Series: ADB Safeguard Policy Review and Update: Phase 2 Regional Consultations

Environmental and Social Impacts and Risk Assessment

21 March 2022 to 23 March 2022

via Zoom.

21 March 2022, 10:00 a.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Fiji (GMT +12)
Consultation with Government Stakeholders in East Asia, Pacific, and Southeast Asia

21 March 2022, 5:00 p.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Pakistan (GMT +5) / 2:30 p.m. India (GMT +5:30)
Consultation with Government Stakeholders in South Asia and Central and West Asia

22 March 2022, 10:00 a.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Fiji (GMT +12)
Consultation with Civil Society Organizations and other Non-Governmental Stakeholders in East Asia, Pacific, and Southeast Asia

22 March 2022, 10:00 p.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 10:00 a.m. Washington DC (GMT –4) / 3:00 p.m. Frankfurt (GMT +1)
Consultation with Civil Society Organizations and other Non-Governmental Stakeholders in North America and Europe

23 March 2022, 5:00 p.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Pakistan (GMT +5) / 2:30 p.m. India (GMT +5:30)
Consultation with Civil Society Organizations and other Non-Governmental Stakeholders in South Asia and Central and West Asia

ADB is considering adopting an integrated impact and risk assessment approach in projects as an overarching standard in its new policy. Participants are encouraged to share experiences and expertise on the advantages and disadvantages of an integrated approach to impact assessment and at the same time look at practical ways in screening projects to identify not only project impacts but also contextual and institutional risks in projects. Discussions will also cover climate change and vulnerability risks. Recommendations from the consultations will input into the analytical study on the same topic.

Program and Learning Materials:

14 Jan 2022

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
14 Jan 2022	Presentations	ADB Safeguard Policy Review and Update: Environmental and Social Impacts and Risk Assessment	Azim Manji, Bruce Dunn, Reidar Kvam, Zehra Abbas, Felix Nii Tettey Oku
14 Jan 2022	Presentations	ADB Safeguard Policy Review and Update: Environmental and Social Impacts and Risk Assessment (Chinese Translation)

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