Created through a highly consultative process, the Our People Strategy defines the principles ADB will follow to recruit, retain, and develop staff and managers and to improve its workplace environment, ensuring it has the right people to succeed with.

The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) provides direct grant assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable groups in developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank while fostering long-term social and economic development. The grants target poverty reduction initiatives with the direct participation of nongovernment organizations, community groups, and civil society. As of 31 December ...

This brochure explains how the Asian Development Fund helps countries in the Asia and Pacific region in the greatest need achieve the Millennium Development Goals, reduce poverty, and tackle development challenges.

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has achieved remarkable growth and development sinceThe People's Republic of China (PRC) has achieved remarkable growth and development since initiating economic reforms in 1979. Sustained growth has fuelled unprecedented poverty reduction, with hundreds of millions of people lifted out of poverty in the past 30 years. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is proud ...

This brochure shows how ADB’s water supply and sanitation projects, narrated by project beneficiaries, are addressing gender issues related to water supply and sanitation. ADB's water supply and sanitation projects are addressing the gender issues related to water supply and sanitation, mainly by having women participate in project design and monitoring, and by reducing the time women must spend ...

The images in this brochure compare and contrast night sky views of Asia and the Pacific from 1992 and 2009 - a 17-year span. As modern energy powers development and economic growth, the expansion of brightly lit areas and the increased brightness of existing areas show how access to electricity has increased across Asia and the Pacific. Conversely, there are areas that remain dark, despite the fact ...

This commemorative book celebrates 10 years of productive collaboration under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program. Under CAREC, its member countries have made significant gains in regional transport, energy infrastructure, and trade facilitation and policy, which have increased both the pace and quality of development in the subregion. The spirit of trust and confidence ...

Universal access to safe, reliable eenergy is a necessary condition for providing the poor with safe water and sanitation, for maintaining adequate standards of living, and for achieiving any of the Millennium Development Goals. The Asian Development Bank recognizes the importance of electricity and water access for the poor and has committed to providing such access by establishing the Energy for ...

The Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility (CEFPF) was established in 2007 with the aim to help developing member countries improve energy security and transit to low carbon use through cost-effective investments, particularly in technologies that result in greenhouse gas mitigation. Serving as a partnership platform between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and its financing partners, CEFPF is ...

"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 ...