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Blog Poll Preserve Our Ocean to Protect Our Life

7 June 2016
The blog emphasizes the critical role of preserving the ocean to ensure a healthy and sustainable future for life on Earth and calls for collective action and education to reduce pollution, manage fisheries responsibly, and protect marine ecosystems to maintain the ocean's health.

ADB and IFMR Workshop Discussion Highlights

3 June 2016
This article summarizes the discussions during the different workshop sessions on catastrophe risk protection markets in India.

Instituting eGovernment Procurement in Nepal

1 June 2016
e-Government procurement (e-GP) promotes transparency, quality, and economic development as proven by Nepal’s experience. The new e-GP system of Nepal eases the access of national and international bidders to procurement opportunities; reduces turnaround time across the public procurement cycle…

Challenges IFIs Face and are Likely to Face in Implementing their Safeguard Policies

1 June 2016
This presentation gives an overview of the generic and specific challenges in implementing safeguard policies.

Urban Services Improvement Investment Program USIIP

31 May 2016
This presentation gives an overview of the Urban Services Improvement Investment Program (USIIP) in Georgia.

Good Practice in Implementation of Grievance Redress Mechanism GRM

31 May 2016
This presentation gives an overview of the implementation of Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) under USIIP in Georgia.

Briefing Note No 1 Country Safeguard Systems An Overview

30 May 2016
ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement calls for strengthening country safeguard systems as an objective in itself, to ensure that such systems achieve the benchmarks set by international good practices.

Briefing Note No 2 Strengthening Country Safeguard Systems For Effective Environmental Management

30 May 2016
Countries and multilateral financial institutions alike recognize the need to establish and implement legal and administrative frameworks that assess potential risks and manage the impacts of development projects on the environment.

Briefing Note No 3 Strengthening Country Safeguard Systems For The Protection Of Displaced Persons

30 May 2016
ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement recognizes efforts by developing member countries to improve involuntary resettlement safeguards and paves the way for the application of country safeguard systems to ADB-financed projects.

Briefing Note No 4 Safeguarding Indigenous Peoples Through Strengthening Country Safeguard Systems

30 May 2016
Opportunities remain to strengthen country safeguard systems for indigenous peoples by improving developing member countries' capacity to implement projects affecting them.