Policies, Strategies, and Plans

This paper proposes amendments to the 2021 Energy Policy, which are deemed necessary, based on a review involving consultations with ADB’s internal departments, external stakeholders, and Board of Directors.

This review proposes a consolidated policy for sovereign financial intermediation lending (FIL), updating and clarifying key provisions from three existing but outdated policies to align with ADB’s policy architecture.

This document outlines the Glaciers to Farms (G2F) regional program’s approach to addressing environmental, social, and sustainability issues. It establishes applicable standards and defines compliance benchmarks for managing environmental and social risks related to G2F-financed investments. This updated version of the document integrates comprehensive feedback provided by internal and external ADB reviewers.

This paper proposes updating the 2019 results-based lending (RBL) policy based on a systematic analysis of the utilization and performance of the RBL modality, including the program teams’ and developing member countries’ (DMCs) experiences.

This paper identifies ADB’s pillars of intervention to help its developing member countries develop responsible and sustainable critical minerals-to-manufacturing (CMM) value chains to achieve resilient and inclusive development.

This paper proposes the establishment of an Asian Development Bank (ADB) resident mission in Solomon Islands with staff levels commensurate with existing and anticipated ADB activities, as requested by the Government of Solomon Islands.

This document is a compilation of definitions and methodologies for the tracking indicators defined in ADB Corporate Results Framework, 2019–2024.