inaugural de la primera Feria Científica y Tecnológica de la UNI, que se realizó en el Congreso de la República.
Por otra parte, la congresista Rosario Sasieta Morales (AP) manifestó su intención de “seguir apostando porque las universidades públicas cuenten con laboratorios e infraestructuras dignas” para que salgan de esas casas de estudio “los mejores investigadores y profesionales, con el objetivo de darle un valor añadido a las materias primas de Perú”.
El proyecto pretende mejorar las capacidades de la UNI en tecnología satelital a través del diseño, análisis, ensamblaje, integración, prueba y operación de un explorador espacial de pequeñas dimensiones. El aparato tiene un tamaño de 10 x 10 x 10 cm3 y un peso aproximado de 1 kg. Además, ha sido fabricado con tecnología espacial aplicada en un aluminio capaz de resistir extremas temperaturas, desde 40 grados bajo cero hasta 100 grados Celsius.
Con este nanosatélite se espera atender la demanda local de información satelital en minería, agricultura, telecomunicaciones y defensa. Con su puesta en órbita, Perú será, después de Colombia, el primer país de América Latina en fabricar y ejecutar el proyecto de los nanosatélites modelo Cubesat.
El costo del proyecto se estima en medio millón de dólares, en el que se incluye el diseño y construcción de la estación terrena –que también permitirá monitorear pequeños satélites universitarios de otros países-, la instalación de un laboratorio de microelectrónica, el lanzamiento y el ensamblaje del nanosatélite, el desarrollo del software necesario y las pruebas de equipo.
A lo largo de este año se han registrado numerosos avances en el desarrollo del Chasqui I. En mayo se realizaron dos exitosas pruebas a una altura de 150 metros de la Tierra, mediante el uso de un globo aerostático, gracias al cual el dispositivo pudo captar sus primeras fotografías de Lima. Desde la UNI afirmaron que el satélite ya estaba bastante avanzado en ese momento, aunque aún debían trabajar los componentes más pequeños “que requieren tecnología microelectrónica”.
Este nanosatélite permitirá al país el acceso por primera vez al Espacio, así como la oportunidad de abrir nuevos campos de aplicación a la realidad geográfica y social de Perú. Está diseñado para orbitar a unos 650 kilómetros de altitud, y dispondrá de dos cámaras digitales para captar desde el Espacio imágenes de la Tierra en un rango visible y en infrarrojo, para aplicaciones en estudios climáticos, forestales y arqueológicos.
El proyecto está patrocinado por la Comisión Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Aeroespacial (CONIDA), que es el organismo que dirige las actividades aeroespaciales del país y es Sede de la Agencia Espacial de Perú. Las empresas que participan son: VRI Gmbh, Azur Space, Texas Instrument, Seman Perú, EADS Astrium, Sopmac y Nusil Silicone Technology. También colabora la Universidad Técnica Estatal De Kurk (UTEK), desde donde se efectuará el lanzamiento.
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