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About ADB
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Organization
- Overview
- Key Facts
- Members
- Board of Governors
- Board of Directors
- Management
- Departments and Offices
- Policies and Strategies
- Partners
- Annual Meetings
- FAQs
- Independent Evaluation
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- News & Events
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Data & Research
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Research at ADB
- Publications
- Statistics and Databases
- Seminars and Lectures
- Links
- Contacts
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- Publications
- Sectors & Themes
- Projects
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Countries
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Subregional Programs
- Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA)
- Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC)
- Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)
- Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)
- South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC)
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Other Offices
- European Representative Office
- Japanese Representative Office
- North American Representative Office
- Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office
- South Pacific Subregional Office
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Countries with Operations
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- China, People's Republic of
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- Georgia
- India
- Indonesia
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
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Overview
ADB's environmental and social safeguards are a cornerstone of its support to inclusive economic growth and environmental sustainable growth.The Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) governs the environmental and social safeguards of ADB’s operations. The objectives of the SPS are to avoid, or when avoidance is not possible, to minimize and mitigate adverse project impacts on the environment and affected people, and to help borrowers strengthen their safeguard systems and develop the capacity to manage environmental and social risks.
