Adb Annual Report 2010

The 2010 Annual Report of the Board of Directors to the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) reviews ADB's operations, projects, internal administration, financial management and includes a separate report on the activities of the Special Funds of ADB. The report also contains chapters on regional, sectoral and thematic highlights. It also includes the complete financial statements and opinions of the independent auditors, a statistical annex, and appendixes.

In 2011, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved $21.72 billion in financing operations, representing a 14.5% increase on 2010 financing, according to the latest Annual Report of the Board of Directors to the Board of Governors. The 2011 Annual Report highlights how ADB has helped developing member countries in Asia and the Pacific make progress toward inclusive growth. It includes a comprehensive discussion on ADB’s operational, administrative, and financial activities in 2011, complete financial statements and opinions of the independent auditors, and a separate report on the activities of the Special Funds of ADB. It also contains chapters on regional, sectoral and thematic highlights.

This annual report of the Compliance Review Panel (CRP) summarizes requests for compliance review in 2010 which was an important year for the Compliance Review Panel (CRP) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Two issues dominated the agenda: the review of ADB's compliance in relation to the Fuzhou project in the People's Republic of China and the joint Board and Management review of the ADB Accountability Mechanism. In addition, the CRP concluded the fifth and final annual monitoring of the remedial actions for the Chashma project in Pakistan and conducted its fourth annual monitoring of remedial actions for the Southern Transport Development Project in Sri Lanka.

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.

This study examines the role of narcotics in the ethnic conflict along the Thai–Burmese border. The author analyzes the impact of the war on drugs on the Shan people, their relationship with the state, and their communal identity.

The third Sustainability Report of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) offers easily accessible information on ADB’s policies, programs, and practices as they relate to the social and environmental sustainability of development in Asia and the Pacific, and on changes in this work that have occurred since ADB published its second Sustainability Report, in 2009. The report also documents ADB’s continuing efforts to minimize its corporate environmental impact, especially at its Manila headquarters. For comparability, ADB’s current Sustainability Report is structured similarly to its first two. All three reports respond to the latest guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative while adapting to the particular characteristics of ADB’s work and the many different audiences interested in the information presented.

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, and reduce poverty in the Asia and Pacific region. From a contribution of about $10 million from the Government of Japan, the fund was able to support 13 projects which are now all physically completed.

This report presents the accomplishments of the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity of the Asian Development Bank in 2010. It highlights its achievements on case screening and investigations, project procurement-related reviews, and learning and development. It features cross debarment, describes the revisions in the Integrity Principles and Guidelines, and includes case studies of significant investigations in 2010.