Vanuatu : Institutional Strengthening for Environmental Safeguards in Vanuatu
The TA will be in alignment with the objectives of the Paris Declaration and Accra Agenda for Action principles which are based on strengthening and implementing country systems. The TA is aligned with three development impacts identified in government plans and strategies. Firstly, providing for the conservation, sustainable development and management of the environment of Vanuatu. Secondly, supporting Priority 1 of primary sector development and environment section of Priorities and Action Agenda-implementing the EPCA and the regulation of related activities. Finally, providing further institutional strengthening contributing to the main functions of the DEPC. The expected outcome will be strengthened DEPC capacity, through strengthened legislative tools, to implement environmental safeguards in the infrastructure sector.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Williams, Jean
Pacific Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Vanuatu -
Modality
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Sector
- Transport
| Project Name | Institutional Strengthening for Environmental Safeguards in Vanuatu | ||||
| Project Number | 49445-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Vanuatu |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions |
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| Sector / Subsector | Transport / Transport policies and institutional development |
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| Gender | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The TA will be in alignment with the objectives of the Paris Declaration and Accra Agenda for Action principles which are based on strengthening and implementing country systems. The TA is aligned with three development impacts identified in government plans and strategies. Firstly, providing for the conservation, sustainable development and management of the environment of Vanuatu. Secondly, supporting Priority 1 of primary sector development and environment section of Priorities and Action Agenda-implementing the EPCA and the regulation of related activities. Finally, providing further institutional strengthening contributing to the main functions of the DEPC. The expected outcome will be strengthened DEPC capacity, through strengthened legislative tools, to implement environmental safeguards in the infrastructure sector. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | There is a need to strengthen implementation of Vanuatu's CSS on environment; particularly in the areas of preparing, reviewing and implementing environment assessment documents, issuance of permits with appropriate conditions and environmental management documents and linking approved documents with the bidding/contract documents, and implementing the environmental management plan (EMP). The Government of Vanuatu has requested ADB to provide a technical assistance (TA) for strengthening environmental safeguards and the capacity of the Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation (DEPC) and key ministries to apply environmental safeguards in infrastructure projects. The proposed TA impact, outcomes, outputs, and institutional arrangements have been developed in consultation with DEPC, which fully supports the TA. |
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| Impact | Providing for the conservation, sustainable development and management of the environment of Vanuatu. Supporting Priority 1 of primary sector development and environment section of Priorities and Action Agenda - implementing the Environmental Protection and Conservation Act (EPCA) and the regulation of related activities. Providing further institutional strengthening contributing to the main functions of the Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation (DEPC). |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Strengthened DEPC capacity, through strengthened legislative tools, to implement environmental safeguards in the infrastructure sector |
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| Description of Project Outputs | Output 1: Strengthened systems and fully operational environmental safeguards framework Output 2: Established institutional arrangements for environmental protection and management, strengthened procedures, capacity building and outreach |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Williams, Jean |
| Responsible ADB Department | Pacific Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Transport, Energy and Natural Resources Division, PARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 22 Jan 2016 |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 22 Jan 2016 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 01 Feb 2016 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 22 Jan 2016 | - | 22 Jan 2016 | 30 Apr 2017 | - | 20 Jun 2017 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 225,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 225,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 219,405.14 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Institutional Strengthening for Environmental Safeguards in Vanuatu: Technical Assistance Completion Report | TA Completion Reports | Jul 2017 |
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