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AfDB Safeguards. Towards an Integrated Safeguards System. Quality Assurance and Results Department Compliance and Safeguards Division ORQR.3. AFDB Current Safeguards System. Current policies and procedures. Current Safeguards System. Policy level: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Towards an Integrated Safeguards System
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Quality Assurance and Results DepartmentCompliance and Safeguards Division
ORQR.3
Current policies and procedures
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Integrated Safeguards System
Current Safeguards System
Policy level: • Main crosscutting policies (environment, poverty, population,
gender, NGO/CSO,)• A total of 13 crosscutting policies to be complied with
Bank procedures• Public Sector: Environmental & Social Assessment Procedures• Private Sector: Environmental Review Procedure
Bank guidelines & other tools• Integrated Environmental and Social Impact Assessment• Auditing guidelines• Participation/CSO handbook• Gender screening tools, climate change screening tool, etc.
Integrated Safeguards System
Policies: • 13 policies and some grey areas (e.g. disclosure/
resettlement/emergency recovery )• Do not cover the range of cases (supplementary loans,
programs, etc.)• Do not include new themes (climate, coal, etc.)
Procedures & Guidelines:• Too vague (e.g.: private sector operations; corporate loans
and FIs)• Do not capture new international best practices and AfDB
lessons learned • Refer to outdated Bank structure.
Current System Lacunae
Concept Note
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Integrated Safeguards System
Diversification of portfolio and interventions Increased demand for energy and transport expected More IRM cases, implying increased attention for
environmental and social considerations in operations New institutional structure
Background
Integrated Safeguards System
Integration between social sustainability aspects, climate change and ecological considerations
Single set of procedures for both public and private sectors reducing transaction costs
Operational safeguards deriving from cross-cutting policies and including emerging issues
Assemble new OS, revised ESAP and IESA in one system
Integrated Approach
Integrated Safeguards System
Policy level• Operational safeguards as concise statements deriving from
bank policies Reference to new Bank structure in procedures Operational level• Updated environmental and social procedures• Update of Guidelines ( IESIA, Auditing )• New guidelines as needed (e.g.: supervision) • Review of joint funding procedures
ISS Structure
Integrated Safeguards System
Integrated Categorization and Safeguards Sheet (for project categorization, safeguard triggers and project screening for climate change)
Accrued Task manager/lead responsibility for compliance with E&S
Revisiting of templates and processes to streamline E&S safeguards
Sharp and effectively implemented supervision tools (due diligence review)
Adequate training and capacity building
Other Tools
Integrated Safeguards System
Concept note to OpsCom Scoping document shared bank-wide Organizational structure• Steering Committee with ORQR as secretariat• Technical advisory committee / Bank experts• International consultants and other experts
Consultation plan / communication Engineering and automation (SAP-CIMM)
Process for ISS Design
Integrated Safeguards System
Important tool to proactively promote sustainable development, moving beyond initial focus on avoiding potential harm
Elevates assessment of impacts and risks in the overall economic and social development planning and decision making process – in terms of both priority and timing
Establishes a mechanism for public accountability related to environmental and social impacts of policy and investment decisions
Mandates consideration of alternatives for major decisions and evaluation of the consequences of taking no action
SESA in the New System
Integrated Safeguards System
It is a country-owned product It is a driver for the mental switch from supervision to
implementation support It will be mandatory for certain type of operations
Benefits
Integrated Safeguards System
SESA Working Group Assessing the use of SESA guidelines (SIA) in the past Collecting information/ opinion from operation departments
and Regional Member Countries Appraising our pilots Updating AfDB guidelines to include new dimensions:• More emphasis on social dimension• Climate change adaptation• User friendly checklist (e.g.: resettlement ….)
Next Steps