Yokohama 2017: Publications
The following are ADB publications relevant to the 50th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors. These include the ADB Annual Report 2016, publications related to Annual Meeting seminars and presentations, and other resource material produced for Annual Meeting participants.
50 Years of Partnership in the Pacific
This publication captures and reflects upon the partnership between ADB and its Pacific developing member countries over the past 50 years.-
ADB 2016 Annual Report
The 2016 Annual Report reviews the significant economic transformation in Asia and the Pacific over the past 50 years, and the role played by ADB to support the region's development to improve people's lives. The report notes that while the region's economic growth and success in reducing poverty have exceeded the most optimistic forecasts, there remain significant challenges to be addressed. ADB's First Decade (1966-1976)
This first volume from the series ADB through the Decades explains how the idea of a regional development bank for Asia emerged and gained support, and how ADB established itself as a sound and credible institution.ADB's Second Decade (1977-1986)
This second volume from the series ADB through the Decades shows how ADB responded to the growing diversity among its developing member countries as both membership and operations widened during 1977-1986.ADB's Third Decade (1987-1996)
This third volume from the series ADB through the Decades presents ADB's response to expert recommendations for a new role for ADB in the 1990s, and greater emphasis on effectiveness in the delivery of development assistance.ADB's Fourth Decade (1997-2006)
This fourth volume from the series ADB through the Decades presents how ADB responded to rapid changes in the region following the Asian financial crisis and the changes in international development thinking.ADB's Fifth Decade (2007-2016)
This fifth volume from the series ADB through the Decades presents ADB's response to intensified development challenges, a more ambitious global development agenda, and the emergence of new sources of development finance.-
ADB Publications Catalog
A compilation of books and reports published by the Asian Development Bank from 2013 to 2016. Individual catalogs for publications related to certain sectors and themes are also provided. -
Asian Development Bank and Japan: Fact Sheet
Updated yearly, this ADB Fact Sheet provides information on Japan's contributions to ADB in terms of capital subscription and funding, the country's delegates in ADB, and involvement of Irish companies and consultants in ADB projects. Asian Development Outlook 2017: Transcending the Middle-Income Challenge
Developing Asia has continued to perform well, even as recovery in the major industrial economies remains weak. The region is forecast to expand by 5.7% in 2017 and 2018, nearly the 5.8% growth achieved in 2016.Banking on the Future of Asia and the Pacific: 50 Years of the Asian Development
This book is a history of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), a multilateral development bank established 50 years ago to serve Asia and the Pacific.Basic Statistics 2017
Updated yearly, ADB's basic statistics covers social and economic indicators for developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.Development Effectiveness Report 2016
The Development Effectiveness Review (DEfR) takes stock of the performances by ADB and the Asia and Pacific for selected periods spanning 2010-2016.Development Effectiveness Report 2016: Private Sector Operations
ADB is partnering with private financiers to mobilize resources in support of public priorities by financing projects with significant development impact.-
Establishment of the Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia II
This paper provides information on the establishment of a trust fund designed to provide concessional cofinancing for ADB's non-sovereign climate projects. From Goals to Action: Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals
This note reflects on progress in implementing the SDGs, with a focus on Asia and the Pacific.Highlights: ADB Annual Meeting - Yokohama 2017
More than 5,000 people from all over the world participated in the 50th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors in Yokohama, Japan to discuss sustainable development while ensuring the benefits of economic growth are shared by all.A History of Financial Management at the Asian Development Bank
This publication shows the evolution of ADB's financial policies, strategies, practices, and approaches by decade of operations. It also serves as a good introduction to financial management practices in multilateral development banks.Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) Annual Report 2015
This 2015 Annual Report of the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction presents its background and rationale, implementation progress, and achievements.Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2016
The Key Indicators 2016 report highlights the uneven though steady growth in the region, as well as the disparities between developing Asian and Pacific countries.Meeting Asia's Infrastructure Needs
Developing Asia will need to invest $1.7 trillion per year in infrastructure until 2030 to maintain its growth momentum, tackle poverty, and respond to climate change.-
The Office of Public-Private Partnership (OPPP)
ADB is helping developing member countries secure greater private investment and develop bankable public-private partnership projects. Partnering for Development: Donor Report 2016
Through robust partnerships with its development partners, ADB achieved $31.70 billion in operations in 2016.2015 Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks' Climate Finance
