Fiji In-Country Government Consultation
6 March 2024 | Nadi, Fiji
ABOUT
The in-country consultation will take place on 6 March 2024 in Nadi, Fiji. It will focus on the government’s feedback on the draft policy including the 10 Environment and Social Standards (ESSs) and allow for more in-depth discussions of country level issues including challenges in the implementation of the ESF. The government representatives are expected to articulate their country’s official comments or feedback on the draft ESF.
Participants will be coming from relevant ministries and agencies involved in implementing safeguards requirements including those involved in environmental protection, climate change, occupational health and safety, land acquisition and resettlement, labor and working conditions, indigenous peoples. Participation is by invitation only.PROVISIONAL AGENDA
Time | Activity | Resource Persons |
| 8:30 - 9:00 am (30 min) | Registration | |
| 9:00 – 9:05 am (5 min) | Prayer | |
| 9:05 – 9:15 am (10 min) | Meeting Reminders and Acknowledgement of Participants | Facilitator - SPRU / SEP (TBC) |
| 9:15 – 9:25 am (10 min) | Welcome Remarks | Aaron Batten, Regional Director, Pacific Subregional Office (SPSO) MOF Representative |
| 9:25 – 9:55 am (30 min) | Session 1: Overview of ESF and ESP | Bruce Dunn, Director, OSFG, ADB Takako Morita, Principal Counsel, Office of the General Counsel (OGC), ADB |
| 9:55 – 10:35 am (40 min) | Feedback from Government and Open Discussion | Moderator - Sereseini Vakawaletabua |
| 10:35 – 10:50 am (15 min) | Break | |
| 10:50 – 11:00 am (15 min) | Session 2: Overview of
ESS 1 (Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts)
and ESS 10 (Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure) | Zehra Abbas, Principal Environment Specialist, OSFG, ADB Madhumita Gupta, Principal Social Development Specialist (Safeguards), OSFG, ADB |
| 11:00 – 11:45 am (45 min) | Feedback from Government and Open Discussion | Moderator |
| 11:45 – 12:00 nn (15 min) | Session 3: 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, ADB Tulsi Bisht, Senior Social Development Specialist (Safeguards), OSFG, ADB Zehra Abbas, Principal Environment Specialist, OSFG, ADB |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm (60 min) | Lunch Break | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 pm (45 min) | Feedback from Government and Open Discussion | Moderator |
| 1:45 – 2:00 pm (15 min) | Session
4: 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 |
| 2:00 – 2:45 pm (45 min) | Feedback from Government and Open Discussion | Moderator |
| 2:45 –2:55 pm (10 min) | Session
5: Overview of ESS 2 (Labor and Working Conditions) and ESS 4 (Health, Safety,
and Security) | Felix Oku, Senior Social
Development Specialist (Safeguards), OSFG, ADB |
| 2:55 – 3:40 pm (45 min) | Feedback from Government and Open Discussion | Moderator |
| 3:40 – 3:55 pm (15 min) | Break | |
| 3:55 – 4:05 pm (10 min) | Session 6: Overview of
E&S Requirements for Financing Modalities and Products and PIAL | Takako Morita, Principal
Counsel, OGC, ADB |
| 4:05 – 4:40 pm (35 min) | Feedback from Government and Open Discussion | Moderator |
| 4:40 – 4:50 pm (10 min) | Recap and Next Steps | Bruce Dunn, Director, OSFG, ADB |
| 4:50 – 4:55 pm (5 min) | Closing Message | Aaron Batten, Regional Director, Pacific Subregional Office (SPSO) MOF Representative |
| 4:55 – 5:00 pm (5 min) | Event Evaluation and Announcements | Facilitator - SPRU / SEP (TBC) |
CONTACT
For concerns and queries, email the Safeguards Policy Review and Update Secretariat (SPRU) at safeguardsupdate@adb.org.