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Projects Endorsed for NPRS and PRF Financing

Central and West Asia (CWRD)

Country  NPRS/PRF Project  Amount
(USD)
Financed Through
NPRF PRF Jointly
    10,015,000 2 14 1
AFG Natural Resources Management and Environmental Protection Project/Alleviation in Poverty in Buffer Zone of Protected Areas 810,000   1  
AFG Poverty Reduction and Rural Renewable Energy Development 750,000   1  
AZE Participatory Strategy Development and Implementation for Achieving the MDGs 650,000 1    
KGZ A Study of the Impact of Land Reform on Agriculture, Poverty Reduction and Environment 530,000   1  
KGZ Study on Pricing Systems and Cost Recovery mechanisms for Irrigation in the Kyrgyz Republic 300,000   1  
PAK Determinants and Drivers of Poverty Reduction and ADB's Contribution in Rural Pakistan 580,000   1  
PAK Enhancing Capacity for Resource Management and Poverty Reduction in Punjab 230,000   1  
PAK Implementing the Public Safety Reforms in Four Districts of the Punjab Province 950,000   1  
PAK Non-Formal Primary Education and Functional Literacy for Rural Women in Selected Barani Areas of Punjab 400,000   1  
PAK Support to Implementation of Gender Reform Action Plans (GRAPs) 800,000   1  
PAK Supporting Poverty Reduction Initiatives in Pakistan 95,000     1
TAJ Development of Community Based Micro-Hydropower Supply in Remote Rural Areas 800,000   1  
TAJ Farm Analysis and Awareness Raising for Debt Resolution 800,000   1  
TAJ Rural Development Project (PPTA) 150,000   1  
UZB Comprehensive Medium-Term Strategy for Improving the Living Standards of the People of Uzbekistan 570,000 1    
UZB Implementation and Monitoring of Policy Reforms in Uzbekistan's Agriculture Sector 600,000   1  
SUB-REG Remittance and Poverty in Central Asia and South Caucasus 1,000,000   1  

South Asia (SARD)

Country  NPRS/PRF Project  Amount
(USD)
Financed Through
NPRF PRF Jointly
    8,832,000 2 15 0
BAN Participation of Urban Poor in Municipal Governance 480,000   1  
BAN Second Command Area Development (PPTA) 350,000   1  
BAN Social Protection of Poor Female Workers in the Garment Sector in the Context of Changing Trade Environment 420,000   1  
BAN Strengthening Capacities for Poverty Monitoring and Evaluation 350,000   1  
MLD Development of a Results-Oriented 7th National Development Plan 377,000 1    
NEP Economic and Social Inclusions of the Disadvantaged Poor through Micro-Irrigation and Other Livelihood Enhancement Initiatives 450,000   1  
NEP Education Sector Development I (PPTA) 150,000   1  
NEP Enabling the Private Sector to Undertake Poverty-Focused Water Distribution in Kathmandu Valley 570,000   1  
NEP Enhancing Poverty Reduction Impact of Road Projects 350,000   1  
NEP Promoting Pro-poor and Gender Responsive Service Delivery Project 200,000   1  
NEP Reaching the Most Disadvantaged Groups in Mainstream Rural Development 685,000   1  
SRI Community Information Services for the Poor 800,000   1  
SRI Microinsurance Sector Development 600,000   1  
SRI Poverty Assessment and Information Management 350,000 1    
SRI Psycho-social Health in Conflict-affected Areas 400,000   1  
SRI Sri Lanka Post Tsunami Needs Assessment and Preparation for Emergency Assistance Implementation Strategies 500,000   1  
SUB REG Mainstreaming MfDR in Support of Poverty Reduction 1,800,000   1  

Southeast Asia (SERD)

