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50 Stories of ADB's Partnerships in Asia and the Pacific TOGETHER WE DELIVER 50 Stories of ADB’s Partnerships in Asia and the Pacific ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK TOGETHER WE DELIVER 50 Stories of ADB’s Partnerships in Asia and the Pacific ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO license (CC BY 3.0 IGO) © 2017 Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City, 1550 Metro Manila, Philippines Tel +63 2 632 4444; Fax +63 2 636 2444 www.adb.org Some rights reserved. Published in 2017. ISBN 978-92-9257-815-2 (Print), 978-92-9257-816-9 (e-ISBN) Publication Stock No. ARM178769-2 DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/ARM178769-2 The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. This work is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO license (CC BY 3.0 IGO) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/. By using the content of this publication, you agree to be bound by the terms of this license. For attribution, translations, adaptations, and permissions, please read the provisions and terms of use at https://www.adb.org/terms-use#openaccess This CC license does not apply to non-ADB copyright materials in this publication. Please contact [email protected] if you have questions or comments with respect to content or permission to use. Corrigenda to ADB publications may be found at http://www.adb.org/publications/corrigenda Note: In this publication, “$” refers to US dollars. ADB recognizes “Korea” as the Republic of Korea. ADB recognizes “Vietnam” as Viet Nam. ADB recognizes “Western Samoa” as Samoa. Photos in this publication are taken from the ADB Photo Library unless otherwise stated. Printed on recycled paper CONTENTS /iii vii FOREWORD 94 KIRIBATI 184 PHILIPPINES Improving Lives Through Listening and Responding 1 INTRODUCTION Better Connections 98 KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 190 THE PRIVATE SECTOR 2 AFGHANISTAN Harnessing Asian A Revival Along the Silk Road The Power of Persistence Entrepreneurship LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC 8 ARMENIA 104 REPUBLIC 196 SAMOA Modernizing through From Power Lines to Classrooms Reforms Change in the Heart of the Mekong Region 202 SOLOMON ISLANDS 14 AZERBAIJAN MALAYSIA Taking Care of Business A Fruitful Cooperation 110 A Historic Partnership Looks to 208 SRI LANKA the Future 18 BANGLADESH From the Ground Up Bridging Communities GENDER 116 TAJIKISTAN Asia’s Greatest Potential Can Be 214 24 BHUTAN Unlocking Development Prosperity and Social Found in its Women and Girls 220 THAILAND Development from Water THE MALDIVES 122 Catalyzing One of Southeast Overcoming Challenges Together 30 CAMBODIA Asia’s Most Dynamic Economies Supporting one of Asia’s MARSHALL ISLANDS 126 226 REGIONAL COOPERATION Fastest-Growing Economies Gearing up for Self-Sufficiency AND INTEGRATION 36 CHINA, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 130 MICRONESIA, FEDERATED Stronger Together A Partnership for a STATES OF 232 TIMOR-LESTE Vibrant Future Responding to A Solid Foundation for Asia’s Unique Challenges 42 GOVERNANCE Newest Country Good Governance for Faster, MONGOLIA 134 238 TONGA Better Public Service Delivery Simple Solutions in Making High-Speed Connections 48 COOK ISLANDS Modern Times 244 TURKMENISTAN Weathering Crises Together GRADUATED DEVELOPING 140 Energizing Growth 54 FIJI MEMBER COUNTRIES Fostering Resilient Development Asia’s Soaring Economies 248 TUVALU Navigating Tough Times 60 GEORGIA 146 MYANMAR A Bridge between Asia Hope and Possibilities 252 FINANCING PARTNERSHIPS Mobilizing Finance and Europe NAURU 152 for Development 64 INDIA Broadening Opportunities 258 UZBEKISTAN Priorities for the New Millennium NEPAL 156 Central Asian Crossroads 70 KNOWLEDGE A Steep Climb VANUATU A Long History of PAKISTAN 264 162 Financing the Future Sharing Knowledge Powering Pakistan VIET NAM 76 INDONESIA DISASTER RISK MITIGATION 268 168 Partner in Economic Reform, Building Back Better Overcoming Disasters Partner in Inclusive Development 82 KAZAKHSTAN PALAU 174 274 CIVIL SOCIETY PARTNERSHIPS Pursuing Prosperity Journey to Prosperity Finding Common Ground CLIMATE CHANGE 88 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ddressing Asia’s 178 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A Invigorating Well-Being 281 Changing Climate TRANSMISSION LINES in Bangladesh /v SYANGJA DISTRICT in Nepal FOREWORD /vii The 50th anniversary of institutions. We have supported recovery and long-term the Asian Development resilience when storms and earthquakes devastated Bank (ADB) has communities in Asia and the Pacific. prompted much reflection on the Our approach has evolved as needs have changed. origins, history, and We have increased our work on major challenges that future trajectory of our threaten our region, such as climate change. We are institution. ADB was supporting global policy agendas such as the Paris created in 1966 with 31 Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. member countries and a We have sought new solutions to the enduring quest