2023 Volume 21 Issue 2 Pages 44-52
Preparation and execution of environmental and social impact assessment is one of keys to avoid and minimize environmental and social impacts of infrastructure projects. However, enough environmental and social monitoring has not been conducted for many development assistance projects. Therefore, we analyze environmental impact statements (EISs) and environmental monitoring reports of ADB’s 22 road construction and rehabilitation projects. The results found following points; a) environmental monitoring and mitigation measures have not been implemented according to EISs, b) quality of air, surface water, and noise were tend to be monitored rather than other aspects such as flora, fauna, road safety, waste management, c) national standards, not international standards, were applied to evaluate monitoring results in monitoring reports, and d) even though exceedances of monitoring results have been observed, not enough considerations and discussions were provided in the monitoring reports.
