ADB Safeguard Policy Review and Update: Phase 3 Consultations
02 November 2023 to 10 May 2024
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is conducting a comprehensive review and update of the 2009 Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS). The SPS review adopted a robust Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) which describes the process and content for engagement with stakeholders throughout the SPS review.
Stakeholder engagement was conducted in three phases:
- Phase 1: Launch the policy review; draft and share Stakeholders Engagement Plan, (SEP) preliminary information sessions
- Phase 2: Undertake stakeholder consultations on analytical and benchmarking studies and policy recommendations and their implications on policy revision.
- Phase 3: Disclose draft safeguards policy and the final stage of consultations
In this final stage, the objectives of the consultations are to: (i) widely disseminate the draft ESF to ADB’s stakeholders, (ii) solicit comments on the draft ESF, and (iii) create a space for dialogue and participation of stakeholders so that the policy revision and its future implementation can gain from views of its stakeholders. At the end of the consultations, the following outputs will be produced: (i) a revised ESF that considers stakeholder feedback for submission to the ADB Board, and (ii) a summary of feedback from consultations.
Visit the Safeguards Policy Review and Update Data Room for more.
Program and Learning Materials:
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
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| 01 Dec 2023 | 17-18 October 2023 | Information Session – Video Recording | |
| 01 Dec 2023 | 17-18 October 2023 |
Information Session on the Consultation Approach for the Draft Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) |
Bruce Dunn, Madhumita Gupta, Zehra Abbas, Takako Morita |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
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| 01 Dec 2024 | 22-23 January 2024 |
Government Stakeholders from East and Southeast Asia Manila, Philippines |
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| 01 Dec 2024 | 22-23 February 2024 |
Government Stakeholders from South Asia New Delhi, India |
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| 01 Dec 2024 | 4-5 March 2024 |
Government Stakeholders from the Pacific Nadi, Fiji |
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| 01 Dec 2024 | 7-8 May 2024 |
Government Stakeholders from Central and West Asia Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
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| 01 Jan 2025 | 2-3 November 2023 |
Government Stakeholders of the People’s Republic of China Beijing, People's Republic of China |
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| 01 Jan 2025 | 4-6 December 2023 |
Government and Civil Society Stakeholders of Pakistan Islamabad, Pakistan The consultations schedule is as follows: 4-5 December 2023 Consultation with Government Stakeholders of Pakistan 6 ... |
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| 01 Jan 2025 | 11-13 December 2023 |
Government and Civil Society Stakeholders of Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia The consultations schedule is as follows: 11-12 December 2023 Consultation with Government Stakeholders of Indonesia ... |
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| 01 Jan 2025 | 24-26 January 2024 |
Government and Civil Society Stakeholders of the Philippines Manila, Philippines The consultations schedule is as follows: 24-25 January 2024 Consultation with Government Stakeholders of the Philippines... |
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| 01 Jan 2025 | 19-21 February 2024 |
Government and Civil Society Stakeholders of India New Delhi, India The consultations schedule is as follows: 19-20 February 2024 Consultation with Government Stakeholders of India 21... |
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| 01 Jan 2025 | 6 March 2024 |
Government Stakeholders of Fiji Nadi, Fiji |
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| 01 Jan 2025 | 9-10 May 2024 |
Government and Civil Society Stakeholders of Tajikistan Dushanbe, Tajikistan The consultations schedule is as follows: 9 May 2024 Consultation with Civil Society Organization Stakeholders of Tajikistan... |