ADB, AQM, Climate Change

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ADB, AQM, Climate Change

• Masami TSUJI
• Senior Environment Specialist
• Environment and Social Safeguard Division
• (RSES)
• Regional and Sustainable Development Department
• (RSDD)
• Asian Development Bank
• (ADB)
• 30-31 January 2008

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Outline

• ADBs Structure
• Modalities and Achievements
• New Direction and frameworks
• AQM and Climate Change
• Projects

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1. ADBs Structure

• 5 Regional Departments (Central West, East,
  South, Southeast, Pacific)
• Private Sector Department (PSOD)
• Regional and Sustainable Development Department
  (RSDD)
• Other Departments and Offices (HQ, Resident
  Missions)

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1. ADBs Structure

• Divisions in Typical Regional Department
• Country Coordination and Regional Cooperation
• Infrastructure (or, Transport and Energy)
• Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources
• Social Sector
• Governance, Finance and Trade
• (Environment Specialists and sector Specialists
  in these Divisions)

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2. Modalities and Achievements

• Approval in 2007
• 113 Loan and Grant Projects (11 billion)
• Credit Enhancements and Equity Investement (880
  million)
• Technical Assistance (TA) (240 million)
• Disbursement in 2007
• 6.4 billion

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2. Modalities and Achievements

• New financing instruments and modalities under
  Innovation and Efficiency Initiative (IEI)
• Multi-Tranche Financing Facility (MFF)
• Non-Sovereign Public Sector Financing (NSP)
  Facility
• Refinancing Facility
• Local Currency Loans

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3. New Direction and Frameworks

• Long-Term Strategic Framework 2008-2020 (LTSF
  2001-2015 existing)
• W-Paper Board discussion Feb.
• R-Paper Board discussion Mar.
• Annual Meeting in Madrid May
• Vision An Asia and Pacific region free of
  poverty, by focusing on inclusive growth,
  environmentally sustainable growth, and regional
  integration

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3. New Direction and Frameworks

• Country Level
• Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) - usually
  for 5 years
• - 3-year indicative rolling country operations
  business plan
• - midterm review report in the 3rd year
• Country Environmental Analysis (CEA)
• Sector Level (next section)

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4. AQM and Climate Change

• ADBs advantages
• Close working relationship with DMCs
• Extensive experience in energy and transport
  sectors
• Diverse experience in project financing
  (including GEF)
• Productive relationships with leading
  institutions on Env and CC
• Strategic commitment on Env and CC

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4. AQM and Climate Change

• Clean Energy and Environment Program (CEEP)
• Energy Efficiency Initiative (EEI, expand energy
  efficiency projects to 1 billion/year)
• Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility
  (CEFPF, 250 million by 2008)
• Carbon Market Initiative (CMI) Asia Pacific
  Carbon Fund (APCF) Technical Support Facility
  (TSF) Credit Marketing Facility (CMF)
• Sustainable Transport Initiative (STI)
• Energy for All
• Knowledge Hubs
• Regional Cooperation
• Private Sector Development

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5. Projects (examples)

• CW Asia PAK Expanding Rural Power Supplies with
  Hydroelectric Power
• South Asia IND Capturing Fugitive Methane
  Emissions and Improving Urban Health
• East Asia PRC Creating Clean Biogas Energy from
  Agricultural Wastes
• SE Asia INO Installing Hydropower and Geothermal
  for Small Power Grids
• Private Sector IND Supplying Energy Needs with
  Wind Power

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Thank You!

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