Lao People's Democratic Republic: Workshop for Selection and Monitoring of a Biodiversity Offset for the Nam Ngiep 1 Hydropower Project

Project Name Workshop for Selection and Monitoring of a Biodiversity Offset for the Nam Ngiep 1 Hydropower Project
Project Number 50358-001
Borrower / Company
Country / Economy Lao People's Democratic Republic
Location
Type or Modality of Assistance
TA 9222-LAO: Workshop for Selection and Monitoring of a Biodiversity Offset for the Nam Ngiep 1 Hydropower Project
Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 70,000.00
Strategic Agendas Environmentally sustainable growth
Inclusive economic growth
Drivers of Change Knowledge solutions
Sector / Subsector

Energy / Large hydropower generation
Gender No gender elements
Responsible ADB Department Private Sector Operations Department
Responsible ADB Division PSTS
Responsible ADB Officer Joshi, Vijay
Project Sponsor(s)
Objectives and Scope

A proposed $70,000 small-scale capacity development technical assistance (S-CDTA) in support of a workshop on biodiversity offset for the Nam Ngiep 1 Hydropower Project (NNP1) in Lao, PDR to take place on 13-14 December 2016 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The principal objectives of the workshop are to:

1. Provide a forum for ADB safeguards staff, external biodiversity consultants to the NNP1 project, and international experts on biodiversity offsets, to review current thinking, best-practices and case studies on offsets, and decide how to pragmatically shape this guidance and lessons to the NNP1 and Lao PDR contexts.

2. Review and clarify how to define _biodiversity_ for the NNP1 project and offset.

3. Once defined, determine if and how _biodiversity_ will be estimated in the NNP1 offsets scenario.

4. Determine how to clearly communicate these results and conclusions to ADB, and to other stakeholders involved or interested in the project.
Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
Safeguard Categories
Environment
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
Environmental Aspects
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
Business Opportunities
Consulting Services (consultant not needed)
Procurement (not needed)
Timetable for assistance design, processing and implementation
Concept Clearance -
Credit Committee Meeting -
Approval -
Last PDS Update 14 Nov 2016

TA 9222-LAO

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
07 Nov 2016 - 07 Nov 2016 15 Dec 2016 31 Mar 2017 19 Jun 2017
Financing Plan/TA Utilization Cumulative Disbursements
ADB Cofinancing Counterpart Total Date Amount
Gov Beneficiaries Project Sponsor Others
70,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 70,000.00 14 Nov 2016 52,225.44
Project Page https://www.adb.org//projects/50358-001/main
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Date Generated 05 June 2023
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