Country Operations Business Plan. Nepal September 2016

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1 Country Operations Business Plan September 2016 Nepal This document is being disclosed to the public in accordance with ADB's Public Communications Policy 2011.

2 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 30 September 2016) Currency unit Nepalese rupee/s (NRe/NRs) NRe1.00 = $ $1.00 = NRs106.7 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank ADF Asian Development Fund COBP country operations business plan COL concessional ordinary capital resources lending CPS country partnership strategy DRR Disaster Risk Reduction OCR ordinary capital resources PDA project design advance SASEC South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation TA technical assistance (i) (ii) NOTES The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of Nepal ends on 15 July. FY before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY2017 ends on 15 July In this report, $ refers to US dollars. Vice-President W. Zhang, Operations 1 Director General H. Kim, South Asia Department () Director K. Yokoyama, Nepal Resident Mission, Team leader S. Bhari, Principal Economist, Team members S. Rajbhari, Programs Analyst, A. Rana, Senior Programs Officer, In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

3 CONTENTS Page I. CONSISTENCY OF BUSINESS PLAN WITH COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY 1 II. INDICATIVE RESOURCE PARAMETERS 1 III. SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO LENDING AND NONLENDING PROGRAMS 2 APPENDIXES 1. Country Assistance Results Areas 3 2. Indicative Assistance Pipeline 5 3. Assistance Program for Current Year Indicative Knowledge s Events 12

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5 I. CONSISTENCY OF BUSINESS PLAN WITH COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY 1. The country operations business plan (COBP) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is consistent with ADB s country partnership strategy (CPS), for Nepal, which focuses on infrastructure human capital development. 1 It is also aligned with the government s objective of socioeconomic transformation poverty reduction through high economic growth with productive employment just distribution with the priorities set out in ADB s Midterm Review of Strategy The COBP will support (i) better road air transport connectivity, trade facilitation; (ii) sustainable urban development assessment of economic corridors to improve linkages with large, fast-growing neighboring countries; (iii) energy sector reforms investments in generation, transmission, distribution systems; (iv) upgrading skills education; (v) water resources development management, transformation from subsistence to commercial agriculture. ADB will further deepen its support for gender equality social inclusion, better governance capacity development, environmental sustainability including adaptation to climate change disaster risk reduction, regional cooperation integration, private sector development, knowledge solutions, partnerships. 3. As of 30 June 2016, ADB s active investment portfolio included 32 projects amounting to $1,730 million. The total contracted amount is $899 million (52%) disbursement is $530.2 million (31%). Underscoring the need for better project implementation, a more detailed project readiness filter will be systematically applied to ADB-assisted projects from 2017 onwards. II. INDICATIVE RESOURCE PARAMETERS 4. Nepal, a group A developing member country, is eligible for concessional ordinary capital resources lending (COL). 3 The indicative COL resource allocation for is $843.8 million. In addition, $15 million (including $5 million in grants) each for $14.6 million ($4.9 million in grants) for 2019 are allocated from the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Facility. The final biennial allocation for will depend on available resources the outcome of the 2016 country performance assessment. The 2016 debt distress classification assessed Nepal to be at low risk of debt distress. In accordance with the Asian Development Fund (ADF) grants framework, the country is to receive no country allocation in grants in Funding from other sources, including the COL regional set-aside, regular ordinary capital resources (OCR) lending, cofinancing from trust funds development partners, will be explored. 4 1 ADB Country Partnership Strategy: Nepal, Manila. proposes to extend the CPS for two years after its expiration in December 2017 since the priority sectors of support in the CPS are aligned with the government s recently adopted Fourteenth Plan for FY2017 FY2019. The extension of the current CPS will allow (i) the next CPS to be aligned with the government s medium-term plan from FY2020 onward, (ii) greater clarity on strategic priorities to support the country s ongoing transition towards federalism. 2 Government of Nepal. National Planning Commission Approach Paper of the Fourteenth Plan, FY2017 FY accessed 22 July 2016; ADB Midterm Review of Strategy 2020: Meeting the Challenges of a Transforming Asia Pacific. Manila. 3 The terminology reflects the combination of Asian Development Fund (ADF) lending operations with the regular ordinary capital resources (OCR) balance sheet that will take effect on 1 January For 2016, COL should be understood as ADF lending. 4 Regular OCR lending may be considered on an exceptional basis for projects that have foreign exchange earnings are able to fully service their foreign debt from their net foreign exchange earnings (ADB Classification Graduation of Developing Member Countries. Operations Manual. OM A1/BP. Manila).

