Provisional Agenda
In-Country Consultation with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the Philippines
26 January 2024 | 8:30 am – 6:30 pm | ADB Headquarters and via Zoom
| Time | Activity | Speaker |
| 8:00 – 8:30 am (30 min) | Registration | |
| 8:30 – 8:40 am (10 min) | Acknowledgement of Participants and Meeting Reminders | Overall Facilitator |
| 8:40 – 8:45 am (5 min) | Welcome Remarks | Pavit Ramachandran, Country Director, Philippines Country Office, ADB |
| 8:45 – 9:15 am (30 min) | Session 1: Overview of Safeguard Policy Review and High-Level Feedback Received in Previous Philippine Consultation and Overview of ESF | Bruce Dunn, Director, Office of Safeguards (OSFG), ADB |
| 9:15 – 9:45 am (30 min) | Plenary Discussion on Session 1 | Moderator: |
| 9:45 – 10:00 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 |
| 10:00 – 10:45 am (15 min) | Plenary Discussion on Session 2 | |
| 10:45 – 11:00 am (30 min) | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 – 11:20 am (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 |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm (40 min) | Breakout Session on Session 3 | |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm (60 min) | Group Photo and Lunch break | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 pm (45 min) | Plenary Discussion on Session 3 | Moderator: |
| 1:45 – 2:20 pm (35 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) Session 5: Overview of ESS 2 (Labor and Working Conditions) and ESS 4 (Health, Safety, and Security) | Zehra Abbas, Principal Environment Specialist, OSFG, ADB Felix Oku, Senior Social Development Specialist (Safeguards), OSFG, ADB |
| 2:20 – 3:00 pm (40 min) | Simultaneous Breakout Session on Sessions 4 and 5 | |
| 3:00 – 3:50 pm (50 min) | Plenary Discussion on Session 4 | |
| 3:50 – 4:40 pm (50 min) | Plenary Discussion on Session 5 | |
| 4:40 – 4:55 pm (15 min) | Coffee Break | |
| 4:55 – 5:15 pm (20 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 |
| 5:15 – 6:15 pm (60 min) | Plenary Discussion on Session 6 | Moderator: |
| 6:15 – 6:25 pm (10 min) | Recap and Closing | Bruce Dunn, Director, Office of Safeguards (OSFG), ADB |
| 6:25 – 6:30 pm (5 min) | Event Evaluation and Announcements |