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ADB Energy Policy Review Scorecard Why This Matters This year marks a decade since the Paris Agreement — yet the Asian Development Bank (ADB) still falls short of the 1.5°C goal. ADB’s Energy Policy Review proposes dangerous rollbacks, including: Reviving extractive industries Lifting the ban on nuclear energy investments Promoting co-firing and other false “transition” technologies Keeping loopholes for coal and gas As the world nears a climate tipping point, ADB continues to lag behind its own claims as a “climate bank.” What’s ADB’s Score? That’s for you to decide. Each Forum network member and ally can grade ADB’s Energy Policy Review process and proposed revisions based on their alignment with real climate action — or lack thereof. How to Participate Download the Score you give ADB in the Scorecard drive . Grade ADB’s performance on its Energy Policy Review and proposed revisions. Post your score publicly with any of these hashtags - #ADBFailingDClimateTest #ADBFossilFail #ADBClimateScore Tag ADB Facebook: Asian Development Bank X (Twitter): @ADB_HQ LinkedIn: Asian Development Bank Explain your score in one line. Example: “We give ADB a failing grade for pushing fossil fuels.” Let us know if your organization is joining so we can amplify your post. If you don’t have social media, NGO Forum on ADB can post your score on your behalf, with full credit to your organization. Need Help? If your schedule is tight, fill out this short form and we’ll prepare and post your materials for you — all you have to do is share. You can also check the Scorecard meanings below - Here is an example -

Monitoring ADB’s actions in Asia-Pacific to fight harmful projects, protect communities, and ensure sustainable, people-centered development. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) Project Monitoring Energy Campaign Safeguards Public Information Policy Accountability Mechanism Strategy 2030 PROYEKTO MONITORING SOUTH ASIA Read More SOUTHEAST ASIA Read More MEKONG Read More CENTRAL ASIA Read More

The NGO Forum on ADB is an Asian-led network of civil society organizations (CSOs), based in Asia and the Pacific region. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) Project Monitoring Energy Campaign Safeguards Public Information Policy Accountability Mechanism Strategy 2030 PROYEKTO MONITORING This section features formal submissions made by NGO Forum on ADB network and allies during the ADB Safeguard Policy review process. It includes joint statements, policy critiques, and detailed recommendations advocating for robust, rights-based, and environmentally sound safeguards. These documents reflect the collective efforts of civil society to influence ADB's policies to better protect communities and ecosystems affected by development projects. The fight for stronger safeguards Forum network recommendations on the ADB website Statement of concern regarding the proposed WB/ADB FMRF and its significance in relation to the ADB ESF Collective Civil Society Statement on ESF Draft: Calling for an Overhaul and immediate redrafting NGO Forum comments on ADB ESF R-paper ADB's Response to the Forum Network's Draft ESF Comments Submission Collective Civil Society Statement on ESF Draft: Calling for an Overhaul and Immediate Redrafting PH CSO Statement re: ADB’s Draft Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) Ripple Effect: Exhibition to Highlight Damaging Impact of Asian Development Bank (ADB) Projects Joint civil society statement for a robust, rights-based and just safeguards policy at the ADB 1 Million Signature for a robust, rights-based and just ADB safeguards policy! Civil Society Input and Recommendations on the Stakeholder Engagement Plan ADB Safeguard Spotlight The Story of ADB Safeguards Related Documents ADB Project Tracker COVID19 Loan Tracker

Special Publications Mga Espesyal na Lathalain RESOURCES Bankwatch | Taunang Ulat | Maikling Proyekto | Mga Gabay na Aklat Mga Mapanganib na Pagkagambala Huwag Saktan Sa dilim Regional Overview of Country Safeguard Systems to Mitigate Trans boundary Infrastructure Mega Project Impacts : Mongolia Regional Overview of Country Safeguard Systems to Mitigate Trans boundary Infrastructure Mega Project Impacts : Indonesia Regional Overview of Country Safeguard Systems to Mitigate Trans boundary Infrastructure Mega Project Impacts : Myanmar Regional Overview of Country Safeguard Systems to Mitigate Trans boundary Infrastructure Mega Project Impacts : South Asia and Sri Lanka Assessment of the ADB’s Energy Policy: Undermining International Climate Commitments ◄ 1 / 1 ► Please reload 2nd AIIB ESS Critique AIIB Energy Strategy Critique RISK AND RESILIENCE: Mainstreaming Climate Change Into the Environmental Impact Assessment Process The ADB in Burma: Behind the Scenes Roads to Destruction ADB’s Contradictory Roads, Biodiversity and Plantations Activities in Lao PDR or How Did You Know We Wanted Ecocide? ◄ 1 / 1 ► Please reload