6 2 5. The country assistance results areas is in Appendix 1 the investment technical assistance (TA) program are in Appendixes 2 3. The firm lending program consists of $939 million in COL, $10 million in ADF grant from the DRR Facility, $214 million to be requested from the COL regional set-aside. The COBP focuses on fewer but larger projects includes substantial over-programming (listed as stby projects) to build a strong pipeline of projects which can be considered for ADB financing once high-readiness criteria are met, when additional lending resources become available as a result of the merger of ADF lending resources with the OCR balance sheet. To enhance project readiness, provisions for the detailed design of projects will be made through ongoing projects, establishing a project bank of upcoming projects, or with project design advances (PDAs), as appropriate. A total of about $290 million in official commercial cofinancing is envisaged. The TA program of $19.6 million in , includes $9.0 million in TA Special Fund resources $10.6 million in trust funds other cofinancing, mainly for project preparation capacity development, with continued emphasis on improving project implementation including e-procurement. Knowledge products services as well as innovation, advanced technology, pilot initiatives are listed in Appendix 4. III. SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO LENDING AND NONLENDING PROGRAMS 6. The following changes have been made to the program based on the government s request /or the current level of project readiness: A new project to upgrade the electricity distribution transmission systems in the Kathmu valley other major urban centers has been added ( ). The multitranche financing (MFF) facility for the Integrated Urban Economic Corridor Program is restructured as a stalone project for Regional Urban Development Project in 2017 to allow sufficient time for the assessment of economic corridor development. Similarly, the Kathmu Valley Water Supply Sanitation Management Investment Program is restructured as a stalone project in The South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Transport Trade Facilitation Sector Development Program is split into the SASEC Roads Improvement Project (2016) SASEC Customs Reform Modernization for Trade Facilitation Program (2017) under a new sector. The Agriculture Sector Development Program is split into the Agriculture Development Strategy (ADS) Implementation Support Program (2017) ADS Rural Infrastructure Support Sector Project (2017). A PDA for Higher Engineering Education (2017) has been provisioned for the detailed design of the ensuing project (stby, 2019). A project for Disaster Resilience Building for Schools Communities has been added in 2018 to be funded out of the DRR Facility. A number of other projects have been rescheduled, including, among others, the Bagmati River Improvement Project Additional Financing (2018); Hydroelectricity Financing Facility (stby, 2018); Strengthening Subnational Public Management Program (stby 2018) under a new sector; Tribhuvan International Airport Capacity Enhancement Investment Program, Tranche 1 (2019); Skills Development Program (2019); Nalsyau Gad Hydropower Public Private Partnership Project (stby 2019). Developing an Innovative Sustainable Irrigation Project (2018) Large Scale Irrigation Schemes in Terai, Tranche 1 (stby 2018) are merged into an Irrigation Development Project (stby 2019). The TA program has been adjusted in line with the changes to the lending program.

7 3 Key Country Development Outcomes that ADB Contributes to 1. Energy Enhanced reliable use of electricity Increased cross-border energy trade COUNTRY ASSISTANCE RESULTS AREAS Key Areas of Assistance Large hydropower generation; renewable energy generation; electricity transmission distribution; energy sector policy institutional reforms 2. Water Other Urban Infrastructure Services Increased use of water supply Urban water supply; urban sewerage urban sanitation services sanitation; urban policy, institutional capacity development; storm water drainage 3. Transport Enhanced global local connectivity for more efficient movement of people goods better access to goods services Air transport; road transport-nonurban; transport policies institutional development 4. Agriculture, Natural Resources Rural Development Increased agricultural production, Irrigation, drainage, flood protection; waterbased natural resource management; agriculture productivity, food security rural sector development (rural infrastructure); agriculture policy, institutional capacity development ADB Indicative Resource Allocation in Amount: $350 million COL Share of COBP envelope: 30.1% Amount: $332 million COL $50 million cofinancing Share of COBP envelope: 28.5% Amount: $160 million COL Share of COBP envelope: 13.8% Amount: $190 million COL $90 million cofinancing Share of COBP envelope:16.3% Changes from Last COBP Added a new project to upgrade the electricity distribution transmission systems in the Kathmu valley other major urban centers. The following were restructured as stalone projects: Regional Urban Development Project for 2017 (formerly MFF for Integrated Urban Economic Corridor Program), Kathmu Valley Water Supply Sanitation Management Investment Program as a project in Separated the SASEC Customs Reform Modernization for Trade Facilitation Program (2017) from the SASEC Transport Trade Facilitation Sector Development Program. Split the Agriculture Sector Development (ADS) Program into the ADS Implementation Support Program (2017) ADS Rural Appendix 4 1 Appendix 3 1

