Regional Consultation with
ADB's European Member Governments
11-12 April 2024 | Frankfurt, Germany
ABOUT
The regional consultation will take place on 11-12 April 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany. It will focus on the governments’ feedback on the draft policy including the 10 Environment and Social Standards (ESSs) as well as Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) implementation challenges. The government representatives are expected to articulate their respective country’s official comments or feedback on the draft ESF.
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
| Day 1 11 April 2024, 9:00 - 4:30 PM | ||
| Time | Activity | Resource Persons |
| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Registration | |
| 9:00 – 9:10 am (10 mins) | Acknowledgement of Participants and Meeting Reminders | Overall Facilitator |
| 9:10 – 9:15 am (5 mins) | Opening Message | Nianshan Zhang, OSFG, ADB |
| 9:15 – 9:45 am (30 mins) | Session 1: Overview
of ESF and ESP | Bruce Dunn, Director, OSFG, ADB Takako Morita, Principal Counsel, Office of the General Counsel (OGC), ADB |
| 9:45 – 10:35 am (50 mins) | Plenary Discussion | Session Moderator |
| 10:35 – 10:5 0am (15 mins) | Coffee Break | |
| 10:50 – 11:00 am (10 mins) | Session 2: Overview of ESS 1 (Assessment and Management of E&S Risks and Impacts) and ESS 10 (Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure) | Zehra Abbas, Principal Environment Specialist, OSFG, ADB Zaruhi Hayrapetyan, Senior Social Development Specialist (Safeguards), OSFG, ADB |
| 11:00 – 12:00 pm (60 mins) | Plenary Discussion | Session Moderator |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm (60 mins) | Lunch Break | |
| 1:00 – 1:10 pm (15 mins) | Session 3: Overview of ESS 3 (Resource Conservation and Pollution Prevention), ESS 6 (Biodiversity and Sustainable Natural Resources Management), and ESS 9 (Climate Change) | Zehra Abbas, Principal Environment Specialist, OSFG, ADB |
| 1:15 – 2:35 pm (80 mins) | Plenary Discussion | Session Moderator |
| 2:35 – 2:50 pm (15 mins) | Coffee Break | |
| 2:50 – 3:05 pm (15 mins) | Session 4: Overview of ESS 5 (Land Acquisition and Land Use Restriction), ESS 7 (Indigenous Peoples), and ESS 8 (Cultural Heritage) | Irina Novikova, Principal Social Development Specialist, OSFG |
| 3:05 – 4:20 pm (75 mins) | Plenary Discussion | Session Moderator |
| 4:20 – 4:25 pm (5 mins) | Recap of Day 1 Sessions | Bruce Dunn, Director, OSFG, ADB |
| 4:25 – 4:30 pm (5 mins) | Announcements | Overall Facilitator |
| 4:30 pm | End of Day 1 |
| Day 2 12 April 2024, 9:00 - 11:30 AM | ||
| Time | Activity | Resource Persons |
| 9:00 – 9:05 am (5 mins) | Meeting Reminders | Overall Facilitator |
| 9:05 – 9:15 am (10 mins) | Session 5: Overview of ESS 2 (Labor and Working Conditions) and ESS 4 (Health, Safety, and Security) | Felix Oku, Principal Social Development Specialist , OSFG, ADB |
| 9:15 – 10:25 am (70 mins) | Plenary Discussion | Session Moderator |
| 10:25 – 10:40 am (15 mins) | Coffee Break | |
| 10:40 – 10:50 am (10 mins) | Session 6: Overview of E&S Requirements for Financing Modalities and Products and PIAL | Takako Morita, Principal Counsel, OGC, ADB |
| 10:50 – 11:20 am (30 mins) | Plenary Discussion | Session Moderator |
| 11:20 – 11:25 am (5 mins) | Synthesis and Next
Steps | Bruce Dunn, Director, OSFG, ADB |
| 11:25 – 11:30 am (5 mins) | Session Evaluation and Announcements | Overall Facilitator |
CONTACT
For concerns and queries, email the Safeguards Policy Review and Update Secretariat (SPRU) at safeguardsupdate@adb.org.