📋 Tender Overview
Project Name
Improving the Readiness and Implementation of Safeguards in ADB-Financed Projects
Project Number
58540-001
Country / Economy
Regional
Project Status
Active
Project Type / Modality of Assistance
Technical Assistance
Source of Funding / Amount
TA 10491-REG: Improving the Readiness and Implementation of Safeguards in ADB Financed Projects
Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 1.00 million
Operational Priorities
OP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability
OP4: Making cities more livable
OP5: Promoting rural development and food security
OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity
Sector / Subsector
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural policy, institutional and capacity development
Energy / Energy sector development and institutional reform
Transport / Transport policies and institutional development
Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban policy, institutional and capacity development
Gender
No gender elements
Description
The technical assistance (TA) will provide safeguards implementation and capacity building support to ongoing and future sovereign operations within developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in all its regions, including Central and West Asia, East Asia, Pacific, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. The TA will provide support to executing agencies (EAs), implementing agencies (IAs), and regulating agencies (RAs) in building their capacity to meet the safeguards policy requirements of ADB as defined in ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) 2009 and the new Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), which will become effective in January 2026.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
To address project specific safeguards issues and the implementation capacity of DMCs, especially given the transition to the ESF, there is a pressing need for a coordinated and sustainable approach to in-country support, capacity building, and safeguards implementation. This includes enhancing the capacity of EAs, IAs, and RAs through targeted, project-level training and technical support, and fostering collaboration among development partners. By strengthening institutional frameworks and promoting consistent safeguards practices, the TA aims to improve the overall performance and sustainability of development projects, ensuring that environmental and social impacts and risks are effectively managed.
Impact
Improved protection of the environment and people from the potential adverse impacts of ADB financed or administered projects; and capacity of DMCs to implement ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) and ADB's Environmental and Social Framework (2024) enhanced.