The report was prepared by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) together with MDB partners: the African Development Bank (AfDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDBG), and the World Bank Group (WBG). The report is based on the joint MDB approach to climate finance tracking and reporting.Accelerating Financial Inclusion in South-East Asia with Digital Finance
Promoting the use of formal financial services is still a challenge but digital financial solutions could help close the gaps in financial inclusion. This study focuses on four Southeast Asian markets - Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Myanmar.Afghanistan Transport Sector Master Plan Update (2017-2036)
This sets out an ambitious strategy to improve Afghanistan's roads, railways, civil aviation, urban transport, trade logistics, and institutions concerned with transport infrastructure and operations.Asia Bond Monitor - March 2017
The Asia Bond Monitor reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency bond markets along with the outlook, risks, and policy options. It covers the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus the People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; and the Republic of Korea.Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Goals Outlook
Examining the SDGs goal by goal shows that governments will confront many common and fundamental challenges as they work to advance sustainable development.The Asian Development Bank and the Climate Investment Funds: Country Fact Sheets
ADB is administering over $1.5 billion in funding for projects and programs operating across Asia and the Pacific under the various Climate Investment Funds windows. This publication documents the development initiatives under the various Climate Investment Funds windows that ADB administers, highlighting approved projects as well as those in the pipeline for ADB member countriesAsian Development Review: Volume 34, Number 1
The Asian Development Review (ADR) is a professional journal for disseminating the results of economic development research relevant to Asia and the Pacific.Asian Economic Integration Report 2016
The Asian Economic Integration Report reviews the progress of Asian governments' efforts to integrate their economies and improve cooperation on a variety of levels.Building Country Safeguard Systems Briefing Note No. 1: Country Safeguard Systems - An Overview
ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement calls for the strengthening country safeguard systems as an objective in itself, to ensure that such systems achieve the benchmarks set by international good practices.Building Country Safeguard Systems Briefing Note No. 2: Strengthening Country Safeguard Systems for Effective Environmental Management
Countries and multilateral financial institutions alike recognize the need to establish and implement legal and administrative frameworks that assess potential risks and manage the impacts of development projects on the environment.Building Country Safeguard Systems Briefing Note No. 3: Strengthening Country Safeguard Systems for the Protection of Displaced Persons
ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement recognizes efforts by developing member countries to improve involuntary resettlement safeguards and paves the way for the application of country safeguard systems to ADB-financed projects.Building Country Safeguard Systems Briefing Note No. 4: Safeguarding Indigenous Peoples through Strengthening Country Safeguard Systems
Opportunities remain to strengthen country safeguard systems for indigenous peoples by improving developing member countries' capacity to implement projects affecting them.Building Country Safeguard Systems Briefing Note No. 5: Strengthening Capacity to Apply Country Safeguard Systems
Country safeguard systems covering environmental assessment, involuntary resettlement, and indigenous peoples, are a cornerstone of socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable growth.Building Gender into Climate Finance: ADB Experience with the Climate Investment Funds
This publication confirms the shared commitment of ADB and the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) to mainstreaming gender equality in climate change and showcases how this priority is being integrated into the design of ADB's CIF projects.Building Skills and Capacity: Accountability Mechanism Annual Report 2015
ADB Accountability Mechanism activities in 2015 focused on building skills and capacity within ADB, and among implementing agencies and other stakeholders through training and knowledge-sharing programs.Changing Patterns of Trade and Global Value Chains in Postcrisis Asia
Sophisticated and geographically dispersed global value chains have emerged as an important feature of Asia's economic success, particularly in East Asia.Cleantech Start-ups Can Solve Climate Change
ADB is working with leading clean technology accelerators, incubators, and start-ups across Asia to promote more efficient use and management of energy and natural resources.Country Safeguard Systems: Second Regional Workshop Proceedings - Towards Common Approaches and Better Results
Harmonizing safeguard systems across countries and development partners is a task that demands time and continuity. Developing countries in Asia have made significant advances in the scope and depth of their safeguard systems.Creating Jobs in Samoa through Public-Private Sector Partnerships
Outsourcing functions of Samoa's Public Works Department to the private sector has helped upgrade infrastructure and increase the overall employment, productivity, and capacity in Samoa.Credit Guarantees: Challenging Their Role in Improving Access to Finance in the Pacific Region
