Tulsi Charan Bisht
Senior Safeguards Specialist (Social), Office of Safeguards, Asian Development Bank

Tulsi Bisht is a social safeguards specialist working with ADB for 13 years. He has worked both in the operations and with the safeguards policy division. He led the preparation of the Indigenous Peoples Standard, ESS7, as part of the newly approved Environment and Social Framework, 2024.

Insight

A conducive, supportive, and culturally appropriate environment can encourage Indigenous Peoples to engage with project teams.