Indigenous Peoples' Development, Diversity, and Inclusion: Emerging and Ongoing Issues in Asia-Pacific - A Webinar Series 7 August 2020 to 21 October 2021 ADB's Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC) launched a Webinar Series on Indigenous Peoples’ issues. This initiative is an attempt to put a spotlight on Indigenous Peoples' development concerns and their core priorities, such as participation, equality, and environmental sustainability. The learning objectives of these webinars are to build awareness and understanding on the following linkages and themes: Indigenous Peoples' perception and priorities in development processes Indigenous Peoples' health and the COVID-19 pandemic Indigenous Peoples' inclusion and Sustainable Development Goals Indigenous Peoples and the environment – need for synergy Indigenous Peoples and climate change challenges Gender and development Indigenous Peoples' conflict and fragile situations and forced migration The Series also had four webinars specific to Indigenous Peoples' safeguards: On Independent Evaluation Department’s evaluation of ADB’s Safeguard Policy implementation Multilateral Development Banks’ approaches to Indigenous Peoples' safeguard implementation Program and Learning Materials 07 August 2020 20 August 2020 18 September 2020 16 October 2020 03 December 2020 20 November 2020 27 November 2020 09 August 2021 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Opening Event International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples Opening Remarks Bambang Susantono Webinar 1: Development, Diversity, and Inclusion— Indigenous Peoples’ Perspective Moderator: Madhumita Gupta Webinar 1: Development, Diversity, and Inclusion— Indigenous Peoples’ Perspective Webinar 1 Proceedings Joan Carling, Liby Johnson, Indira Simbolon Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Webinar 2: Indigenous Peoples’ Health and COVID-19 Pandemic—Emerging and Ongoing Issues in Asia and Pacific Moderator: Eduardo Banzon Webinar 2: Indigenous Peoples’ Health and COVID-19 Pandemic—Emerging and Ongoing Issues in Asia and Pacific The Current Health Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Asia The current health situation of Indigenous Peoples in Asia: Experiences of the Indigenous communities in the Philippines’ Cordillera region (Ifugao,… Jaime Galvez-Tan Webinar 2: Indigenous Peoples’ Health and COVID-19 Pandemic—Emerging and Ongoing Issues in Asia and Pacific The impacts of COVID-19 on indigenous peoples in Asia: An overview COVID-19 and the world of work: A focus on indigenous and tribal peoples. Discussion on pathways to resilience and sustainable development in… Martin Oelz Webinar 2: Indigenous Peoples’ Health and COVID-19 Pandemic—Emerging and Ongoing Issues in Asia and Pacific The impacts of COVID-19 on indigenous peoples in Asia: An overview A health policy perspective: How the COVID-19 pandemic—as well as government responses to the ongoing crisis—are affecting Indigenous Peoples in Asia… Gideon Lasco Webinar 2: Indigenous Peoples’ Health and COVID-19 Pandemic—Emerging and Ongoing Issues in Asia and Pacific Indigenous Peoples and culturally appropriate public health interventions Public health interventions for Indigenous Peoples Indigenous: IP and culturally appropriate public health interventions. Pat Dudgeon Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Webinar 3: Evolving Implementation Issues on Indigenous Peoples’ Safeguards Moderator: Madhumita Gupta Topic 1: Panel discussion on Re-Imagining IP Safeguards and Development Panelists: Indira Simbolon, Principal Safeguards Specialist, Private Sector Operations Department, ADB Topic 1: Panel discussion on Re-Imagining IP Safeguards and Development Ricardo Carlos Barba, Principal Safeguards Specialist, South Asia Department, ADB Topic 1: Panel discussion on Re-Imagining IP Safeguards and Development Meenakshi Ajmera, Principal Safeguards Specialist, Southeast Asia Department, ADB Topic 1: Panel discussion on Re-Imagining IP Safeguards and Development Mailene Radstake, Principal Social Development Specialist (Safeguards), Southeast Asia Department, ADB Topic 1: Panel discussion on Re-Imagining IP Safeguards and Development Michael Beauchamp, Principal Social Development Specialist (Safeguards), Central and West Asia Department, ADB Topic 1: Panel discussion on Re-Imagining IP Safeguards and Development Cindy Bryson, Safeguards Specialist, Pacific Department, ADB Topic 2: Presentations on IP Safeguard Implementation Issues EARD: Proposed PRC: 53079-001 Guangxi Guilin Comprehensive Ecological Rehabilitation Project Project Screening and Categorization: Sustainable and Inclusive Tourism and River Management Mailene Radstake Topic 2: Presentations on IP Safeguard Implementation Issues PSOD: The Tangguh Expansion Project PSOD experience and learnings in IP safeguards implementation, presenting how we are doing it for the Tangguh Expansion Project (TEP) in Indonesia. Indira Simbolon, Raneliza Samiano Topic 2: Presentations on IP Safeguard Implementation Issues SARD: Experience from Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development project Sharing implementation experiences from Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project, an IP category A project in Bangladesh Kazi Akhmila Topic 2: Presentations on IP Safeguard Implementation Issues NRM experiences and learnings from IP safeguards in project implementation Laxmi Sharma Topic 2: Presentations on IP Safeguard Implementation Issues SERD: Building relationships with Project-Affected Indigenous Peoples – SERD experience The presentation outlines SERD experience and recommendations for building relationships with project-affected indigenous peoples. Explore the… Rangina Nazrieva, Maria Lorena Cleto Topic 2: Presentations on IP Safeguard Implementation Issues SDSS IP Webinar Series 3: A shared identity in implementation of Indigenous Peoples Safeguards in the Pacific A shared identity in implementation of Indigenous peoples Safeguards in the Pacific Taniela