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Quarterly Meetings for Development Partners Launched in Nepal

ADB’s Nepal Resident Mission is moving to strengthen communications among ADB, NGOs, and the Government of Nepal by initiating quarterly meetings among the three parties. The objective of the meetings is to provide an opportunity for sharing views and experience on development issues and impacts relevant to ADB’s operations in Nepal. For more information, contact Pawitra Gurung at pgurung@adb.org.

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Sundarbans Project Put on Hold

ADB has suspended its loan and twoassociated technical assistance grants for a conservation project in Bangladesh’s Sundarbans Reserve Forest, citing difficulties with the design and implementation, including lack of adequate financial management. The Sundarbans Biodiversity Conservation Project has been aimed at developing a sustainable management and biodiversity conservation system for the forest, part of the world’s largest remaining contiguous mangrove area, and reducing poverty of 3.5 million people living around the Sundarbans. For more information, contact Frederick Roche at froche@adb.org.

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ADB Staff Improves Skills in Working with NGOs

In August, more than 30 ADB personnel attended two training courses on working with NGOs. One course was organized for personnel at headquarters, while the other was held in Tashkent for staff of resident missions in ADB’s East and Central Asia Department. The training improved staff members’ skills in interacting with NGOs, raised awareness of—and sensitivity to—ADB-NGO issues, and addressed relationship assessment, negotiation, and consensus building. For more information, contact Bobby Olarte at bolarte@adb.org.

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