staff of 40. At the time, to eradicate poverty and promote prosperity. We are most economies in the working to catalyze and harness the vibrant potential of Asia and Pacific region the private sector in an enterprising region. were predominantly We continue to collaborate with our partner countries agricultural and to develop and implement good policies that support characterized by poverty, hunger, and conflict. sustainable development in a changing region. We Since then, the region has been transformed, emerging support high-level dialogue, technical assistance, as a powerhouse of the global economy. In the 1960s, capacity building, and policy-based lending. We invest Asia and the Pacific produced about 12% of global gross in cutting-edge knowledge production to inform domestic product. That share has nearly tripled. Over the domestic and regional development efforts, and our own decades, hundreds of millions of the region’s people have operations. been lifted out of poverty and countries have invested This special edition of ADB’s flagship publication their growing wealth to advance important development Together We Deliver tells 50 stories that highlight the progress. A child born today in Asia and the Pacific region importance of good partnerships—with government, can expect to live 25 years longer than a child born in the civil society, the private sector, and other development 1960s. partners—in meeting the complex development ADB has been a steady partner on this journey. It has challenges of our dynamic region. They illustrate how grown and evolved, more than doubling its membership listening to our stakeholders and understanding their to 67 countries and increasing the breadth and depth needs have allowed us to respond in ways that enable of its engagement. However, the region still faces many real progress and improve people’s lives. challenges and much work remains to be done. More These stories give us an opportunity to acknowledge than 330 million people live in absolute poverty on less the tremendous progress made in all our developing than $1.90 a day and some 840 million live very close to member countries over the last 5 decades. Continued this poverty line. concerted efforts to find innovative solutions to our ADB has helped countries in the region meet their region’s challenges will be essential if we are to achieve energy, transport, and water needs through investment the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The next in infrastructure. We have supported cooperation 50 years are sure to bring many more challenges, and a and integration in Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, stronger, better, faster ADB will be there to meet them. Southeast Asia, and the Pacific to take advantage of complementarities and commonalities in the subregions of our diverse part of the world. When the worst happens, ADB is there to help. When financial crises hit our region in 1997 and again in TAKEHIKO NAKAO 2007, we poured resources into both immediate relief President and long-term rehabilitation of financial systems and Asian Development Bank THE SUNNY BANGCHAK solar farm in Chaiyabhum Province, Thailand INTRODUCTION /1 The Building Blocks of Prosperity Over the 50 years since the Asian Development Bank Thailand, are partnering with some of its least developed (ADB) was founded, it has supported thousands of countries, such as Cambodia and the Lao People’s projects and programs that have benefited millions of Democratic Republic. people across Asia and the Pacific. Every ADB partner is unique, but there are cross- Together We Deliver: 50 Stories of Partnerships in Asia and cutting issues that need to be addressed across the Pacific takes the reader through 5 decades of history Asia and the Pacific. ADB has championed regional in our 40 developing member countries and explores cooperation and integration, especially after the Asian 10 cross-cutting areas of work that enable ADB to financial crisis of 1997–1998. In a region renowned for respond to new and emerging challenges that will affect its entrepreneurship, ADB has sought to harness the development outcomes in a rapidly changing region. capacity and ingenuity of the private sector to tackle development challenges. In Central Asia, ADB has helped economies in transition after the fall of the former Soviet Union. It has worked ADB has also stepped up its efforts to combat with new governments and other partners in these climate change, which threatens to reverse hard-won countries to rehabilitate outdated infrastructure, development gains, in a region with huge potential to improve education systems, modernize health care, deploy low-carbon and climate-resilient technologies. At and diversify economies while supporting private sector the same time, ADB is supporting efforts to anticipate, development. Efforts are also under way to support prepare for, and withstand the inevitable impacts of more environmentally sustainable development and climate change by supporting adaptation and resilience management of natural resources.
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