How Does ADB Engage Civil Society Organizations in its Operations? Findings of an Exploratory Inquiry in South Asia
Asian Development Bank | December 2015
Abstract
This publication reports the results of an exploratory study on civil society organization (CSO)
engagement—particularly nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations
(CBOs)—in ADB operations. The focus is on South Asia and the starting point of inquiry is on 33 projects
that illustrate the roles and forms of NGO and CBO engagement in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and
Sri Lanka. The report includes a section on ADB technical assistance and grant projects. Another section
presents other potential areas of CSO engagement such as in project planning stages, development and
evaluation of the sector and country partnership strategies, and corporate policy and strategy discussions.
The concluding section puts forward challenges and areas of innovation that may be considered in
collaborating with NGOs with the aim of enhancing the quality of ADB development efforts.
Citation
Asian Development Bank. 2015. How Does ADB Engage Civil Society Organizations in its Operations? Findings of an Exploratory Inquiry in South Asia. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/5286. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.PDF ISBN
978-92-9257-070-5
Print ISBN
978-92-9257-069-9
Keywords
Development
Comprehensive Development Framework
Development Challenges
Development Financing
Organization For Economic Cooperation & Development
Development Cooperation
Development projects
Regional development bank
Strategic planning
Development assistance
Economic conditions
Social participation
Communication in community development
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