India In-Country Civil Society Organizations Consultation
21 February 2024 | New Delhi, India
ABOUT
The in-country civil society organizations (CSOs) consultation will take place on 21 February 2024 in a hybrid format from New Delhi, India. It will focus on the CSOs’ feedback on the draft policy including the 10 Environment and Social Standards (ESSs) as well as Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) implementation challenges.
Participants will be coming from CSOs based in India.
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
| Time | Activity | Resource Persons |
| 9:30 – 10:00 am (30 min) | Registration | |
| 10:00 – 10:10 am (10 min) | Acknowledgement of Participants and Meeting Reminders | Overall Facilitator |
| 10:10 – 10:15 am (5 min) | Welcome Remarks | Country Director, India Resident Mission, ADB |
| 10:15 – 10:45 am (30 min) | Session 1: Overview of the draft Environmental and Social Framework | Bruce Dunn, Director, Office of Safeguards (OSFG), ADB |
| 10:45 – 11:15 am (30 min) | Plenary Discussion on Session 1 | Moderator: |
| 11:15 – 11:25 am (10 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 |
| 11:25 – 11:40 am (15 min) | Coffee Break | |
| 11:40 – 12:20 am (40 min) | Plenary Discussion | |
| 12:20 – 12:40 pm (20 min) | Session 3: Overview of ESS 5 (Land Acquisition and Land Use Restriction), ESS 7 (Indigenous Peoples) and ESS 8 (Cultural Heritage) | Madhumita Gupta, Principal Social Development Specialist (Safeguards), OSFG, ADB |
| 12:40 – 1:20 nn (40 min) | Plenary Discussion on Session 3 | Moderator |
| 1:20 – 2:20 pm (60 min) | Group Photo and Lunch break | |
| 2:20 – 2:35 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 |
| 2:35 – 3:15 pm (40 min) | Plenary Discussion | Moderator |
| 3:15 – 3:25 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 |
| 3:25 – 4:05 pm (40 min) | Plenary Discussion | Moderator |
| 4:05 – 4:20 pm (15 min) | Coffee Break | |
| 4:20 – 4:30 pm (10 min) | Session 6: Overview of E&S Requirements for Financing Modalities and Products and Prohibited Investment Activities List | Takako Morita, Principal Counsel, Office of the General Counsel (OGC), ADB |
| 4:30 – 5:10 pm (40 min) | Plenary Discussion | Moderator |
| 5:10 – 5:20 pm (10 min) | Recap and Closing | Bruce Dunn, Director, Office of Safeguards (OSFG), ADB |
| 5:20 – 5:30 pm (10 min) | Event Evaluation and Announcements | Overall Facilitator |
CONTACT
For concerns and queries, email the Safeguards Policy Review and Update Secretariat (SPRU) at safeguardsupdate@adb.org.