| Project Name | Provision of Environment Technical Services | ||||
| Project Number | 45384-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Regional |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Knowledge solutions |
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| Sector / Subsector |
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural policy, institutional and capacity development - Land-based natural resources management - Water-based natural resources management Public sector management / Law and judiciary Transport / Transport policies and institutional development Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban solid waste management - Urban water supply |
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| Description | The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States of America (USEPA) signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) on 12 May 2005 which provides a framework for regularly identifying shared areas of interest for cooperation in Asia and monitoring progress. Under the LOI, USEPA and ADB develop specific workplans for cooperation that outline each institution's inputs and expected outcomes. The LOI was renewed on 30 March 2010 and is valid until 20 March 2015. The collaboration between ADB and USEPA is guided by the following principles: (i) country and regional ownership of sound development policies and programs is necessary to ensure sustainable development; (ii) long-term approaches to sustainable development are needed; (iii) full stakeholder participation should be encouraged, consistent with available resources; and (iv) development policies and programs should be results-oriented and built on transparent relationships between development assistance providers and beneficiary countries. Under this proposed S-CDTA, ADB and USEPA will cooperate in the specific areas agreed through the workplan where USEPA will make available experts who will provide environmental technical services to ADB-financed projects, programs, and technical assistance. This S-CDTA will enable USEPA to cooperate with ADB in providing assistance to countries in the Asia Pacific region. USEPA will select experts (whether USEPA staff or USEPA consultants) available for the above activities. USEPA will identify and provide personnel from among USEPA employees or USEPA consultants, suitable to perform the tasks agreed to with ADB and make their qualifications available for review by ADB. USEPA will be responsible for all remuneration costs of the USEPA experts, except the travel costs which will be covered by ADB. |
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| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The collaboration between ADB and USEPA is expected to benefit ADB developing member countries (DMCs) through the provision of USEPA's technical expertise that will assist in enhancing environmental capacity in the region that is in line with ADB's agenda for environmentally sustainable growth. | ||||
| Impact | Enhanced DMCs capacity in areas of environment, sustainable development, and natural resources management | ||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | An operational framework to effectively implement the collaboration between ADB and USEPA in the areas of environment, sustainable development, and natural resources management is established |
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| Description of Project Outputs | 1. A finalized workplan for cooperation between ADB and USEPA under the LoI 2. Made available experts who provided environmental technical services to ADB-financed projects, programs, and technical assistance |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Regional |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Environmental Aspects | |
| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | No consulting services required. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Kunzer, Mark |
| Responsible ADB Department | Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | SDES* |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 22 Jan 2012 |
| Fact Finding | 23 Jan 2012 to 09 Feb 2012 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 15 Dec 2011 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 15 Dec 2011 |
| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 15 Dec 2011 | - | 15 Dec 2011 | 31 Mar 2015 | - | 30 Jun 2015 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 97,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 97,000.00 | 194,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 36,877.01 |
| Project Page | https://www.adb.org//projects/45384-001/main |
| Request for Information | http://www.adb.org/forms/request-information-form?subject=45384-001 |
| Date Generated | 05 June 2023 |