1. South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation 2. Views...

1.(SASEC):Building Block Between South & East Asia, SARD

South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation

Views from Regional Departments: Southeast Asia 2. Department (SERD)

The Pacific Department’s Regional Cooperation 3. and Integration Agenda Strategic approach and programmatic priorities, PARD

4. Seminar on RCI Knowledge and Priorities, EARD

RCI Knowledge Work and Priorities in CAREC, 5.CWARD

South Asia Sub-regional

Economic Cooperation (SASEC): Building Block Between South & East Asia

Sekhar Bonu Director, SARC/ SARD, ADB

7 September 2012

Disclaimer: In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of, or reference to, a particular territory or

geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

Contents

1. Introduction 2. Significance of SASEC 3. Progress Made Under SASEC 4. Challenges and Opportunities Ahead 5. Conclusions

1. Introduction

RCI in Practice in South Asia

Nepal

Sri Lanka

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

India

Bhutan

Pakistan

Maldives

Thailand

Myanmar

BIMSTEC (1997)

SASEC (2001)

SAARC

(1985)

• SAARC - South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation • SASEC - South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation • BIMSTEC - Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral

Technical and Economic Cooperation

Genesis of SASEC

• ADB supported the South Asia Growth Quadrilateral (SAGQ) that was endorsed by the Ninth Summit of the SAARC (Male Summit) in 1997

• Founding members SAGQ: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN)

• Four years later, in 2001, ADB launched South Asian Sub-regional Economic Cooperation Program (SASEC)

2. Significance of SASEC

For SASEC Countries

• Bangladesh: New markets, develop its ports, energy import

• Bhutan: Access to ports, export of energy

• India: Access to ports for NE, transit through Bangladesh to NE

• Nepal: Access to ports, export energy

North-East India • Eastern and North Eastern states

account for 21% of total area and

around 26% of total population of

India. Per capita GDP for NE India in

2008 was Rs25,800, while it was

Rs42,143 for rest of India.

• FDI inflow (April 2000 to August 2010)

in NE states is Rs 2,800 million

compared to Rs1,849,560 million in

Maharashtra and Rs1,099,810 in

NCR

• Contribution to Exports by NE States

is less than 8% compared to 24% by

Maharashtra and 22% by Gujarat

Deloitte and AMCHAM. 2011. Globalization for development of Eastern India. India



Inter-Regional

• SASEC consists of 4 countries of SAARC, and BIMSTEC

• SASEC along with Myanmar lie at the centre of Asia‘s transformational trio—PRC, India and South East Asia

• With changes in Myanmar, the significance of SASEC as building block for inter-regional integration has boosted

Centrality of SASEC in

The Garland of an Integrated Asia

ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations

BIMP-EAGA Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area

BIMSTEC Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation

CAREC Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation

GMS Greater Mekong Subregion

IMT-GT Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Growth Triangle

PIF Pacific Islands Forum

SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

Asia is increasingly integrated

economically stretching from the

shores of the Black Sea in the

West to the Western shores of the

Pacific in the East and stretching

from the Maldives and South

Pacific to PRC and Central Asia in

the North



SASEC

Strategic Importance of SASEC for Realizing “Asian Century”

Disclaimer: In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making

any designation of, or reference to, a particular territory or geographic area in this document,

the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other

status of any territory or area.

Himalayas

India

16% GDP

SE & E Asia

16% GDP

PRC

20% GDP

Key Role

of SASEC

and

Myanmar

SASEC and Myanmar are at the centre of the connectivity between India, PRC and South East Asia

If the potential of Asia 2050 is to materialize, greater integration between India, South East Asia and PRC will be central

GDP figures- Estimate of global GDP contribution by India,

PRC and South East Asia in 2050 if full potential realized 2009 2050

Share or Global GDP (%)

3. Progress Made Under SASEC

SASEC Areas of Cooperation

Since 2001, ADB has provided 14 regional technical assistance amounting to

approximately $7.6 million to support the priority sectors under the SASEC program

