ADB-Civil Society Annual Report 2009_for approval.pdf 1 12/20/2010 4:44:36 PM About the Asian Development Bank ADB's vision is an Asia and Pacific region free of poverty. Its mission is to help its developing member countries substantially reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. Despite the region's many successes, it remains home to two-thirds of the world's poor: 1.8 billion people who live on less than $2 a day, with 903 million struggling on less than $1.25 a day. ADB is committed to reducing poverty through inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional integration. Based in Manila, ADB is owned by 67 members, including 48 from the region. Its main instruments for helping its developing member countries are policy dialogue, loans, equity investments, guarantees, grants, and technical assistance. Annual Report 2009 Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550 Metro Manila, Philippines www.adb.org ISBN 978-92-9092-200-1 Publication Stock No. RPT102877 ADB Cooperation with CIVIL SOCIETY Annual Report 2009 © 2011 Asian Development Bank All rights reserved. Published 2011. Printed in the Philippines. ISBN 978-92-9092-200-1 Publication Stock No. RPT102877 Cataloging-In-Publication Data ADB cooperation with civil society annual report 2009. Mandaluyong City, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, 2011. 1. Civil society. 2. Asian Development Bank. I. Asian Development Bank. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the data used in this publication. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. 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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 For orders, please contact: Department of External Relations Fax +63 2 636 2648 [email protected] Contents List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes v Acknowledgments vi Highlights of Civil Society Participation in ADB Operations in 2009 vii Part I: Introduction and Background 1 Civil Society Participation in ADB’s New Strategic Context: Strategy 2020 1 Overview of the Report 1 Methodology to Measure Civil Society Participation 2 Dimensions of Existing Measures 2 Expanded 2009 Analysis 2 Proposed Future Review 2 Part II: Civil Society Participation in ADB Operations 3 An Overview of Civil Society Participation in ADB Operations 3 Policies and Strategies 3 Annual Events and Surveys: Securing Civil Society Views 3 Projects: By Region, Sector, and Theme 4 Innovative Approaches, Challenges, and Lessons 13 Project Highlights by Region 13 Region-Wide Innovative Approaches, Challenges, and Lessons 15 Conclusions 17 Part III: Facilitating Civil Society Participation: Resources for ADB and Civil Society 18 A Brief Introduction to Resources to Facilitate Civil Society Participation 18 Environmental Sustainability: Climate Change 19 Private Sector Development and Sustainable Pro-poor Economic Growth 19 Trade and Labor Issues 19 Community-Based Initiatives 20 Health 20 Social Protection 20 Governance/Anti-Corruption 20 Part IV: Looking Ahead: Future Directions for Civil Society Participation in ADB Operations 21 iii iv Contents Appendix I: A Brief History of ADB’s Framework for Cooperation with Civil Society 22 Appendix II: Examples of Civil Society Participation in ADB Operations in 2009 23 Tables, Figures, and Boxes Tables 1 Summary of CSO Stakeholder Views on ADB’s Priorities and Performance in Key Areas 5 2 Summary of CSO Participation in Projects Approved in 2009 6 3A Summary of CSO Participation in ADB Projects Approved in 2009 by Region 6 3B Summary of CSO Participation in ADB Technical Assistance Approved in 2009 by Region 7 4A Summary of CSO Participation in ADB Projects Approved in 2009 by Sector 9 4B Summary of CSO Participation in ADB Technical Assistance Approved in 2009 by Sector 10 5A Summary of CSO Participation in ADB Projects Approved in 2009 by Theme 11 5B Summary of CSO Participation in ADB Stand-Alone TA Projects Approved in 2009 by Theme 12 Figures 1A Regional Distribution of Projects with and without CSO Participation 7 1B Regional Distribution of Technical Assistance with and without CSO Participation 8 2A Sector Distribution of Projects with and without CSO Participation 9 2B Sector Distribution of Technical Assistance with and without CSO Participation 11 3A Thematic Distribution of Projects with and without CSO Participation 12 3B Thematic Distribution of Technical Assistance with and without CSO Participation 13 