The Asian Development Fund Operations
A Decade of Supporting Poverty Reduction in the Asia and Pacific Region
2012 Asian Development Bank
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The Asian Development Fund operations: A decade of supporting poverty reduction in the Asia and Pacific region. Mandaluyong City, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, 2012.
1. Asian Development Fund. 2. Aid effectiveness. 3. Asia and Pacific. I. Asian Development Bank.
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Contents
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES |
ABBREVIATIONS |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
FOREWORD |
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY |
MANAGEMENT RESPONSE |
CHAIRS SUMMARY: DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS COMMITTEE |
I. | INTRODUCTION |
The Asian Development Fund |
Previous Evaluations of ADF Operations |
Purpose and Scope |
Methodology |
II. | FINANCING ADF OPERATIONS (2001-2010) |
Introduction |
Overall Availability of ADF Resources |
Allocation of ADF Resources by Region and Country |
Allocation of ADF Resources by Sector and Theme |
Other ADF Resource Allocation Patterns |
III. | PERFORMANCE OF ADF OPERATIONS |
Overall Success Rates for Country and Sector Strategies and Programs, and Projects |
Assessment of Strategic Positioning, Relevance, Efficiency, Effectiveness, Sustainability, and Development Impact of ADF Support |
IV. | PROGRESS IN AREAS RELEVANT TO ADF OPERATIONS |
Poverty Reduction and Millennium Development Goals |
Good Governance |
Gender Mainstreaming in ADB Operations |
Private Sector Development |
Regional Cooperation and Integration |
Environmental Sustainability |
Sector Selectivity and Concentration |
Partnerships, Aid Coordination, and Harmonization |
Performance-Based Allocation of ADF Resources |
Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations |
Technical Assistance Performance |
Progress in Implementing Recommendations of the 2007 SES on ADF VIIIIX Operations |
V. | DMC STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION WORKSHOP |
Usefulness |
Relevance |
Overall Effectiveness of ADF Operations |
Other Suggested Areas for Improvement |
VI. | KEY FINDINGS, ISSUES, AND RECOMMENDATIONS |
Key Findings |
Issues |
Recommendations: Looking Forward |
APPENDIXES |
List of Tables and Figures
Tables |
| Regional Distribution of ADF Approvals, 20012010 |
| Top Recipients of ADF Resources, by ADF Cycle, 20012010 |
| Population and Per Capita ADF Approval, by developing member country |
| Amount of ADF Loan and Grant Approvals, by Sector |
| Thematic Distribution of ADF Operations |
| ADB Financing of Projects in Blend Countries, by Sector |
| Trend in Targeted Interventions in ADF Operations, by Country Group |
| Distribution of ADF Grants, by Country Classification |
| ADF Grant Approvals, by Sector and Replenishment |
| Financing Modality, by ADF Replenishment Period |
| Approved Technical Assistance from All Sources for ADF Operations |
| Country Assistance Program Evaluation Report Ratings for ADF Countries |
| ADF Project Success Ratings, by Country |
| Comparison of Assessments of Case Study Projects, by 2007 and 2011 Special Evaluation Studies |
| ADF Project Success Ratings, by Sector |
| CAPE Component Ratings, by Type of ADF Country |
| Project Component Ratings, by Type of ADF Country |
| Indicative and Actual Allocation of ADF Resources |
Figures |
| ADF Resource and Net Resource Flows (ADF IVADF X) |
| Success Rates of ADF Operations |
Abbreviations
ADB | Asian Development Bank |
ADF | Asian Development Fund |
ANR | agriculture and natural resources |
CAPE | country assistance program evaluation |
CPR | country portfolio review |
CPS | country partnership strategy |
DFID | Department for International Development |
DMC | developing member country |
EIRR | economic internal rate of return |
FCAS | fragile and conflict-affected situation |
GACAP | Governance and Anticorruption Action Plan |
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