Lao People's Democratic Republic : Workshop for Selection and Monitoring of a Biodiversity Offset for the Nam Ngiep 1 Hydropower Project
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.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Joshi, Vijay
Private Sector Operations Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Lao People's Democratic Republic -
Modality
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Sector
- Energy
| Project Name | Workshop for Selection and Monitoring of a Biodiversity Offset for the Nam Ngiep 1 Hydropower Project | ||||
| Project Number | 50358-001 | ||||
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| Country / Economy | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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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 | Energy / Large hydropower generation |
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| Gender | No gender elements | ||||
| Responsible ADB Department | Private Sector Operations Department | ||||
| Responsible ADB Division | PSTS | ||||
| Responsible ADB Officer | Joshi, Vijay | ||||
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| 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. |
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| Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | |||||
| Safeguard Categories | |
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| Environment | |
| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Environmental Aspects | |
| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | (consultant not needed) |
| Procurement | (not needed) |
| Timetable for assistance design, processing and implementation | |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Credit Committee Meeting | - |
| Approval | - |
| Last PDS Update | 14 Nov 2016 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 07 Nov 2016 | - | 07 Nov 2016 | 15 Dec 2016 | 31 Mar 2017 | 19 Jun 2017 |
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| 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 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Workshop for Selection and Monitoring of a Biodiversity Offset for the Nam Ngiep 1 Hydropwer Project: Completion Report | TA Completion Reports | Sep 2018 |
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