EVENT DESCRIPTION
Co-organized by the Multilateral Cooperation Center for Development Finance (MCDF), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and World Bank (WB), this workshop aims to enhance stakeholder engagement practices in land acquisition and resettlement among AIIB, ADB, and WB clients in Asia, with a focus on connectivity projects that have a regional or cross-border component. The workshop is designed to foster collaboration and experience sharing among project management units (PMU) of AIIB, ADB, and WB clients.
AUDIENCE
Participants will include select AIIB, ADB, and WB clients in Asia, primarily those engaged in the implementation of environmental and social framework and safeguard policy statement requirements related to land acquisition, grievance management, and stakeholder engagement in general. This includes members of Project Implementation Units, governmental agencies, and local consultants involved in the implementation of stakeholder engagement and grievance redress mechanisms in the land acquisition process.
AGENDA
9:30 – 9:40
- Importance of Stakeholder Engagement (SE) in Development/Infrastructure Development Projects
- Importance of SE in Land Acquisition and Resettlement (LAR)
- Workshop Objectives
Ines Fejzic
Senior Environment and Social Development Specialist, MCDF
9:40 – 10:00
Key Principles and Requirements of the AIIB ESF in SE in LAR
Suu Tran Quy
Social Development Specialist, AIIB
10:00 – 10:45
Case Study: India – Manipur Urban Roads Drainage and Asset Management Improvement Project
- Context of selected project-including the land acquisition impacts;
- Design and implementation of stakeholder engagement in land acquisition and resettlement;
- Experiences and lessons learned during the process
Dr. Samir Rai
Consultant / Anthropologist, University of Allahabad
Joykumar Yumnan
Project Director, Manipur Urban Roads, Drainage and Asset management Improvement Project
11:15 – 11:35
Key Principles and Requirements of WB ESF in SE in LAR
Ross Butler
Lead Social Development Specialist, World Bank
11:35 – 12:20
Case Study: Vietnam – Citizen Engagement in the Results-Based National Urban Development Program in the Northern Mountains Region
- Context of the selected project-including the land acquisition impacts;
- Design and implementation of stakeholder engagement in land acquisition and resettlement;
- Experiences and lessons learned during the process
Le Trung Thong
Senior Social Development Specialist, World Bank
13:30 – 13:50
Key Principles and Requirements of the ADB SPS 2009 in SE in LAR
Zaruhi Hayrapetyan
Social Development Specialist (Safeguards), ADB
13:50 – 14:35
Case-Studies: Philippines: North to South Commuter Railway Project, Grievance Redress Mechanism; Georgia: Roadmap to Success: Learning from Complaints and Continual Improvement
- Context of the selected project-including the land acquisition impacts;
- Design and implementation of stakeholder engagement in land acquisition and resettlement;
- Experiences and lessons learned during the process
Lusha Francesca Maderal
Project Development Officer, Department of Transportation, Philippines
Guja Kvantchilashvili
Head of Safeguards, Municipal Development Fund of Georgia
15:05 – 16:00
Panel Discussion: Country Systems and Stakeholder Engagement
- How well do country systems on stakeholder engagement in land acquisition and resettlement work in the region?
- Key areas of improvement between country systems and IFI policies.
- Actions for countries to reach compliance with IFI (AIIB, ADB, WB) policies.
Annabelle N. Herrera
President and CEO EcosysCorp Inc.
Dr. Samir Rai
Consultant / Anthropologist, University of Allahabad
Joykumar Yumnan
Project Director, Manipur Urban Roads, Drainage and Asset management Improvement Project
Zaruhi Hayrapetyan
Social Development Specialist (Safeguards), ADB
Moderator: Ines Fejzic
Senior Environment and Social Development Specialist, MCDF
Close Out and Key Takeaways
16:00 – 16:30
- Summary of the Discussions
- Closing Remarks
Ines Fejzic
Senior Environment and Social Development Specialist, MCDF
CONTACT
If you would like to learn more about this workshop, please contact Ines Fejzic (ines.fejzic@themcdf.org) and Jenny Lou Fernandez (jenny.fernandez@themcdf.org)
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Concept Note: Workshop on Enhancing Stakeholder Engagement in Multilateral Development Bank Projects in Asia in the Context of Land Acquisition and Resettlement
