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Xin Ren Senior Environmental Specialist, Office of Safeguards, Asian Development Bank
Once an ADB safeguard reviewer, Xin Ren has worked on environmental issues in ADB projects for years now. Prior to ADB, she worked at the World Bank on environment in diverse sectors. She also worked at UNEP and in the People’s Republic of China on waste management and clean production, and at UNFCCC on climate change.
Understanding the logic flow of project assessment helps improve environmental categorization, assessment, and management of projects.
A better understanding of environmental standards—their differences and implications—can help developing countries better safeguard the environment.
In the Greater Mekong Subregion, environmental assessment for livestock value chains projects helps avoid, minimize, and mitigate environmental, health, and safety risks.
An evaluation of possible project impacts helps preserve culturally and environmentally important sites and protect nearby communities.
Proper design of policy incentives and the right mix of recycling, incineration, and other waste management methods through integrated planning can help protect public health and the environment in a sustainable way.