2014 Development Effectiveness Review - Asian Development Bank

2014 DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS REVIEW

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

2014 DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS REVIEW

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

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Asian Development Bank. 2014 Development Effectiveness Review.

Mandaluyong City, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, 2015.

1. Development. 2. Development effectiveness. 3. Asia and the Pacific. 4. Asian Development Bank. I. Asian Development Bank.

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Contents

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I.THE 2014 DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS REVIEW AND THE UPDATED RESULTS FRAMEWORK 1

II.LEVEL 1: DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC A. Reducing Poverty 3 B. Building Infrastructure and Connectivity 5 C. Protecting the Environment 6 D. Moving Forward to the Sustainable Development Goals 7

III.LEVEL 2: ADB'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEVELOPMENT RESULTS A. Quality at Completion 9 B. Results in Strategy 2020 Core Operational Areas26 C. Expanding Development Results 29

IV.LEVEL 3: ADB'S OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT A. Implementation Quality 35 B. Quality at Entry 37 C. Development Finance39 D. Strategy 2020 Development Agendas and Operations46 E. Strategy 2020 Drivers of Change 58

V.LEVEL 4: ADB'S ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT A. Managing Human Resources65 B. Improving Budget Efficiency67 C. Client Orientation68 D. Monitoring Business Processes70

VI.SUMMARY: ACHIEVEMENTS, CHALLENGES, AND ACTIONS A. Achievements 73 B. Challenges 76 C. Strategy 2020 Midterm Review Actions78

APPENDIXES 1. List of ADB Developing Member Countries 83 2. Delivering Results in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations85 3. The Revised Project Classification System91 4. Financing for Strategy 202094 5. References to ADB Country and Individual Operations96

SCORECARD, SIGNALS AND SCORING METHODS, AND STANDARD EXPLANATORY DATA INDICATORS (In the pocket at the back of the report)

SCORECARD Level 1: Development Progress in Asia and the Pacific 1 Level 2: ADB Contributions to Development Results 4 Level 3: ADB's Operational Management 9 Level 4: ADB's Organizational Management12

SIGNALS AND SCORING METHODS Level 1 Signals Explained16 Levels 2?4 Signals Explained17 Composite Signals18 Signals and Scoring Methods19

STANDARD EXPLANATORY DATA INDICATORS Level 1: Development Progress in Asia and the Pacific23 Level 2: ADB's Contributions to Development Results 25 Results Achieved through Completed Operations, 2010?201429 Results Programmed through New Operations Approved, 2010?201432 Level 3: ADB's Operational Management35 Level 4: ADB's Organizational Management43

WEB-LINKED DOCUMENTS ()

1. ADB's Results Framework: Interim Update to Align with the Midterm Review of Strategy 2020 2. Results Framework Indicator Definitions 3. Standard Explanatory Data Definitions 4. Technical Note on the Development Effectiveness Review Rating System

This link also contains the results framework papers, Development Effectiveness Reviews, scorecards, and standard explanatory data indicators.

LIST OF FIGURES, TABLES, AND BOXES

FIGURES Figure 1: Structure of the Results Framework 2 Figure 2: Per Capita GDP Growth--Still Strong, But Slowing 4 Figure 3: Rising Overall Quality of Governance and Public Sector Management in

Asian Development Fund Recipient Countries (index) 5 Figure 4: Higher Per Capita Carbon Dioxide Emissions, But Lower Carbon Intensity 7 Figure 5: Completed Sovereign Operations Rated Successful, 2009?2014 (%)13 Figure 6: Completed Nonsovereign Operations Rated Successful, 2010?2014 (%)21 Figure 7: Effectiveness in Achieving Outcomes, 2009?2014 (%)23 Figure 8: Completed Technical Assistance Projects Rated Successful, 2007?2014 (%)24 Figure 9: Average Time from Approval to First Contract Award (months)36 Figure 10: Project Readiness (%)39 Figure 11: Annual Official and Commercial Cofinancing, 2010?2014 ($ billion)42 Figure 12: Public?Private Partnership Leveraging Ratio45 Figure 13: Inclusive Economic Growth48 Figure 14: Support for Environmental Sustainability (%)50 Figure 15: First-Time Decline in Actual Internal Administrative Expenses68 Figure 16: Procurement Processing Time for Contracts $10 million and above (number of days)70

TABLES Table 1: Validated Project Completion Reports, 2010?201410 Table 2: Success Rates of Sovereign Projects by Sector, 2010?2014 (%)13 Table 3: Success Rates of Sovereign Policy-Based Operations by Sector, 2010?2014 (%)14 Table 4: Reasons Cited for Less Successful Sovereign Operations, 2012?2014 (%)16 Table 5: Sovereign Operations Completed on Budget, 2012?201416 Table 6: Sovereign Operations Completed on Time, 2012?201417 Table 7: Reasons for Delays in Successful Sovereign Operations, 2012?201418 Table 8: Successful and Likely Sustainable Sovereign Operations, 2011?201419 Table 9: Disbursement Amount and Ratios40 Table 10: Financing for Strategy 202057 Table 11: Civil Society Organization Participation in the Design of Sovereign Operations

(% of approved operations)63 Table 12: Sovereign Operations Using Country Systems (%)63 Table 13: Hiring Time by Staff Category, 2012?2014 (average number of days)65 Table 14: Hiring Time, 2013?2014 (average number of days from internal and external sources)66

Table A1.1: ADB Developing Member Countries 83 Table A1.2: Classification of ADB Developing Member Countries83 Table A3.1: Comparison of Former and Revised Sector Lists91 Table A3.2: Comparison of Current and Revised Theme Lists92 Table A3.3: Financing for Strategy 202092 Table A3.4: Results Framework Indicator--Operations Contributing to

Inclusive Economic Growth (%)93

BOXES Box 1: Box 2:

Learning from Experience71 Swift Response72

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