Main Page: Country Safeguard Systems 26 August 2022 ADB’s safeguard policy statement is the comprehensive articulation of ADB’s safeguard provisions in three areas: environment, involuntary resettlement, and indigenous peoples. Country safeguards systems are composed of the policies, practices, legal frameworks, and institutions that a country puts in place to avoid, minimize or mitigate potentially adverse environmental and social impacts of development activities. ADB believes that the application of country safeguards systems to development projects reduces transaction costs, enhances country ownership, and helps ensure the long-term sustainability of development efforts. The use of country safeguards systems is neither automatic nor mandatory. Country safeguards systems cannot be used on projects that ADB considers highly complex or sensitive. Program and Learning Materials 01 August 2022 02 August 2022 03 August 2022 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Country Safeguard Systems: Central and West Asia ADB’s safeguard policy statement is the comprehensive articulation of ADB’s safeguard provisions in three areas: environment, involuntary… Country Safeguard Systems: East Asia ADB’s safeguard policy statement is the comprehensive articulation of ADB’s safeguard provisions in three areas: environment, involuntary… Country Safeguard Systems: South Asia ADB’s safeguard policy statement is the comprehensive articulation of ADB’s safeguard provisions in three areas: environment, involuntary… Country Safeguard Systems: Southeast Asia ADB’s safeguard policy statement is the comprehensive articulation of ADB’s safeguard provisions in three areas: environment, involuntary… Country Safeguard Systems: Pacific ADB’s safeguard policy statement is the comprehensive articulation of ADB’s safeguard provisions in three areas: environment, involuntary… Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) 30 May - 01 June 2016 Country Safeguard Systems Subregional Workshop ADB held the Country Safeguards Systems Subregional Workshop on 30 May to 1 June 2016 in Tbilisi, Georgia for representatives from 11 DMCs in… 23 - 25 August 2016 Country Safeguard Systems South and Southeast Asia Subregional Workshop Eighty participants from 13 DMCs in South and Southeast Asia attended the Country Safeguard Systems Subregional Workshop in Ho Chi Minh City,… 20 - 22 September 2016 2016 Development Finance Institutions Social Experts Meeting The Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted for the first time the Development Finance Institutions (DFI) Social Experts Meeting on 20-22 September… Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Publications Briefing Note No. 1: Country Safeguard Systems - An Overview ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement calls for strengthening country safeguard systems as an objective in itself, to ensure that such systems achieve the… Briefing Note No. 2: Strengthening Country Safeguard Systems For Effective Environmental Management Countries and multilateral financial institutions alike recognize the need to establish and implement legal and administrative frameworks that assess… Briefing Note No. 3: Strengthening Country Safeguard Systems For The Protection Of Displaced Persons ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement recognizes efforts by developing member countries to improve involuntary resettlement safeguards and paves the way… Briefing Note No. 4: Safeguarding Indigenous Peoples Through Strengthening Country Safeguard Systems Opportunities remain to strengthen country safeguard systems for indigenous peoples by improving developing member countries' capacity to implement… Briefing Note No. 5: Strengthening Capacity To Apply Country Safeguard Systems The 2009 Safeguard Policy Statement of the Asian Development Bank calls for strengthening country safeguard systems as an objective in itself, to… 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. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Lisa Kircher ADB Organizer/s Office of Safeguards Read Also ADB Safeguards ADB Country Safeguard Systems YouTube Channel Safeguard Policy Statement Topics Environment Governance and Public Sector Management Knowledge Management Social Development and Protection