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.
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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.
ADB in the Pacific
ADB works with the Pacific's 14 developing member countries to help build resilience against economic shocks, deliver sustainable services, and promote inclusive and sustainable growth.
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In the Spotlight
ADB Vice-President Visits Papua New Guinea
ADB Vice-President Scott Morris arrived in Papua New Guinea today to discuss ADB’s assistance program with various stakeholders, including high-level government officials and civil society, and visit project sites.
ADB Signs $5 Million Grant to Help Nauru Improve Fiscal Sustainability
ADB and the Government of Nauru have signed a $5 million policy-based grant agreement to help assist Nauru introduce a gender-responsive fiscal sustainability approach aimed at reducing debt, improving debt management practices, raising revenue, supporting state-owned enterprises, and helping the country’s most vulnerable citizens.
ADB, Partners to Increase Access to Clean Energy in Kiribati
ADB joined the Government of Kiribati and other development partners in a groundbreaking ceremony today to officially mark the first step toward the construction of the largest solar photovoltaic plant in Kiribati.
3.3% Growth Expected in the Pacific Region in 2024, 4% in 2025 — ADB
Economic growth in the Pacific is projected to moderate in 2024 before picking up in 2025, according to the Asian Development Outlook April 2024, ADB’s flagship economic publication, released today.
Pacific Developing Member Countries
Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office (PLCO)
ADB’s PLCO in Sydney serves as the focal point for programming, processing, and administering assistance to Nauru, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
Pacific Subregional Office (SPSO)
The SPSO in Suva serves as the focal point of ADB for programming, processing, and administering assistance in the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu.
ADB's Work in the Pacific
"With ADB’s Strategy 2030 as a guide, ADB will use knowledge, innovation, and collaboration to help ADB’s Pacific developing members achieve their development goals.
Good progress has been made but more needs to be done as 2020 and a new decade bring more challenges and opportunities to the region."
Leah Gutierrez
Director General, Pacific Department
Data: The Pacific
Results achieved are aggregate amounts of outputs and outcomes from operations reported in project completion reports and extended annual review reports circulated for the year.
Cofinancing operations enable ADB’s financing partners, governments or their agencies, multilateral financing institutions, and commercial organizations to participate in financing ADB projects.
ADB’s COVID-19 response consists of a $20 billion package announced in April 2020 and the $9 billion Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX) announced in December 2020.
ADB Projects in the Pacific View all projects
Featured
Approved in 2014 with initial grant funding of $5 million from ADB and additional grant financing of $750,000 from Australia, the project supports the commercial production and export of agricultural products and value-added agricultural products.
Approved/Active
Proposed
- ADB Ventures Investment Fund 1
- Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund
- Asian Development Fund
- Australian Climate Finance Partnership
- Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia
- Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia II
- Cities Development Initiative for Asia
- Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility
- Climate Change Fund
- Climate Investment Funds
- Financial Sector Development Partnership Fund
- Financial Sector Development Partnership Special Fund
- Global Agriculture and Food Security Program
- Global Environment Facility
- Global Partnership for Education Fund
- Green Climate Fund
- Health Financing Partnership Facility
- High-Level Technology Fund
- Ireland Trust Fund for Building Climate Change and Disaster Resilience in Small Island Developing States
- Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific
- Japan Fund for the Joint Crediting Mechanism
- Japan Special Fund
- Leading Asia's Private Sector Infrastructure Fund
- Project Preparation and Implementation Support Trust Fund
- Regional Cooperation and Integration Fund
- Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund
- Technical Assistance Special Fund
ADB's Partners
ADB’s partnerships with donor and member countries, international development agencies, private institutions, and others are vital for helping to make a real difference in the lives of people in the Pacific.
What's New
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| News from Country Offices
ADB Supports Climate and Disaster Resilience in Vanuatu
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| Publications, Papers and Briefs
Making Space: Women’s Participation in Higher Education in Solomon Islands
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| Policies, Strategies, and Plans
Summary of Midterm Review: Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations and Small Island Developing States Approach
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| News Releases, News from Country Offices
Continued Growth Projected for the Pacific, but Resilience still Needed — ADB
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| Publications, Reports
Pacific Economic Monitor – August 2024: Building Resilience the Pacific Way
Experts
Contact
Pacific Department (PARD)
6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Metro Manila, Philippines
Fax +63 2 6362444
Pacific Subregional Office (SPSO)
5th Floor, Ra Marama Building, 91 Gordon Street, Suva, Fiji
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Pacific Subregional Office (SPSO)
5th Floor, Ra Marama Building, 91 Gordon Street, Suva, Fiji
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Pacific Subregional Office (SPSO)
5th Floor, Ra Marama Building, 91 Gordon Street, Suva, Fiji
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Pacific Department (PARD)
6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Metro Manila, Philippines
Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Pacific Department (PARD)
6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Metro Manila, Philippines
Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office (PLCO)
Level 20, 45 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW Australia 2000
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Pacific Subregional Office (SPSO)
5th Floor, Ra Marama Building, 91 Gordon Street, Suva, Fiji
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Pacific Department (PARD)
6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Metro Manila, Philippines
Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Papua New Guinea Resident Mission (PNRM)
Level 2 – Burns Philp Haus, Corner of Musgrave Street & Champion Parade, PO Box 1992
Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Pacific Subregional Office (SPSO)
5th Floor, Ra Marama Building, 91 Gordon Street, Suva, Fiji
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office (PLCO)
Level 20, 45 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW Australia 2000
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Solomon Islands Pacific Country Office
Level 1, Heritage Park Commercial Building, Mendana Avenue, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Pacific Subregional Office (SPSO)
5th Floor, Ra Marama Building, 91 Gordon Street, Suva, Fiji
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Pacific Subregional Office (SPSO)
5th Floor, Ra Marama Building, 91 Gordon Street, Suva, Fiji
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Tuvalu Pacific Country Office
Partnership House, Vaiaku, Funafuti, Tuvalu
Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office (PLCO)
Level 20, 45 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW Australia 2000
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
ADB Extended Mission - Vanuatu
P.O. Box 246 Level 5, RBV BLD Rue Emil Mercet, Port Vila, Vanuatu