Environment

g Regional Air Quality Management

g Networking of Experts

g Freshwater Pollution

g Hazardous Waste

g Sustainable Development Corridor

Tourism

g SASEC Tourism Development Plan

g Eco tourism and Buddhism

g Joint Marketing Strategy

ICT

g Regional connectivity

g E - community Center

g Harmonization of regulations

g Human Resource Development

Transport

g Corridor Operational Efficiency

g Regional road connectivity

g Cross border inspections

g Electronic data interchange

Trade, Investment and Private

Sector Cooperation

g South Asia Business Forum

g Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers

g Human Resource Development

g ICT

g Agro - processing

g Audio - visual Entertainment

g Tourism

Energy and Power

g Rural Electrification

g Electricity connections

g Hydropower

g Compressed Natural Gas

g Four Borders Project

A Decade of SASEC

• Flagship Projects

– SASEC Information Highway Project

– South Asia Tourism Infrastructure Development Project

– Bangladesh-India Electrical Interconnection Grid Project

• Sectoral Assistance

– Tourism : 10 –year tourism development plan

– Transport: Identification of six priority corridors (SRMTS]

– Trade, Investment, and Private Sector Cooperation: South Asia Business Forum; private sector cooperation in non-tariff barriers

– Energy and Power: Power generation (SRETS); Dagachu Hydropower (Bhutan)

– Environment: Regional air quality management

SAARC Regional Multimodal Transport Study (SRMTS) RETA 6187

• SRMTS recommendations

• 10 regional road corridors/gateways

• 5 regional rail corridors/gateways

• 10 maritime gateways

• 7 aviation gateways

• Policy measures to improve transport & trade facilitation



ADB’s Assistance to Improve Connectivity in India’s North Eastern Region

• State Road Development Program covers 6 States in the NER to upgrade 430 km of roads at $200 million

• ADB is also considering investments in the chicken-neck corridor of India by upgrading two key priority SASEC road corridors and in trade facilitation amounting to $105 million

Source: ADB Project Documents, 2012

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4. Challenges and Opportunities Ahead

Current Inter-Regional Trade (US$Billion)

SA

PRC

EA

ASEAN

$1834

$95

$767

$556

$104

$630

$52

$52

$50

$57

$531

$375

$23

$181 $212

Source: Yue, CS. 2011. Asian

Trade Patters, Production

Networks, and SME Participation.

Powerpoint

? Informal

Trade

Sub-Regional Shares in Trade Gains from Logistics Improvement

Source: ADB TA: 7557 – Promoting Regional Infrastructure Development (TA estimates based on

COMTRADE data for 2009 and ADB Key Indicators for Asia and Pacific 2010.

Trade Facilitation (TF)

Bangladesh

Bhutan

China

India

Nepal

OECD members

Singapore

South Asia

Sri Lanka

Thailand

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

Tim

e t

o im

po

rt (

da

ys)

Time to export (days)

Source: World Bank, 2010.

TF - Documentation

South Asia

Bangladesh

Bhutan

China

India

Nepal

OECD members

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Thailand

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Do

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nt

req

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to

im

po

rt (

nu

mb

er)

Documents required to export (number)

Source: World Bank, 2010.

Logistic performance index (overall)

0 5 10 15 20 25

Nepal

Sri Lanka

Bhutan

South Asia

Bangladesh

India

Thailand

China

OECD members

Singapore

13

14

14

15

16

19

20

21

22

25

Poor Cross Border Infrastructure

Regional Connectivity in North Eastern Region

• The LEP cannot be realized without providing the NER with world-class infrastructure and building a network of connectivity

• Development of NER‘s infrastructure includes

(i) rail, road, inland water and air transportation; and (ii) communication networks to connect the NER with East Asia.

SASEC ++ Need for Strengthening BIMSTEC

• The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) aims to combine the ―Look West‖ policy of Thailand and ASEAN with the ―Look East‖ policy of India and South Asia

• BIMSTEC endorsed the Transport Infrastructure and Logistics Study (BTILS) [RETA 6335]

• BIMSTEC Transport Infrastructure and Logistics Study (BTILS) recommended policy framework and strategies to be implemented within the period 2008-2020; with priority projects/activities from 2008 to 2014

• road development • railway system harmonization and connectivity • development of gateway ports and airports • formulation of transport agreements and facilitation measures • implementation of the logistics action plan

Strengthen BIMSTEC: Myanmar, the Missing Link

• Myanmar is the missing link to connect South Asia and East Asia

• New developments in Myanmar signal that it is now time to strengthen India‘s Look East Policy

• Myanmar has the potential to become an important land bridge and sea route to ASEAN, the PRC, and East Asia

