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NGO Forum on ADB flags risks following ADB’s approval of its amended Energy Policy
NGO Forum on ADB network and allies expresses deep alarm over the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) newly announced amendments to its 2021 Energy Policy, now endorsed by the ADB Board through the R-paper. Despite ADB’s framing of the changes as “technology neutral” and responsive to rising energy demand, these amendments represent a significant regression in the Bank’s commitments to climate action, fossil fuel phaseout, and people-centered development. For more than two decades
Dec 3, 20255 min read


ADB Energy Policy Review Scorecard: A Ring Hollow to a Just Energy Transition and Climate Justice
ADB Energy Policy Review Scorecard: A Ring Hollow to a Just Energy Transition and Climate Justice
Nov 20, 20258 min read


Critical civil society review of ADB’s Draft ESS1 Guidance Note
Civil society critique of ADB ESS1 Guidance Note exposes safeguard loopholes.
Oct 27, 20257 min read


NGO Forum on ADB AIIB PPM Recommendations
NGO Forum on ADB AIIB PPM Recommendations
Sep 30, 20256 min read


AIIB response to Forum network at the 2025 Annual Meeting
AIIB response to Forum network at the 2025 Annual Meeting
Sep 17, 20250 min read


Forum network submission on ADB Energy Policy Review 2025
Forum network submission on ADB Energy Policy Review 2025
Aug 19, 202523 min read
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