Ricardo Carlos Barba has worked for ADB since 1996, initially as a consultant and then as safeguards specialist. He has worked at the headquarters in Manila and the Cambodia Resident Mission. At present, he is in charge of safeguards implementation in South Asia and Southeast Asia for ADB’s Office of Safeguards. Ricky has also processed and implemented urban development and housing projects in Bhutan, India, Maldives, and Sri Lanka.