• Strengthening BIMSTEC can be a strategic way to achieve linkages with Myanmar

Strengthen Greater Coordination Among SASEC, BIMSTEC and GMS

Proactively steps to facilitate greater coordination among regional and subregional cooperation initiatives, primarily through:

– Increasing engagement with ASEAN

– Facilitating greater BIMSTEC cooperation

– Providing more support for SASEC

– Strengthening the ‗Bangladesh, the PRC, India, and Myanmar (BCIM) Initiative‘

– Increasing support for CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Viet Nam) within the GMS framework

– Initiate and/or facilitate a common regional platform for subregional and regional programs to share information and strengthen coordination

6. Conclusions

Regional Cooperation : Immediate Neighbors

• Strengthen SASEC on transport connectivity, energy cooperation and trade facilitation

• Achieve seamless integration of movement of vehicles (road and rail) and goods in the SASEC

• Strengthen the BIMSTEC – establish effective rail and road links between India-Bangladesh-Myanmar

Regional Cooperation: South East Asia and PRC

• SASEC + BIMSTEC grouping should work closely with GMS and ASEAN

• Transform the largely bilateral trade flows between PRC and South East Asia into trilateral trade flows between India (South Asia), PRC and South East Asia

• Create win-win opportunities and unlock Asia‘s full growth potential

Facilitating Role of ADB

• ADB plays key role in SASEC + BIMSTEC + GMS

• ADB committed to intra- and inter-regional cooperation

• ADB is committed to unlocking Asia‘s full growth potential, where success of SASEC is critical

Thank You

Views from Regional Departments: Southeast Asia Department (SERD)

Eric Sidgwick Principal Economist (Regional Cooperation) Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division Southeast Asia Department

OREI Seminar on Regional Cooperation and Integration (RCI)

Knowledge and Priorities 7 September 2012

Presentation Outline

Regional cooperation and integration in SERD

Knowledge management in SERD

Examples of RCI knowledge products and services in SERD

RCI knowledge priorities in SERD

Regional Cooperation and Integration in SERD

RCI in national programs (CPSs) in line with S2020

Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS): Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam, and Yunnan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in PRC. GMS Strategic Framework (SF-II), 2012-22

Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA). Implementation Blueprint, 2012-16

Indonesia Malaysia Thailand-Growth Triangle (IMT-GT). Implementation Blueprint, 2012-16

ASEAN (SERD comprises all 10 member states); AIF and new ADB-ASEAN MoU (2012-2015)

Preparation underway of a Regional Cooperation Strategy (RCS) for Southeast Asia, 2013-15

Knowledge Management in SERD

SERD Knowledge Management Framework (2010) anchored on ADB’s Plan of Action for Enhancing Knowledge Management Under S2020

SERD framework emphasizes that knowledge solutions and sharing are integral to SERD’s core operational business of development support to the region

SERD framework aims to improve the generation, capture, and communication of knowledge from the operational cycle and ensure that knowledge products and services (KPS) respond to, and are aligned with, needs of client countries

SERD framework emphasizes “Knowledge first, finance follows” principle to meet client demands in increasingly sophisticated economies

Knowledge Management in SERD

Examples of RCI Knowledge Products and Services in SERD

Regional/country economic, thematic and sector and advisory:

• Assessment of regional economic corridors (ECF)

• Regional Investment Framework for the GMS

• Regional ASRs as background to RCS for SEA, 2013-15

Policy, project specific analysis and advice

• Corridor/secondary towns development

• Core environment program-biodiversity conservation

Capacity building, training, TA advisory and analytical:

• Transport and trade facilitation, incl. agricultural TF

• Phnom Penh Plan for Development Management

Evaluation at program/project completion:

• Assessing socio-economic effects of regional projects

RCI Knowledge Priorities in SERD

• Deepen relevant, responsive and timely RCI knowledge support as part of ADB operations cycle and country/subregional/regional development cycles

• Enhancing use of lessons learned from past operations

• Include RCI knowledge in country knowledge plans that are country-demand driven and led, and coordinated through resident missions

• Build country ownership, and local knowledge network and provider capacity

• Ensure continuity of support and systematic uptake of RCI-knowledge

Thank You

The Pacific Department’s Regional Cooperation and

Integration Agenda Strategic approach and programmatic priorities

Presentation for the ADB Seminar on Regional Cooperation and Integration (RCI) Knowledge and Priorities 7 September 2012

• PARD’s RCI operational priorities are guided by:

ADB’S Strategy 2020

The Pacific Plan (2005)

Pacific Approach: 2010–2014

Regional operations business plan, which spells out RCI activities for the 2013–15 period.

