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Environment
- 'ADB will assist DMCs to strengthen their policy legislative and institutional frameworks to (iv) promote good governance to ensure compliance and enforcement..;' (para 27)
- 'ADB will work closely with relevant agencies to provide strategic long-term support for environmental data collection and management systems.' (para 39)
- 'Strong and effective institutions are necessary for good governance…' (para 40)
- '.ADBs organizational restructuring has emphasized ensuring compliance with environmental and social safeguard policies by strengthening environmental management capacity in operations department.' (para 50)
- 'The summary IEE/EIA reports are to be circulated worldwide ..and are made available on the ADB website'. (para 64)
- 'ADB requires…borrowers/executing agencies submit semiannual reports on implementation of EMPs..' (para 65)
- '…the project/program completion report (PCR)..will include..(ii) and evaluation of the implementation of the EMP and environmental loan convenants…' (para 66)
As indicated in the environmental guidelines, those mitigation measures that fall under the responsibility of the contractor should be explicitly included in the tender and contract documents and, where possible, incorporated into conditions governing release of staged payments at key milestones in the contract. Environmental and social specialists / consultants should be requested to review the adequacy of the bid and contract documents in this respect.
Indigenous Peoples
- 'Development processes [that affect indigenous peoples] must incorporate transparency and accountability.' (para 32)
- '..it would be desirable that indigenous peoples' issues be addressed in project monitoring and evaluation processes.' (para 41)
Involuntary Resettlement
- 'Since complete recovery can be protracted, reports on involuntary resettlement are required at project completion, sometimes even after project facilities are commissioned'. (OM section F2/BP para 6)
- 'Involuntary resettlement forms one part of the safeguard policy compliance (SPC) memorandum that is prepared and signed by the Environment and Social Safeguard Division'. (OM section F2/OP, para 30)
- '..loan agreements must include specific involuntary resettlement covenants…. Moreover, the formulation of contract packages must be consistent with the resettlement plan'. (OM section F2/OP, para 31)
- 'In such cases [where detailed engineering and technical designs are done after Board approval], before civil works are awarded, or similar milestones events occur, the resettlement plan must be finalized'. (OM section F2/OP, para 47)
- 'Where unanticipated resettlement impacts become apparent during project implementation, ADB assists executing agencies and other relevant government authorities to assess the significance of the impacts, evaluates the options, and prepares resettlement plans in accordance with this OM section. Project completion missions place special emphasis on reviewing project-induced involuntary resettlement impacts, and are expected to make appropriate recommendations to address them. ADB resident missions take on an increasing role in working with DMCs to resolve outstanding resettlement issues.' (OM section F2/OP, para 50)
Water
- 'Legal and regulatory systems in DMCs need to ensure that water service providers and resource managers are held accountable for their performance relative to prescribed standards'. (para 55)
- '..transparency will be most effective when governments ensure the timely availability of information about water policies and projects to the general public, and provide clarity about government rules, regulations and decisions in the sector'. (para 55)
- regional cooperation is one of seven principle elements of ADB's water policy (paras 49-51)
- 'Based on joint requests from riparian countries, ADB will support joint projects for the planning, development, and management of shared water resources.. and establishment of a regional legal regime encompassing dispute resolution mechanisms '..'ADB will assist governments in developing collaborative frameworks with riparian stakeholders. This will include an assessment of the downstream impact of any ADB-financed water project..'. (para 50)
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