India In-Country Government Consultation
19-20 February 2024 | New Delhi, India
ABOUT
The in-country consultation will take place on 19-20 February 2024 in New Delhi, India. 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
| Day 1 19 February 2024, 10:00 - 5:30 PM | ||
| Time | Activity | Resource Persons |
| Pre-consultation session |
| 10:00 – 12:00 pm | Kick Off Meeting between ADB and DEA | |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Registration and Lunch | |
| Consultation proper (1:00 – 5:30 pm) |
| 1:00 – 1:05 pm (5 min) | Acknowledgement of Participants and Meeting Reminders | Overall Facilitator |
| 1:00 – 1:15 pm (15 min) | Opening Messages | Country Director, India Resident Mission, ADB Government representative Nianshan Zhang, Head, Office of Safeguards (OSFG), ADB |
| 1:15 – 1:45 pm (30 min) | Session 1: Overview of draft Environmental and Social Framework and Environmental and Social Policy | Bruce Dunn, Director, OSFG, ADB Takako Morita, Principal Counsel, OGC, ADB |
| 1:45 – 2:45 pm (60 min) | Plenary Discussion | Moderator |
| 2:45 – 2:55 pm (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 |
| 2:55 – 3:55 pm (60 min) | Plenary Discussion | Moderator |
| 3:55 – 4:10 pm (15 min) | Coffee Break | |
| 4:10 – 4:20 pm (10 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 |
| 4:20 – 5:20 pm (60 min) | Plenary Discussion | Moderator |
| 5:20 – 5:25 pm (5 min) | Recap of Day 1 | Bruce Dunn, Director, OSFG, ADB |
| 5:25 – 5:30 pm (5 min) | Announcements | Overall Facilitator |
| Day 2 20 February 2024, 9:30 - 5:00 PM | ||
| Time | Activity | Resource Persons |
| 9:30 – 10:00 am (30 min) | Registration | |
| 10:00 – 10:05 am (5 min) | Acknowledgement of Participants and Meeting Reminders | Overall Facilitator |
| 10:05 – 10:15 am (10 min) | Recap of Day 1 | Bruce Dunn, Director, OSFG, ADB |
| 10:15 – 10:25 am (10 min) | Session 4: Overview of ESS 2 (Labor and Working Conditions) and ESS 4 (Health, Safety, and Security) | Felix Oku, Senior Social Development Specialist (Safeguards), OSFG, ADB |
| 10:25 – 11:25 am (60 min) | Plenary Discussion | Moderator |
| 11:25 – 11:40 am (15 min) | Coffee Break | |
| 11:40 – 11:50 am (10 min) | Session 5: Overview of ESS 3 (Resource Conservation and Pollution Prevention) and ESS 9 (Climate Change) | Zehra Abbas, Principal Environment Specialist, OSFG, ADB |
| 11:50 – 12:50 pm (60 min) | Plenary Discussion | Moderator |
| 12:50 – 1:50 pm (60 min) | Lunch Break | |
| 1:50 – 2:00 pm (10 min) | Session 6: Overview of ESS 6 (Biodiversity and Sustainable Natural Resources Management) and ESS 8 (Cultural Heritage) | Zehra Abbas, Principal Environment Specialist, OSFG, ADB |
| 2:00 – 3:00 pm (60 min) | Plenary Discussion | Moderator |
| 3:00 – 3:15 pm (15 min) | Coffee Break | |
| 3:15 – 3:25 pm (10 min) | Session 7: 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 |
| 3:25 – 4:25 pm (60 min) | Plenary Discussion | |
| 4:25 – 4:40 pm (15 min) | Impressions from Government | |
| 4:40 – 4:50 pm (10 min) | Closing Message and Next Steps | ADB |
| 4:50 – 5:00 pm (10 min) | Event Evaluation and Announcements | |
CONTACT
For concerns and queries, email the Safeguards Policy Review and Update Secretariat (SPRU) at safeguardsupdate@adb.org.