The Pacific’s unique environment shapes RCI efforts

• Large ocean joining widely dispersed countries across the Pacific

Relative isolation of countries in the region, but shared interests, and cultural and colonial ties

Fragile region: remoteness, narrow resource bases, prone to natural calamities

• Relatively costly to communicate, provide energy, and transport goods and people in the region

But, high dependence on international trade

The Pacific’s unique environment shapes RCI efforts • Low long run growth rates Average growth of only about 1% per annum over the

past decade, far less than population growth RCI core to efforts to spur Pacific growth by enabling

countries to access economies of scale and share knowledge

Constrained private sector opportunities in the non-resource rich Pacific • Limited complementarities or comparative

advantages • Challenging business environments

• Conditions of Pacific economies unique and relatively under-studied Highlights importance of knowledge sharing and

supporting regional institutions

Pacific Department’s Approach to RCI

• Distinct face of regionalism in the Pacific Long standing cooperation within

the region (40 + years) Relatively low level of integration Infrastructure and knowledge

sharing focus Shared challenge to adapt to

climate change • But, economic and technological

change generating… • New opportunities • Rising benefits and interest in RCI

• While conditions in the Pacific make enhancing RCI challenging, RCI advances in the region offer…

Yield high economic returns

Are vital to enabling countries in the region to efficiently address shared challenges

Pacific RCI project portfolio since 2000 Approval

No. Country Project Name OCR

ADF

Loan/Grant Others

Cofinancier

Total

Amount

Year of

Approval

1754 PNG Rehabilitation of the Maritime Navigation Aids 20.6 - - - 20.6 2000

1902 FIJ Fiji Ports Development Project 16.8 - 8.5 CB-Intl 25.3 2002

1925 PNG Coastal Fisheries Management and Development - 5.7 - 5.7 2002

1948 RMI Outer Island Transport Infrastructure - 7.0 - 7.0 2002

1921 TUV Maritime Training Project - 1.8 - 1.8 2002

2079 PNG Community Water Transport Project - 19.0 4.0 OFID 23.0 2004

2088 TUV Maritime Training Project (supplementary loan) - 2.0 - 2.0 2004

2183 REG Establishment of the Pacific Aviation Safety Office - 1.5 - 1.5 2005

9113 PNG Lae Port Livelihood and Social Improvement Project - - 1.5 JFPR 1.5 2007

102 PNG Lae Port Development Project: Mobilizing the

Private Sector to Respond to Gender and HIV/AIDS - - 0.8

H/ AI (Coop.

Fund f or Fight ing

HIV/ AIDS)

0.8 2007

2398/2399 PNG Lae Port Development Project 60.0 40.0 6.0 OFID 106.0 2007

2472/2473 COO Avatiu Port Development Project 8.6 6.9 - 15.5 2008

127 SOL Domestic Maritime Support (Sector) - 14.0 5.3 EC 19.3 2008

2591 PNG Pilot Border Trade and Investment Development - 25.0 - 25.0 2009

2590 PNG Civ il Av iation Development Investment Program (1) 25.0 70.0 - 95.0 2009

2739 COO Avatiu Port Development Project (supplementary) 4.7 - 0.8 CCF 5.5 2011

2803/2804 PNG Lae Port Development Project (additional financing) 85.0 4.1 - 89.1 2011

0256 TON Tonga-Fiji Submarine Cable Project - 9.7 16.5 IDA 26.2 2011

2820 VAN Interisland Shipping Support Project - 10.8 12.6 NZAID 23.4 2011

Totals 220.7 217.5 55.9 494.2

• Lending for RCI related projects is expected to average $85 million annually Projects to develop the Pacific region’s transport

& ICT infrastructure, human capital development • Reliance on regional ADF and cofinancing

Program loans also embrace RCI goal • Regional TA is anticipated to average $18.0 million

annually Over half of this cost to be covered by

cofinancing

PARD’s RCI-related projects and programs (2013-15)

PARD RCI Lending Pipeline (2013–2015)

