Proyecto de Integración y Desarrollo de Mesoamérica

What Proyecto de Integración y Desarrollo de Mesoamérica does

Proyecto de Integración y Desarrollo de Mesoamérica (Proyecto Mesoamérica) is an intergovernmental regional integration mechanism that facilitates dialogue, cooperation, and joint project implementation among 10 member states: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. It originated as the Plan Puebla-Panama in 2001, was rebranded Proyecto Mesoamérica in 2008, and is currently governed under the 2009 Acta de Institucionalización and 2016 Regulations. Its operational arm is the Executive Directorate in San Salvador, El Salvador, which supports a governance structure comprising biennial Tuxtla Summits, a permanent Executive Commission (chaired by Mexico), rotating Pro Tempore Presidencies, and sectoral technical commissions.

The mechanism delivers its mandate through three work axes — Socioenvironmental, Economic, and Institutional — via a portfolio of digital and physical regional public goods. Digital platforms include COOPERASÜR (South-South cooperation and virtual training), RMGIR (integrated risk management with 1,440+ georeferenced data layers), the Hub de Integración de Transporte (HIT) for logistics, the Agenda Digital Mesoamericana (ADM), and OMEA for environmental education. Physical infrastructure includes the 1,800 km SIEPAC electrical interconnection (the world's first regional electricity market), the 4,000+ km RICAM road network, and the 1,800 km Mesoamerican Information Highway (AMI) fiber-optic backbone. Over 25 years, the mechanism has mobilized more than USD 14.5 billion for projects serving over 250 million people.

Proyecto Mesoamérica does not generate commercial revenue. It is funded through voluntary contributions from the 10 member states, multilateral development bank financing (IDB, BCIE, CAF, World Bank), and bilateral technical cooperation (AMEXCID, JICA, GIZ, AECID, FAO, OPS/OMS, CEPAL). Its go-to-market is government-to-government coordination through Presidential Commissioners in each country, specialized commissions, and development bank partnerships. The current Institutional Strategic Plan (PEI) 2024-2028, adopted under Executive Director Roberto Carlos Salazar Figueroa (appointed August 2023), is driving a reengineering and transformation process oriented toward a sustainable, green, inclusive and resilient regional agenda.

Name

Proyecto de Integración y Desarrollo de Mesoamérica

Legal name

Proyecto de Integración y Desarrollo de Mesoamérica

Website

https://proyectomesoamerica.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Proyecto Mesoamérica is an intergovernmental regional integration mechanism that coordinates dialogue, joint project implementation, and regional public goods across 10 member states in Mesoamerica, operating through the Executive Directorate in San Salvador and a portfolio of digital platforms and infrastructure interconnection initiatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Integration Services

NAICS

International Affairs (92812), National Security and International Affairs (928), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional Intergovernmental Organizations (BPADAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Program & Project Implementation (TA Delivery) (BPADAEAA), Environment, Climate & Sustainable Development IGOs (BPADAAAI)

Keywords

• Regional integration services
• Intergovernmental cooperation
• Cross-border infrastructure
• Regional public goods
• South-South capacity building

Headquarters

HQ city

San Salvador

HQ country

El Salvador

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Member Country Contributions: Voluntary contributions from the 10 member countries (Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Dominican Republic) to fund operational activities and initiatives.
2. International Development Bank Financing: Funding and technical cooperation from multilateral development banks including IDB, BCIE, CAF, World Bank, and bilateral cooperation agencies (JICA, GIZ, AECID) for specific projects and programs.
3. Bilateral Technical Cooperation: Direct technical and financial cooperation from partner countries and agencies including AMEXCID, FAO, OPS/OMS, CEPAL, and others for specific sectoral initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Proyecto Mesoamérica is an intergovernmental regional integration mechanism that facilitates dialogue, cooperation, and implementation of regional public goods across 10 member countries in Mesoamerica. Its core deliverable is the Mesoamerican Work Agenda, organized under socio-environmental, economic, and institutional axes, executed through biennial Summits of Heads of State, Executive Commission meetings, and specialized technical commissions. It operates a portfolio of digital platforms (COOPERASÜR, RMGIR, OMEA, HIT, ADM) to support cross-border projects in transportation, trade facilitation, energy, digital transformation, health, environment, risk management, housing, and food security.

