These guidelines deal with the results-based management approach and detailed processes, which are involved in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the country partnership strategy (CPS). These guidelines supplement the document on Further Enhancing Country Strategy and Program and Business Processes which was approved by the President on 4 August 2006, and Operations Manual ...

This document is provided as an introduction to a comprehensive DLNA (damage, loss and needs assessment)and is designed to act as a brief guide for ADB staff prior to embarking on a DLNA mission. In the aftermath of major disasters, staff from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters and Resident Missions are requested often to participate in the assessment. This document is an abridged version ...

"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 ...

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 ...

The Japanese Representative Office (JRO) was officially inaugurated in November 1996 in Tokyo. As was agreed by the Board of Directors, this information paper reviews JRO’s activities, relative to its approved terms of reference (TOR), during its first two years of operations. The information paper is based on the findings of a working group that studied JRO’s operations and interviewed staff from ...

This guide explains the main principles of results management, the core of the managing for development results approach. It also discusses the implications of implementing the approach and its application in Asian Development Bank’s operations at the country and project levels.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...