Despite adequate liquidity, commercial banks in the Pacific are often reluctant to extend business credit, which is a serious constraint to business operations and broader economic development.Disaster Risk in Asia and the Pacific: Assessment, Management, and Finance
This report summarizes the proceedings of 3 events: the ADB-OECD Forum on Disaster Risk Financing, and the Global Seminar on Disaster Risk Financing in September 2015, and the Asian Forum of Insurance Regulators Roundtable in April 2016.Earth Observation for a Transforming Asia and Pacific
Satellite-based environmental information are innovative solutions that can provide new ways for ADB to serve and address development challenges. This report summarizes results of the initiative Earth Observation for a Transforming Asia and Pacific (EOTAP), that brought together the European Space Agency (ESA) and ADB to promote and demonstrate satellite Earth Observation in support of ADB's investments in its developing member countries (DMCs).The Economics of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Developing Asia
An economy-energy-climate model assesses the effects of Paris Agreement pledges on Asia, in comparison with business as usual and more ambitious scenarios.Enhancing Urban Climate Change Resilience: Seven Entry Points for Action
Growing interest in the concept of urban climate change resilience (UCCR) recognizes the complexity of rapid urbanization and uncertainties associated with climate change.Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing Asia-Pacific
In Asia and the Pacific extreme income poverty remains widespread. This analysis of trends and highlighted good practices provides useful input into regional and global dialogues. This report is produced under a renewed partnership between United Nations (ESCAP), ADB, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support national and regional efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.Female Labor Force Participation in Asia: Key Trends, Constraints, and Opportunities
The study investigates trends among women in the workforce, the implications of higher female labor force participation for economic growth, the obstacles in achieving it, and potential policies for reducing these obstacles.Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy
Developing countries in Asia and the Pacific are exploring ways to expand access to affordable financial services to the financially excluded through digital technology.Fifth ASEAN Chief Justices' Roundtable on Environment: ASEAN Judicial Cooperation on the Environment - The Proceedings
Climate change knows no limits - geographical, judicial, or administrative. The fifth roundtable began with a clear focus on the importance of cooperation and collaboration between judiciaries and the benefit of judicial networks.Firing Up Regional Brain Networks: The Promise of Brain Circulation in the ASEAN Economic Community
ASEAN is on the threshold of substantially expanding the regional mobility of the highly skilled, but member states must address a number of challenges.Gearing Up for Competitiveness: The Role of Planning, Governance, and Finance in Small and Medium-sized Cities in South Asia
Local government must play a proactive role in supporting a city's economic strength, by driving local economic development planning, understanding its role in the region, and aligning its development policies, plans, and investments.Governance, Vulnerability to Climate Change, and Green Growth: International Evidence
Examining the role of governance and vulnerability to climate change in green growth using a global panel data set, findings suggest promoting good governance and reducing climate change vulnerability can contribute to a cleaner environment.Green Growth Opportunities for Asia
This paper assesses the low-carbon economy in Asia: how large it is today and how well it will fare in the future.How Inclusive is Inclusive Business for Women? Examples from Asia and Latin America
Inclusive businesses are bringing positive change to women's lives. However, companies need to understand and address systemic issues of gender inequality to maximize financial return and social impact.How to Fill the Working-Age Population Gap in Asia: A Population Accounting Approach
To address the challenges of aging populations, this paper examines extending the retirement age, augmenting labor migration within the region, and using population accounting methodology with the goal of increasing fertility rates.Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Economic Growth in Developing Asia
This survey of sea level rise and its economic impacts provides a clear window to its effects on future economic activities.Improving Energy Efficiency in South Asia
Opportunities for energy efficiency in South Asian power systems exist mostly in the areas of operation of thermal power plants, electricity transmission and delivery systems and in demand management and conservation at the user-end.Innovative Strategies in Higher Education for Accelerated Human Resource Development in South Asia: Nepal
The report herein provide in-depth analysis of the state of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and higher education in Nepal.Innovative Strategies in Higher Education for Accelerated Human Resource Development in South Asia: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. The efficiency of the higher education system is vital for maintaining the country's momentum and for the country's move to the next stage of development.Institutions, Incentives, and Interests: Inspiring Ideas about Governance, Reforms, and Development Partner Roles in the Asia and Pacific Region
