Water and the Asian Development Bank Frank Radstake, Asian Development Bank
Strategic Direction: Increased Water Security * (Based on Water Operational Plan) * Water security is not just being able to provide sufficient water for households and economic activities, but 2 also includes ensuring healthy ecosystem, and protecting against water-related disasters.
ADB’s Perspective • ADB is focused on inclusive and environmentally sustainable growth, and regional integration. • ADB expects to ‘ add value ’. Projects need to demonstrate innovation, and are not just about financing • ADB applies a wide range of social and environmental policies to ensure social acceptance and sustainability • Experiences to be shared with other member countries • Contribution to the SDGs
ADB Financing Products • Financial Products: loans, grants, technical assistance, guarantees, and debt management products. • Sovereign lending or financing secured by a government guarantee forms the greater part of ADB’s development assistance. • Operations are financed from ordinary capital resources (OCR) and a range of special funds, including the Asian Development Fund (ADF) • ADB also mobilizes financial resources through co-financing • In 2016, ADB issued $12.26 billion in loan and grant disbursements (OCR, ADF, and other special funds for grants) • Various lending modalities for investment projects available
2017 Operations Achievement $2.78 billion approved investments By Subsector By Operations Departments 6 Hydropower generation Water resources management, PSOD, 0.200 , 5 CWRD, 0.347 , 7% wetlands and watershed protection 13% SERD, 0.782 , Flood management 28% 4 Irrigation and drainage EARD, 0.303 , 11% Water supply, sanitation, wastewater 3 management PARD, - , 0% 2 1 SARD, 1.149 , 41% 0 Annual 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Average 2011-2014 Note: Amounts in USD million
DFAD / AWP – ADB Cooperation Agreement Envisaged Cooperation (MOU November 2015): • Capacity building programs • Technical collaborations and demonstration activities • Advisory services for short term missions • Staff exchanges and knowledge sharing activities • Twinning partnerships • Major research and analytical work • Secondment of Groundwater expert (ongoing)
VIE: Water Efficiency Improvement in Drought Affected Provinces • The project aims to improve aims to improve agriculture water productivity (crop per drop) by increasing water use efficiency in irrigated agriculture in five drought affected provinces in the Central Highland and South Central Coastal Regions: Binh Thuan, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Khanh Hoa, and Ninh Thuan. Project lending $120 million (2018) PPTA amount: $0.80 million • The project pilots the use of remote WFPF Support (PPTA): $0.25 million sensing technology to assess and AWP Expert Support monitor water productivity at the farm level. 7
2018 Pipeline - $4.31 Billion By Subsector By Operations Departments Hydropower Water resources generation, 0.40 , 9% management, wetlands SERD, 0.435 , and watershed protection, 10% CWRD, 1.486 , 0.14 , 3% 35% Flood management, 0.34 , 8% Water supply, Irrigation and sanitation, EARD, 0.489 , SARD, 1.598 , drainage, 1.29 , wastewater 11% 37% 30% management, PARD, 0.305 , 2.16 , 50% 7% Note: Amounts in USD million 8
3. FURTHER INFORMATION • (Almost) Everything is available on ADB’s website www.adb.org • Easiest to find by using standard Google or other search engines • Otherwise email or call ADB’s Public Information Center or ADB colleagues • 9 th ADB Business Opportunities Fair 2018 (14-15 March, free): registration deadline 11 February 2018
Thank you Frank Radstake Water Sector Group Asian Development Bank The Australian Water Partnership is supported by the Australian Government www.waterpartnership.org.au
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