The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has policies that stipulate environmental and social considerations in its lending, an accountability system that allows affected residents to file objections, and a policy that stipulates how information held by the ADB is made public, and each policy has been repeatedly revised. As JACSES, we are challenging ADB and Japanese government on these policies and programs in order to avoid environmental destruction and human rights violations caused by the ADB loans.
Monitoring of the ADB’s Safeguard Policy Update
JACSES’ activities in 2023-2024 revision of the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement:
- April 18, 2024: Recommendations on the Working Paper of ADB’s Environmental and Social Framework ver.2 (PDF）
- January 31, 2024: Recommendations on the Working Paper of ADB’s Environmental and Social Framework ver.1 (PDF）
JACSES’ activities in 2006-2009 revision:
- January 29, 2009: Comments on the Working Paper of the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement was submitted (PDF)
- November 13, 2008: Comments on the ADB’s 2nd Draft of Safeguard Policy Statement was submitted (PDF)
- February 28, 2006: Comments on the Discussion Note of Safeguard Policy Update was submitted (PDF)
Monitoring on ADB’s Accountability Mechanism
JACSES’ activities in 2006-2009 revision:
- August 19, 2011: Comments on the 2nd Consultation Paper of ADB’s Accountability Mechanism (PDF)
- May 31, 2011: Comments on the first W-Paper of ADB’s Accountability Mechanism (PDF)
- March 31, 2011: Comments on the Consultation Paper of ADB’s Accountability Mechanism (PDF)
- October 29, 2010: A Proposal on Structure of Accountability Mechanism (PDF)
- September 15, 2010: Comments on the Review of ADB’s Accountability Mechanism (PDF)
JACSES’ activities in 2002-2003 revision:
- March 11, 2003: Comments on Working Paper on Review of the Inspection Function: Establishment of a New Accountability Mechanism (PDF)
- December, 2002: Summary of Concerns regarding the Draft Compendium of Operational Policies and Procedures Subject to Inspection
- December 25, 2002: NGO Response to Management of ADB regarding Draft Compendium of Operational Policies and Procedures Subject to Inspection
- November 18, 2002: NGO Response to Executive Directors of ADB regarding Draft Compendium of Operational Policies and Procedures Subject to Inspection
- November, 2002: Comparison between World Bank and Asian Development Bank in Subject to Inspection
- November, 2002: Reference to the Operations Manual in the Draft Compendium of Operational Policies and Procedures Subject to Inspection
- August 29, 2002: NGO Recommendation: Application of ADB Private Sector Operations to Inspection Policy
- June 11, 2002: Recommendations to Inspection Policy Review of Asian Development Bank
- May 29, 2002: ADB Inspection Policy -Concerns about Private Sector Operations-
ADB’s Disclosure Policy Review
Activities during the Revision in 2010
- December 24, 2010: Comments on the 2nd Draft of ADB’s Public Communication Policy (PDF)
- July 8, 2010: Comments on the Consultation Draft of ADB’s Public Communication Policy (PDF)
- April 14, 2010: Comments on the Revision of ADB Public Communication Policy (PCP) (PDF)
Activities during the Revision in 2004
- March 24, 2004: Request for Documents Prior to ADB Public Communications Policy Consultation (PDF)
- December 16, 2003: JACSES’s comments on the present Disclosure Policy (PDF)
Contact Person: Yuki TANABE
