Strengthening Participation for Development Results
Strengthening Participation for Development Results

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9290925264

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This revised edition offers updated information and an expanded range of tools to support ADB staff and stakeholders to implement participatory approaches effectively. The updated content reflects ADB's new business processes and highlights key opportunities for participation in policy dialogue and throughout the project cycle, and advises on methods and approaches, as well as pitfalls to avoid. In this edition, special attention is given to safeguards, gender, governance, HIV/AIDS and infrastructure, and water and sanitation. A wealth of participation resources developed by a wide range of organizations exists online; this guide includes an inventory of references for those seeking further information.

A Sourcebook for Engaging with Civil Society Organizations in Asian Development Bank Operations
A Sourcebook for Engaging with Civil Society Organizations in Asian Development Bank Operations

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2021-12-01

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9292692453

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With their unique strengths and specialized knowledge of their communities and constituencies, civil society organizations (CSOs) have an essential role to play in creating a more prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific. This publication provides guidance on how CSOs can be more effectively engaged in Asian Development Bank (ADB) operations to maximize the benefits for its developing member countries. It provides advice, templates, and tips for ADB staff and country officials to use when designing, implementing, and monitoring ADB-financed operations.

Planning Support Systems for Sustainable Urban Development
Planning Support Systems for Sustainable Urban Development

Author: Stan Geertman

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-06-20

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13: 3642375332

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This book collects a selection of the best articles presented at the CUPUM (Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management) conference, held in the second week of July 2013 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The articles included were selected by external reviewers using a double blind process.

Guidance Note
Guidance Note

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2014-10-01

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 9292546686

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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 Projects aims to assist Asian Development Bank (ADB) staff, including practitioners and specialists working on their behalf, to effectively address the poverty and social dimensions of ADB's urban operations. It provides practical guidance in strengthening the link between urban investments and poverty reduction by making better use of poverty and social analysis as a resource for successful projects. The guide complements the Handbook on Poverty and Social Analysis (2012) which provides general guidance on incorporating poverty and social dimensions in ADB operations.

A Procedural Framework for Transboundary Water Management in the Mekong River Basin
A Procedural Framework for Transboundary Water Management in the Mekong River Basin

Author: Qi Gao

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

Published: 2014-03-13

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 9004266798

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In A Procedural Framework for Transboundary Water Management in the Mekong River Basin: Shared Mekong for a Common Future, Qi Gao explores procedural implications of integrated water resources management and its application in the Mekong River Basin. As a problem-based study, enlightening conclusions are made based on the increasingly polycentric nature of transboundary cooperation in the Mekong region. The procedural requirements in the Mekong context, both the ideal and practical scenarios are considered, combined with selected case studies. Qi Gao convincingly asserts the necessity to enhance decision-making processes and suggests procedural legal mechanisms to institutionalize sustainability concepts in transboundary cooperation.

Stakeholder Engagement in Preparing Investment Plans for the Climate Investment Funds
Stakeholder Engagement in Preparing Investment Plans for the Climate Investment Funds

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2013-07-01

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 9292542095

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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 Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR), the Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program (SREP), and the Forest Investment Program (FIP). This study, which is part of a wider review of CIF experiences in ADB, uses a case study approach to examine how stakeholder engagement was carried out in the preparation of investment plans in Cambodia, Nepal, and the Philippines, with reference to the guidance provided by ADB and CIF in stakeholder participation.

Social Analysis in Private Sector Projects
Social Analysis in Private Sector Projects

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 31

ISBN-13: 9292547038

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) supports equitable and sustainable social development by giving attention to the social dimensions of its operations. This brochure contributes to this undertaking by providing step-by-step guidance to address social dimensions such as participation, gender, and other social risks and vulnerabilities in the context of the private sector project cycle. It complements another ADB publication, the Handbook on Social Analysis, which provides general guidance on incorporating social dimensions into ADB operations.

Designing for Transformation
Designing for Transformation

Author: Sofía Viguri

Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank

Published: 2019-10-07

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13:

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This document is a guidance for practitioners seeking to design climate change interventions with greater potential to exert transformational change (TrC). It has a series of guiding sheets with recommendations on how to introduce insights of TrC in the tools, methods, and approaches (TMAs) used for climate programming. These TMA guiding sheets cover: theory of change, market, economic and gender analyses, feasibility studies, among others. Each uses real-world examples of investments in renewable energies, sustainable forest management, climate resilience and clean technologies.

ADB Cooperation with Civil Society
ADB Cooperation with Civil Society

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2012-04-01

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 9290925671

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Civil society organizations, including nongovernment organizations (NGOs), are important stakeholders of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The ADB Cooperation with Civil Society Annual Report 2010 presents an overview of the year's work in cooperating with civil society organizations, including NGOs, in country and regional programming work, project operations, as well as in policy and strategy development. Through ADB's NGO and Civil Society Center, ADB is strengthening its partnership with civil society to further increase its contribution to development effectiveness.