ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
Established in 1966, it is owned by 69 members—49 from the region.
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ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.
Ma. Christina Duenas
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Visions of Asia's Water Realities
The Water Voices documentary series, launched in 2003, showcases people finding local solutions to important water-related problems.
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Insight Thursday - Beyond the Headlines
Tacit knowledge resides in the minds of individuals but knowledge development thrives in a rich web of social contact. Insight Thursday - a 30-minute in-house seminar series of ADB - provides such a context.
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Empowering ADB-Hosted Communities of Practice
After a relatively slow start, ADB-hosted communities of practice have taken off to become the heart and soul of knowledge generation and sharing in the bank. A big boost came from the Knowledge Management Action Plan, 2009-2011.
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Rising from the Rubble: Reconstruction and Rehabilitation After the 2001 Gujarat Earthquake
26 January 2001, India’s 51st Republic Day, took on a different significance as a massive earthquake struck the state of Gujarat. The 6.9-magnitude earthquake was the worst to hit the state in the last half century.
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Expanding Water Supply and Sanitation Coverage through Output-Based Aid
The Asian Development Bank is set to undertake its first output-based aid initiative. Will it prove to be the right modality for Nepal’s small towns and their water supply and sanitation concerns?
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Chashma: A Case Study in Compliance
ADB’s Accountability Mechanism Policy offers a forum whereby people can raise issues with ADB and request the review of a project’s compliance with ADB’s operational policies and procedures.
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Raising Farmer Incomes through High-Value Crops
A project in rural Bangladesh provided farmers with knowledge, credit support, and market linkages to help them maximize returns and increase productivity.
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Managing Climatic Risks with Adaptation
Adaptation is about managing risks and preventing damages so that one can avoid engaging in potentially more expensive disaster response and recovery.
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Climate Proofing Timor-Leste's Roads
When climatic changes impact roads to the point that their closure or threatened disappearance becomes commonplace, climate change risks should logically be considered in a rehabilitation project.
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Customizing a Decentralized Sanitation Solution for Viet Nam's Peri-urban Areas
Sanitation is a service sorely deficient in Kieu Ky. In 2007, ADB financed a pilot and demonstration activity aimed at designing a sanitation solution for Kieu Ky.