Environment – COMTEMA

The Special Technical Commission for the Environment (COMTEMA) was created in November 1998, during the VIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Latin American and Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS).

The mission that was defined is that of “contributing to the development of environmental audits by the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) members of OLACEFS, promoting the control of environmental management and guaranteeing the strengthening and integration of the Organization’s SAIs”.

The interest of the countries of the region to belong to the COMTEMA has increased significantly over time. In fact, during the last six years, 18 SAIs of the 22 full members of the Organization have actively participated in the activities of the Commission, namely: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador , Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Uruguay. This has allowed the Commission to address the evaluation of issues of regional and global interest, carrying out coordinated audits on Climate Change, Water Resources, Protected Areas / Biodiversity, Environmental Liabilities, SDG 2.4, in addition to collaborating and participating with the Audit Working Group Environmental of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI-WGEA); and contribute to the development and strengthening of capacities in the field, based on the introduction of work methodologies, guides and sharing lessons learned after each of the organizational meetings.

The Presidency of the COMTEMA for the period 2018 – 2020 is exercised by the Court of Accounts of the Union (TCU) of Brazil.

Documents

Date	Title / Description	Unloading
01.06.2020	Situation Report – Impact of COVID-19 on COMTEMA Projects
01.06.2020	COMTEMA Strategic Plan 2020-2026
24.11.2017	Minutes of the Consolidation Meeting of the Coordinated Audit on Sustainable Development Goals
06.04.2016	Minutes Virtual Meeting N ° 1 of follow-up to the CA of Environmental Liabilities
06.04.2016	Annex I of Virtual Meeting No. 1: Status report on the delivery of Audit Reports
06.04.2016	Annex II of the Virtual Meeting No. 1: Schedule of Activities for the edition of the Regional Report
04.02.2016	Minutes of the Environmental Liabilities Consolidation Meeting
04.02.2016	Minutes of the Consolidation Meeting of the Coordinated Audit of Environmental Liabilities, Quito, Ecuador
20.10.2015	Executive Summary – Audit of Protected Areas of Latin America
20.10.2015	Executive summary – Audit in Protected Areas of Latin America
12.26.2014	Coordinated Audit Report on Water Resources. September 2014
12.26.2014	Act of Transfer of the Presidency of the Special Technical Commission for the Environment – COMTEMA
12.26.2014	Watch video about the Coordinated Audit of Water Resources
12.26.2014	Annual Operating Plan
04.10.2014	Management Evaluation of COMTEMA 2014-2015
12/09/2013	Management Report October 2013 to November 2013