Governance is important for development, although it has been a challenge for development agencies to address it appropriately. This brief explores emerging alternative ways of addressing governance and institutional challenges.Integrating Information and Communication Technology in Social Protection Programs
ICT investment for social protection can enhance design and implementation of social protection programs which can lead to savings in administrative costs and also enable scaling up of programs at a faster rate.Macroprudential Policy Frameworks in Developing Asian Economies
As Asia becomes more interconnected, a key priority is to ensure that macroprudential policies adequately help control systemic risks.Mainstreaming Gender into Climate Mitigation Activities
Guidelines for policy makers and proposal developers provide pragmatic advice in designing gender-responsive climate policies and funding proposals.Making Money Work: Financing a Sustainable Future in Asia and the Pacific
The new sustainable development agenda is expected to touch every country, person, and activity. Therefore shouldn't every dollar count toward achieving it?Natural Capital and the Rule of Law: Proceedings of the ADB Second Asian Judges Symposium on Environment 2013
This publication captures the proceedings of the Second Asian Judges Symposium: "Natural Capital and the Rule of Law" held 3-5 December 2013 in Manila, the Philippines.Natural Disaster Shocks and Macroeconomic Growth in Asia: Evidence for Typhoons and Droughts
Climate-related natural disaster shocks are expected to rise as the earth is getting warmer, which will adversely affect growth prospects globally.Nature-Based Solutions for Building Resilience in Towns and Cities: Case Studies from the Greater Mekong Subregion
Green infrastructure can play a significant role in offsetting losses from climate-related disasters and contribute to building resilience through rehabilitation and expansion of natural ecosystems within built areas.Office of Anticorruption and Integrity: Annual Report 2016
ADB is stepping up anticorruption and integrity efforts with an update to its Anticorruption Policy on top of other reforms and policies to be implemented.Operational Plan for Regional Cooperation and Integration (2016-2020)
This plan adjusts the implementation of ADB's Regional Cooperation and Integration (RCI) strategy to meet recommendations of the midterm review of Strategy 2020 and ADB's evolving strategic directions.Philippines: Public-Private Partnerships by Local Government Units
The Philippine infrastructure gap is prominent at the local government level. This study looks at past experiences of public-private partnership (PPP) projects of local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines.Proceedings of the Fourth South Asia Judicial Roundtable on Environmental Justice
This publication documents the proceedings of the Fourth South Asia Judicial Roundtable on Environmental Justice, held on 28-29 November 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal.Progress Report (2015-2016) of the MDB Working Group on Sustainable Transport
The eight multilateral development banks of the MDB Working Group on Sustainable Transport provided about $23 billion of new funding for sustainable transport projects in 2015.A Project Development Fund for Mongolia's Public-Private Partnerships
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are changing the way by which governments across Asia and the Pacific deliver public services in the face of budget constraints.Promoting Sustainable Development through Disaster Risk Management
Natural hazards challenge efforts to reduce poverty, however there are opportunities to take actions that strengthen both disaster resilience and support sustainable development.Public-Private Partnership Funds: Observations from International Experience
To help improve public service delivery, many countries have established funds to help finance their public-private partnership (PPP) programs.Reducing Disaster Risk by Managing Urban Land Use: Guidance Notes for Planners
Urban areas in Asian countries continue to face significant disaster risk. Rapid unplanned growth of cities increases the exposure and vulnerability of urban populations and their physical assets to natural hazards.Reducing Income Inequality in the People's Republic of China
Reducing income inequality is an important objective towards creating a harmonious society and maintaining long-term economic growth.Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030
A new framework for road safety aims to halve the number of fatalities on CAREC road corridors by 2030 (compared to 2010).Safety and Intelligent Transport Systems Development in the People's Republic of China
Government and industry - particularly the automobile industry - are the key stakeholders to realizing the deployment of mobile-communication-based cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS).Skills and Activity Upgrading in Global Value Chains: Trends and Drivers for Asia
Findings suggest that technological change in global value chains that is biased toward skilled activities is important in accounting for the trends observed.Tales from the Coral Triangle: Philippines
These 10 winning entries from the "Our Seas" story writing contest for high school students in Palawan, Philippines employ fantasy, humor, and drama to highlight the importance of protecting the ocean.Understanding Recent Trends in Income Inequality in the People's Republic of China
Evidence suggests that reversal of key drivers of rising income inequality in the People's Republic of China, with the exception of wealth inequality, could partly explain the decline in income inequality since 2008.