Tahira Rehman Gunjial

Gender Specialist with a Ph.D. in Sociology and specialization in Gender and Social Development with over 24 years of professional expertise in gender and social planning, development and management as a government counterpart as well as national consultant with the multilateral development banks (MDB) with primary focus on community-driven development, women's economic empowerment, and resilience specializing in gender mainstreaming, climate change, and sustainable development.

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) initiated an update of its 2009 Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) in August 2020 following a corporate evaluation by ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department in May 2020. The ongoing update seeks to modernize the policy considering the changing development context, evolving needs and capacities of developing member countries and clients, and opportunities for greater harmonization with the guidelines of other multilateral financial institutions.