Regional : Small Scale Technical Assistance (SSTA): Improving the Implementation of Environmental Safeguards for ADB Projects in Central and West Asia
Through the TA, the Safeguards Unit of the Central and West Asia Department will review the implementation of ADB's environmental safeguard requirements for projects in Central and West Asia. Some projects have been successful in implementing environmental safeguard requirements but others have fallen short of the expected outcomes. The review will examine successful projects and determine their reasons for success, and also less than successful projects to determine the cause and issues leading to the underperformance. The outcomes will be a set of knowledge products that assist environmental practitioners in Central and West Asia to successfully develop and implement the environmental safeguard requirements for ADB supported projects.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Djenchuraev, Nurlan
Central and West Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Regional -
Modality
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Sector
- Public sector management
| Project Name | Small Scale Technical Assistance (SSTA): Improving the Implementation of Environmental Safeguards for ADB Projects in Central and West Asia | ||||
| Project Number | 42129-012 | ||||
| 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 Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Public sector management / Economic affairs management |
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| Gender | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | Through the TA, the Safeguards Unit of the Central and West Asia Department will review the implementation of ADB's environmental safeguard requirements for projects in Central and West Asia. Some projects have been successful in implementing environmental safeguard requirements but others have fallen short of the expected outcomes. The review will examine successful projects and determine their reasons for success, and also less than successful projects to determine the cause and issues leading to the underperformance. The outcomes will be a set of knowledge products that assist environmental practitioners in Central and West Asia to successfully develop and implement the environmental safeguard requirements for ADB supported projects. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The fundamental objective of the ADB's Environment Policy (2002) is to ensure that development projects undertaken by the ADB are environmentally sustainable. The policy contains a number of operational principles which include the requirement to ensure the measures identified during impact assessment are included in the project environmental management plan (EMP), and are implemented in agreement with the Borrower. However, it has been observed that some projects have been successful in implementing the requirements, while others have fallen short of the expected outcomes. The results of reviews routinely undertaken by the environment specialists of the Central and West Asia Department and the Regional and Sustainable Development Department show that the effective implementation of environmental safeguard documents during construction often fail to meet the requirements of ADB. Also, the day-to-day implementation and monitoring of environmental safeguard measures by the contractor and the implementing/executing agencies is not always up to standard. The poor performance by consultants in the region suggests that there may be a need to supplement the ADB Environmental Assessment Guidelines (2003) with additional technical advice. | ||||
| Impact | Improved environmental performance of ADB supported projects in Central and West Asia. | ||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Effective implementation of environmental safeguard measures in ADB supported projects. |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
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| Description of Project Outputs | 1.Action Plan to implement environmental safeguards prepared and finalized by October 2008. 2. Training program developed and rolled out by June 2009. 3. Knowledge Products (guidance notes, handbooks, training documents) developed and disseminated by June 2009 |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Regional |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | International consultant |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Djenchuraev, Nurlan |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Portfolio, Results, Safeguards and Social Sector Unit, CWRD |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank Mark Kunzer [email protected] Central and West Asia Department, Asian Development Bank, #6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City, MM, Philippines Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 26 Mar 2008 |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 24 Apr 2008 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 22 Sep 2008 |
| Last PDS Update | 08 Jan 2009 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 24 Apr 2008 | - | 24 Apr 2008 | 30 Jun 2009 | - | 20 Oct 2009 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 150,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 150,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 77,305.80 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Improving the Implementation of Environmental Safeguards for ADB Projects in Central and West Asia | TA Completion Reports | Oct 2013 |
Safeguard Documents See also: Safeguards
Safeguard documents provided at the time of project/facility approval may also be found in the list of linked documents provided with the Report and Recommendation of the President.
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