8 February 2007
A letter, endorsed by 40 of civil society organizations from 14 countries, points to weaknesses around transparency and participation in the ADB's ongoing Safeguards Policy Update (SPU).
Among other things, the letter, addressed to President Kuroda, questions the ADB's commitment to consulting with a diverse group of civil society groups in order to improve the quality of its Environmental, Involuntary Resettlement and Indigenous Peoples “Safeguards” Policies.
For information about the ADB's Environmental and Social Policies as well as more detailed information about the Safeguards Policy Update (SPU), see BIC's webpage on Environmental and Social Policies.
read the civil society letter
ADB Safeguards NGO Letter, February 9, 2007 (pdf, 37 KB)