GEF Familiarization Seminar

Asian Development Bank

Cécile L.H.F. Gregory Head

Office of Cofinancing Operations

Washington DC17-19 January 2012

ADB aims for an Asia and Pacific free from poverty

Approximately 1.8 billion people in the region are poor and unable to access essential goods, services, assets and opportunities to which every human is entitled.

ADB – Overview• Established in 1966, ADB is focused on

delivering projects that create economic and development impact.

• Approved financing – $17.5 billion in 2010• Operations in 40 Developing Member

Countries in Asia and the Pacific. • Main devices for assistance are loans,

grants, policy dialogue, technical assistance and equity investments.

Strategy 2020:

3 Strategic Agendas: - inclusive growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional integration

5 Core Areas of Operations: - Infrastructure, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Finance Sector Development, and Education

ADB’s Long-term Strategic Framework (2008-2020)

ADB Environment Operations: Strategic Directions*

Climate change adaptation and mitigation

*ADB Environment Operations Strategic Directions Paper 2011 (Draft)

ADB’s Climate Change Program

Finance Knowledge Partnership

Scaling-up Clean Energy

Encouraging Sustainable Transport and Urban Development

Managing Land Use and Forests for Carbon Sequestration

Strengthening Policies, Governance and Capacity

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Promoting Climate-resilient Development

Biodiversity: Supporting Regional and Programmatic Approaches

Greater Mekong SubregionForests and Biodiversity Program

Heart of Borneo Initiative

Coral Triangle Initiative

Note: Map boundaries are not authoritative.

Biodiversity: Supporting Regional and Programmatic Approaches

Greater Mekong SubregionForests and Biodiversity Program

Heart of Borneo Initiative

Coral Triangle Initiative

Note: Map boundaries are not authoritative.

Key Environment and Climate Change Achievements in 2011

• 63 projects with environmental sustainability as a theme funded with about $7.2 billion

• Clean energy investments of about $ 1.9 billion.

• 15 new sustainable transport projects contained climate change components

Examples of New and Innovative GEF-5 Program and Project

Developments• Greater Mekong Subregion Forests and

Biodiversity Program (GMS-FBP) [with WB]• Asia Pacific Sustainable Transport and Urban

Development Program (ASTUD)• Asia-Pacific Pilot Climate Technology Transfer

Network and Finance Center [with UNEP]• Regional: LDCF - Climate Proofing Development

in the Pacific (under development)

Examples of New and Innovative GEF-5 Program and Project

Developments• Greater Mekong Subregion Forests and

Biodiversity Program (GMS-FBP) [with WB]• Asia Pacific Sustainable Transport and Urban

Development Program (ASTUD)• Asia-Pacific Pilot Climate Technology Transfer

Network and Finance Center [with UNEP]• Regional: LDCF - Climate Proofing Development

in the Pacific (under development)

Thank You!Thank You!For more information on ADB-GEF:For more information on ADB-GEF:

Web:

www.adb.org

www.adb.org/environment

Email:

adbgef@adb.org

njahmad@adb.org

bdunn@adb.org