"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 Japan Fund for Public Policy Training was established in March 2004 as a trust fund to enhance developing member countries’ capacity building for public policy management, focusing on regional economies in transition. Since its inception, the Government of Japan has contributed more than $22 million. The country director of the Asian Development Bank’s Viet Nam Resident Mission acted as the ...

"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 ...

"The Japan Fund for Public Policy Training was established in March 2004 as a trust fund to enhance developing member countries’ capacity building for public policy management, focusing on regional economies in transition. Since its inception, the Government of Japan has contributed more than $22 million. The country director of the Asian Development Bank’s Viet Nam Resident Mission acts as the ...

Since establishment of the Asian Tsunami Fund (ATF) in February 2005 and in accordance with approved administration arrangements, progress reports on the activities financed by the ATF, as well as major issues and recommendations, were made available to the contributors and ADB Board of Directors for information in October 2005 (covering the period from February to 31 August 2005), in December 2005 ...

This flyer summarizes Asian Development Bank's experiences in fragile and conflict-affected situations, highlighting flexibility, sustainability, and partnership as guiding principles for working in such difficult situations. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) identifies fragile or conflict-affected countries as those of its developing member countries with weak governance, ineffective public ...

Covering projects in the areas of rural livelihood, health, finance, infrastructure, and water, the brochure narrates the stories of people whose lives have been transformed by innovative ways of delivering services, such as clean tap water and better transport facilities.

Since 2005, ADB's Public Communications Policy (PCP) has provided a framework for communications and the proactive disclosure of information, responding to information requests, and receiving feedback and insights from our stakeholders. The 2011 PCP strengthens the 2005 PCP. It integrates lessons learned and feedback from hundreds of ADB stakeholders in our member countries. It commits ADB to an ...

In 2013, ADB approved $2 billion in projects related to water and sanitation, irrigation and drainage, and river basin management.

This guide clarifies the concept of grievance redress mechanisms and presents the rationale for their implementation. It shows how grievance redress should be built into projects’ policy and institutional frameworks as well as planning models. It also describes the key elements of grievance redress mechanisms and provides step-by-step guidelines for designing and implementing these mechanisms. Annexes ...