Overview of the Safeguard Policy Statement

This course provides a brief on the 2009 Safeguard Policy Statement. It introduces the objectives, scope and triggers for the three safeguard areas – environment, involuntary resettlement, and Indigenous Peoples. The module also briefly discusses the common safeguard requirements which all projects would need to comply with. This Overview is a prerequisite to the three safeguard eLearning modules on (i) environment safeguard requirements; (ii) involuntary resettlement requirements, and Indigenous Peoples safeguard requirements.