economically vulnerable by the project in terms of land acquisition, loss of assets ... Specific aspects of the e.g: the Mikea community (Southern Madagascar) is not considered by discrimination principle in national law as an indigenous group. However, during the Environment complex social and political Program 3 (supported by the Bank), it was considered as an indigenous contexts, including where group. recognition of certain groups is not in accordance with national law Use of Borrower’s Role of Borrower frameworks Environmental and in the management and Social Framework assessment of environmental and social (E&S) and impacts where these will allow projects to achieve objectives materially consistent with Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) Approach for making decision on the use of Borrower frameworks, including the methodology for assessing where frameworks will allow projects to achieve objectives materially consistent with the ESSs, and the exercise of Bank discretion Role of Borrower frameworks in high and substantial risk projects Co-financing/ Arrangements on E&S Q: What do we do if the Safeguards are different among different technical common approach standards in co-financing and financial partners (TFP) of the project? situations where the In such case, the most stringent policy will prevail or, all other things being standards are equal, the most advantageous setting for the affected persons will be adopted.
Specific aspects of the principle in complex social and political contexts, including where recognition of certain groups is not in accordance with national law economically vulnerable by the project in terms of land acquisition, loss of assets ... e.g: the Mikea community (Southern Madagascar) is not considered by national law as an indigenous group. However, during the Environment Program 3 (supported by the Bank), it was considered as an indigenous group. Use of Borrower’s Environmental and Social Framework Role of Borrower frameworks in the management and assessment of environmental and social (E&S) and impacts where these will allow projects to achieve objectives materially consistent with Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) Approach for making decision on the use of Borrower frameworks, including the methodology for assessing where frameworks will allow projects to achieve objectives materially consistent with the ESSs, and the exercise of Bank discretion Role of Borrower frameworks in high and substantial risk projects Co-financing/ common approach Arrangements on E&S standards in co-financing situations where the standards are Q: What do we do if the Safeguards are different among different technical and financial partners (TFP) of the project? In such case, the most stringent policy will prevail or, all other things being equal, the most advantageous setting for the affected persons will be adopted. discrimination
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