2016 Development Finance Institutions Social Experts Meeting
20 to 22 September 2016

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted for the first time the Development Finance Institutions (DFI) Social Experts Meeting on 20-22 September 2016 at the ADB Headquarters in Manila. The meeting discussed the latest policies and good practices on labor standards and supply chain management, migrants and refugees, livelihood restoration, and urban peri-urban resettlement. It provided a venue for sharing knowledge and expertise on emerging issues and challenges among social development and safeguards practitioners.

The Meeting was attended by social experts from Agence Française de Développement (AFD), African Development Bank (AfDB), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), European Investment Bank (EIB), International Finance Corporation (IFC), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Germany's KfW Development Bank, World Bank, and ADB. It was the first time for AIIB, which was established in December 2015, to participate in the annual Social Experts Meeting. IFC will be the host of the next meeting which will tentatively be held in November 2017.

Program and Learning Materials
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Policy Briefing Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Environmental and Social Framework
This presentation gives an overview of AIIB Environmental and Social Policy.
Somnath Basu
Session 1 Migrants and Refugees
This presentation gives an overview of the global challenges, security matters and important issues relating to migrants and refugees.
Michaela Bergman, Debbie Cousins
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Session 3 Livelihood Restoration
This presentation gives an overview of the challenges and opportunities in livelihood restoration.
Shaza Zeinelabdin
Session 4: Urban and Peri-Urban Resettlement (Good Practice)
Session 4: Urban and Peri-Urban Resettlement (Good Practice) Managing Social Safeguards in Urban Setting – Case Study Dhaka City
This presentation gives an overview of the implementation of safeguard policies in urban setting.
Indah Setyawati
Session 4: Urban and Peri-Urban Resettlement (Good Practice) Involuntary Resettlement in Rural and Peri-urban Areas – The AfDB Experience In Selected African Countries
This presentation gives an overview of the AfDB policy for involuntary resettlement in rural and peri-urban areas.
Anna Rutebuka Muja
Session 4: Urban and Peri-Urban Resettlement (Good Practice) Social Safeguards Management Issues and Challenges in Urban Sector: South Asian Perspective
This presentation gives an overview of the effectiveness of the safeguard policies in urban sector.
Dr. Suryanarayan Satish
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
In-City Resettlement Site Visit Manggahan Floodway: In-City Resettlement for Informal Settler Families
This presentation gives an overview of the resettlement project for informal settlers in Manggahan Floodway, Philippines.
Mylene Rivera
In-City Resettlement Site Visit APOAMF Experience in Community Organizing and Engagement with Government Agencies
This presentation gives an overview on the progress and current status for the APOAMF People's Plan Housing Project.
Lalaine Suarez

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Event Coordinator/s

  • Marian Lagmay

ADB Organizer/s

  • Office of Safeguards

Topics

  • Environment
  • Governance and Public Sector Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • Social Development and Protection