ADB-NGO Cooperation: Annual Report of Activities for 2002-2003

Abstract

The ADB-NGO Cooperation Annual Report of Activities for 2002-2003 provides information on ADB's interaction and collaboration with NGOs for the past two years. This report provides detailed information on how ADBs collaborated with NGOs in various aspects of its operations. The purpose is to provide good practice examples of collaboration with NGOs and other civil society groups in the context of ADB's operations. In May 2003, the ADB approved the Framework for Action for ADB-Government-NGO Cooperation. The Framework is a directional map and recommends how ADB, government and NGOs can move forward in the pursuit of closer cooperation to reduce poverty in the Asia and Pacific region by providing a common frame of reference for interacting with each other in the context of ADB operations. NGO cooperation ranges from NGO participation in consultation activities, to a more substantive involvement in project implementation and monitoring activities.