Country Safeguard Systems Subregional Workshop
30 May 2016 to 01 June 2016
ADB held the Country Safeguards Systems Subregional Workshop on 30 May to 1 June 2016 in Tbilisi, Georgia for representatives from 11 DMCs in Central, West, and East Asia. Over 60 participants from governments, civil society, ADB, and development partners attended the workshop. Organized by SDCC with support from CWRD and EARD under TA 7566 for Strengthening and Use of Country Safeguard Systems, the workshop aimed to highlight lessons, challenges, and opportunities in addressing the environmental and social risks and impacts of projects through safeguards; identify specific gaps and challenges in applying CSS across the subregions, and determine possible approaches in bridging these gaps.
GRM CD Yesim Elhan-Kayalar delivered the opening remarks while SDES Principal Social Development Specialist (Safeguards) Indira Simbolon officially closed the proceedings.
Program and Learning Materials:
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2016 | Session 1: Updates on Policy and Strengthening of CSS |
Country Safeguard Systems: Sharing ADB Experience This presentation gives an overview ofADB's actions on strengthening CSS in the region. |
Indira Simbolon |
| 30 May 2016 | Session 1: Updates on Policy and Strengthening of CSS |
Environmental Risk Management: Europe and Central Asia Region This presentation gives an overview ofWorld Bank's Environmental approach in Europe and Central Asia. |
Ruxandra Maria Floroiu |
| 30 May 2016 | Session 1: Updates on Policy and Strengthening of CSS |
Country Safeguard Systems: Legal Framework Assessments This presentation gives an overview of the results of ADB's CSS mapping exercise. |
Maria Laureen Laurito |
| 30 May 2016 | Panel 1: Sharing of Environmental and Social Safeguards Experiences/Best Practices |
Draft Law on Land Acquisition for Unavoidable Public Need This presentation gives an overview of the legal policy framework for land acquisition and resettlement in Mongolia. |
Chinzorig Batbileg |
| 30 May 2016 | Panel 1: Sharing of Environmental and Social Safeguards Experiences/Best Practices |
RETA 7548 Workshop: Main Environmental Issues and Solutions During Implementation This presentation gives an overview ofthe challenges and solutions during the improvement of environmental safeguards in the participating countries. |
Madina Khalmirzaeva |
| 30 May 2016 | Panel 1: Sharing of Environmental and Social Safeguards Experiences/Best Practices |
Methodology And Key Findings Of Equivalence And Acceptability Assessment Of CSS In Armenia This presentation gives an overview oftheassessment of land acquisition and resettlement safeguards project in Armenia. |
Zaruhi Hayrapetyan |
| 30 May 2016 | Panel 2: Sharing of Environmental and Social Safeguards Experiences/Best Practices |
Land Valuation in Pakistan This presentation gives an overview of Pakistan’s Independent Valuation of Land. |
Ahmed Ashfaq Khokhar |
| 30 May 2016 | Panel 2: Sharing of Environmental and Social Safeguards Experiences/Best Practices |
Cumulative Impact Assessment This presentation gives an overview ofthe environmental and social impacts ofsafeguards policiesin Pakistan. |
Vaqar Zakaria |
| 30 May 2016 | Panel 2: Sharing of Environmental and Social Safeguards Experiences/Best Practices |
Application of Safeguard Policy of the Asian Development Bank in Kazakhstan This presentation gives an overview of the application of safeguard policy and best practice on resettlement in Kazakhstan. |
Assel Karymbayeva |
| 30 May 2016 | Panel 3: Sharing of Environmental and Social Safeguards Experiences/Best Practices |
Guidance Notes on LAR for EAs and PIUs in ARM: Operational Manual for Streamlining Social Safeguard Requirements of CSS and SPS 2009 in ADB Projects This presentation gives an overview of the land acquisition and resettlement requirements in Armenia in relation to ADBProjects. |
Sona Poghosyan |
| 30 May 2016 | Panel 3: Sharing of Environmental and Social Safeguards Experiences/Best Practices |
TA 7566-REG Strengthening and Use of Country Safeguards Systems: Environmental Training of Civil Servants This presentation gives an overview ofthe incorporation of Environmental Safeguard and Sustainability Training in the Civil Service in Pakistan. |
Vaqar Zakaria |
| 30 May 2016 | Panel 3: Sharing of Environmental and Social Safeguards Experiences/Best Practices |
Developing Site-Specific Environmental Management Plans to Improve Environmental Safeguards Implementation This presentation gives an overview ofthe purposes and phases of SSEMP preparation. |
Keti Dgebuadze |
| 30 May 2016 | Panel 3: Sharing of Environmental and Social Safeguards Experiences/Best Practices |
Design Elements of Effective Grievance Redress Mechanism in KGZ: Lessons Learned and Recommendations This presentation gives an overview ofGrievance Redress Process in Kyrgyzstan. |
Nurzada Kartanbaeva |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2016 | Benefitting from Partnerships |
Urban Services Improvement Investment Program (USIIP) This presentation gives an overview ofthe Urban Services Improvement Investment Program (USIIP) in Georgia. |
Nurzhan Dzhumabaev |
| 31 May 2016 | Benefitting from Partnerships |
Good Practice in Implementation of Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) This presentation gives an overview of the implementation of Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) under USIIP in Georgia. |
Nurzhan Dzhumabaev, Keti Dgebuadze, Ketevan Chomakhidze |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jun 2016 | Next Steps and Synthesis |
Challenges IFIs Face and are Likely to Face in Implementing their Safeguard Policies This presentation gives an overview of the generic and specific challenges in implementing safeguard policies. |
Michaela Bergman |