Country NPRS/PRF Project  Amount
(USD) 
Financed Through
NPRF PRF jointly
    19,444,300 5 33 2
CAM Capacity Building for the Tonle Sap Poverty Reduction Initative 500,000   1  
CAM Community Self-Reliance and Flood Risk Reduction 500,000   1  
CAM Developing Cambodia Business Initiative in Rural Development (C-BIRD) 150,000   1  
CAM Developing Deposit Services for  Rural Cambodia 600,000   1  
CAM Dissemination of the National Poverty Reduction Strategy 80,000 1    
CAM Dormitories and Learning Centers for Secondary School Girls 800,000   1  
CAM Engagement of a Poverty Consultant at the Cambodia Resident Mission 110,000     1
CAM Participatory Poverty Study of the Tonle Sap Basin 425,000   1  
CAM Preventing Poverty and Empowering Female Garment Workers Affected by the Changing International Trade Environment 600,000   1  
CAM Sustainable Employment Promotion for Poor Women 400,000   1  
LAO Capacity Building for Smallholder Livestock Systems in Lao PDR 550,000   1  
LAO Integrating the Poor in Regional Trade through Standard-Setting for Private Sector Development (Phase 1) 150,000   1  
LAO Marketing Support of Organic Produce of Ethnic Minorities 600,000   1  
LAO Poverty Reduction Through Land Tenure Consolidation, Participatory Natural Resources Management and Local Communities Skills Building 974,300   1  
LAO Public Expenditure Planning for National Growth and Poverty Eradication Strategy (NGPES) 700,000 1    
LAO Revitalizing Community Demand for Immunization 140,000   1  
LAO Social Protection in the Lao PDR: Issues and Options 150,000   1  
LAO The Extent and Impacts of  Gender Inequality in Women’s  Access to Land, Forests and Water Resources on Poverty Reduction  in Lao PDR 250,000   1  
LAO/VIE Developing New Policy Paradigms for Sustainable Livelihood Protection and Natural Resource Management among Ethnic Minorities of GMS: A Study of Policies and their Impacts, Strategies for Change. 150,000 1    
VIE Air Pollution, Poverty and Health Effects in Ho Chi Minh City 600,000   1  
VIE Benefits Sharing Mechanisms for People Adversely Affected by Power Generation Projects in Viet Nam 150,000   1  
VIE Capacity Building Support to Dak Nong Province for Improving Poverty Reduction and Growth Performance 650,000   1  
VIE Developing Agricultural Insurance in Viet Nam 600,000   1  
VIE Developing Social Security System in Viet Nam 750,000   1  
VIE Early Childhood Development for the Poor 450,000   1  
VIE Implementing the Regulatory and Supervisory Framework for Micro Finance 250,000   1  
VIE Strengthening Institutional Capacity of Local Stakeholders for Implementation of Son La Livelihood and Resettlement Plan 1,000,000   1  
VIE Support for Pro-poor Health Policies in Viet Nam 550,000   1  
VIE Support to Hue and Quang Tri Provinces for Formulating Sustainable Poverty Reduction and Growth Programs 900,000 1    
VIE Support to Poverty Reduction Activities in Viet Nam 110,000     1
VIE Supporting the Preparation of the Law on Gender Equality 370,000   1  
VIE Transport Services Networks for the Poor 350,000   1  
SUB-REG GMS: Core Environment Program and the Biodiversity Conservation Initiative 550,000   1  
SUB-REG HIV/AIDS Vulnerability and Risk Reduction Among Ethnic Minority Groups through Communication Strategies 700,000   1  
SUB-REG Making Markets Work Better for the Poor 385,000   1  
SUB-REG Poverty Reduction in Upland Communities in the Mekong Region through Improved Community and Industrial Forestry 800,000   1  
SUB-REG Preventing the Trafficking of Women and Children and Promoting Safe Migration in the Greater Mekong 700,000   1  
SUB-REG Promoting NGO Support for Poverty Alleviation in the GMS Subregion (Phase 1) 150,000   1  
SUB-REG Reviewing Poverty Impact of Regional Economic Integration in the GMS 850,000 1    
SUB-REG Strengthening Malaria Control for Ethnic Minorities in the GMS 750,000   1  

East Asia (EARD)