8 4 Key Country Development Outcomes that ADB Contributes to 5. Education Increased educational attainment for both men women, including socially excluded groups, better skilled labor force 6. Public Sector Management Enhanced efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, accountability of public finances at the national subnational levels 7. Industry Trade Increased contribution of exports to GDP through the promotion of domestic international trade Key Areas of Assistance vocational education training; secondary education; tertiary education; upper secondary education (support to school sector development plan) Public management; public expenditure fiscal management; decentralization Industry trade sector development; trade services ADB Indicative Resource Allocation in Amount: $110 million COL $150 million cofinancing Share of COBP envelope: 9.5% Amount: $0 million COL (2018 stby) Share of COBP envelope: 0% Amount: $21 million COL Share of COBP envelope: 1.8% Changes from Last COBP Infrastructure Support Sector Project (2017). Included a PDA for Higher Engineering Education (2017). Added a project for Disaster Resilience Building for Schools Communities in 2018 to be funded out of the DRR Facility. Added a new sector on public sector management to include Strengthening Subnational Public Management Program reclassified as 2018 stby. Added a new sector on industry trade to include SASEC Customs Reform Modernization for Trade Facilitation Program for approval in ADB = Asian Development Bank; ADS = Agriculture Development Strategy; COBP = country operations business plan; COL = concessional ordinary capital resources lending; DRR = Disaster Risk Reduction; GDP = gross domestic product; MFF = multitranche financing facility; PDA = project design advance; SASEC = South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation. Source: ADB estimates. 4 Appendix 1

9 5 INDICATIVE ASSISTANCE PIPELINE Table A2.1: Lending Products, Project/Program Name Sector 2017 Firm ADS Implementation Support Program ADS Rural Infrastructure Support Sector Project Poverty Targeting ANR GI IEG, ESG,EGM, GCD,PSD, PAR ANR TI-G IEG,GCD, GEN Strategic Agendas Drivers of Change Division Year of PPTA/ PDA Total a Cost ($ million) ADB ADF OCR COL Grants Total Gov t Cofinance SAER SAER Regional Urban WUS TI-G ESG, GCD SAUW Development Project b Power Transmission Distribution Efficiency Enhancement Project SASEC Customs Reform Modernization for Trade Facilitation Program c ENE GI IEG, ESG, PSD, GCD SAEN IND GI RCI,GCD SARC PDA for Higher SAHS Engineering Education d EDU GI IEG,EGM, PSD,GCD, KNS Total Stby Nepal Energy Sector SAEN Reform Program e ENE GI IEG,ESG, PSD, GCD Total Firm Bagmati River Basin Improvement Project -AF Disaster Resilience Building for Schools & Communities Project f ANR GI ESG,EGM, GCD EDU GI IEG,ESG, EGM,GCD, KNS,PAR SAER NRM Appendix 2 5

10 6 Poverty Targeting Strategic Agendas Drivers of Change Division Project/Program Name Sector Nepal Energy Sector ENE GI IEG,ESG, Reform Program e PSD, GCD SASEC Road Connectivity Program (Tranche 1) g TRA GI IEG,RCI,SG E, PSD,GCD Year of PPTA/ Cost ($ million) ADB ADF Cofinance PDA Total a OCR COL Grants Total Gov t SAEN SATC Total Appendix Stby Hydroelectricity Financing Project Strengthening Subnational Public Management Program TIA Capacity Enhancement Investment Program (Tranche 1) h ENE GI IEG,ESG, PSD, GCD, KNS PSM GI SGE,GCD, KNS TRA GI IEG,RCI, GCD SAPF SAPF SATC Total Firm Skills Development Program (RBL) Power Transmission Distribution Efficiency Enhancement Project- Additional Financing TIA Capacity Enhancement Program (Tranche 1) h Second Kathmu Valley Water Supply Improvement Project EDU GI IEG,GEN, GCD ENE GI IEG,ESG, PSD, GCD TRA GI IEG,RCI, GCD WUS TI-G ESG,SGE, GCD,KNS SAHS SAEN SATC SAUW Total

11 7 Project/Program Name Sector 2019 Stby Irrigation Development Project Higher Engineering Education Project Poverty Targeting ANR TI-G IEG,ESG, GEN,PSD, GCD, KNS EDU GI IEG,EGM, PSD,GCD, KNS Dudh Koshi Hydropower ENE GI IEG,ESG, Program (Tranche 1) i RCI,PSD Third Small Towns Water Supply Sanitation Project AF WUS TI-G ESG,GEN, GCD,PAR Strategic Agendas Drivers of Change Division Year of PPTA/ PDA Total a Cost ($ million) ADB ADF OCR COL Grants Total Gov t Cofinance SAER SAHS SAEN SAUW Total ADB = Asian Development Bank; ADF = Asian Development Fund; ADS = agriculture development strategy; ANR = agriculture, natural resources, rural development; COL = concessional OCR lending; EDU = education; ENE = energy; EGM = effective gender mainstreaming; ESG = environmentally sustainable growth; GCD = governance capacity development, GEN = gender equality; GI = general intervention; Gov t = government; IEG = inclusive economic growth; IND = industry trade; KNS = knowledge solutions; NRM = Nepal Resident Mission; OCR = ordinary capital resources; PAR = partnerships; PDA = project design advance; PPTA = project preparatory technical assistance; PSD = private sector development; PSM = public sector management; RBL = results based lending; RCI = regional integration; SAEN = South Asia Energy Division; SAER = South Asia Environment, Natural Resources, Agriculture Division; SAHS = South Asia Human Social Development Division; SAPF = South Asia Public Management, Financial Sector, Trade Division; SARC = South Asia Regional Cooperation Operations Coordination Division; SASEC = South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation; SATC = South Asia Transport Communications Division; SAUW = South Asia Urban Development Water Division; SGE = some gender elements; TIA = Tribhuvan International Airport; TI-G = targeted intervention geographic dimensions of inclusive growth, TRA = transport; WUS = water supply other urban infrastructure services. a The total cost total financing do not tally because of a PDA estimated at $2 million, which will be refinanced by the ensuing loan. b Includes $50 million regional set-aside. c Includes $14 million regional set-aside. d The PDA will be refinanced by the ensuing COL for Higher Engineering Education Project (stby 2019). e Includes $50 million regional set-aside. f Includes $20 million COL $10 million ADF grant from disaster risk reduction (DRR) allocations. The DRR aims to strengthen disaster resilience to help spur investment. This additional financing will support (i) st-alone DRR projects; (ii) discrete DRR components of other grant loan projects; (iii) the incremental cost in strengthening the disaster resilience of infrastructure investments. g Includes $60 million regional set-aside. h Includes $40 million regional set-aside. i Includes $30 million regional set-aside. Source: ADB estimates. Appendix 2 7

