NGO FORUM ON ADB OVER THE YEARS
1988
Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) and Environmental Policy Institute (EPI) entered into partnership address multilateral development bank (MDB) related issues, focusing on Asian Development Bank (ADB).
1991
NGO Forum on ADB was first established as NGO Working Group (NWG) on the ADB.
1992
At the ADB Annual Governor’s Meeting (AGM) in Hong Kong 1992, NGO delegates agreed to create the NGO Working Group on ADB, with a secretariat based in Manila, Philippines.
1994
The 1st NGO Regional Consultation on ADB policies and issues took place.
1995
NGO Working Group on ADB critiqued the ADB draft policies on information disclosure, involuntary resettlement, energy, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, women, among others.
1997
NGO Working Group on ADB during the 30th ADB Annual Meeting in Fukuoka, Japan had the theme ‘Questioning the ADB at 30: Myth vs Reality’.
1998
A massive protest was organise day Thai groups during the ADB Annual Meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand
1998
Restructuring of the NGO Working Group on the ADB making it NGO Forum on ADB with an International Committee (IC) and a Manila-based secretariat.
2000
'No Aloha for ADB’ was the theme during the ADB AGM in Honolulu, USA
2001
NGO Forum on ADB boycotted the 37th ADB AGM in Jeju Island, South Korea.
2004
NGOs from Central Asia joined the campaign on ADB during the 38th AGM in Istanbul, Turkey.
2005
NGO Forum on ADB organised a parallel events during the 39th ADB AGM in Hyderabad, India.
2008
The Safeguards Mechanism was introduced.
2011
CSOs successfully participated in the consultations on the ADB Public Communication Policy (PCP)
2012
NGO Forum on ADB had released the Integrated Water Resources Managment.
2015
The first Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) strategy meeting was conducted in Manila, Philippines.
2016
NGO Forum on ADB participated in the 1st AIIB Annual Meeting in Beijing, China.
2017
NGO Forum on ADB launched the Asian People’s Call on Challenging ADB’s Immunity as a response to ADB’s 50 years of operation in Asia.
2018
The Forum launched the Decarbonize ADB, AIIB Campaign
2019
NGO Forum on ADB intensifies campaigns on ADB and AIIB focusing on approved projects.
2020
NGO Forum on ADB intensifies Decarbonize ADB, AIIB Campaign. Started the South-south Integrated Energy Planning campaign.