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Tracking the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to expose harmful projects and policies, and advocate for transparency, justice, and sustainable development in Asia-Pacific. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) Project Monitoring Energy Campaign Project-affected People's Mechanism (PPM) AIIB Annual Meeting PROYEKTO MONITORING SOUTH ASIA Read More SOUTHEAST ASIA Read More

PAKISTAN BANGLADESH INDIA INDONESIA PHILIPPINES BANGLADESH BANGLADESH Source: Bangladesh: COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program LATEST NEWS UPDATES 22 December 2022 Pakistan, ADB sign agreements worth $1.5bn for various projects 19 October 2021 Pakistan in deep economic crisis, needs $51.6 billion external financing over two year period 6 August 2021 ADB approves $500m loan to help Pakistan procure Covid-19 vaccines 10 June 2021 ADB approves $500m emergency loan for Pakistan

Explore the timeline of NGO Forum on ADB, highlighting key milestones, advocacy efforts, and achievements in promoting accountability, sustainability, and social justice in ADB and AIIB operations. Based in Quezon City, the Forum has been a leading voice for civil society since 1992. NGO FORUM SA ADB SA MGA TAON 1988 Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) at Environmental Policy Institute (EPI) pumasok sa partnership address ng multilateral development bank (MDB) na mga isyu na may kaugnayan, na tumututok sa Asian Development Bank (ADB). NGO Forum sa ADB ay unang itinatag bilang NGO Working Group (NWG) sa ADB. 1991 1988 Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) at Environmental Policy Institute (EPI) pumasok sa partnership address ng multilateral development bank (MDB) na mga isyu na may kaugnayan, na tumututok sa Asian Development Bank (ADB). NGO Forum sa ADB ay unang itinatag bilang NGO Working Group (NWG) sa ADB. 1994 1988 Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) at Environmental Policy Institute (EPI) pumasok sa partnership address ng multilateral development bank (MDB) na mga isyu na may kaugnayan, na tumututok sa Asian Development Bank (ADB). NGO Forum sa ADB ay unang itinatag bilang NGO Working Group (NWG) sa ADB. 1997 1988 Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) at Environmental Policy Institute (EPI) pumasok sa partnership address ng multilateral development bank (MDB) na mga isyu na may kaugnayan, na tumututok sa Asian Development Bank (ADB). NGO Forum sa ADB ay unang itinatag bilang NGO Working Group (NWG) sa ADB. 2000 1988 Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) at Environmental Policy Institute (EPI) pumasok sa partnership address ng multilateral development bank (MDB) na mga isyu na may kaugnayan, na tumututok sa Asian Development Bank (ADB). NGO Forum sa ADB ay unang itinatag bilang NGO Working Group (NWG) sa ADB. 2004 1988 Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) at Environmental Policy Institute (EPI) pumasok sa partnership address ng multilateral development bank (MDB) na mga isyu na may kaugnayan, na tumututok sa Asian Development Bank (ADB). NGO Forum sa ADB ay unang itinatag bilang NGO Working Group (NWG) sa ADB. 2008 1988 Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) at Environmental Policy Institute (EPI) pumasok sa partnership address ng multilateral development bank (MDB) na mga isyu na may kaugnayan, na tumututok sa Asian Development Bank (ADB). NGO Forum sa ADB ay unang itinatag bilang NGO Working Group (NWG) sa ADB. 2011 1988 Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) at Environmental Policy Institute (EPI) pumasok sa partnership address ng multilateral development bank (MDB) na mga isyu na may kaugnayan, na tumututok sa Asian Development Bank (ADB). NGO Forum sa ADB ay unang itinatag bilang NGO Working Group (NWG) sa ADB. 2016 1988 Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) at Environmental Policy Institute (EPI) pumasok sa partnership address ng multilateral development bank (MDB) na mga isyu na may kaugnayan, na tumututok sa Asian Development Bank (ADB). NGO Forum sa ADB ay unang itinatag bilang NGO Working Group (NWG) sa ADB. 2018 1988 Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) at Environmental Policy Institute (EPI) pumasok sa partnership address ng multilateral development bank (MDB) na mga isyu na may kaugnayan, na tumututok sa Asian Development Bank (ADB). NGO Forum sa ADB ay unang itinatag bilang NGO Working Group (NWG) sa ADB. 2020 1988 Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) at Environmental Policy Institute (EPI) pumasok sa partnership address ng multilateral development bank (MDB) na mga isyu na may kaugnayan, na tumututok sa Asian Development Bank (ADB). NGO Forum sa ADB ay unang itinatag bilang NGO Working Group (NWG) sa ADB. 2022 1988 Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) at Environmental Policy Institute (EPI) pumasok sa partnership address ng multilateral development bank (MDB) na mga isyu na may kaugnayan, na tumututok sa Asian Development Bank (ADB). NGO Forum sa ADB ay unang itinatag bilang NGO Working Group (NWG) sa ADB. 2023 1988 Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) at Environmental Policy Institute (EPI) pumasok sa partnership address ng multilateral development bank (MDB) na mga isyu na may kaugnayan, na tumututok sa Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The NGO Forum on ADB is an Asian-led network of civil society organizations (CSOs), based in Asia and the Pacific region. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) Project Monitoring Energy Campaign Safeguards Public Information Policy Accountability Mechanism Strategy 2030 PROYEKTO MONITORING Latest News Latest Events/Activities Civil society slams ADB’s “clean energy” claims at ACEF 2025 As the Asian Development Bank marks 20 years of the Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF), civil society groups across Asia are calling it two decades of greenwashing. In a powerful joint statement, they denounce ADB’s continued backing of fossil fuels, harmful technologies, and corporate polluters, warning that false solutions like gas, mining, and incineration are worsening the climate crisis. With the bank’s energy policy review underway, they demand a real shift toward justice, equity, and people-powered renewable systems. Read Press Release