12 8 Table A2.2: Nonlending Products Services, Sources of Funding ADB Others Assistance Name Sector Division Assistance Type Source Amount ($'000) Source Amount ($'000) Total ($'000) 2017 Implementation Support for ADS Rural ANR SAER CDTA TASF Infrastructure Support Sector Project Implementation Support for ADS ANR SAER CDTA TASF Trust Fund Implementation Support Program Energy Sector Policy Institutional ENE SAEN PPTA TASF Trust Fund 1, ,500.0 Strengthening NEA's Capacity to Deliver ENE NRM CDTA Trust Fund 2, ,000.0 GESI Social Safeguards' Results Support for Education Skills EDU SAHS CDTA TASF Trust Fund 1, ,500.0 Development (Supplementary) Support for Project Implementation of the EDU NRM CDTA TASF Nepal Earthquake Rehabilitation Reconstruction Program (Supplementary) Capacity Building for Trade Facilitation IND SARC CDTA Trust Fund 1, ,000.0 Support for Regional Urban Development WUS SAUW CDTA Trust Fund Project (Piggyback) Institutional Management Strengthening WUS SAUW CDTA Trust Fund 2, ,000.0 for Water Supply Sanitation in Kathmu Valley Portfolio Management Capacity Enhancement (Supplementary) MUL NRM CDTA TASF Total 2, , , Support for Bagmati River Basin ANR SAER CDTA TASF Improvement Project-Additional Financing (Piggyback) Hydroelectricity Financing Project ENE SAPF CDTA TASF (Piggyback) Support for Economic Policy Planning PSM NRM CDTA TASF Capacity Strengthening for Sustainable Road TRA SATC CDTA TASF Connectivity (Piggyback) Preparing Major Cities Urban Transport WUS SATC PPTA TASF Trust Fund ,200.0 Improvement Project Economic Corridor Development WUS SAUW CDTA TASF Trust Fund , Total 3, , Appendix 2

13 9 Assistance Name 2019 Preparing Supporting School Sector Development Program-II Support for Education Skills Development (Supplementary) Energy Sector Policy Institutional Strengthening (Supplementary) Strengthening Subnational Public Management Program (Supplementary) Sector Division Assistance Type Sources of Funding ADB Others Amount Source ($'000) Source Amount ($'000) Total ($'000) EDU SAHS PPTA TASF EDU SAHS CDTA TASF ENE SAEN PPTA TASF PSM SAPF PATA TASF Trust Fund 1, ,200.0 Second Kathmu Valley Water Supply WUS SAUW CDTA TASF Improvement Project (Piggyback) Total 3, , ,600.0 ADB = Asian Development Bank; ADS = agriculture development strategy; ANR = agriculture, natural resources, rural development; CDTA = capacity development technical assistance; EDU = education; ENE = energy; GESI = gender equality social inclusion; IND = industry trade; MUL = multisector; NEA = Nepal Electricity Authority; PATA = policy advisory technical assistance; PPTA = project preparatory technical assistance; PSM = public sector management; SAEN = South Asia Energy Division, SAER = South Asia Environment, Natural Resources, Agriculture Division; SAHS = South Asia Human Social Development Division; SAPF = South Asia Public Management, Financial Sector, Trade Division; SARC = South Asia Operations Coordination Division; SATC = South Asia Transport Communications Division; SAUW = South Asia Urban Development Water Division; TASF = Assistance Special Fund; TRA = transport; WUS = water other urban infrastructure services. Source: ADB estimates. Appendix 2 9

