IJESD 2017 Vol.8(10): 753-756 ISSN: 2010-0264
doi: 10.18178/ijesd.2017.8.10.1051
doi: 10.18178/ijesd.2017.8.10.1051
Compliance with Environmental Safeguard Policy — Comparative Analysis of Projects Financed by Asian Development Bank
Masami Tsuji
Abstract—To identify common issues on environmental
safeguard in infrastructure projects, a comparative analysis
was undertaken for five projects which were financed by Asian
Development Bank (ADB) and subject to environmental
compliance review. Various elements were identified for
successfully carrying out projects without causing
environmental problems. Among those, the following were
found in most of the studied projects and thus considered
crucial: collecting baseline data, ensuring proper coverage of
environmental assessment, appropriately assessing adverse
impacts, and sufficiently carrying out public consultation and
information disclosure. Whereas it is not widely noticed,
changes in project scope sometimes occur and they trigger
additional actions for safeguard compliance. In the recently
established Environmental and Social Policy, the World Bank
and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) introduced a
new concept of “adaptive management.” Intensive attention
should be paid to proper implementation of this aspect.
Index Terms—Adaptive management, Asian Development Bank, changes in project scope, compliance review, environmental safeguard.
Masami Tsuji is with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Tokyo, Japan (e-mail: Tsuji.Masami@jica.go.jp).
Index Terms—Adaptive management, Asian Development Bank, changes in project scope, compliance review, environmental safeguard.
Masami Tsuji is with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Tokyo, Japan (e-mail: Tsuji.Masami@jica.go.jp).
Cite: Masami Tsuji, "Compliance with Environmental Safeguard Policy — Comparative Analysis of Projects Financed by Asian Development Bank," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development vol. 8, no. 10, pp. 753-756, 2017.
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