Special Articles
Issues Concerning the JICA/JBIC Guidelines for Environmental and Social Considerations: Case Studies
2008 Volume 31 Issue 4 Pages 23-28
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2008 Volume 31 Issue 4 Pages 23-28
The JICA/JBIC Guidelines for Environmental and Social Considerations play a considerable role in promoting environmental and social consideration at every stage of the ODA projects, from preparation, formation, appraisal, and decision making to monitoring. Despite positive outcomes, it is critical to learn from what has happened to the projects which had applied the guidelines and to take the results into revising the guidelines.
This report reviews the following two ODA projects: (1) The Construction of Second Mekong Bridge in Cambodia, for which JICA conducted a Development Study as well as a preliminary study to prepare it as a grant aid project; and (2) Integrated Water Resources and Flood Management Project for Semarang in Indonesia, for which JICA conducted a Development Study and JBIC provided Yen Loan Assistance of up to 16.3 billion yen in 2006.
