Consultation and Participation

Spotlight ADB's C. Lawrence Greenwood, Jr. delivers the opening remarks at the International Conference on Community-Driven Development and Rural Poverty Alleviation, 18-19 October 2009, Beijing.

Community-Driven Development

Community-driven development (CDD) is an approach that gives community groups control over decision making on the use of block grant resources for local development. Normally, community groups are organized to plan, implement, and manage the process.

In 2006, ADB reviewed its portfolio on projects with CDD elements. The report A Review of Community-Driven Development and Its Application to the Asian Development Bank [ PDF: 755kb | 100 pages ] resulted in the launching of a special initiative on CDD through a regional technical assistance [ PDF: 114kb | 12 pages ].

See

• ADB Projects with Most CDD Features, 2001-2007
• CDD Activities
• CDD Knowledge Products

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