Main Page: Country Safeguard Systems

ADB’s safeguard policy statement is the comprehensive articulation of ADB’s safeguard provisions in three areas: environment, involuntary resettlement, and indigenous peoples. Country safeguards systems are composed of the policies, practices, legal frameworks, and institutions that a country puts in place to avoid, minimize or mitigate potentially adverse environmental and social impacts of development activities.

Country Safeguard Systems: South Asia

ADB’s safeguard policy statement is the comprehensive articulation of ADB’s safeguard provisions in three areas: environment, involuntary resettlement, and indigenous peoples. Country safeguards systems are composed of the policies, practices, legal frameworks, and institutions that a country puts in place to avoid, minimize or mitigate potentially adverse environmental and social impacts of development activities.

Rikesh Gurung

Rikesh is also the President of the Bhutan Association of Entrepreneurs (BAEyul) and has been awarded with the Best Entrepreneur of the year 2017. He has also been awarded Asia's best entrepreneur in Technology 2020 and Global star Change Makers Award 2020. UNEP low carbon lifestyle challenge award 2020 and many other awards. The company has built 130 kms of road and reused 700 tons of waste plastics. Rikesh also sits as board of directors in different CSOs and associations in Bhutan.

Swasti Raizada

Swasti Raizada is a Policy Advisor at IISD with experience in policy studies and financial modeling for energy transition. She has advised national and state utilities, multilateral donors and electricity regulators on business planning, impact assessment studies and regulatory affairs. Prior to joining IISD, she was a Deputy Manager at Deloitte Consulting’s Energy and Resources practice where she led engagements on a range of technologies like battery storage, hydropower and solar PV.

Local government action in Solar Photovoltaic (PV) skill development to support national energy transition target in Indonesia

The presentation will offer an understanding of how the provincial government of Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) reacts to the Government of Indonesia’s renewable energy commitment and draws a link to their commitment to skill development programs to support green growth. The presentation will also provide a brief outlook on the market conditions in the province from the private sector perspective.