About ADB

Pacific Department

The Pacific Department (PARD) is responsible for maintaining relationships and delivering ADB assistance to the Pacific developing member countries (Pacific DMCs). The Department includes two Headquarters Divisions and four offices in the Pacific Region: the South Pacific Subregional Office, in Suva, Fiji Islands; Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office in Sydney, Australia; Papua New Guinea Resident Mission; and Special Office in Timor Leste.

The PARD Headquarters Divisions are responsible for policy development, oversight of execution strategy, knowledge management, budget management, project quality assurance, sector analytic work and most loan and TA processing. Country programming for the Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands and Palau is also managed from ADB Headquarters.

Responsibilities of ADB offices in the Pacific region vary but usually include country programming, project administration, some TA processing and representation and liaison functions.

SEE ALSO

• Senior Staff in the Pacific Department
• The Pacific