Product overview

Proyecto Mesoamérica operates as a multi-platform portfolio of regional cooperation systems rather than a single unified product. The core offering centers on coordinating regional integration across 10 countries through three work axes (Socioenvironmental, Economic, and Institutional). Key platforms include COOPERASÜR for South-South cooperation and virtual training, the RMGIR for integrated risk management, the Hub de Integración de Transporte (HIT) for transportation logistics, the Agenda Digital Mesoamericana for digital transformation, and the OMEA for environmental education. These platforms function as interconnected public goods supporting regional development, infrastructure, health, environment, and economic integration initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• COOPERASÜR: Mesoamerican Platform for South-South Cooperation - Virtual training and capacity building platform for regional cooperation
• RMGIR
• OMEA

Products and services

• COOPERASÜR Platform Plataforma Mesoamericana para Cooperación Sur-Sur — a virtual auditorium and e-learning platform for regional capacity building, training courses, webinars, and knowledge exchange across Mesoamerican sectors including transportation, trade facilitation, energy, telecommunications, health, environment, risk management, and housing. Targeted at government officials, technical teams, and sectoral practitioners from the 10 member countries.
• RMGIR — Red Mesoamericana para la Gestión Integral de Riesgos Online geographic information system for risk monitoring, territorial intelligence, policy analysis, disaster response coordination, and resilience building across 10 Mesoamerican countries, containing over 1,440 georeferenced data layers. Used by government civil protection agencies and risk management institutions in member countries.
• OMEA — Observatorio Mesoamericano de Educación Ambiental Regional observatory for environmental education monitoring, knowledge sharing, and coordination of environmental education initiatives across Mesoamerican countries. Serves environmental ministries, education sector professionals, and civil society stakeholders involved in biodiversity and conservation.
• Hub de Integración de Transporte (HIT) Robust transportation integration platform providing information, data visualization, and analysis for transportation infrastructure decision-making, including dashboards for the Pacific Corridor, Logistics Portal, COVID Portal, Eureka, and the Logistics Observatory Repository. Supports transport ministries and logistics stakeholders across the region.
• Agenda Digital Mesoamericana (ADM) Regional digital agenda covering five strategic lines (Infrastructure, Digital Economy, Digital Government, Capacity Building, and Digital Security) with an associated digital repository. Serves as the coordination framework for member countries' digital transformation ministries and agencies.
• Caja de Herramientas CBM Tool repository for management of biological corridors supporting biodiversity conservation in the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor. Provides practical tools and resources to environmental agencies, conservation organizations, and biological corridor managers.

