Regional and Sustainable Development Department

The Regional and Sustainable Development Department (RSDD) was established in 2002 as a key feature of the ADB reorganization. In 2005 RSDD reorganized to improve its relevance and effectiveness. RSDD is under the Vice President (Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development).

RSDD's mission statement, mandate, and key result areas are stated in RSDD's Strategic Business Plan (2006-2008). [ PDF: 102kb | 17 pages]

• Bird Flu
• Capacity Development
• Clean Energy
• Consultation and Participation
• Cooperation with NGOs and Civil Society
• Education
• Environment
• Financial Management
• Gender and Development
• Governance
• Health Sector
• HIV/AIDS
• Human Trafficking
• Indigenous Peoples

• Involuntary Resettlement
• Knowledge Management
• Millennium Development Goals
• Nutrition
• Poverty Reduction
• Social Development
• Social Protection
• Safeguards
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome – SARS
• Transport
• Tsunami Response
• Urban Development
• Water

• Carbon Market Initiative
• Community-Driven Development
• Energy Efficiency Initiative
• Water Financing Program

• ADB's Cooperation Fund for the Water Sector
• Asia Pacific Carbon Fund
• Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility
• Cooperation Fund for Fighting HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific
• Cooperation Fund in Support of the Formulation and Implementation of the National Poverty Reduction Strategies (NPRS)
• e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund
• Gender and Development Cooperation Fund
• Governance Cooperation Fund
• Poverty and Environment Fund
• Poverty Reduction Cooperation Fund (PRS)
• Water Financing Partnership Facility