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Accountability Mechanism
Listening to communities affected by ADB-assisted projects and enhancing development effectiveness
Updated 7 October 2009

ADB's Accountability Mechanism provides access for people adversely affected by ADB-assisted projects to voice and seek solutions to their problems and also report alleged noncompliance with ADB's operational policies and procedures.

The Mechanism is also an effort to enhance ADB's development effectiveness and project quality.

The ADB Accountability Mechanism consists of two separate but related functions:

  1. Consultation Phase - to assist people who are adversely affected by ADB-assisted projects to find solutions to their problems. It is led by ADB's Special Project Facilitator.
  2. Compliance Review Phase - to establish ADB's accountability in its operations by providing a forum in which project-affected people (and in special circumstances, any ADB Board member) can file requests for compliance review. The Compliance Review Panel is responsible for this phase.
Information Brochure

Listening to Communities Affected by ADB–Assisted Projects and Enhancing Development Effectiveness
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News Releases

The Consultation Phase of the ADB Accountability Mechanism aims to actively respond to the concerns of people affected by ADB-assisted projects through fair, transparent, and consensus-based approaches. Learn more about the Consultation Phase from the Office of the Special Project Facilitator.

 People who are directly, materially and adversely affected by an ADB-assisted project during formulation, processing, or implementation can file a request for compliance review for CRP to investigate noncompliance with ADB's operational policies and procedures. Learn more about this Phase from the Compliance Review Panel.

 Learn more about ADB's Accountability Mechanism:
Contact Us:
  • Queries on the Consultation Phase/Special Project Facilitator, email spf@adb.org
  • Queries on the Compliance Review Phase/Compliance Review Panel, email crp@adb.org

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