14 10 Project/Program Name Sector Firm Supporting School Sector Development Program Poverty Targeting EDU TI-M IEG/GCD/ KNS/PAR/ PSD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR CURRENT YEAR Table A3.1: Lending Products, 2016 Strategic Agendas Drivers of Change Division Year of PPTA/ PDA Total OCR Cost ($ million) ADB ADF Loans Grants Total Gov t Cofinan ce SAHS - 5, , SASEC Roads SATC Improvement Project a TRA GI ESG/RCI/ IEG/PSD/ GCD/SGE/ PAR Total 6, , Appendix 3 ADB = Asian Development Bank; ADF = Asian Development Fund; EDU = education; ESG = environmentally sustainable growth; GCD = governance capacity development; GI = general intervention; Gov t = government; IEG = inclusive economic growth; KNS = knowledge solutions; OCR = ordinary capital resources; PAR = partnerships; PDA = project design advance; PPTA = project preparatory technical assistance; PSD = private sector development; RCI = regional integration; SAHS = South Asia Human Social Development Division; SASEC = South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation; SATC = South Asia Transport Communications Division; SGE = some gender elements; TI-M = targeted intervention Millennium Development Goals; TRA = transport. a Includes $60 million regional set-aside. Source: ADB estimates.

15 Table A3.2: Nonlending Products Services, 2016 Assistance Name 2016 Firm Bagmati River Basin Improvement Project (Supplementary) Agriculture Sector Development Program (Supplementary) Preparing Power Transmission Distribution Efficiency Enhancement Project Supporting Policies Implementation in the School Sector (Piggyback) Strengthening Subnational Public Management Program Capacity Strengthening for Sustainable Road Transport (formerly SASEC Roads Improvement Project, Supplementary) Second Kathmu Valley Water Supply Improvement Project Sector Division Assistance Type Sources of Funding ADB Others Amount Source ($'000) Source Amount ($'000) Total ($'000) ANR SAER PATA TASF ANR SAER PPTA TASF ENE SAEN PPTA - CEFPF 1, ,500.0 EDU SAHS CDTA TASF PSM SAPF PATA TASF TRA SATC CDTA TASF WUS SAUW PPTA TASF 1, ,000.0 Support for Project Implementation of the Nepal Earthquake Rehabilitation Reconstruction Program (Supplementary) MUL NRM CDTA - PRCF Total 3, ,100 5, Stby Hydroelectricity Financing Facility ENE SAPF CDTA TASF Total ADB = Asian Development Bank; ANR = agriculture, natural resources, rural development; CDTA = capacity development technical assistance; CEFPF = Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility; EDU = education; ENE = energy; FIN = finance; HLT = health; ICT = information communication technology; IND = industry trade; MUL = multisector; NRM = Nepal Resident Mission; PATA = policy advisory technical assistance; PPTA = project preparatory technical assistance; PRCF = People s Republic of China Poverty Reduction Fund; PSM = public sector management; SAEN = South Asia Energy Division; SAER = South Asia Environment, Natural Resources, Agriculture Division; SAHS = South Asia Human Social Development Division; SAPF = South Asia Public Management, Financial Sector, Trade Division; SASEC = South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation; SATC = South Asia Transport Communications Division; SAUW = South Asia Urban Development Water Division; TASF = Assistance Special Fund; TRA = transport; WUS = water other urban infrastructure services. Source: Asian Development Bank. Appendix 3 11

16 12 Appendix 4 INDICATIVE KNOWLEDGE PUBLICATIONS AND EVENTS Table A4.1: Knowledge s Events for 2017 Title of or Event Subject Type Launch Dissemination of the Asian Capacity Event Economic Integration Report (AEIR) development; organization 2017 Economics; Finance; Industry trade; Regional cooperation Asian Development Outlook 2017, including supplement update The Economic Effects of Participating in Global Value Chains: Country Sector Level Analysis Integrated Approaches to Planning Developing Hydropower River Diversion Projects-Operational Research for the Dudh Koshi River Sub-Basin System integration Capacity development; Economics; Governance Public Sector Management Capacity development; Economics; Governance public sector management Climate change; Energy Asia Solar Energy Forum 11 th Meeting Climate change; Energy; Environment; Finance; Capacity development Analysis of Government's Annual Statement Economics Event organization Analysis of the Monetary Policy Economics Asian Development Bank Nepal: Fact Sheet 2016 Country Briefing Paper for Annual Meeting Economics Economics Country Performance Assessments Economics Nepal Macroeconomic Update (Two publications in a year) Training Workshop on Macroeconometrics Inception Training Workshop on Macroeconomic Monitoring/ Surveillance Framework Economics Economics Event organization Economics; Finance Event organization Department or Sector or Thematic ERCD ERCD/ ERCD SDCC; Energy Sector DER/ Assistance Assistance; TA8988 TA8779 (Staff Consultant) To be determined TA8254 TA8254

