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ADB and DENR Categorization of Projects

This document compares the project categorization systems of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Philippines. It outlines the ADB's three categories for projects based on their potential environmental impacts, resettlement impacts, and impacts on indigenous peoples. It also presents the Philippines' matrix for determining the required type of environmental impact assessment report based on project characteristics and location. The document provides tables from ADB and Philippine regulations that classify projects to determine appropriate environmental review and safeguard requirements. It aims to help identify how the two systems correspond for categorizing proposed projects.

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ADB and DENR Categorization of Projects

This document compares the project categorization systems of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Philippines. It outlines the ADB's three categories for projects based on their potential environmental impacts, resettlement impacts, and impacts on indigenous peoples. It also presents the Philippines' matrix for determining the required type of environmental impact assessment report based on project characteristics and location. The document provides tables from ADB and Philippine regulations that classify projects to determine appropriate environmental review and safeguard requirements. It aims to help identify how the two systems correspond for categorizing proposed projects.

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A.

Comparison of ADB and Philippine Project Categorization System

(Lifted from Table II-1: ADB and Philippine Project Categorization System – EARF document from the Core Team)

CNC = certificate of non-coverage, ECA = environmentally critical area, ECC = environmental compliance certificate,
ECP = environmentally critical project, EIA = environmental impact assessment, EIS = Environmental Impact
Statement, EMB = Environmental Management Bureau, IEE = initial environmental examination, PD = project
description

Source: ADB. 2009. Safeguard Policy Statement. Manila; and DENR-EMB. 2007. Revised Procedural Manual for
DENR Administrative Order No. 30 Series of 2003. Manila.

B. ADB Categorization of Projects


i. Environment
Category B-A proposed project is classified as category B if its potential adverse environmental
impacts are less adverse than those of category A projects. These impacts are site-specific, few if
any of them are irreversible, and in most cases mitigation measures can be designed more
readily than for category A projects. An initial environmental examination (IEE), including an
EMP, is required.
Category C- A proposed project is classified as category C if it is likely to have minimal or no
adverse environmental impacts. An EIA or IEE is not required, although environmental
implications need to be reviewed.

ii. Involuntary Resettlement


Category B- A proposed project is classified as category B if it includes involuntary resettlement
impacts that are not deemed significant. A resettlement plan, including assessment of social
impacts, is required.
Category C- A proposed project is classified as category C if it has no involuntary resettlement
impacts. No further action is required

iii. Indigenous Peoples


Category B- A proposed project is classified as category B if it is likely to have limited impacts on
Indigenous Peoples. An IPP, including assessment of social impacts, is required.
Category C- A proposed project is classified as category C if it is not expected to have impacts on
Indigenous Peoples. No further action is required.

Source: ADB. 2009. Safeguard Policy Statement. Manila. Retrieved from


https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/institutional-document/31483/om-f1-20131001.pdf
C. DENR Categorization and Grouping Matrix for Determination of Environmental Impact Assessment Report Type
(Lifted from Annex A Project Thresholds for Coverage Screening and Categorization of MC 2014-005)
Source: EMB Memorandum Circular 2014-005 – Revised Guidelines for Coverage Screening and Standardized Requirements under the Philippine EIS System.
Retrieved from https://r7.emb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Revised-Guidelines-for-Coverage-Screening-and-Standardized-Reqts.pdf

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