Asian Development Fund

ADF IX Donors' Meetings

Read the ADF IX Donors' Report: Development Effectiveness for Poverty Reduction.

• Fourth Meeting, Seoul, 11-12 May 2004
• Third Meeting, Lisbon, 9-11 March 2004
• Second Meeting, Tokyo, 9-11 December 2003
• First Meeting, Copenhagen, 9-10 October 2003

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Fourth Meeting, Seoul, 11-12 May 2004

Donor members, ADF borrower representatives, ADB management, including President Tadao Chino, and senior staff met in Seoul, Republic of Korea on 11-12 May 2004 for the fourth ADF IX Donors' Meeting.

As in previous meetings, Mme. Huguette Labelle and Dr. Peter McCawley were the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, respectively of the meeting.

The negotiations were characterized by a high degree of partnership and participation among shareholders. Twenty eight members of ADB pledged their contributions and agreed on a US$7 billion total replenishment for the ADF IX program, covering 2005 to 2008, and the introduction of grants.

• Opening Remarks by President Tadao Chino
• Chair's Summary
• Executive Summary of the ADF IX Donors’ Report [ PDF ]
• Increasing the Weight of Governance in the Revised PBA System [ PDF ]

Third Meeting, Lisbon, 9-11 March 2004

Donor members, ADF borrower representatives, civil society, ADB management, including President Tadao Chino, and senior staff convened in Lisbon, Portugal on 9-11 March 2004 for the third ADF IX Donors' Meeting.

As in previous meetings, Mme. Huguette Labelle and Dr. Peter McCawley were the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, respectively of the meeting.

• Chairperson's Summary of Discussions [ PDF ]
• Opening Remarks by President Tadao Chino
• Managing for Development Results: Status Report on Action Plan
• Review of ADB's Poverty Reduction Strategy
• Performance-Based Allocation: Proposed Enhancements
• ADB's Approach to Weakly Performing Developing Member Countries: A Discussion Paper
• Grants in the Asian Development Fund of the Asian Development Bank: A Discussion Paper

Following the four national-level consultation workshops with civil society organizations (CSOs) held in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kyrgyz Republic, and Pakistan, which were organized by ADB within the context of the ADF IX, a joint report on ADF IX consultations with civil society was prepared by the ADB's Strategy and Policy Department and the NGO Center. This joint report, "ADF IX-Related Consultations with Civil Society Organizations" is based on discussions and proceedings of the four workshops. It provides a synthesis of views expressed by CSOs as well as recommendations that relate to ADF IX issues and ongoing efforts to promote ADB-Government-NGO cooperation in support of enhanced development effectiveness.

Second Meeting, Tokyo, 9-11 December 2003

Donor members, ADB management, including President Tadao Chino, and senior staff met in Tokyo, Japan on 9-11 December 2003 for the second ADF IX Donors' Meeting. Mme. Huguette Labelle and Dr. Peter McCawley were the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, respectively of the meeting.

• Chairperson's Summary of Discussions
• Enhancing Effectiveness: Managing for Development Results
• Millennium Development Goals: Initiatives and Challenges
• Performance-Based Allocation at ADB: Strengthening the Policy and its Implementation
• Use of ADF IX Resources [ DOC: 479kb ]
• Appendix 1 [ DOC: 261kb ]
• Appendix 2 [ DOC: 355kb ]
• Appendix 3 [ DOC: 213kb ]
• Appendix 4 [ DOC: 40kb ]
• Appendix 5 [ DOC: 1,890kb ]
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• Grants in the Asian Development Fund of the Asian Development Bank: A Discussion Paper

First Meeting, Copenhagen, 9-10 October 2003

Donor members, management, including President Tadao Chino, and senior staff of ADB met in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 9-10 October 2003 to commence the eighth replenishment of the Asian Development Fund (ADF IX). Members of the ADB Board of Directors also attended the meeting.

The objective of the meeting was to have a preliminary discussion of some of the critical issues for consideration during the replenishment, work program, and proposed schedule of meetings.

The meeting was chaired by Mme. Huguette Labelle, former President of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and now Chancellor of the University of Ottawa. ADBI Dean Dr. Peter McCawley is the Vice Chairman for ADF IX.

• Closing Address by President Tadao Chino
• Opening Address by President Tadao Chino
• Chairperson's Summary of Discussion
• Development Effectiveness in ADF IX
• Abstract of the Asian Development Bank's Poverty Reduction Strategy: Lessons and Issues Progress Report (Preliminary Draft for Consultation)
• The Asian Development Bank's Poverty Reduction Strategy: Lessons and Issues Progress Report (Preliminary Draft for Consultation)
• Enhancing the Independence and Effectiveness of the Operations Evaluation Department (Preliminary Draft for Consultation)
• Review of the Policy on Performance-Based Allocation: Scope and Issues
• Exchange Rates for Use in the Eighth Replenishment of ADF

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