Written Submission on Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) September 2023 Draft Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) - Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform

Written Submission on Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) September 2023 Draft Environmental and Social Framework (ESF)
Submission from Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development
Received on January 25, 2024

ADB, BirdLife International Affirm Commitment to Protect and Sustainably Manage Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific

Bottom left: BirdLife International CEO Martin Harper, MDG Woochong Um, Special Senior Advisor on Climate Change Warren Evans
Top left: Environment Officer Karen Ochavo, Environment Director Yoko Watanabe, CCSD Director General Bruno Carrasco, BirdLife Regional Director (Asia) Vinayagan Dharmarajah, and Senior Environment Specialist Duncan Lang

Meeting Between Civil Society Organizations and ADB Senior Management

ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa met with CSO participants of the 56th ADB Annual Meeting. He invited CSOs to dialogue constructively with ADB and looks forward to hearing ideas and solutions from CSOs on meeting ADB’s climate ambition and rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic. He expressed appreciation for the CSOs’ extensive participation in the ongoing Safeguard Policy Statement review, particularly in areas of safeguard implementation, stakeholders’ participation, grievance redress, and protection of communities from reprisals.