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 68 members—49 from the region.
ORGANIZATION
ACCOUNTABILITY
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.
Project Results and Case Studies
Highlights of successful ADB projects and case studies on how to achieve their targets.
-
Together We Deliver
Together We Deliver highlights successful ADB projects across Asia and the Pacific that demonstrated development impacts, best practice, and innovation.
-
Gender Case Studies
Gender Case Studies provide an overview of gender issues, design features, and implementation arrangements that contribute to achieving gender-related targets in ADB projects.
-
ADB Results Framework
ADB designs and implements projects using project-level results frameworks. See the latest data.
Latest Project Results and Case Studies
Improved Water Supply, Greener Capital To Build a More Livable Future in Tonga
Rapid urbanization, population growth and climate change have severely affected Tonga’s water supply, sanitation and infrastructure. The Nuku'Alofa Urban Development Sector Project helped improve water accessibility and supply in the country.
Economic Stimulus Helps Micro, Medium and Small Enterprises, Jobless to Weather COVID-19 Crisis in Nepal
ADB is supporting Nepal’s pandemic response plan through a $250 million countercyclical support facility loan under its COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program.
Building a Better Normal for Women Entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan
Nearly half of small and medium enterprises in Kazakhstan are headed by women, but many face challenges in accessing credit. A $200 million project by ADB is helping to provide women the financing they need to expand their businesses.
Rebuilding Lives in Sri Lanka
An ambitious and wide-ranging project helped return a sense of normalcy to an estimated 1.1 million conflict-affected people in Sri Lanka.
Improving Livelihoods of Coastal Communities in Sri Lanka
Following 20 years of civil conflict, up to 50% of the 110,000 households in the coastal area of the country’s east were estimated to be poor. The conflict destroyed livelihood assets, displaced people, and eroded government institutional capacity. Females headed many fractured households due to losses of male family members.
Conflict-Affected Area Rehabilitation Project in Sri Lanka
The civil conflict had a devastating effect on infrastructure in the Northern and Eastern provinces of the country. Taking advantage of the ceasefire agreement in 2002, ADB carried out an assessment of the North-East region to determine the relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction needs of the conflict-affected areas.
Reliable Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation in the Conflict-affected Areas of Sri Lanka
Providing access to reliable safe drinking water and sanitation in the conflict-affected areas— where investment for basic infrastructure could not be made in the preceding 2 decades— was an urgent priority for the Government of Sri Lanka.
Restoring Infrastructure in the Former Conflict Zones of Sri Lanka
Restoring normalcy to the former conflict zone, post conflict rehabilitation and construction became a priority in the immediate aftermath of the end of the civil conflict.
ADB Helps Bangladesh on Road to Recovery from COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a sharp economic downturn and rapid rise in unemployment in Bangladesh. To assist the government, ADB committed more than $2.6 billion to manage the immediate economic, social, and health-related impacts of the pandemic.
Mongolia's Ulaanbaatar Breathes Easier After Cleanup of Air Quality
With ADB’s help, reforms to reduce air pollution and protect human health were implemented in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
ADB's Project Cycle
The various stages from country programming to project completion and evaluation are known collectively as ADB's project cycle.
ADB provides financing for projects that will effectively contribute to the economic and social development of the country concerned and have the strongest poverty reduction impact in conformity with the country and ADB strategies.