OCR ADF

Loan Loan

2013 FSM Pohnpei Port Development 7.00 5.00 12.00

2013 PNG Civil Aviation Development Investment

Program (MFF, Tranche 2)65.00 15.00 80.00 30.00

2013 REG Micronesian Fibre Optic Cable (FSM

and PAL)12.00 - 12.00 25.00

2013 REG High Education in the Pacific

Investment Program (MFF, Tranche 2)- 13.55 13.55

2013 VAN Information and Communication

Technology Project- 7.00 7.00 17.00

2014 REG High Education in the Pacific

Investment Program (MFF, Tranche 3)- 2.85 2.85

2014 SAM Samoa Submarine Cable - 22.50 22.50

2014 TIM International Port Development

Project25.00 - 25.00

2015 PNG Civil Aviation Development Investment

Program (MFF, Tranche 3)40.00 40.00 80.00

Totals 149.00 105.90 254.90 72.00

Indicat.

Cofinan.Total

(ADF + OCR)

Year DMC Project Name

ADB Source

• Strengthening of core government function provision of basic services policy formulation financial management public sector management

• Support for regional bodies Pacific Regional Audit Initiative Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Centre

• Enhancement of regional common services (e.g., statistics, economic policy advice)

SEE DETAILED LIST OF NONLENDING PIPELINE

Nonlending (TA) Program for RCI—Areas of focus

A Different Kind of Voyage: Development and Dependence in the Pacific Islands (1998)

A Pacific Strategy for the New Millennium (2000)

ADB's Pacific Approach 2010–2014 (2009)

Coral Triangle Initiative Information Update No. 1

Oceanic Voyages: Aviation and Shipping in the Pacific Region (2007)

Oceanic Voyages: Aviation in the Pacific (2007)

Oceanic Voyages: Shipping in the Pacific (2007)

Pacific Economic Monitor (3 times annually since Feb 2009)

Pacific Trade Issues (2008)

While Stocks Last: The Live Reef Food Fish Trade (2003)

Navigating the Global Storm: A Policy Brief on the Global Economic Crisis (2008)

Responding to the Priorities of the Poor: A Pacific Strategy for the Asian Development Bank 2005–2009 (2004)

Swimming Against the Tide: An Assessment of the Private Sector in the Pacific (2004)

Taking the Helm: A Policy Brief on a Response to the Global Economic Crisis (2009)

Toward a New Pacific Regionalism (2005)

Working in Fragile Environments: A Midterm Review of the Pacific Strategy (2005–2009) (2008)

PARD–RCI knowledge products—Highlights

Nonlending products and services

2012

Assistance Name Sector Division

Assistance

Type

Sources of Funding

ADB Others

Total

($'000) Source

Amount

($'000) Source

Amount

($'000)

Enhancing Engagement with Pacific

Developing Member Countries, Phase 2

PSM PAOD R-CDTA 0 AUSG 2,016 2,016

Public Sector Management PSM PAOD R-CDTA TASF 300 AUSG 2,800 3,100

Strengthening Sector Planning in the Pacific MUL PAOD R-PATA TASF 700 700

Strengthening Climate Risk and Resilience

Capacity of Pacific Developing Member

Countries, Phase 1

WSM PATE R-CDTA SCF1 195 195

Strengthening Climate Risk and Resilience

Capacity in Urban Development in the

Pacific

MUL PATE R-CDTA Trust Fund 650 0 650

Establishment of the Pacific Infrastructure

Advisory Center (additional financing)

MUL PATE R-PATA 0 AUSG 1,500 1,500

Enhancing ADB’s Engagement in Fragile

and Conflict Affected Situations

PSM PAUS R-CDTA TASF 800 0 800

Results-Based Project Management for

Pacific Developing Member Countries,

Phase 2

PSM PAUS R-CDTA 0 AUSG 1,000 1,000

Quality Primary Education in the Pacific EDU PAUS R-CDTA Trust Fund 1,350 0 1,350

Good Budget Management in the Pacific PSM SPSO ETSW IAE

Pacific Energy Update ENE PATE ETSW IAE

Public Enterprise Reform in Small States PSM SPSO ETSW IAE

Total 3,800 7,511 11,311


Assistanc

e

Type

Sources of Funding

ADB Others

Total

($'000) Source

Amount

($’000) Source

Amou

nt

($'000)

2013

Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative, Phase III MUL PLCO R-PATA TASF

Trust Fund

2,000

3,000

AusAID/NZ

L

15,000 20,000

Pacific Infrastructure Advisory Center, Phase 2 MUL PATE R-PATA 0 AusAID 7,500 7,500

