Asia-Pacific Regional Centre

Development Policies

Development Institutions and Agencies: Engaging with Indigenous Peoples

Many of key international financial institutions (IFIs) providing funds for development initiatives in the region have established policies to guide their work with indigenous peoples. The process of applying, monitoring and reviewing these policies is ongoing and reflects a long-term dialogue between IFI's, key development financing agencies and indigenous peoples. RIPP works to strengthen this dialogue through advocacy and training.

Indigenous Peoples' and The Human Rights-Based Approach to Development: Dialogue

The Philippines:  Baguio City, 4-6 November, 2005

Along with the Cordillera Peoples’ Legal Centre (DINTEG), RIPP held a dialogue on indigenous peoples rights, development strategies and existing policies of international financial institutions in Baguio City, the Philippines. The Asia Development Bank was a key partner in this dialogue.

The following papers were prepared for the workshop. The views expressed in them are the views of the authors and do not reflect the views of UNDP.

• Background Paper, Rhoda Dalang and Jill Carino
• Asian Development Bank and Indigenous Peoples, Raja Devasish Roy
• Japan Bank of International Cooperation, Joan Carling and Friends of the Earth Japan
• World Bank Group, Fergus MacKay

 

Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) to Development and Indigenous Peoples

In response to the development challenges facing indigenous peoples in Asia-Pacific, RIPP continues efforts to strengthen the application of the Human Rights Based Approach to Development (HRBA) by building greater awareness of the principles of the HRBA and its value as an advocacy and implementation tool to strengthen indigenous peoples’ rights and development.

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International Financial Institutions:  Policies Relevant to Indigenous Peoples

The World Bank Group

• Revised Operational Policy 4.10
• Revised Procedure on Indigenous Peoples BP 4.10
• World Bank and Indigenous Peoples: A Partnership for Development

International Finance Corporation

• Performance Standard 1:  Social and Environmental Assessment
• Performance Standard 5:  Land Acquisition
• Performance Standard 7:  Indigenous Peoples

Asian Development Bank

• Policy on Indigenous Peoples
• ADB: Sharing Development with Indigenous Peoples

Japan Bank for International Cooperation

• Social and Environmental Guidelines

Inter-American Development Bank

• Operational Policy 765:  Indigenous Peoples