"The 2013 Development Effectiveness Review (DEfR) is the seventh annual performance review of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the first to apply the revised corporate results framework. The DEfR uses the 89 performance indicators of the revised framework to assess progress in implementing Strategy 2020, ADB’s long-term strategic framework. It evaluates ADB’s strengths and identifies areas where ...

"The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is working to assist in the development of the energy sector in 14 Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) through technical assistance, loan, and grant financing. ADB provides support for the rehabilitation and expansion of power sector infrastructure, improvement of electricity access rates, expansion of renewable energy generation, and improvement of end-use ...

In 2009, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) interviewed senior and younger personnel, both past and present, to get insights on their struggles and triumphs in ADB. They also shared experiences on working for the development of Asia and the Pacific region, and ADB’s evolution as an institution. Interspersed with the critical elements of ADB work--from project formulation to making tricky judgment ...

This progress report covers the first year of implementation after the refinements in the Capacity Development Action Plan were endorsed, and provides a broader corporate perspective that covers the period 2007-2010. In January 2007, ADB Management approved "Integrating Capacity Development into Country Programs and Operations: Medium-Term Framework and Action Plan" (hereafter called the CD Action ...

"The Office of the Special Project Facilitator (OSPF) is responsible for the Consultation Phase of the ADB Accountability Mechanism. OSPF’s core function is to facilitate problem solving concerning ADB-assisted projects and programs using consensus-based methods, seeking agreement among all parties. In 2011, OSPF concluded the consultation process for two complaints, received and processed seven new ...

The Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility annual report provides a summary of the the operations of the CEFPF for 2009. Established in April 2007, the Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility (CEFPF) aims to help provide financing to developing member countries (DMCs) to improve energy security and transition to low carbon economies through cost effective investments in technologies and ...

This annual report of the Compliance Review Panel (CRP) summarizes requests for compliance review in 2010. The year 2010 was important for the Compliance Review Panel (CRP). Two issues dominated our agenda: the review of ADB's compliance in relation to the Fuzhou project in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the joint Board and Management review of the ADB Accountability Mechanism (AM). In ...

Home to the most populous and dynamic economies in the world, Asia and the Pacific is critical to stabilizing the global climate while sustaining economic growth. The Asia Solar Energy Initiative of the Asian Development Bank helps enable solar-generated electricity to compete with the retail rate from mainstream networks currently dominated by fossil fuel sources. Consequently, developing countries ...

This annual report of the Compliance Review Panel (CRP) summarizes requests for compliance review in 2011. The year 2011 was a productive year for the Compliance Review Panel (CRP). The fifth and final annual monitoring of remedial actions for the Southern Transport Development Project in Sri Lanka-the first compliance review request to complete the full compliance review phase under the 2003 ...

"The Development Effectiveness Review 2012 Report is the sixth annual corporate performance review of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). It assesses progress in implementing Strategy 2020, ADB’s long-term strategic framework, using the performance indicators, baselines, and targets in the ADB results framework. It analyzes performance trends, identifies strengths and weaknesses, and defines corrective ...