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p. 25 of 53 BACK | NEXT Executive Summary Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations by ADF Donors ADF VIII: Requests for Midterm Policy Reviews and Reports I. Introduction II. The International Development Goals III. Poverty in Developing Asia IV. ADB and ADF: Vision and Role V. ADB’S Framework for Poverty Reduction VI. Development through Partnership VII. ADF Resources: Portfolio Management and Performance VIII. The Strategy for Implementing ADF VIII A. General Strategy and Partnership B. Implementing ADB’s Poverty Reduction Strategy C. Performance-Based Allocation System for ADF Resources D. Governance Action Plan E. Development of the Private Sector F. Infectious Diseases including HIV/AIDS G. Core Labor Standards H. Gender and Development I. Environment J. Cooperation Among DMCs K. Money Laundering L. Drug Trafficking M. Improving Evaluation and the Linkage to Planning Operations N. Redesign of Operational Business Processes and Portfolio Management O. Strengthening Resident Missions P. Strengthening ADB’s Institutional Capacity IX. Planned Lending in ADF VIII X. Financing Framework for ADF VIII XI. Issues for Policy Review XII. Midterm Review of ADF VIII

ADF VIII Donor's Report: Fighting Poverty in Asia : VIII. The Strategy for Implementing ADF VIII

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A. General Strategy and Partnership

52. Donors agreed that, broadly, the implementation of ADB’s role in ADF VIII should be based on the Poverty Reduction Strategy—supported by the Private Sector Development Strategy—and made operational through high-quality and prioritized technical assistance and lending operations that focus on, among others: (i) close cooperation with DMC authorities and civil society to improve the quality of governance—including sound fiscal choices—at all levels of public administration and public services; (ii) environmental problems—global as well as regional—that require concerted efforts from within the Region if they are to be properly and adequately alleviated; (iii) close cooperation with DMC authorities and civil society to achieve gender equity and protection of minorities and indigenous peoples by removing legal and culturally determined constraints; (iv) investments in physical and social infrastructure and social development that will bring substantial direct and indirect benefits of growth to poor groups and poor regions—both urban and rural—in DMCs; (v) cooperation among DMCs on “regional public goods”, i.e., economic opportunities and social and environmental problems with well defined, proximate cross-border externalities; (vi) policy reform and institutional development for creating a private sector where the poor have non-discriminatory access to asset ownership, finance, and employment; and (vii) rewarding performance. Within its role to reduce poverty, Donors recommended that ADB take all relevant issues into account by making cross-cutting issues (i.e., gender, environment, core labor standards, and regional cooperation) integral components (i.e., mainstreaming) of the country strategies. Based on ADB’s comparative advantage and the needs within each DMC, ADB should continue to support programs and projects that either directly or indirectly address cross-cutting issues. As social development is one of the three pillars of the ADB’s poverty reduction strategy, Donors recommended that the ADB expands its financing in the social sectors by investing in primary and secondary education, basic health, clean water, sanitation, and basic social services.

53. Implementation of ADB’s role in ADF VIII will involve close partnerships with government and civil society in the DMCs and with bilateral and other multilateral organizations. In that context, Donors requested ADB to pro-actively pursue closer collaboration with all relevant multilateral donors and to support the formulation and implementation of DMC’s poverty reduction strategies. Donors recommended full implementation of the 28 January 2000 joint memorandum “ADB-World Bank Cooperation: Framework and Structure” (Appendix 2) signed by vice presidents of ADB and World Bank, outlining procedures for close collaboration between the institutions. Donors noted that ADB will use this framework as a starting point to develop a memorandum of understanding with the World Bank and urged the ADB to initiate appropriate actions. Donors also recommended full implementation of the “Protocol on Collaboration Among MDBs/IMF on the Preparation of Poverty Reduction Strategies in Low-Income Countries” (Appendix 3).

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