Safeguards

Stakeholder Feedback
Updated: 20 March 2009

Throughout the consultation process, ADB has encouraged broad stakeholder participation to inform the SPU. Stakeholders have been able to

• provide comments through ADB's safeguards web site or via e-mail at safeguards_update@adb.org
• circulate information about the SPU to their respective networks to encourage participation
• participate in consultations to provide feedback on the draft policy papers
• help identify Indigenous Peoples and project-affected persons to participate in the consultation workshops
• contribute case studies or research findings
• contribute information and analysis through ADB's online feedback facility

The collection below presents inquiries, comments, and suggestions on the SPU from stakeholders across the region all through the consultation period.

Date Received	Inquiries, Comments, and ADB Responses
8 January 2009	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization [ PDF: 250kb | 4 page ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
17 December 2008	US Department of the Treasury [ PDF: 11kb | 1 page ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
7 December 2008	US Department of the Treasury [ PDF: 156kb | 32 pages ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
5 December 2008	Gender Action [ PDF: 167kb | 4 pages ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
5 December 2008	International Accountability Project [ PDF: 987kb | 103 pages ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
5 December 2008	Consolidated submission of ADB-IP SPU Consultation Workshop Participants [ PDF: 130kb | 15 pages ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
5 December 2008	Public Services International [ PDF: 62kb | 5 pages ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
4 December 2008	Forest Peoples Programme [ PDF: 253kb | 23 pages ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
4 December 2008	NADI [ PDF: 91kb | 6 pages ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
4 December 2008	World Resources Institute [ PDF: 170kb | 12 pages ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
4 December 2008	Bank Information Center [ PDF: 256kb | 12 pages ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
4 December 2008	NGO Forum on the ADB [ PDF: 982kb | 263 pages ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
4 December 2008	World Wildlife Fund [ PDF: 21kb | 3 pages ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
4 December 2008	Centre for Environmental Justice [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
4 December 2008	Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
3 December 2008	Environmental Defense Fund [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
1 December 2008	Youth Ecological Centre of Tajikistan [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
27 November 2008	NGO Forum on ADB - Central Asia [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
8 November 2008	Oxfam GB Pakistan Programme [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
20 March 2008	Theodore E. Downing - President of the International Network on Displacement and Resettlement, and Thayer Scudder - Professor of Anthropology Emeritus [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
13 November 2008	Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (JACSES) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
10 November 2008	Public Services International - Research Unit [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
10 October 2008	Connective Action, Islamabad [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
9 October 2008	Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, United States Province [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
25 July 2008	NGO Forum on ADB [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
4 July 2008	NGO Forum on ADB [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
4 July 2008	Japan Center for Sustainable Environment and Society [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
27 June 2008	Central Asian and Caucasus CSO groups – members of NGO on ADB Forum [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
31 May 2008	NGO Forum on ADB [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
30 April 2008	Ministry of the Environment (Japan) [ PDF ]
28 April 2008	US Government [ PDF ]
28 April 2008	NGO Forum on ADB [ PDF ]
24 April 2008	Department for International Development (UK) [ PDF ]
22 April 2008	Mekong Watch [ PDF ]
1 April 2008	Gender Action (US) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
1 April 2008	Bank Information Center (US) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
31 March 2008	Finland National Board [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
28 March 2008	Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (US) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
4 March 2008	CSOs in Burma [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
3 March 2008	International Accountability Project (US) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
3 March 2008	IAITPTF (Thailand) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
29 February 2008	NGO Forum on Cambodia and Housing Rights Task Force [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
28 February 2008	CSOs in Viet Nam [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
22 February 2008	Maunsell (Indonesia) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
12 February 2008	Forest Peoples Programme [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
8 February 2008	Solidaritas Perempuan - Women's Solidarity for Human Rights (Indonesia) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
8 February 2008	NGO Forum on ADB [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
29 January 2008	AID/WATCH [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
28 January 2008	Oxfam Australia - letter [ PDF ] and analysis [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
21 January 2008	Urgewald (Germany), Bank Information Center (US) and JACSES (Japan) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
20 December 2007	Bank Information Center (US) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
19 December 2007	Bank Information Center (US) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
13 November 2007	NGO Forum on ADB [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
13 November 2007	CSOs in Indonesia [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
9 November 2007	CSOs in Viet Nam [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
25 October 2007	NGO Forum on ADB [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
24 October 2007	NGO Forum on ADB [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
20 October 2007	Bank Information Center (US) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
2 Aug 2007	Bank Information Center (US) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
2 March 2007	Oxfam Australia [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
22 Feb 2007	Netherlands Development Finance Company [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
16 Feb 2007	Bank Information Center (US) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
10 Feb 2007	Oxfam Australia [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
9 Feb 2007	NGO Forum on ADB [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
25 January 2007	Environmental Law Center (Uzbekistan) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
31 August 2006	Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
17 March 2006	NGO Forum on ADB [ PDF ]
28 February 2006	Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
28 February 2006	Earthrights International (US and Thailand) [ PDF ]
17 February 2006	Mekong Watch (Japan and Thailand) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
20 January 2006	Oxfam Australia [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
21 December 2005	Environmental Defense (US) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
10 November 2005	Earthrights International (US and Thailand) [ PDF ]
1 October-13 December 2005	Bank Information Center (US) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
6 October 2005	Oxfam Australia [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
30 August 2005	Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
4 August 2005	Both ENDS (Amsterdam) [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
22 July 2005	NGO Forum on ADB [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
Date Received	Analyses, Reports and Case Studies
8 February 2008	NGO Forum on ADB - letter [ PDF ] and analysis [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
28 January 2008	Oxfam Australia - letter [ PDF ] and analysis [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
11 January 2008	Bank Information Center - letter [ PDF ] and analysis [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
4 July 2007	Bank Information Center - letter [ PDF ] Analysis by Environmental Defense [ PDF ] Analysis by International Accountability Project [ PDF ] Analysis by Forest Peoples Programme [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
3 July 2007	Forest Peoples Programme - letter [ PDF ] and analysis [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
2 March 2007	Oxfam Australia - letter [ PDF ] and report [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]
3 November 2006	NGO Forum on ADB - letter [ PDF ] and report [ PDF ] ADB Response [ PDF ]