Conference Proceedings

Inland waterway transport is a low-cost, environmentally friendly way of transporting people and goods but countries in Asia and the Pacific have yet to realize its full potential. Noting the large opportunity for work in this area, (ADB organized an international workshop in Chongqing, People's Republic of China in September 2012 to provide a forum for ADB developing member countries to share experiences on how to realize the potential of inland waterway transport. Building on the findings of the Chongqing workshop, ADB hosted a second inland waterway workshop at its headquarters, on 15 and 16 July 2013, to further facilitate the advancement of support for inland waterway transport.

This document records the major contributions of the speakers and panelists during the Conference on Regional Cooperation and Integration: Experiences in Asia and the Pacific. It also includes the discussions in each session, including the statements and remarks delivered by the keynote speakers.

This report presents the synthesis of knowledge, experiences, good practices, and recommendations shared at the Subregional Workshop on Gender and Urban Poverty in South Asia.

The 11th Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Ministerial Conference was held on 29-30 October 2012 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, People‘s Republic of China. 

The United Nations Climate Change Conference, which included the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as well as the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, took place in Doha, Qatar, from 26 November to 8 December 2012.

The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) (2009) affirms ADB's commitment to help its developing member countries (DMCs) strengthen their country safeguard systems.

Inland waterway transport (IWT) is a low-cost, environmentally friendly way of transporting people and goods but countries in the Asia and the Pacific region have yet to realize its full potential. Many Asian Development Bank (ADB) developing member countries (DMCs) have networks of rivers and canals that can support IWT. However, until now this potential has remained underdeveloped. Often national policies for transport have paid too little attention to IWT compared with other transport modes, and there has not been enough investment in IWT infrastructure and services. More attention needs to be given to strengthening policies, institutions and investment programs to support the development of IWT.

Board Information Paper on the 6th Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Summit and 8th Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area Summit (BIMP-EAGA). Both were held on 4 April 2012, at the Peace Palace, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia.

This publication is a compilation of the conference proceedings from the Asian Development Bank Administrative Tribunal (ADBAT) 20th anniversary program of the Asian Development Bank Administrative Tribunal held on 5 September 2011 at the ADB Headquarters, Manila. It is authored by esteemed international experts in mediation and labor arbitration. It also covers the Tribunal's establishment and accomplishments since its inception in 1991.

Board Information Paper on the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program, 4th GMS Summit Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar 19-20 December 2011