(Invitation Closed) Invitation for public comments on "Draft Guidelines for Environmental and Social Considerations" and "Draft Objection Procedures on the Guidelines for Environmental and Social Considerations"

JICA "Guidelines for Environmental and Social Considerations" (Guidelines), which was adopted in April 2010 and came into force on July 2010, specifies that "JICA will create a comprehensive review of the guidelines within ten years of their enforcement on the bases of its findings. Revisions are made as needed, based upon the results mentioned above. When JICA revises the guidelines, JICA seeks opinions from the government of Japan and developing countries, NGOs in developing countries, as well as NGOs in Japan, the private sector, experts, etc., in a process designed to ensure transparency and accountability. "

JICA has studied environmental and social safeguard practices as per the Guidelines, and, upon the results of the study, it has created a comprehensive review, receiving advice from Advisory Committee of Environmental and Social Considerations. JICA established Advisory Council for the Revision of the Guidelines, which consists of 16 specialists representing academia, NGOs, the private sector and related ministries of the Government of Japan, in August 2020. The draft Guidelines and Objection Procedures have been prepared in consultation with the council.

Given the importance of this issue, we hope that you will take this opportunity to express your views on the proposed Guidelines and Objection Procedures.

Japan Standard Time(JST)
July 14 (Wed.), 2021 to August 12 (Thr.), 2021
(must be received by the deadline)

Please fill out the attached comment format (Word file/45.3KB ) (PDF/1.40MB )
and submit by E-mail or post. Please note that opinions or comments by telephone cannot be accepted.

E-mail address: erte1_pc@jica.go.jp
Subject: Public comments on draft environmental guidelines

Address: Environmental and social Considerations Review Division
Credit Risk Analysis and Environmental Review Department
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
2nd floor, Nibancho Center Building 5-25, Niban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8012, Japan
Attn: Public comments on draft environmental guidelines

Environmental and Social Considerations Review Division
Credit Risk Analysis and Environmental Review Department
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
E-mail: erte1_pc@jica.go.jp

(1) Please note that the comments except for the name, address, telephone number and e-mail address may be publicized. However the concerned descriptions which are possible to identify a specific individual will be also concealed prior to the release of the comment to the public.

(2) The individual information such as the name, the contact address etc. contained in the written comment will be appropriately managed and will be utilized only in the work related to the present invitation of the written comment, for example, in the contact with one who submitted the comments in case that there are uncertainties.

Japanese versions of "Draft Guidelines for Environmental and Social Considerations" and "Draft Objection Procedures on the Guidelines for Environmental and Social Considerations" are available from the link below;