Country NPRS/PRF Project Amount
(USD)
Financed Through
NPRF PRF Jointly
    10,110,000 2 18 0
MON Urban Development Housing Project  (PPTA) 250,000   1  
MON Participatory Poverty Assessment and Monitoring (PPAM) 300,000 1    
PRC Alternative Energy Supply for Rural Poor in Remote Areas 500,000   1  
PRC Alternative Livelihood Options to Facilitate Coal Sector Restructuring 300,000   1  
PRC Capacity Strengthening of PRC's National Development Planning Process 360,000   1  
PRC Developing a Poverty Monitoring System at a County Level 300,000   1  
PRC Fighting Poverty through HIV/AIDS on Road Projects in Yunnan Province 800,000   1  
PRC Fund for Strategic Policy Conferences and Studies for Poverty Reduction 400,000   1  
PRC Heating Supply for Urban Poor in Liaoning Province 500,000   1  
PRC NGO-Government Partnerships in Village Level Poverty Alleviation 1,000,000   1  
PRC Policy Study on Poverty Reduction Strategy- Trends, Challenges and Future Directions 150,000   1  
PRC Poverty Impact of Areawide Road Networks 1,000,000   1  
PRC Poverty Reduction in Coal Mine Areas in Shanxi Province 500,000   1  
PRC Poverty Reduction in Grassland Improvement Program 400,000   1  
PRC Poverty Reduction in Key Forestry Conservation Programs 400,000   1  
PRC Rural Finance Reforms and Development of Microfinance Institutions (Rural Credit Cooperatives Development) 1,000,000   1  
PRC Rural Income and Sustainable  Development 900,000   1  
PRC Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation for the Rural Poor 400,000   1  
PRC Urban Poverty Strategy Study 300,000   1  
SUB-REG Mainstreaming Gender into Poverty Reduction Strategies in Central Asia Region [Moved from CWRD] 350,000 1    

Pacific (PARD)

Country   NPRS/PRF Project  Amount
(USD)
 
Financed Through
NPRF PRF Jointly
    3,075,000 1 4 1
RMI Increasing Ownership and Effective Demand for Improved Urban Waste Management and Disposal 300,000   1  
SUB REG Strengthening Pro-poor Policies in the Pacific 925,000   1  
SUB-REG Making Resource Allocation Pro-poor and Participatory in the Pacific 500,000   1  
SUB-REG National Poverty Reduction Strategies in Pacific Developing Member Countries 500,000 1    
SUB-REG Pacific Fund for Strategic Poverty Analysis 50,000   1  
SUB-REG Strengthening Poverty Analysis and Strategies in the Pacific 800,000     1

Regional (Asia and Pacific)

Country NPRS/PRF Project  Amount (USD)  Financed Through
NPRF PRF Jointly
    11,560,000 1 16 2
REG Asian Development Community Broadcasting Initiative 150,000   1  
REG Building Capacity for Participatory Approaches to Poverty Reduction in ADB Operation 600,000     1
REG Developing a Social Protection Index for Committed Poverty Reduction 600,000     1
REG Developing Pro-Poor Governance Capability and Knowledge 875,000   1  
REG Developing Tools for Assessing the Effectiveness of ADB Operations in Reducing Poverty 600,000   1  
REG Development of Catastrophe Risk Insurance Mechanisms 150,000   1  
REG Establishing Legal Identity for Social Inclusion 575,000   1  
REG Facilitating Knowledge Management for Pro-Poor Policies and Projects 980,000   1  
REG Fifth Agriculture and Natural Research at CGIAR Centers--Breeding Iron-Rich Rice to Reduce Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Asia (Suppl.) 905,000   1  
REG Innovative Information and Communication Technology in Education and its Potential for Reducing Poverty in Asia and the Pacific 800,000   1  
REG Legal Empowerment for Women and Disadvantaged Groups 550,000   1  
REG NGO Partnerships for Poverty Reduction 1,000,000   1  
REG Pilot Project on Institutionalizing Civil Society Participation to Create Local Pro-Poor Budgets 400,000   1  
REG Pilot Testing Participatory Assessment Methodologies for Sustainable and Equitable Water Supply and Sanitation Services 550,000   1  
REG Regional Conference on National Poverty Reduction Strategies 50,000 1    
REG Socio-economic Impact of Road Crashes on the Poor (IND/PAK/VIE/INO) 925,000   1  
REG Strengthening and Collection of Purchasing Power Parity Data in ADB DMCs 800,000   1  
REG Study of Urban Violence in Asia: Towards More Effective Urban Upgrading 150,000   1  
REG Up-Scaling the Social Protection Index for Committed Poverty Reduction 900,000   1