ADB launches Safeguard Policies “Update”
1 August 2005
Asian Development Bank announces plans to review policies on Involuntary Resettlement, Indigenous Peoples, and Environment.
On July 2005, the Asian Development Bank announced that it is embarking on a safeguard policy “update” in order to “enhance the effectiveness of its safeguard policies, and ensure the relevance to changing client needs and new lending modalities and instruments.” The three ADB safeguard policies that will be subject for review are Involuntary Resettlement (1995), Indigenous Peoples (1998), and Environment (2002).
A discussion paper is expected to be posted sometime in August, after which stakeholders will be invited to review and react to it. The ADB expects to commence consultations in September, and will hold five regional consultations and five or more country consultations. The entire safeguards policy review is expected to last for about 15 months.
Although the review is still at its preliminary stage, the ADB is welcoming inquiries and suggestions to be sent to safeguards_update@adb.org. The point person for the ADB Safeguards Review is Albab Akanda ().
ADB Safeguard Policies to be reviewed
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