17 Appendix 4 13 Title of or Event Subject Type Overcoming Challenges of Private Energy Sector Participation in Hydropower Development in Nepal Asia Clean Energy Forum 2017 Working Papers (six) produced under the Sustainable Hydropower In Asia TA Diagnostic Studies Conducted (two countries per theme) using diagnostic tool kits recommendations for proposed policy reforms Replicable Diagnostic Toolkits on Microinsurance Energy; Environment; Finance; Regional cooperation integration Environment Finance Finance Event organization Toolkits on Disaster Risk Financing Finance Training for Policymakers, Insurance Supervisors, Other Insurance Stakeholders Asia SME Finance Monitor Launch Seminar of Asia SME Finance Monitor Gender Equality Results Case Studies on Projects In-country workshops, Lateral Learning Workshops; Peer-to-Peer Exchanges on GAP Implementation, Monitoring, Reporting on Gender Equality Results; Sub-regional Workshop Conferences on Gender Transport Transport Trade Facilitation Monitoring Mechanism (1st quarter of 2017) Development Effectiveness Brief Regional Report on ICT investments for Social Protection Delivery Finance Finance; Industry trade Gender Gender Industry trade Regional cooperation integration Knowledge Management Social development protection Event organization ; Event organization Event organization Department or Sector or Thematic SDCC; Energy Sector SDCC; Environment Thematic SDCC SDCC SDCC SDCC; Finance Sector SDCC; Finance Sector / SDCC; Gender Equity Thematic /SDCC; Gender Equity Thematic SDCC; Social Development Thematic Assistance (Staff/Consult ant) Assistance; Trust Fund/Initiativ e; Partner TA ; Admin Core 8528; Admin Core Assistance; TA8528; Assistance; TA8311 TA8436 (Staff Consultants) SG/TG ; ; (Consultant)

18 14 Appendix 4 Title of or Event Subject Type Progress Report ( ) on the Transport; Climate MDB Working on Sustainable change; Transport Environment Integrated approaches to flood management for cities in Nepal Lessons learned from lpooling experiences in Nepal recommendations for scaling up Small Towns Water Supply Sanitation Project innovative costsharing mechanism management Urban Development Department or Sector or Thematic SDCC; Transport Sector Assistance SG/TG TA8817 Urban Development TA8568 Urban Development Multimedia TA6498 model Asia Water Week 2017 Water Event organization Asia Water Futures Solutions Water Security SDCC/WSG SDCC/WSG (Staff Consultant) (Staff Consultant) Total number of publications = 24 Total number of events = 9 ADB = Asian Development Bank; DER = Department of External Relations; ERCD = Economic Research Department; ICT = information communication technology; MDB = multilateral development bank; = South Asia Regional Department; SASEC = South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation; SDCC = Sustainable Development Climate Change Department; SG = sector group; SME = small medium enterprise; TA = technical assistance; TG = thematic group; WSG = water sector group. Source: Asian Development Bank (k-nexus as of 5 August 2016).

19 Appendix 4 15 Table A4.2: Additional Knowledge s Events Delivered in 2016 Title of or Event Subject Type Asian Development Bank ADB administration Nepal: Fact Sheet 2015 governance; Donated for a Cause: L Transfers in DRILP Farmers Managed Irrigated Systems of Nepal: Key Elements for their Sustainable Operation Maintenance Medium Large Scale Investment in Agriculture in Nepal: Opportunities, Challenges, Way Forward Study on Lessons Learnt: Achievements Way Forward on Agriculture Development through a Value Chain Approach Impact Evaluation Research Study on Baseline Survey Work in Nepal 11 th Asia Clean Energy Forum 2016 Benchmark Supply Use Table (SUT) Validation Workshop Training on Updating SUTs SASEC ASYCUDA Subregional Network Meeting Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2016: Asia's Potential Growth, including supplement update Customs Reform Modernization Strategy Action Plan: MTR Findings Recommendations Impact of Dam on the Aquatic Biodiversity in the Rivers of Nepal Analysis of Government Annual Statement Analysis of Government 's Three Year Plan (14 th Plan in 2016) Economics ADB administration governance; Governance public sector management Agriculture Natural Resources Agriculture Natural Resources Agriculture Natural Resources Agriculture natural resources; Climate change; Gender; Poverty; Environment Capacity development; Climate change; Energy; Environment; Finance; Gender; Transport; Urban Development; Water; Regional cooperation integration Capacity development; Economics; Governance public sector management Capacity development; Regional cooperation integration Capacity development; Economics; Governance public sector management Capacity development; Industry trade; Regional cooperation integration; Transport Climate Change Economics Economics Event organization Capacity development event for DMCs Department or Sector or Thematic DER/ SDCC ERCD SDCC; Energy Sector ERCD Assistance (Staff Consultants) (Staff Consultants) (Staff Consultants) TA8332 TA8483 TA8838 Event organization TA7491 ERCD SDCC TA8988 TA8442 TA7997