The NGO Forum on ADB is an Asian-led network of civil society organizations (CSOs), based in Asia and the Pacific region. PROYEKTO MONITORING Latest News Sign the 1M Petition ADB Project Tracker Media 2009 after the approval of the new ADB’s Accountability Mechanism (AM) was approved in December 2003, replacing the 1995 Inspection Function. Although a review of the policy was scheduled in 2006, it was postponed until 2008 and later rescheduled. The ADB officially started its policy review when ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda made an announcement during its Annual Meeting in Tashkent in May 2010. The ADB conducted a series of multi-stakeholder consultations in Asia, Europe, and the United States from September to November 2010. It also held consultations with affected people in selected countries. In April 2011, Forum submitted its comments on the consultation draft policy paper. Civil society organizations, however, criticized the ADB for coming up with a draft Working Paper–a draft policy version submitted to the ADB Board of Directors for review–two days after the deadline for submission of public comments on the consultation draft policy paper. In May 2011, after Forum’s continuous pushing and lobbying, the bank decided to put the review process on the right track by inviting public comments on the draft Working Paper. In June 2011, Forum submitted its comments on the first Working-Paper. In July, ADB released its second Working-Paper which is currently open for public comments. Forum members have been using the AM to register local communities’ complaints on the Bank’s lapses in terms of its policies, programs, and projects. While there was not a single complaint filed in 2008, out of the 13 cases in 2009, four of which were filed by Forum members. Accountability mechanism related documents - 21 Oct 2019 | NGO Forum on ADB Comments: Safeguard Compliance and Accountability Mechanism Framework 17 Mar 2019 | ADB’s 10 years of Accountability Mechanism is not worth celebrating 17 Jan 2019 | Does ADB's Accountability mechanism work? 14 Nov 2010 | Review on Accountability Greater Mekong Subregion: Mekong Tourism Development Project 14 Nov 2010 | Holding ADB Accountable: A look at the Present Accountability Mechanism 14 Nov 2010 | Review on Accountability Mechanism Sixth Road Project: Not Eligible 12 Nov 2010 | Accountability Counsel Comments on the Asian Development Bank Accountability Mechanism Policy Review 14 Sep 2010 | Submission to the Accountability Mechanism Review 09 Sep 2010 | Effectiveness of the Accountability Mechanism in Central Asia and the Caucasus ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) Project Monitoring Energy Campaign Safeguards Public Information Policy Accountability Mechanism Strategy 2030

The NGO Forum on ADB is an Asian-led network of civil society organizations (CSOs), based in Asia and the Pacific region. PROYEKTO MONITORING Latest News Sign the 1M Petition ADB Project Tracker Media WATCH Unpacking the Delivery of ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement 8 May 2019 | Nadi, Fiji ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) Project Monitoring Energy Campaign Safeguards Public Information Policy Accountability Mechanism Strategy 2030

Explore ADB Safeguard Violations in Energy Projects This interactive page provides a visual overview of safeguard violations linked to ADB–funded energy projects in South Asia. How to use this dashboard? Click on any item—such as a country, safeguard category, or type of violation—to view detailed project information and related issues. Click the same item again to return to the full regional overview. Use the filters and visual tools to explore where and how safeguard breaches have occurred in ADB’s energy portfolio across South Asia. ADB Energy Investments In South Asia Next