2014/10/31

Office of Cofinancing Operations (OCO)

Japan Team
31 Oct 2014

Agenda
I. ADB Processing of Grant and Technical
Assistance (TA)
II. JFPR Disaster Risk Management (DRM)
Opportunities
III. Sample JFPR Project Involving
Japanese technology and expertise
IV. Sample Consultants Work on JFPR
Projects
V. Japanese Visibility
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I. ADB Processing of Grant and TA

Interested proponents may contact ADB staff in ADB Country Office or at
Headquarters
The ADB staff prepares Grant or TA proposal
Office of Cofinancing reviews the proposal to ensure consistency with
JFPR objectives and guidelines set by the Government of Japan
The Government of Japan approves the project
ADB approves the project
Project Implementation: Procurement and recruitment will be in
accordance to ADBs Procurement Guidelines and Guideline on Use of
Consultant
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II. JFPR DRM Opportunities

Grants (2000-2014)
22 projects ($68.5 mil or $3.1 mil average

amount /project)
TAs (2010-2014)
10 projects ($12.8 mil or $ 1.3 mil average
amount /project)
5 CDTA projects (Capacity building)
3 PATA projects (Policy advisory)
2 PPTA projects (Project preparatory)
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News Release
The Yomiuru Shimbun
17 August 2014
Featuring the collaboration
of ADB and JAXA on the
regional project on remote
sensing technology in river
basin management
(Bangladesh, Philippines,
and Viet Nam)

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III. Sample JFPR Project Involving

Japanese technology and expertise
2012 JFPR TA: Applying Remote Sensing Technology in

River Basin Management

$ 2 mil Regional TA for Bangladesh, Philippines, Viet Nam

Components: (i) methodology development, (ii) strategies
and program development, and (iii) capacity building for
space based technology (SBT) and information
communication technology (ICT) for flood risk management
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
collaborates with the project to improve the accuracy of
weather data, the use of space technology through remote
sensing.
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IV. Sample Consultants Work

on JFPR Projects
2010 JFPR Grant: BHU Upgrading Schools and

Integrated Disaster Education Project

$ 3 mil project grant for Bhutan
Components: (i) restoration and Improvement of the

Learning Environment, (ii) DRM training and planning, and

(iii) project management
Japanese consultants were hired to provide (i) training on
design and construction techniques of earthquake-resilient
school buildings, and (ii) training on earthquake-resilient
building construction supervision.
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V. Japanese Visibility
(Excerpt from the JFPR Guidance
Note on Visibility of Japan)

ADB staff who implement a

JFPR project is required to
ensure that the contribution
of Japan in supporting JFPR
is widely recognized through
the following measures:
Referring to financial
contribution from the
Government of Japan

Use of JFPR and Japan

ODA logos
Promoting through local
publicity opportunities

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V. Japanese Visibility (cont.)

Ceremonial Events
Participation of Japanese

Entities in implementation
Office of Cofinancing will
promote the visibility of the
JFPR by encouraging
components that involve or
cooperate with Japanese
experts, expertise, financial
resources and technologies.

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We encourage your
participation
Japanese
Visibility
Requirements

Opportunity

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Thank you.

For JFPR inquiry, pls. contact any of the following:

Hiroki Kasahara (hkasahara@adb.org)
Kazushi Sato (ksato@adb.org)
Takeshi Koike (takeshikoike@adb.org)
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ADB and JFPR

JFPR was established in 2000 to support ADBs
fight against poverty.
JFPR aims to reduce poverty and support
capacity-building efforts in DMCs.
ADB

Modalities

Loan (large scale)

Grant (broader scope in terms of
sectors, and can support more traditional
approaches)

TA (PPTA, CDTA, PATA and RDTA)

JFPR

Grant
(poverty reduction focus,
and innovative approaches)

161 projects
($ 464 mil)
From 2000 to 2013

TA (mainly support CDTA)

147 projects
($ 159 mil)
From 2009 to 2013

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JFPR TA

Maximum Amount per project: $2 million

Priority Areas
Regional
Cooperation

Health
PPP, SME and
Inclusive Growth

Environment

Infrastructure

Education and
Skills
Development
Disaster Risk

Trade
Facilitation

Management

JFPR TA requires alignment with MDGs and ADBs

Strategy

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JFPR TA (cont.)
Number of TAs Approved in 2010-2013 by Country
27

Viet Nam

8
1
1
1

Uzbekistan
Timor-Leste

3
3
3
3

Tajikistan
Solomon Islands

Papua New Guinea

11
11

Myanmar

7
13

Maldives

1
6

Kiribati

1
13

India

9
2
2
2

Cook Islands
Bhutan

3
11

Afghanistan

10

15

20

25

30

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JFPR Grant
Maximum Amount per project: $3 million
As key features, JFPR Grant:
Supports poverty reduction with capacity development
activities
Encourages innovative approaches
In addition, it:
Requires alignment with Japanese bilateral assistance
Promotes ownership of local people
Encourages direct participation of NGOs

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JFPR Grant (cont.)

Number of Grants Approved in 2010-2013 by Country

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JFPR DRM Projects (cont.)

Type of Intervention
Stand-alone disaster risk reduction
14 projects ($ 24.5 mil)

Early recovery and reconstruction

8 projects ($ 19.79 mil)
Embedded disaster risk reduction
6 projects ($ 31.5 mil)
Disaster risk financing
4 projects ($ 5.5 mil)
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JFPR DRM Projects (cont.)

