AfDB Safeguards

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Towards an Integrated Safeguards System 1 Quality Assurance and Results Department Compliance and Safeguards Division ORQR.3

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Towards an Integrated Safeguards System

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Quality Assurance and Results DepartmentCompliance and Safeguards Division

ORQR.3

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Current policies and procedures

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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.

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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lessons learned • Refer to outdated Bank structure.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

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Concept Note

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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