Implementing the Pacific Regional Audit Initiative in Pacific

Island Countries

PSM PAUS R-CDTA Trust Fund 1,300 0 1,300

Strengthening Social Protection Systems in the Pacific HSP PAUS R-CDTA Trust Fund 1,200 0 1,200

Strengthening Public Financial Management in PDMCs PSM PAUS R-CDTA 0 TBD 1,000 1,000

Support on a Skills Strategy and Labor Market Analysis for

the Pacific

EDU PAUS R-CDTA 0 TBD 1,000 1,000

ICT for Better Social Services in the Pacific TCT PAUS R-CDTA 0 TBD 1,500 1,500

Transport Connectivity for Trade and Inclusive Growth TCT PATE R-PATA TASF 1,500 0 1,500

Developing Economic Linkages to Support Inclusive

Growth

MUL PAOD RDTA Trust Fund 1,500


Pacific Water Update WSM PATE ETSW IAE

Pacific Transport Update TCT PATE ETSW IAE

Labor-Based Approaches in Infrastructure MUL PATE ETSW IAE

Strengthening Country Safeguards Systems in the Pacific MUL PATE ETSW IAE

Youth Employment and Sustainable Development in the

Pacific

SOD PAUS ETSW IAE

Total 9,000 18,500 35,000




Assistance

Type

Sources of Funding

ADB Others

Total

($'000) Source

Amount

($’000) Source

Amount

($'000)

2014

Promoting Evidence-Based Policy Making for Gender Equity

in the Pacific, Phase II

HSP PAUS R-CDTA TASF 1,000 TBD 300 1,300

Building Capacity for Statistics in the Pacific, Phase II PSM PAUS R-CDTA Trust Fund 1,000 0 1,000

Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Center 2015–2018 PSM PAUS R-CDTA TASF 1,500 0 1,500

Strengthening Regulatory Capacity for ICT Development in

the Pacific, Phase II

TCT PAUS R-CDTA Trust Fund 800 0 800

Enhanced Engagement in PDMCs, Phase 3 PSM PAOD R-CDTA TASF 1,500 TBD 1,000 2,500

Pacific Economic Management, Subprogram 3 PSM PAOD R-CDTA TASF 500 TBD 2,000 2,500

Solid Waste Management WSM PAUS RDTA TASF 800 0 800




Climate Change Proofing for Infrastructure Projects MUL PATE ETSW IAE

Impacts of Interisland Shipping TCT PATE ETSW IAE

Economic and Financial Impacts of Diesel Substitution by

Coconut Oil on Pacific Island Economies

ENE PATE ETSW IAE

Total 7,100 3,300 10,400



Assistance

Type

Sources of Funding

ADB Others

Total

($'000) Source

Amount

($'’000) Source

Amount

($'000)

2015

Public Sector Management, Phase II PSM PAUS R-CDTA 0 TBD 8,000 8,000

Enhancing ADB's Engagement in Fragile and Conflict Affected

Situations

PSM PAUS R-CDTA TASF 800 0 800

ICT for Better Social Services in the Pacific TCT PAUS R-CDTA TASF 500 TBD 1,500 2,000

Quality Education in the North Pacific, Phase 2 EDU PAUS R-CDTA Trust Fund 1,350 0 1,350

Pacific Economic and Social Analysis MUL PAOD RDTA TASF 1,000 0 1,000

Strengthening the Capacity of Pacific DMCs to Respond to

Climate Change, Phase II (additional financing)

MUL PATE R-CDTA TASF 1,000 0 1,000

Pacific Aviation Safety Office, Phase 2 TCT PATE R-CDTA TASF 1,500 0 1,500

Adaptation to Climate Change in the Coral Triangle Initiative in

the Pacific

ANR PATE R-CDTA TASF 1,000 0 1,000

Increasing Access to Renewable Energy ENE PATE R-PATA TASF 1,000 0 1,000




Pacific Public Sector Management Update PSM PAUS ETSW IAE

Developing Small Ports in the Pacific: Relevant Performance

Indicators and Lessons Learned

TCT PATE ETSW IAE

Total 6,650 9,500 17,650

ANR = agriculture and natural resources; ADB = Asian Development Bank; CDTA = capacity development technical assistance;

EDU = education; ENE = energy; ETSW = economic, thematic, and sector work; HSP = health and social protection;

MUL = multisector; PATA = policy and advisory technical assistance; PAOD = Office of the Director General, Pacific Department;

PATA = policy and advisory technical assistance; PATE = Pacific Transport, Energy, and Natural Resources Division;

PAUS = Pacific Urban, Social Development and Public Management Division; PSM = public sector management; RDTA =

research and development technical assistance; TASF = Technical Assistance Special Fund; TCT = transport and information and

communication technology; WSM = water supply and other municipal infrastructure and services.

