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Social and Environmental Standards in UNDP's Projects
In June 2014, UNDP adopted mandatory Social and Environmental Standards (SES) for all of UNDP’s projects and programmes effective 1 January 2015. UNDP's revised Social and Environmental Standards (SES) came into effect on 1 January 2021.
This toolkit underpins UNDP’s commitment to mainstream social and environmental sustainability in Programmes and Projects to support sustainable development.
The SES objectives are to:
Strengthen the quality of programming by ensuring a principled approach
Maximize social and environmental opportunities and benefits.
Avoid adverse impacts to people and the environment
Minimize, mitigate, and manage adverse impacts where avoidance is not possible
Strengthen UNDP and partner capacities for managing social and environmental risks
Ensure full and effective stakeholder engagement, including through a mechanism to respond to complaints from project-affected people.
The standards are underpinned by an Accountability Mechanism with two key components:
(i) A Stakeholder Response Mechanism (SRM) and (ii) A Compliance Review.
Stakeholder Response Mechanism at UNDP Nepal
On Janurary 1 2022, UNDP Nepal established a Stakeholder Response Mechanism (SRM) for receiving and addressing grievances related to the social and environmental impacts of any project which is implemented by the UNDP in Nepal in a timely and efficient manner.
The mechanism is a channel for project/programme affected stakeholders (individuals, people, and communities) and UNDP’s partners (governments, NGOs, businesses) to report grievances and disputes relating to social and/or environmental impacts of UNDP’s projects and programmes. In June 2024, UNDP Nepal revised the SRM mechanism to ensure individuals, people, and communities affected by projects/programmes have access to appropriate grievance resolution procedures for hearing and addressing project related social and environmental complaints and disputes.
Submitting a SRM Request
If you are an individual or stakeholder in a specific project/programme being implemented by UNDP Nepal, or if you represent a community of stakeholders, you may submit requests via any of the following mediums.
