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
ModalitiesModalities
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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
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