Indigenous Peoples Observers Statement at the Meeting of the Clean Technology Fund -Trust Fund Committee (CTF-TFC) on Accelerating Carbon Transition Investment Plan (ACT-IP)
23 June 2022
Thanks so much for this opportunity to represent Indigenous Peoples observers, as well as, the CSO observers in CIF. Thanks for the report, and I would like to speak more on how we can have a more meaningful connection among various stakeholders in CIF Investment Plans at country level, from design to implementation to evaluation and knowledge sharing.
Specific to the preparatory work for Investment Plans, and the country CIF missions in relation to the IP preparation, may we suggest a more socially inclusive process with the participation of other stakeholders beyond the government. Other stakeholders will be able to contribute with a sincere intention of achieving a social inclusive process, for a just transition and in ensuring that the social environmental safeguards are complied with within the Investment Plans.
It was mentioned earlier that socially inclusive engagement processes in the project development to implementation of such Investment Plans should ensure participation of other stakeholders who may also contribute in the process for more meaningful and effective community participation and empowerment. Ideally, such inclusive process should be from the design towards the project implementation cycle to evaluation processes, and knowledge sharing especially at community level, if there are opportunities for such.
My organization together with other IPOs and CSO observers and networks have been engaging on the review process of the social and environmental safeguards of the WB previously, and also with the ADB safeguards framework. We want to follow through on how these safeguards are being applied and implemented within CIF Investment Plans and other programs.
Specific to the mentioned CIF-ACT preparatory mission to the Philippines on August 23, we hope for more collaborative process with other stakeholders, with invitation to be part of the process. We shall coordinate further with the ADB and the relevant government agencies in charge of this mission.
Thanks again.