Strengthening Knowledge Capacity Tender

Project Name
Strengthening Knowledge and Capacity of Country Safeguard Systems and Private Sector Clients
Project Number
58360-001
Country / Economy
Regional
Project Status
Active
Project Type / Modality of Assistance
Technical Assistance
Source of Funding / Amount
TA 10504-REG: Strengthening Knowledge and Capacity for Country Safeguard Systems and Private Sector Clients
Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 500,000.00
Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 1.00 million
Operational Priorities
OP4: Making cities more livable
OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity
Sector / Subsector
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
Some gender elements
Description
The proposed TA will strengthen and promote the implementation of good practice in environmental and social standards (ESSs) with a focus on (i) promoting use of borrowers and clients environmental and social system in ADB funded and administered projects (ii) developing the capacity of borrowers and private sector clients on overview assessments and reliance on their system at project level (iii) developing and disseminating enhanced guidance, to support due diligence during project processing and effective monitoring during implementation through to project closure; and (iv) deploying technical expertise to support the design and implementation of good practices in ADB financed and administered projects.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
The Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) was approved by the Board of Directors on 22 November 2024. The ESF recognizes that harmonization of E&S requirements with peer institutions will reduce transaction costs and strengthen borrower E&S systems. The ESF promotes the use of and reliance on borrower and private sector clients E&S systems provided it will address the E&S risks and impacts of the project, and enable the project to achieve objectives materially consistent with the ESSs. Implementation readiness for the ESF requires strengthening DMCs and private sector clients E&S safeguards capacity and continuous application of good practice.