Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Location: ADB HEADQUARTERS, MANILA

6 ADB Avenue,
Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines

Contact: Phone: +63 2 632 4444

Fax: +63 2 636 2444
Email: [email protected]

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Finance
Finance mechanism: Co-financing, subsidies, grants, loans, technical assistance.
Budget: Financing in 2011: $21.72 billion
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Period / deadlines: On-going


Aim — Whether it be through investment in infrastructure, health care services, financial and public administration systems, or helping nations prepare for the impact of climate change or better manage their natural resources, ADB is committed to helping developing member countries evolve into thriving, modern economies that are well integrated with each other and the world.

The main devices for assistance are loans, grants, policy dialogue, technical assistance and equity investments.

More information — Over the past 6 years, ADB, through the Asian Development Fund has:

  • expanded the access of more than 19 million students to quality education by building or upgrading more than 60,000 classrooms and training 720,000 teachers;
  • helped more than 252 million people gain better access to wider economic opportunities and social services by building or upgrading more than 56,000 (km) of roads;
  • provided more than 2.1 million households with access to clean water by installing or rehabilitating about 14,000 km of water supply pipes;
  • connected more than 1.8 million households to electricity by building or upgrading more than 35,000 km of power transmission and distribution lines; and
  • reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 2 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year by promoting more efficient and cleaner energy operations.

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Project stadia — Water awareness , pilot projects, programmes, capacity building, Water partnerships, regional initiatives, programme coordination.

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