OBJECTIVE: This regional capacity development technical assistance (R-CDTA) seeks to respond to the key messages delivered from the Asian Judges Symposium, and also the ongoing work under RETA 7474, by developing a program on environmental enforcement for the legal profession at the regional, subregional, and national levels. Building upon the work done under ADB's SSTA 7474, this R-CDTA is aimed at achieving enhanced capacity development of judiciaries, ministries of environment, and environmental legal professionals, through (i) establishing the proposed Asian Judges Network on Environment; (ii) supporting subregional groupings at the SAARC and ASEAN level; and (iii) supporting pilot on-the-ground implementation at the national level in selected DMCs.
Project Name | Building Capacity for Environmental Prosecution, Adjudication, Dispute Resolution, Compliance, and Enforcement in Asia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Project Number | 44364-012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | 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 | Governance and capacity development Partnerships |
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Sector / Subsector | Public sector management / Law and judiciary - Public administration |
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Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | No gender elements | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | OBJECTIVE: This regional capacity development technical assistance (R-CDTA) seeks to respond to the key messages delivered from the Asian Judges Symposium, and also the ongoing work under RETA 7474, by developing a program on environmental enforcement for the legal profession at the regional, subregional, and national levels. Building upon the work done under ADB's SSTA 7474, this R-CDTA is aimed at achieving enhanced capacity development of judiciaries, ministries of environment, and environmental legal professionals, through (i) establishing the proposed Asian Judges Network on Environment; (ii) supporting subregional groupings at the SAARC and ASEAN level; and (iii) supporting pilot on-the-ground implementation at the national level in selected DMCs. SCOPE: This R-CDTA will involve activities at regional, subregional, and national levels. At the regional level, the proposed R-CDTA will develop the AJNE and ensure it has country ownership. It will do so principally by fostering work at the subregional level, through the existing proposals for two subregional subgroups: SAARC and ASEAN countries, respectively. At the national level, it will support pilot projects in selected DMCs, most likely Indonesia and Pakistan (pilot countries) ensuring that the entire environmental compliance, adjudication, dispute resolution, and enforcement chain are integrated and work. This TA will build on past work ADB has conducted in capacity building for environmental law as well as capitalize upon work conducted by development partners in strengthening environmental compliance and enforcement. |
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Impact | Better prepared and adjudicated environmental cases in ASEAN and SAARC countries. |
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Description of Outcome | Selected environmental law prosecution, adjudication, and enforcement systems refined in the pilot countries. |
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Description of Project Outputs | Output 1-Regional: The Asian Judges Network on the Environment. This output will help ADB and its development partners establish and strengthen a judicial network for ongoing sharing of environmental cases, information, and best practices, including the alternative dispute resolution methods, relevant to the judiciary. Output 2- Sub-regional: SAARC and ASEAN Country Roundtables of Judges on the Environment. At least one regional roundtable will be held per year, convened in each of the Pilot Countries on a rotating basis. Output 3: National: Pilot Programs of Integrated Environmental Enforcement in Selected DMCs. This output will help ADB and its partners provide systematic and timely support tailored to the needs of the judiciary, prosecutors and law enforcement officials in Pilot Countries. |
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 | |
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Business Opportunities | |
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Consulting Services | Consultants Required: (a) 24 personmonths of international consultants for overall management of the RETA (Team Leader); (b) 24 personmonths of 3 national consultants in Indonesia and Pakistan for managing the activities at a national level and coordinating with the Team Leader; and (c) 9 personmonths of international consultant for web designing and management. |
Responsible ADB Officer | Ahsan, Irum |
Responsible ADB Department | Office of the General Counsel |
Responsible ADB Division | Office of the General Counsel |
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Concept Clearance | 30 Aug 2010 |
Fact Finding | 28 Feb 2010 to 13 Mar 2010 |
MRM | - |
Approval | 16 Dec 2010 |
Last Review Mission | - |
Last PDS Update | 30 Sep 2010 |
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
16 Dec 2010 | - | 16 Dec 2010 | 31 Dec 2013 | 31 Dec 2016 | - |
Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
3,705,000.00 | 0.00 | 40,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3,745,000.00 | 16 Dec 2010 | 2,464,959.73 |
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Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Building Capacity for Environmental Prosecution, Adjudication, Dispute Resolution, Compliance, and Enforcement in Asia: Technical Assistance Completion Report | Completion Reports | Aug 2017 |
Building Capacity for Environmental Prosecution, Adjudication, Dispute Resolution, Compliance, and Enforcement in Asia: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Dec 2010 |
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Related Publications
Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Development of Environmental Laws and Jurisprudence in Pakistan | Reports | Nov 2013 |
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