20 16 Appendix 4 Title of or Event Subject Type Country Briefing Paper for Economics Annual Meeting Country Performance Economics Assessments Nepal Macroeconomic Update Economics (two publications in a year) Report on Poverty Purchasing Economics Power Parities Compendium of SUTs for Asia: Economics; Capacity Benchmark Supply Use development; Tables for Selected Economies Governance public in Asia the Pacific sector management Connecting Asia: Infrastructure for Integrating South Southeast Asia Integrating South East Asia: An Analysis of the Economic Effects of Intensified Regional Cooperation Integration The Future of Regional Cooperation in Asia the Pacific Fiduciary Risk Review of Skills Development Project Innovative Strategies in Higher Education for Accelerated Human Resource Development in South Asia: Nepal Monitoring Supervision Guidelines for School Reconstruction Training Workshop on Constructing Disaster Resilient Schools with Focus on Earthquake Training Workshop on Designing Disaster Resilient Schools with Focus on Earthquake Training Workshop on Designing Constructing Disaster Resilient Schools Public Buildings Based on International Practice with Focus on Earthquake Assessment of Power Sector Reforms in South Asia Cross-border Electricity Generation, Transmission Trading: A Vision for South Asia Economics; Regional cooperation integration Economics; Regional cooperation integration Economics; Regional cooperation integration Education Education Education ; Event organization Department or Sector or Thematic ERCD ERCD ADBI ERCD Regional Cooperation Integration Thematic ERCD Regional Cooperation Integration Thematic Assistance TA7507 TA8838 TA7791; 9032; Admin Core (Staff Consultants) TA6337 TA8910 Education Event organization TA8910 Education Event organization TA8910 Education Urban Event organization TA8910 Energy Energy TA7997

21 Appendix 4 17 Title of or Event Subject Type Electricity Generation, Energy Transmission, Trading: Way Forward for South Asia Energy Sector Assessment for Energy Nepal Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Development in South Asia Developing Member Countries Improving Energy Efficiency: South Asia Improving Regulatory Environment for a Regional Power Market in South Asia POST-COP 21: A Bright New Prospect of Clean Energy Development in Bhutan Nepal Community Rural Electrification in Nepal 4 Approaches for More Inclusive Energy in South Asia Deep-Dive Lateral Learning Program on Inclusive Energy Solutions Going Beyond the Meter for Sustainable, Inclusive Energy Access in South Asia Conference Report - Sub- Regional Conference - Going Beyond the Meter: Inclusive Energy Solutions in South Asia SASEC Nodal Officials Meeting Preparation of National Pollution Control Strategy Action Plan for Nepal We Must Build Capacity, Speed up Nepal Earthquake Reconstruction CTAC-TFAE (RM) 2016 Quarterly RM Financial Management Accounting System (RM FMAS) Training by Region Remittances for Development for Asia Training Materials for the Regional Workshop for Insurance Supervisors under RETA 8561: Self-Assessment Peer Review of IAIS ICPs Energy Energy Energy Energy Department or Sector or Thematic Assistance TA7997 TA8329 TA7485 TA7997 TA7997 Energy; Capacity development Energy; Gender Multimedia Energy; Gender Capacity TA8311 development event for DMCs Energy; Gender Multimedia Energy; Gender Social development protection Energy; Regional cooperation integration; Transport; Industry trade Environment ; Event organization TA8311 Event organization SDCC TA7566 Environment Multimedia Finance Finance Finance Capacity development event for DMCs CTL /SDCC; Finance Sector SDCC; Finance Sector TA8561

22 18 Appendix 4 Department or Sector or Title of or Event Subject Type Thematic Assistance Microloans Start Flowing to Quake Affected Families Finance Environment; Disaster risk Multimedia PPP Exposure Visit for Government of Nepal Delegation, Philippines Public- Private Center, April 2016 Gender Equality Results Case Study: Gender Equality Empowerment of Women Project Gender, Social Inclusion, Energy Assessment: Enhancing Social Sustainability of Energy Development in Nepal GESI Institutionalization in Urban Ministry (IUDP Experience) Report on Results of ADB-World Bank Study on Gender Considerations in Large-scale Energy Infrastructure Projects in Nepal Envisioning Nepal 2030: Event Proceedings of the International Seminar Gearing Up for Competitiveness the Role of Planning, Finance, Governance in Small Medium Towns in South Asia Knowledge Showcase: Instituting e-government Procurement in Nepal Capacity Building Workshop on Improving Effectiveness of Social Protection Programs in Nepal through Better Monitoring, Use of ICT Proceedings of the Second South Asian Association for Law Conference on Strengthening Legal Institutions Enhancing Law, Justice, Development in South Asia Global experience Innovation in Delivery of Urban Health Services to the Poor Urban Health in Asia the Pacific International Urban Health Conference management Finance; Private sector Event organization Gender Gender Gender Gender Governance Public Sector Management Governance Public Sector Management Governance Public Sector Management Governance Public Sector Management; Social development protection; ICT Governance Public Sector Management; Regional cooperation integration; Environment; Capacity development Health Health Health; Urban Development ; Event organization ;OPPP; CWRD;SERD SDCC; Governance Thematic Grant 0252 TA8311 TA8311 (Staff Consultants) TA7997 TA8261 Event organization SDCC TA8686 Other OGC SDCC; Health Sector TA8801 (Staff work) (Staff work)