Seminar on RCI Knowledge and Priorities

7 September 2012

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CAREC Corridors

2010 2011

Indicator Mean Median Margin* Mean Median Margin*

TFI1 Time to Clear a Border Crossing Point, in hours

8.7 4.1 ± 0.4 7.9 4.1 ± 0.5

TFI2 Cost Incurred at Border Crossing Clearance, in US$

186 114 ± 4 156 90 ± 4

TFI3

Cost Incurred to Travel a Corridor Section, in US$, per 500km per 20 ton

712 405 ± 29 959 637 ± 27

TFI4 Speed to Travel on CAREC Corridors, in kph (SWD)

23.5 22.6 ± 1.9 21.9 20.2 ± 1.6

SWOD Speed without Delay, in kph 35.2 37.5 ± 3.3 38.0 39.9 ± 2.1

Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring

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300

400

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30

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Topa (PRC) - Bishkek (Kyrgyz Rep) - Corridor 1c

Time Cost

Depart from Topa to Torugart

Border control, customs, health and weigh inspection at Torugart BCP 1.5 hours

Waiting time at Custom going to At-Bashi 19 hours

Refuelling at Naryn

From Naryn to Bystrovka, police payments, $1.25 to $2.5

Custom check at Bishkek, 10.5 hours, $50 payment

Border waiting 4 hours

CPMM Partners

Country Associations Afghanistan AAFFCO Azerbaijan ABADA

Kazakhstan KFFA KAZATO

Kyrgyz Republic KGZ FOA ASMAP / AIA

Mongolia MNCCI / NTTFC NARTAM

PRC CIFA, CFXU IMLA XULA

Tajikistan ABBAT Uzbekistan ADBL

AIRCUZ

• Analyses: – Speed, cost, variations (by corridor,

commodity (perishables), TIR, – Key bottlenecks, key delaying and cost factors, – Official and unofficial payments, etc.

Integrated Trade Facilitation

• Corridor Logistics Development • Regional Improvement of Border

Services

• Customs Cooperation

• Sanitary and Phytosanitary

Regional Cooperation

RCI Platforms

CAREC

GMS

GTI

Pan-Beibu

AFGHANISTAN

AZERBAIJAN

CHINA (XINJIANG, INNER MONGOLIA)

MONGOLIA

KAZAKHSTAN

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

TAJIKISTAN

TURKMENISTAN

UZBEKISTAN

PAKISTAN

CAMBODIA

CHINA (YUNNAN, GUANGXI)

LAOS

MYANMAR

THAILAND

VIETNAM

CHINA (HEILONGJIANG,

INNER MONGOLIA, JILIN,

LIAONING)

KOREA

MONGOLIA

RUSSIA

*JAPAN

BRUNEI

CHINA (GUANGXI)

INDONESIA

MALAYSIA

PHILIPPINES

SINGAPORE

VIETNAM

MON-PRC

RCI Conference - Kunming

• Linking all subregional platforms – share experiences

– Potential inter-subregional linkages

– further research, studies, and KPSs

Thank You

RCI Knowledge Work and Priorities in CAREC

ADB Seminar on the RCI Knowledge and Priorities 7 September 2012

Ronnie Butiong and Rose McKenzie CWRC

3 Messages

Knowledge is a powerful tool to promote RCI.

CAREC places high importance on knowledge.

CAREC Institute (CI) is an operational priority under CAREC 2020.

Showcase Knowledge

Product: CAREC DEfR

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CAREC Program Website

CAREC Mobile App

5

Challenges to the CI

Link research more with sector-specific issues

Use RCI-relevant materials, applied course content, and local resources in training

Disseminate knowledge on a timely basis through a website/web discussion platform

CAREC Institute: Strategic Knowledge (3K) Framework

CAREC Institute (CI) Future Directions

Work plan for 3K being formulated

CI located in the region broadly agreed

Physical CI in ??? by ???

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