Sharing Development with Indigenous Peoples
Updated: 2 February 2010
Of the 250 million indigenous peoples in the world, some 70% are in Asia and the Pacific. Virtually every country where ADB operates has indigenous peoples. ADB recognizes that some development projects it finances may directly or indirectly affect indigenous peoples. ADB thus takes seriously its role in safeguarding indigenous peoples and their ways of living.
ADB Projects Must Benefit and Safeguard Indigenous Peoples
One of the objectives of ADB's new Safeguard Policy is to design and implement projects in a way that fosters full respect for indigenous peoples' identity, dignity, human rights, livelihood systems, and cultural uniqueness as defined by indigenous peoples themselves so that they:
- receive culturally appropriate social and economic benefits
- do not suffer adverse impacts as result of projects
- can participate actively in projects that affect them
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