Faletau Topic 2: Presentations on IP Safeguard Implementation Issues CWRD: IP Safeguard Implementation Issues CWRD presentation on the challenges on IP safeguards screening in the region and highlights one project that triggered the IP safeguards Jose Tiburcio Nicolas Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Webinar 4: Multilateral Financial Institutes (MFIs) Approaches to Indigenous Peoples Safeguards and Challenges Email Tulsi Bisht for information on MFI discussions and presentations Moderator: Madhumita Gupta and Tulsi Bisht Session 1: Institutional Update on IP Safeguards African Development Bank (AfDB) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Session 1: Institutional Update on IP Safeguards European Investment Bank (EIB) Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) International Finance Corporation (IFC) Session 1: Institutional Update on IP Safeguards New Development Bank (NDB) World Bank ADB Session 2: Challenges to implementing IP Safeguards Cluster A IFC EIB IDB/IDB Invest Session 2: Challenges to implementing IP Safeguards Cluster B AIIB NDB World Bank Session 2: Challenges to implementing IP Safeguards Cluster C EBRD ADB Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Webinar 5: Indigenous People and Environment – The Need for Synergy in Safeguards Approaches Moderator: Francesco Ricciardi Webinar 5: Indigenous People and Environment – The Need for Synergy in Safeguards Approaches Topic Introductions Tulsi Bisht Webinar 5: Indigenous People and Environment – The Need for Synergy in Safeguards Approaches Panelists and Topics: Webinar 5: Indigenous People and Environment – The Need for Synergy in Safeguards Approaches Moving from reactive to proactive development planning to conserve Indigenous community and biodiversity values This presentation discussed the framework for integrating biodiversity and cultural values to facilitate use in EIA processes, using the Nyikina… James Fitzsimons, David Hinchley Webinar 5: Indigenous People and Environment – The Need for Synergy in Safeguards Approaches Indigenous peoples and biodiversity conservation: the potential for synergies This presentation gave an overview of indigenous peoples and biodiversity conservation. Helen Newing Webinar 5: Indigenous People and Environment – The Need for Synergy in Safeguards Approaches Identification and Management of Indigenous Community Conserved Areas in Wallacea, Indonesia Lessons learned from the identification and management of indigenous community conserved area in Wallacea region, Indonesia Adi Widyanto Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Webinar 6: Indigenous People and Climate Change Challenges Moderator: Bruce Dunn Webinar 6: Indigenous People and Climate Change Challenges Keynote Speaker Victoria Tauli-Corpuz Webinar 6: Indigenous People and Climate Change Challenges Panelists and Topics Webinar 6: Indigenous People and Climate Change Challenges The Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) This presentation discussed the introduction to the LCIPP and its establishment, IPs participation in the UNFCCC, and funding for IPs related to… Tiffany Hodgson Webinar 6: Indigenous People and Climate Change Challenges Role of Indigenous Communities in Furthering Climate Action: Some Insights from Southeast Asia This presentation discussed the role of indigenous communities in furthering climate action. Ancha Srinivasan Webinar 6: Indigenous People and Climate Change Challenges Climate change, REDD+ and indigenous (women) perspective This presentation discussed indigenous peoples role in REDD+ and the importance of Cancun Safeguards Naw Ei Ei Min Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Webinar 7: Indigenous Peoples, Development, and Inclusion: Gender Perspective Moderator: Samantha Hung Webinar 7: Indigenous Peoples, Development, and Inclusion: Gender Perspective Introduction: Incorporating the Importance of the Gender Perspective Woochong Um Webinar 7: Indigenous Peoples, Development, and Inclusion: Gender Perspective Webinar 7 Proceedings Webinar 7: Indigenous Peoples, Development, and Inclusion: Gender Perspective Panelists Webinar 7: Indigenous Peoples, Development, and Inclusion: Gender Perspective Gender Sensitive Approach to Indigenous Peoples and Inclusive Development in Vietnam Hoang Thi Thu Huyen Webinar 7: Indigenous Peoples, Development, and Inclusion: Gender Perspective Indigenous Women and Development in North East India Vijaylakshmi Brara Webinar 7: Indigenous Peoples, Development, and Inclusion: Gender Perspective Indigenous Peoples and Gender-Based Social Risks in Development Projects in Lao PDR Chansouk Insouvanh Webinar 7: Indigenous Peoples, Development, and Inclusion: Gender Perspective Indigenous Women: Supporting Resilience to External Shocks in Nepal Samuel Tumiwa Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Webinar 8: Indigenous Peoples, Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations, and Small Island Developing States Moderator: Samuel Tumiwa Webinar 8: Indigenous Peoples, Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations, and Small Island Developing States Webinar 8 Proceedings Webinar 8: Indigenous Peoples, Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations, and Small Island Developing States Panelists Webinar 8: Indigenous Peoples, Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations, and Small Island Developing States International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and IPs, Conflict, and Fragility Victoria Tauli-Corpuz Webinar 8: Indigenous Peoples, Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations, and Small Island Developing States FCAS & IP and vulnerable population groups Charles Petrie Webinar 8: Indigenous Peoples, Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations, and Small Island Developing States IP and Small Island Developing States: Pacific Perspective Steve Pollard Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. 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