Boxes 1 Why Does ADB Collaborate with CSOs? 13 2 How Innovative Efforts to Mainstream Civil Society Participation Are Changing the Way the People’s Republic of China Delivers Social Services 29 3 Lessons and Next Steps 32 4 Opportunity for Change: The Challenge of Civil Society Participation in the Marshall Islands 36 5 Leveraging CSO Participation to Minimize Conflict in Nepal 41 6 Replicating the Participatory Approach Used in the Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Support Project Model 51 7 Developing Community-Based Capacities and Gender Equity in the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector: How NGOs Are Helping to Facilitate Women’s Participation to Build Capacity to Improve Service Delivery in the Lao PDR 56 v Acknowledgments This report was prepared by Kathryn E. Nelson, social assessment and participation specialist (Asian Development Bank [ADB] consultant), under the supervision of Lainie Thomas, civil society and participation specialist (NGO and Civil Society Center [NGOC], ADB). Chris Morris, head, NGOC; Suzanne Nazal, civil society cooperation officer (NGOC, ADB); and Emmanuelle Poncin, ADB intern/PhD candidate at the London School of Economics, helped prepare the quantitative data and produce the charts and tables featured in this report. Numerous ADB staff members from the regional departments and resident missions also provided inputs to inform the publication. vi Highlights of Civil Society Participation in ADB Operations in 2009 The Annual Report of Civil Society Cooperation of the • The Annual Meeting included a dedicated civil Asian Development Bank (ADB) details the work that society agenda consisting of seven panels and ADB has done over the past year in collaboration with high-level meetings, which created opportunities civil society. Here are some of the year’s highlights: for CSOs to engage on a range of topics with a spectrum of ADB staff and senior management, • In 2009, nearly two-thirds of ADB’s loans, grants, including ADB President Kuroda. and related project preparatory technical assistance • In June, the ADB Board of Directors approved (PPTA) included documented, planned civil society the Safeguard Policy Statement, which was the participation. In the Pacific, this was significantly culmination of an extended review process that higher, with 77% planned civil society organization was informed by civil society participation at the (CSO) participation. policy level. • Of ADB’s stand-alone technical assistance, 40% • CSOs participated actively in ADB’s Perceptions also included elements of civil society participation. Survey and shared their views of ADB. Overall, • Education is the sector with the highest CSO par- civil society stakeholders comprised 17% of total ticipation among stand-alone technical assistance respondents. More than 70% of CSO respondents approved in 2009. Among the themes, gender viewed ADB as a trusted, reliable, and competent equity enjoys the highest rates of civil society organization. participation for loans, grants, and related PPTAs. • ADB maintained its corporate partnerships with • In a February workshop, ADB facilitated CSO– the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the private sector collaboration with Save the Children International Union for the Conservation of Nature and GlaxoSmithKline. This workshop was later (IUCN) and continued to work with both on a range awarded the Gold Standard in Stakeholder of environmental issues. Engagement prize from the Gold Standard Awards • Civil society continued to contribute to the country by GlaxoSmithKline. partnership strategy (CPS) development process • In May, ADB’s 2009 Annual Meeting in Bali, through in-country consultations. In 2009, ADB Indonesia, attracted more than 160 civil society approved a new CPS for Nepal, CPS (2010–2012), representatives from development organizations which identifies engaging with civil society as one and advocacy networks across Asia and the Pacific of six thematic priorities. to share their views and discuss key issues. This was • ADB’s NGO and Civil Society Center received a a record-high attendance for an annual meeting record number of CSO visitors, enquiries, and visits held in Asia and the Pacific. to its website, which facilitated meaningful civil society participation in ADB operations. vii Part I Introduction and Background Civil Society Participation in ADB’s the next decade: private sector development and pri- New Strategic