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Pacific Region Environmental Strategy - PRES
Technical Assistance for the Formulation of a Pacific Region Environmental Strategy: 2005-2009

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Pacific Environment: Paradise Lost?

Pacific economies and societies depend on healthy ecosystems. Tourism, fisheries, agriculture, freshwater supplies, and most other aspects of island economies in ADB's Pacific Developing Member Countries (PDMCs) rely heavily on a well-managed natural environment.

Recognizing this, and consistent with ADB's broader environment policy, ADB has been an active partner in efforts to improve environmental management capacity and performance at the local, sectoral, national, and regional levels in the Pacific.

Over the past ten years, ADB has provided a wide range of environmentally-related assistance to PDMCs, including:

• 53 Country-level Technical Assistance activities valued at U$23.5 million
• 4 Country-level grants worth U$11.7 million
• 19 Regional Technical Assistance activities worth U$4.9 million
• 15 loans valued at U$108.8 million

ADB is now undertaking a study for the Formulation of an ADB Pacific Region Environmental Strategy (RETA 6039) to develop an operational framework for both environmentally-related assistance to the region, as well as to mainstream environmental considerations into all aspects of ADB's operations in the PDMCs. The strategy is being developed in a consultative manner and will cover 2005-2009. We actively seek your comments on and suggestions for improving this latest version of the draft strategy [ PDF: 844kb | 147 Pages ], which has been revised based on comments and feedback received from various stakeholders. See the executive summary [ PDF: 84kb | 21 Pages ] for a quick review of the draft strategy.

The first draft [ PDF: 583kb | 118 Pages ] of the strategy is still retained for those who are interested to view and read it.

Contact:
Daniele Ponzi
Senior Economist (Environment)
Pacific Department
Tel: +632-632-6118
Email: pres@adb.org