Civil Society Analysis
Muting the Voice of the Local in the Age of the Global: How Communication Practices Compromised Public Participation in India’s Allain Dunhangan Environmental Impact Assessment, by Terri Martin, Environmental Communication, October 16, 2007. (Acrobat pdf, 183 KB)
"Unpacking the ADB: A Guide to Understanding the Asian Development Bank" June 2006 (BIC website)
Available in English, Khasi, Bahasa, Kannada, Assamese, Sinhala, Telugu, Malayalam, Bangla, and Urdu.
Mekong Scoping Report, Bank Information Center, December 15, 2006 (Acrobat pdf 2051 KB)
Monitoring MDBs in South Asia-Issues, Challenges and Opportunities Bank Information Center, August 2006 (Acrobat pdf 1.2 MB)
Toolkit: A Guide to Understanding the ADB, Bank Information Center and the NGO Forum on the ADB, December 2004
Multilateral Development Banks and Burma: A Resource Book from the Bank Information Center, October 2004 (Acrobat pdf 763 KB). Also available: Burmese
Nomadic Pastoralists in Afghanistan: Reconstruction of the Pastoral Economy, by Dr. Thomas Barfield, BIC consultant, April 2004 (Acrobat pdf 1.2 MB) Also available: Dari
"Zero Tolerance"? Assessing the Asian Development Bank's Efforts to Limit Corruption in its Projects and Programs, by Steve Herz, March 2004 (Acrobat pdf 723 KB)
Summary of report (Acrobat pdf 157 KB)
NGO Visit to the Asian Development Bank’s Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project (CRBIP) in Pakistan, by Bank Information Center and Environmental Defense, December 2003 (Acrobat pdf 338 KB)
Chashma Trip Report Annexes (Acrobat pdf 408 KB)
NGO Visit to the Proposed Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project in Laos, by Les Amis de la Terre, Bank Information Center, Campagna per la riforma della Banca Mondiale, and Environmental Defense, February 2004 (Acrobat pdf 598 KB)
Mekong Watch Letter to ADB Board of Directors regarding Chong Kneas Project EIA, June 30, 2004 (Acrobat pdf 158 KB)
Official Documents
Submission of Complaint: Southern Transport Development Project, Sri Lanka, Loan SRI 1711, June 4, 2004 (Acrobat pdf 242 KB)
ADB Special Project Facilitator Letter regarding STDP claim's eligibility, July 5, 2004 (Acrobat pdf 64 KB)
The World Bank and Asian Development Bank periodically create 4-5 year development strategies for borrowing countries, called the Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) and Country Strategy and Program (CSP), respectively. These plans guide the institutions' develop Updated CAS-CSP Timeline ment programs in these countries and are supposed to be developed in consultation with government, civil society, and other stakeholders. To learn more about ongoing and upcoming CAS and CSP processes in the countries below, BIC has prepared a timeline with staff contacts:
Updated CAS-CSP Timeline September 18, 2006 (MS Word 195KB)
Press
Indian NGOs condemn propose World Bank Country Assistance Strategy, NGO Press Release, August 10, 2004 (Acrobat pdf 103 KB)