23 Appendix 4 19 Department or Sector or Title of or Event Subject Type Thematic Assistance Shaping Our Technological Futures ICT Event organization TA8442 ASYCUDA World Training in Sirsiya Dry Port Case Study Compilation for ADB@50 years Asia-Pacific Youth Exchange Inclusive Sustainable Growth Assessment Why Economic Corridor Development is the Way Forward for South Asia Why We Should Be Happy When SASEC Customs Officials Talk More Nepal: Sanitary/Phytosanitary Barriers to Trade National Consultation 5 th SASEC Customs Subgroup Meeting SASEC 2025 Second Regional Consultation Workshop Trade Transport Facilitation Monitoring Mechanism: Baseline Study Meeting Nepal Department of Customs Consultations Survey Nepal Department of Customs: Second National Workshop on Customs Valuation Second Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal Motor Vehicle Agreement Negotiation Meeting on Protocols ADB UNESCAP Workshop on Trade Transport Facilitation Monitoring Mechanism Baseline Studies in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal SASEC Customs-to-Customs Data Exchange Workshop Report On Facilitating Customs Clearance For Relief Consignment (Procedure Portion Only) ICT; Capacity development; Governance public sector management Knowledge Management Knowledge management Poverty Integration Integration Integration Integration Integration Integration Integration; Capacity development; Industry trade Integration; Capacity development; Industry trade Integration; Industry trade; Transport Integration; Industry trade; Transport Integration; Transport Integration; Disaster risk management Capacity development event for DMCs SDCC TA8595 (Staff Consultants) Multimedia Multimedia Event organization TA6512 Event organization TA7491 Event organization TA7491 Event organization TA8435 Event organization TA8442 Capacity development event for DMCs TA8491 Event organization TA8435 Capacity development event for DMCs TA8435 Event organization TA8435 TA8442

24 20 Appendix 4 Title of or Event Subject Type 800 Million Reasons Integration; Social development protection High Hopes for BBIN Vehicle Agreement, one year on ADB Briefs No. 57: Social Protection Brief: Child Nutrition And Social Protection Measures: A Case in Nepal National Framework for Social Protection Targeted Support to Marginalized s An Experience in Empowerment Status of Output-based Aid Implementation Lessons Learned Asian Water Development Outlook 2016 Light at the end of Nepal s Integration; Transport SDCC; Social Development Thematic ; DER Social development protection Social development protection Urban Development Water Security Water; Urban Development Department or Sector or Thematic Assistance Multimedia Multimedia SDCC; Social Development Thematic ; DER (Staff Consultants) (Staff Consultants) SDCC; WSG TA6498 ; Water Sector Melamchi tunnel Total number of publications = 52 Total number of events = 22 ADB = Asian Development Bank; ADO = Asian Development Bank; ASYCUDA = automated system for customs data; BBIN = Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal; COP = conference of parties; CTAC-TFAE = Controller s Accounting Division-Trust Fund Administrative Expenses Section; CTL = Controller s Department; CWRD = Central West Asia Department; DER = Department of External Relations; DMC = developing member country; DRILP = Decentralized Rural Infrastructure Livelihood Project; ERCD = Economic Research Department; GESI = gender equity social inclusion; IAIS = International Association of Insurance Supervisors; ICP = Insurance Core Principles; ICT = information communication technology; IUDP = Integrated Urban Development Project; MTR = medium term review; OPPP = Office of Public-Private Partnership; PPP = publicprivate partnership; = South Asia Regional Department; SASEC = South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation; SDCC = Sustainable Development Climate Change Department; SERD = Southeast Asia Department; TA = technical assistance; UNESCAP = United Nations Economic Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; SUT = Supply Use Table; WSG = water sector group. Source: Asian Development Bank (k-nexus as of 5 August 2016, excluding items indicated as pipeline to be decided)

25 Appendix 4 21 Table A4.3: Innovation, Advanced Technology, Pilot Initiatives to be Implemented in 2017 Item Nature Project Number Sector or Theme Division Use of results-based lending modality for the Supporting School PLT EDU SAHS Sector Development Program Use of project design advance for preparing detailed design of PLT EDU SAHS the Higher Engineering Education Project Sensory control automated data acquisition models smartmetering TCH WUS SAUW systems will be scaled up under the Regional Urban Development Project Use of smart grids advanced conductors (high-temperature, TCH ENE SAEN low-sag [HTLS]) are being introduced under the Power Transmission Distribution Efficiency Enhancement Project Total number of innovation, advanced technology, pilot initiatives = 4 EDU = education; ENE = energy; PLT = pilot initiative; SAEN = South Asia Energy Division; SAHS = South Asia Human Social Development Division; SAUW = South Asia Urban Development Water Division; TCH = advanced technology; WUS = water supply other urban infrastructure services. Sources: Asian Development Bank.