Environment Safeguards: A Good Practice Sourcebook (Draft Working Document)

Date: November 2012
Type: Guides
Subject:
ADB administration and governance; Environment

Description

The draft Sourcebook focuses on the Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) requirements pertaining to environmental assessment and management. It aims to add clarity, provide further technical guidance and recommend good practice in the implementation of the SPS. It is for the use of ADB staff and consultants, borrowers/clients and executing agencies, private sector clients, and environmental assessment practitioners, including non-government organizations and civil society. The draft Sourcebook is a working document and will be revised from time to time. As such, any comments on the contents and style of the draft Sourcebook are highly welcome.

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Note

The draft working document was prepared by staff of Asian Development Bank. It is neither an exhaustive nor definitive treatment of the issues. The interpretations and contents therein do not necessarily reflect the views of the ADB's Board of Governors nor the governments they represent. The Asian Development Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work and accepts no responsibility for any consequences of their use. Use of the term 'country' does not imply any judgment by the Asian Development Bank as to the legal or other status of any territorial entity.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • The Environmental Assessment Process
  • Environmental Assessment Requirements for Various Financing Modalities
  • Occupational and Community Health and Safety
  • Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management
  • Pollution Prevention and Abatement
  • Physical Cultural Resources
  • References