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    Evaluation of ADB's Environmental Safeguards Policy: Case Studies

    Sixteen projects in four countries (India, People’s Republic of China, Philippines, and Viet Nam) were selected as case studies to assess the performance of the environmental safeguard system in practice.

    The country studies [ PDF: 170kb | 27 pages ] showed that:

    • there is significant diversity among developing member countries in terms of comprehensiveness and effectiveness of national environmental systems and in their ability to deliver results on the ground;
    • ADB' s value added at the project level in terms of improving environmental assessment was mixed; and
    • ADB should focused more on institutional strengthening and assisting its clients in technical innovation rather than emphasizing narrow project activities.
    But given the variability of ADB developing member countries in terms of environmental capacities and issues, the inclusion of only four countries may limit the robustness of the evaluation findings.