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Safeguards

ADB's safeguard policy aims to help developing member countries address environmental and social risks in development projects and minimize and mitigate, if not avoid, adverse project impacts on people and the environment.

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Safeguard Policy Review

ADB is reviewing and updating its 2009 Safeguard Policy Statement in response to evolving development needs. We encourage stakeholders, including civil society to participate in the consultations.

Perspectives on Safeguards

Safeguards: Contacts

Bruno Carrasco
Bruno Carrasco

Director General, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department
Concurrently Chief Compliance Officer

Bruce Dunn
Bruce Dunn

Director, Safeguards Division

ADB Department Contacts

 
Central and West Asia Department

For queries related to Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

Jesper K. PETERSEN (Mr) Advisor and HeadPortfolio, Results, Safeguards & Gender Unit  Tel +63 2 8638 1738   E-mail
East Asia Department

For queries related to People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Republic of Korea; Mongolia; and Taipei,China

Mailene RADSTAKE (Ms) Principal Social Development Specialist (Safeguards)Office of the Director General  Tel +63 2 8632 5618  E-mail
South Asia Department

For queries related to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

Ricardo Carlos BARBA (Mr)Principal Safeguards SpecialistPortfolio, Results and Quality Control Unit  Tel +63 2 8638 1808   E-mail
Southeast Asia Department

For queries related to Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam

Meenakshi AJMERA (Ms)Principal Safeguards SpecialistOffice of the Director General  Tel +63 2 8638 1484   E-mail
Pacific Department

For queries related to Cook Islands, Republic of Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu

Jean WILLIAMS (Ms)Principal Environment SpecialistPortfolio, Results and Quality Control Unit  Tel +63 2 8632-4444 local 5522  E-mail
Private Sector Operations Department
Mark KUNZER (Mr)DirectorPrivate Sector Transaction Support Division  Tel +63 2 8632 5688  E-mail

As of 8 December 2020

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