Asian Development Bank: 958 books
Assessment of Power Sector Reforms in Viet Nam
Country Report
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Viet Nam envisions a completely competitive power sector in the long term, including full wholesale and retail competition. To attain this goal, it unbundled its power sector's monopoly structure and instituted institutional, regulatory, and pricing reforms. Although considerable progress has been...
Building a Sustainable Energy Future
The Greater Mekong Subregion
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
An integrated, prosperous, and equitable Mekong subregion is the vision of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation Program. Developing the energy sector is critical to realizing this vision. The results of the formal energy modeling exercise make a strong case for pursuing an integrated...
Water Utility Asset Management
A Guide for Development Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Experiences of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the water supply sector show the consequences of inadequate asset management, such as lack of customer coverage and high nonrevenue water ratios. One response is lending to allow for new infrastructure. Some immediate benefits may be evident, but...
Second Annual Asia–Pacific Dialogue on Clean Energy Governance, Policy and Regulation
Energy Effificiency Workshop
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Under the auspices of the Second Annual Asia–Pacific Dialogue on Clean Energy Governance, Policy, and Regulation, the Energy Efficiency Workshop was held on 20–21 June 2011 at the Asian Development Bank. The workshop—whose proceedings are documented in this publication prepared under the Law...
Regional Cooperation and Integration in Asia and the Pacific
Implementation of the Operational Plan for Regional Cooperation and Integration---Corporate Progress Report
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Regional cooperation and integration (RCI) has become a valuable means for attaining national development goals. This publication covers the progress of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in implementing its Operational Plan for Regional Cooperation and Integration, 2016-2020, focusing on 2016, by reviewing...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
The cross-cutting impact of finance on different sectors and economic activities amplifies opportunities for expanding financial inclusion and poverty reduction, which is why the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) 2011 Financial Sector Operational Plan (FSOP) was designed to address challenges ahead....
Office of Anticorruption and Integrity
Annual Report 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
The Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) helps ensure that development funds entrusted to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are not misused through fraud or corruption. This publication highlights OAI's 2014 activities such as providing integrity due diligence support, investigating allegations...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
This publication summarizes the papers and presentations in Workshops on Economics of Infrastructure in a Globalized World, funded by the Asian Development Bank through a regional technical assistance project. The discussions at the conferences focused on three themes: (i) the role of infrastructure...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) promotes the economic growth and social development of its developing member countries by means of a wide range of activities and initiatives. ADB's Annual Financial Profile provides the facts and figures behind ADB's lending activities and describes ADB as a borrower.
Irrigation Subsector Guidance Note
Building Blocks for Sustainable Investment
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
One irrigation subsector goal of the Asian Development Bank is to produce more food with less water. Estimates suggest that food production in the developing world must double by. By that year, urban and industrial water demand will have increased from 20% of total regional demand to 40% (about 80%...
Guidance Note
Poverty and Social Dimensions in Urban Projects
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Urbanization will become one of the defining trends of Asia's transformation in the coming decades. Investments in urban areas have a strong potential to contribute to inclusive growth, reduce urban poverty, and strengthen social resilience. The Guidance Note on Poverty and Social Dimensions in Urban...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
To remain relevant and effective in a turbulent environment, an organization's rate of learning must be at least equal to---but preferably greater than---the rate of change in the environment. This publication broadly defines a learning organization as a collective undertaking, rooted in action, that...
Nature and Nurture
Poverty and Environment in Asia and the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
In recent years, initiatives by the international community to address the links between poverty and environmental degradation have been increasing. These initiatives range from policy reform and top-down approaches to local, bottom-up actions by communities. This publication focuses on local actions,...
Japan Fund for Information and Communication Technology
Annual Report 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
The Japan Fund for Information and Communication Technology, established by the Government of Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in July 2001, aimed to help ADB's developing member countries improve their ICT capacities, and thus accelerate social and economic development, improve governance,...