Regional Consultation with Civil Society Organizations from Central, West and South Asia
3-5 April 2024 | via Zoom
ABOUT
The regional consultation will take place on 3-5 April 2024 in virtual format. It will focus on the civil society organizations’ (CSO) 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.
Participants will be coming from CSOs from Central, West and South Asia.REGISTRATION
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
| Day 1 3 April 2024, 4:00 – 7:00 pm (GMT +8) / 1:30 – 4:30 pm (GMT +5:30) / 12:00 – 3:00 pm (GMT +4) | ||
| Time | Activity | |
| 4:00 – 4:05 pm (5 mins) | Technical Announcements and Introduction of the
Participants | |
| 4:05 – 4:10 pm (5 mins) | Welcome Message | |
| 4:10 – 4:35 pm (25 mins) | Session 1: Overview of Environmental and Social
Framework (ESF) and Environmental and Social Policy (ESP) | |
| 4:35 – 5:10 pm (35 mins) | Moderated Discussion | |
| 5:10 – 5:15 pm (5 mins) | Screen Break | |
| 5:15 – 5:25 pm (10 mins) | Plenary Discussion | |
| 5:15 – 5:25 pm (10 mins) | Session 2: Overview of ESS 1 (Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts) and ESS 10 (Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure) | |
| 5:25 – 6:55 pm (90 mins) | Moderated Discussion | |
6:55 – 7:00 pm (5 mins) | Synthesis, Event Evaluation and Announcements | |
| | End of Day 1 | |
| Day 2 4 April 2024, 4:00 – 7:00 pm (GMT +8) / 1:30 – 4:30 pm (GMT +5:30) / 12:00 – 3:00 pm (GMT +4) | ||
| Time | Activity | |
| 4:00 – 4:05 pm (5 mins) | Technical Announcements and Introduction of the
Participants | |
| 4:05 – 4:10 pm (5 mins) | Key feedback from first day sessions | |
| 4:10 – 4:25 pm (15 mins) | Session 3: Overview of ESS
5 (Land Acquisition and Land Use Restriction), ESS 7 (Indigenous Peoples), and
ESS 8 (Cultural Heritage) | |
| 4:25 – 5:35 pm (70 mins) | Moderated Discussion | |
| 5:35 – 5:40 pm (5 mins) | Screen Break | |
| 5:40 – 5:50 pm (10 mins) | Session 4: Overview of ESS
2 (Labor and Working Conditions) and ESS 4 (Health, Safety, and Security) | |
| 5:50 – 6:55 pm (65 mins) | Moderated Discussion | |
| 6:55 – 7:00 pm (5 mins) | Synthesis, Event Evaluation and Announcements | |
| | End of Day 2 | |
| Day 3 5 April 2024, 4:00 – 7:00 pm (GMT +8) / 1:30 – 4:30 pm (GMT +5:30) / 12:00 – 3:00 pm (GMT +4) | ||
| Time | Activity | |
| 4:00 – 4:05 pm (5 mins) | Technical Announcements and Introduction of the
Participants | |
| 4:05 – 4:10 pm (5 mins) | Key feedback from second day sessions | |
| 4:10 – 4:25 pm (15 mins) | Session 5: Overview of ESS
3 (Resource Conservation and Pollution Prevention), ESS 6 (Biodiversity and
Sustainable Natural Resources Management), and ESS 9 (Climate Change) | |
| 4:25 – 5:35 pm (70 mins) | Moderated Discussion | |
| 5:35 – 5:40 pm (5 mins) | Screen Break | |
| 5:40 – 5:50 pm (10 mins) | Session 6: Prohibited
Investment Activities List (PIAL) and key changes introduced in ESF’s requirements
for financing modalities | |
| 5:50 – 6:55 pm (65 mins) | Moderated Discussion | |
| 6:55 – 7:00 pm (5 mins) | Synthesis, Event Evaluation and Announcements | |
| | End of Day 3 | |
10 Environmental and Social Standards (ESS) |
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