Quantifiable outcome

• USD 14,500 million mobilized for regional projects over 25 years
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Agencia de Cooperación Internacional del Japón (JICA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJapanese international cooperation agency supporting triangular cooperation, particularly in disaster risk management training and air quality governance courses.
• Cooperación Alemana (GIZ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman international cooperation contributing to external evaluation of Proyecto Mesoamerica in 2020.
• Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN regional commission providing technical support for energy circular economy initiatives including electric vehicle battery reuse projects.
• Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS/OMS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPAHO/WHO regional office providing technical cooperation for health initiatives including malaria elimination (IREM), SMSP triennial plans, and health emergency preparedness.
• Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN food and agriculture organization jointly implementing Mesoamerica Sin Hambre program with AMEXCID, supporting food security and agricultural development.
• Secretaría General del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SG-SICA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneral Secretariat of SICA participating in Technical Interinstitutional Group (GTI) and supporting regional integration coordination.
• Secretaría de Integración Económica Centroamericana (SIECA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSICA economic integration secretariat serving as technical secretary for transportation, trade facilitation, and economic sector initiatives.
• Secretaría de la Integración Social Centroamericana (SISCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSICA social integration secretariat participating in Technical Interinstitutional Group (GTI) for social sector coordination.
• Agencia Mexicana de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AMEXCID)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican international cooperation agency providing bilateral and triangular cooperation, co-implementing Mesoamerica Sin Hambre with FAO, supporting health initiatives and training programs.
• Secretaría Ejecutiva del COMISCA (SE-COMISCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExecutive Secretariat of the Council of Central American Health Ministers serving as joint technical secretariat for SMSP health initiatives.
• Secretaría Ejecutiva de la Comisión Centroamericana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (SE-CCAD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSICA environmental commission secretariat serving as joint technical secretary for EMSA environmental strategy.
• Secretaría Ejecutiva del Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de Desastres Naturales (CEPREDENAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSICA disaster prevention coordination secretariat providing technical support for RMGIR risk management platform.
• Red Centroamericana de Telecomunicaciones (REDCA)coreTechnology or IntegrationPublic-private telecommunications company administering the AMI fiber optic network, with CAF financing and IDB technical cooperation support.
• Comisión Centroamericana de Telecomunicaciones (COMTELCA)coreTechnology or IntegrationCentral American telecommunications commission providing consultative support for Digital Mesoamerican Agenda implementation.
• Red Mesoamericana de Gestión de Riesgos (RMGIR)coreTechnology or IntegrationMesoamerican network of risk management institutions operating the georeferenced information platform with over 1,440 data layers for disaster risk reduction.
• Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios (COFEPRIS, Mexico)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican health regulatory authority leading the Mesoamerican Regulatory Table for pharmaceutical and medical device alert exchange.
• ONU-HábitatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN Human Settlements Programme collaborating on housing sector webinars and regional housing policy dialogue.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• East African Community (EAC):
• Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA): The Central American Integration System is the most direct peer — a regional intergovernmental forum of 7 Central American countries plus Dominican Republic that coordinates economic, social, and political integration. Both PM and SICA work the same territorial space, often jointly through their secretariats (SG-SICA, SIECA, SISCA).
• Comunidad Andina (CAN): The Andean Community is a regional intergovernmental body of 4 South American countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) driving economic and social integration. Highly comparable in structure to PM as a peer IGO with rotating presidencies, a secretariat general, and project-driven agenda.
• Alianza del Pacífico (Pacific Alliance): The Pacific Alliance integrates Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru around free trade, investment, and mobility. It is the Latin American regional bloc with the strongest overlap with PM's economic-integration agenda, and Mexico and Colombia are full members of both.
• CARICOM (Caribbean Community): CARICOM is a 15-member Caribbean regional integration mechanism coordinating trade, health (via CARPHA), and disaster risk management. Highly comparable to PM in mandate, rotating governance, and reliance on development bank financing; shares Dominican Republic as a member.

Regional players

• Secretaría General Iberoamericana (SEGIB): SEGIB is the permanent secretariat supporting Ibero-American Summits of 22 Spanish/Portuguese-speaking countries. It is a peer IGO that operates regional cooperation programs, coordinates capacity-building initiatives, and overlaps with PM's COOPERASÜR-style cooperation platform.

Others

• Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica (BCIE / CABEI): BCIE is one of PM's core financial partners but operates as a regional multilateral development bank rather than a coordination mechanism. Included as a key institutional counterparty that shapes PM's funding pipeline and project feasibility.

Broad incumbents

• Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): ASEAN is the dominant Asian regional intergovernmental forum, with a rotating chairmanship, sectoral bodies, and major cross-border infrastructure programs. Comparable in scale and structure to PM, though more mature.
• Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC): CELAC is a 33-country Latin American and Caribbean intergovernmental forum. It is broader than PM geographically and politically, and competes for the same donor and political attention across the Mesoamerican region.

Peers

• UNASUR (Unión de Naciones Suramericanas):

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries4 records

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