Early Warning System

Regions

South Asia

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Countries

Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Sri Lanka

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Financial Institutions

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.

Project Status

Approved

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."

Voting Date

May 30, 2025

Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.

Borrower

Regional - Asian Development Bank

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Law and Government
Technical Cooperation

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Type(s)

Grant

The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 4.60 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 4.60 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Bank Documents

Strengthening Project Preparation, Implementation and Portfolio Performance in South Asia: Technical

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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Nov 6, 2025

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Project Description

If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the proposed cluster Technical Assistance (TA) aims to contribute to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of ADB projects in South Asia and will focus on improving the quality of ADB operations and portfolio management by strengthening the preparation and implementation of ADB financed projects. It will add value through its demand driven, integrated, and innovative approaches to planning, preparation and implementation of projects including initiatives in strategic engagement with Developing Member Countries (DMCs), knowledge sharing, and capacity building. The TA will leverage the dynamic and integrated value chain of ADB operations from programming, project preparation, implementation, and completionwhere lessons cycle back to inform project design and implementation. The TA will focus on three outputs, namely: (a) strengthening of project planning and implementation efficiency; (b) enhancing individual Capacity Development Resource Centers (CDRCs) and establishing the CDRC network; and (c) improving project/portfolio planning and monitoring systems and initiatives through technological/digital solutions.

Early Warning System Project Analysis

For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

According to the Technical Assistance Report, the Risk Categories are:

Environment: Not Applicable
Involuntary Resettlement: Not Applicable
Indigenous Peoples: Not Applicable

Investment Description

Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

The TA cluster financing amount is $4,600,000, which will be financed on a grant basis by ADB’s Technical Assistance Special Fund.

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

No contacts available at the time of disclosure.