National poverty reduction strategies (NPRS) prepared by developing member countries (DMCs) in cooperation with ADB and other development partners will be closely aligned with ADB's country strategies and programs (CSPs). The CSP will translate the substance and priorities of the NPRS into specific activities and a program of loans and technical assistance. Partnerships with nongovernment organizations—both national and international—are crucial. Resident missions will play key roles in this process.
Monitoring performance will shift to managing for development results (MfDR) closely linked to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). All new CSPs will have a results framework that includes monitoring and that links constraints to poverty reduction with the proposed program, desired outputs and expected outcomes. The CSP will indicate how desired outcomes can be met by linking each lending, technical assistance, or knowledge product to one or more country outcome indicators. To complement the framework, links between project outputs and sector outcomes will be emphasized in sector road maps. Management reforms will be enacted to enhance openness, accountability, and responsiveness.
Monitoring and evaluation will be integrated into ADB's MfDR framework. The traditional project-focused monitoring and evaluation system will be enlarged to include monitoring at the country, sector, theme, and institutional levels also. The overall impact on poverty reduction at the institutional level will be monitored through achievement of the MDGs. An annual report will assess improvements in DMC policy and institutional capacity for poverty reduction, improvements in CSPs and project implementation, the quality of knowledge products, and the effectiveness of partnerships.