Asian Development Bank: 958 books
In the Pipeline: Water for the Poor
Investing in Small Piped Water Networks
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
The Small Piped Water Network (SPWN) Tool Kit was conceived and developed as a result of the lessons and experiences of the Asian Development Bank regional technical assistance (RETA) 6265: Implementing Pilot Projects for Small Piped Water Networks, as well as the experiences of professionals and...
ADB
Reflections and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
This publication captures memories and experiences and provides a very personal and human perspective on dealing with the challenges of the development world. In 2009, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) interviewed senior and younger personnel, both past and present, on their struggles and triumphs...
Facilitating Safe Labor Migration in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Issues, Challenges, and Forward-Looking Interventions
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation Program has adopted a multisector approach to economic corridor development, requiring multisector investments, increased inter-sector coordination, and enhanced knowledge platform. An area of concern is facilitating safe labor migration. This...
Asian Development Outlook 2012
Confronting Rising Inequality in Asia
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Despite weak global demand, the Asian Development Outlook 2012 expects that developing Asia will largely maintain its growth momentum in the next couple of years, in an environment of easing inflation for most regional economies, although policy makers must be alert to further oil-price spikes arising...
Using Evidence to Inform Policy
Report of Impact and Policy Conference: Evidence in Governance, Financial Inclusion, and Entrepreneurship
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
To promote evidence-based policy making, the Asian Development Bank partnered with Innovations for Poverty Action and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab in 2012 to deliver a 3-day conference on impact evaluation and public policy in Bangkok. Over 200 scholars, practitioners and policy makers...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
This collection of images illustrates the progress and challenges of 20 years of work in the Greater Mekong Subregion. It makes no attempt to focus solely on the work of the Asian Development Bank, or any one partner. It is a celebration of the work of everyone who has labored to make the Greater Mekong Subregion into what it is today
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
This handbook is a compilation of the disbursement policies, guidelines, procedures, and practices of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Aid for Trade in Asia and the Pacific
Driving Private Sector Participation in Global Value Chains
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
The formation of a Regional Technical Group (RTG) on Aid for Trade for Asia and the Pacific was a key recommendation to emerge from the Aid for Trade Regional Review Meeting at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila in 2007 and the Global Aid for Trade Review Meetings at the World...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Since the inception of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has participated in the preparation of 15 investment plans covering the two main CIF funds, the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and the Strategic Climate Fund (SCF). The SCF comprises three separate programs—the...
Tonga
Economic Update and Outlook 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
This economic report on Tonga is the result of a joint project of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Australian Agency for International Development. It is part of ADB's Pacific Islands Economic Report series, which aims to assist governments in formulating policy by analyzing a country's economic...
Assessment of Public-Private Partnerships in Cambodia
Constraints and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
This report is a diagnostic assessment of the readiness of Cambodia to develop and manage public-private partnerships (PPPs). It was prepared jointly with the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and it is part of a series of studies being prepared by the Southeast Asia Department of the Asian...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Asian cities are central to economic development but are perceived to be wealthy yet chaotic places. Burdened by congestion, inequality, and fragmented interventions, these urban systems remain relatively weak. However, their rapid growth and wealth provide an opportunity to usher in inclusive and...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to helping achieve access to energy for all people in the region. Modern, affordable energy is an integral part of any development strategy and creates immediate and life-changing benefits for the poor. Increasing access to energy is a pillar of ADB's...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Over the past 2 decades, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and its developing member countries have worked together to promote regional cooperation and integration (RCI). Evolving economic conditions continually pose new challenges to RCI efforts. In March 2012, about 160 representatives from Asia...