Asian Development Fund (AsDF - 13) - replenishment 2021 - 2024
The AsDF is a multi-donor fund and provides non-repayable grants to the poorer member countries of the AsDB. The AsDF contributes to reducing poverty and improving living conditions in the poorest regions and countries most affected by natural disasters and conflict situations. Switzerland participation in the AsDF is complementary to its bilateral development programs in the region and contributes to the achievement of the agenda 2030 for sustainable development.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Asia |
Other
Sector not specified
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01.04.2021
- 31.12.2024 |
CHF 24'774'376
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- improve further its organizational effectiveness;
- maintain financial solidity and sustainability;
- enhance climate and disaster-related resilience in developing countries of Asia and the Pacific;
- strengthen private sector development in developing countries;
- Inclusiveness and sustainability of AsDB operations strengthened;
- AsDB’s capacity to support renewable energy and energy efficiency, disaster risk management and climate resilient urban development strengthened.
- AsDB’s capacity to apply conflict sensitive project management in fragile and conflict-affected situations strengthened
- Asian Development Bank (Fund)
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Unallocated / Unspecified
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Sectors not specified
Aid Type Core contribution
Project number 7F02678
| Area of responsibility |
The mission of Asian Development Bank (AsDB) is to contribute to a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region. The Asian Development Fund (AsDF) established in 1974, is a multi-donor fund of the Asian Development Bank (AsDB) and provides non reimbursable grants and technical assistance to the poorest regional member countries. To avoid depletion, the AsDF needs to be replenished on a regular basis, every four years. AsDF is an integral part of AsDB operations and subject to AsDB administration and governance. It benefits from all recent institutional improvements that AsDB has implemented. |
| Switzerland's and the organisation's strategic priorities and their coherence |
AsDB’s objectives are fully consistent with Switzerland’s core mandate for development cooperation of poverty reduction and the following strategic objectives for the Swiss development cooperation between 2021-2024. Switzerland's participation in the AsDF complements its bilateral development programmes in the region and contributes to achieving the Agenda 2030 for sustainable development. The Strategy 21-24 reconfirms Switzerland’s commitment to multilateralism and its intention to work towards more effective and efficient management of multilateral organisations. Multilateral organisations are an important pillar of Switzerland’s development cooperation with ADB being one of 16 priority multilateral development organisations. |
| Results of the organisation's previous engagement |
The Asia-Pacific region has made remarkable progress in recent decades in terms of economic and social development. The AsDB, including through AsDF, has played a substantial role in helping its developing member countries achieve these results. It also reacted quickly to the Covid-19 pandemice with awell designed USD 30bn package. A midterm assessment of ADF 12 found that the funds had been allocated in line with the priorities set by AsDB and the AsDF donors. The focus on gender mainstreaming has increased, with more than 3 million women and girls set to benefit from new and improved infrastructure provided by ongoing projects. Food security is being strengthened with additional rural roads, value-chain development, and food safety advances, as well as irrigation upgrades on almost 40,000 hectares. The assessment by ADB’s Indep. Evaluation Department of ADF-11and ADF-12 emphasizes that ADF project performance and results are stronger than during previous ADF periods. |
| Results of Switzerland's engagement in previous phase |
Supported by Swiss interventions AsDB further increased its organizational effectiveness, its financial solidity and the decentralization of competences to AsDB Resident Missions. Switzerland played an active role in the deliberations of the new “Strategy 2030” and the subsequent revision of the Corporate Results Framework (CRF) which fully integrates the SDGs and strengthens the measurement of poverty reduction and inclusiveness. ADB’s support for renewable energy and energy efficiency, disaster risk management and climate resilient urban development has been strengthened, although a revision of the current Energy Policy remains to be undertaken. There is still potential to improve conflict-sensitivity in ADB’s portfolio, notably in strengthening ADB’s staff expertise in the domain. |
| Medium-term outcome of organisation's current engagement |
AsDB’s goals of particular interest for Switzerland are the following: mainstreaming Gender in the organisation and in operations. |
| Effect in Switzerland |
Switzerland will through its engagement with the AsDF contribute to and monitor closely the following specific objectives: |
| Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
| Project partners |
Contract partner International Financial Institution (IFI) |
| Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 24'774'376 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 6'193'594 |
| Switzerland's ranking in the DonorOrder |
Switzerland is the 12th largest donor of the AsDF |
| Donors |
Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brunei D., Canada, China PR, China HK, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea Rep. , Luxemburg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taipei, China, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States |
| Coordination with other projects and actors |
Switzerland is in a constituency composed by France and Italy as lead countries together with Portugal, Spain and Belgium. Switzerland has the 3rd largest share of capital within this constituency. The 3 constituencies representing the European member countries and Canada have an arrangement to issue joint board positions on project- and program- related board items. For policy related items joint statements are elaborated on a case by case basis. Major country-specific positions are regularly consulted with our Embassies / Cooperation Offices. |
| Project phases | Phase 11 01.04.2021 - 31.12.2024 (Current phase) Phase 10 01.04.2017 - 31.12.2026 (Current phase) Phase 9 01.01.2013 - 31.12.2021 (Current phase) |