ASTANA/BISHKEK, 20 Jul 10 -- Local communities are crying foul over the implementation of the ADB-funded "Western China-Western Europe" road project. Issues surrounding the project include unfair compensation, violation of people's social rights and ADB's policies, and corruption.

MANILA, 19 Jul 10 -- Six months from now, what remained incomplete in Copenhagen may finally be resolved in Cancun. However, civil society organizations still fear that the sustained operation of the Climate Investment Funds, despite the sunset clause, may lead in the institutionalization of the mechanism in the UNFCCC's financial architecture.

MANILA, 20 Jun 10 -- Local and international civil society organizations urged the ADB to be more transparent in its Public Communication Policy. The Philippines' leading business newspaper takes on CSOs' comments on the ongoing review of the ADB's communication policy.

MANILA, 16 June 10 -- Forum expressed  its dissatisfaction with the ADB's draft revised Public Communication Policy (PCP). "We question the ADB's good faith coming into the series of national consultations on the PCP," said Forum Executive Director Dr Avilash Roul.

KALASIN, 2 JUN 10 -- Women have become vulnerable due to projects funded by the ADB. Tipakson Manpati talks about the role women could play in struggles against development-induced gender injustice.

DUSHANBE, 14 May 10 -- Tajik CSOs criticized ADB's local office for brushing off their request for an actual draft of the country partnership strategy as basis for consultation. "None of the participating CSOs had a copy draft CPS in either English or Russian before the meeting, as well as during the meeting."