List of JFPR DRM Projects by Region
CWRD

EARD

SARD

2014

2011

REG

JFPR 9172 BAN: Pilot Project

on Weather Index-Based Crop
Insurance
($2.0 mil)

TA 8493 PHI: Climate

Resilience and Green Growth in
Critical Watersheds
($1.75 mil)
JFPR 9175 PHI: Emergency
Assistance and Early Recovery
for Poor Municipalities Affected
by Typhoon Yolanda ($20.0 mil)

TA 8054 BAN: Main River

Flood and Bank Erosion Risk
Management Program
($1.2 mil)

TA 8267 THA: Strengthening

Integrated Water and Flood
Management Implementation
($1.5 mil)

TA 8238 REG: Strengthening

Disaster and Climate Risk
Resilience in Urban
Development in the Pacific
($ 0.65 mil)

TA 7900 VIE: Improvement of

Road Safety and Climate
Resilience on National
Highways ($1.5 mil)

TA 8012 REG: Enabling

Climate Change Responses in
Asia and the Pacific - Disaster
Risk Finance for Total Climate
Risk (Subproject 6) ($1.0 mil)

2013

2012

SERD
TA 8670 CAM: Strengthening
Coordination for Management of
Disasters ($2.0 mil)

JFPR 9168 IND: Livelihood

Improvement for River Erosion
Victims in Assam
($2.5 mil)
TA 8144 BAN: Capacity
Building for Disaster Risk
Finance ($0.5 mil)
TA 7890 BAN: Strengthening
the Resilience of the Urban
Water Supply, Drainage, and
Sanitation to Climate Change in
Coastal Towns
($0.7 mil)

TA 7812 REG: Developing a

Disaster Risk Financing
Capability ($2.0 mil)

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JFPR DRM Projects (cont.)

List of JFPR DRM Projects by Region
CWRD

EARD

2010

2008

2006

JFPR 9126 TAJ: Community

Participatory Flood
Management ($3.0 mil)
JFPR 9092 PAK: Immediate
Support to Poor and Vulnerable
Households in Inaccessible
Areas Devastated by the 2005
Earthquake ($5.0 mil)

SARD
JFPR 9149 BHU: Upgrading
Schools and Integrated Disaster
Education Project
($3.0 mil)

SERD

REG

JFPR 9094 IND: Restoration

JFPR 9102 PHI: Southern Leyte
and Diversification of Livelihoods Landslide ($3.0 mil)
for Tsunami-Affected Poor and
Marginalized People in the
States of Tamil Nadu and
Kerala ($5.0 mil)
JFPR 9080 BAN: Social
Development for ErosionAffected Poor in the JamunaMeghna Floodplains
($0.79 mil)
JFPR 9077 SRI: Post-Tsunami
Utility Connections for the Poor
($2.0 mil)

JFPR 9076 SRI: Public Works

Restoration and Rehabilitation
of Line Drainage Systems of
Tsunami-Affected Local
Government Roads
($2.0 mil)

2005

JFPR 9074 INO: Seismically

Upgraded Housing in Nanggroe
Aceh Darussalam and North
Sumatera
($2.0 mil)
JFPR 9073 INO: Rehabilitation
of Coral Reef and Mangrove
Resources in the Special
Province of Nanggroe Aceh
Darussalam
($1.5 mil)
JFPR 9072 INO: Sustainable
Livelihood Development for
Coastal Communities in the
Special Province of Nanggroe
Aceh Darussalam
($2.5 mil)

JFPR 9066 MLD: Restoration of JFPR 9079 INO: Restoration of

Livelihoods of the TsunamiMicroenterprise and
Affected Farmers in the
Microfinance in Aceh
Maldives
($2.0 mil)
($1.0 mil)

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JFPR DRM Projects (cont.)

List of JFPR DRM Projects by Region
2004

CWRD
JFPR 9055 KGZ: Reducing
Vulnerability of the Poor to
Natural Disasters ($1.0 mil)

EARD

SARD

SERD

REG

JFPR 9026 IND: Sustaining

Income and Basic Human
Needs of the Poor in Disaster
Prone Areas of Gujarat ($3.4
mil)

2002

JFPR 9021 IND: Rainwater

Harvesting and Slum
Development in Rajasthan
($1.9 mil)

2001

JFPR 9008 TAJ: Tajikistan

Rural Poverty Reduction
($2.9 mil)

2000

JFPR 9011 PRC: Innovations for

Participatory Flood Control by
the Poor Along the Yellow River
($1.0 mil)
JFPR 9003 PHI: On-Site Urban
Upgrading for Vulnerable Slum
Communities of Payatas
($1.0 mil)

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JFPR DRM Projects (cont.)

Sector Distribution
Sector

# of Grants

Agriculture and Natural

Resources

Amount
($ mil)

# of TAs

Amount
($ mil)

10

25.19

2.7

Education

3.0

Energy

2.0

Finance

4.0

3.5

Health and
Social Protection

1.0

Public Sector

2.0

Transport and ICT

2.0

1.5

Water and Other Municipal

Infra and Services

4.9

1.35

Multisector

26.4

1.75

22

68.49

10

12.8

TOTAL
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Japanese Visibility
Other JFPR projects to tap JAXAs technologies
and expertise:

2013 JFPR Grant: BAN Pilot Project

on Weather Index-based Crop Insurance (WIBCI)

$ 2 mil project grant for Bangladesh
Components: (i) pilot testing of viable WIBCI products, (ii)

formulating and strengthening of policy and regulatory

framework, (iii) capacity building, awareness raising, and
upgrading of selected weather infrastructure, and (iv)
project management, monitoring, and audit

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Japanese Visibility (cont.)

Other JFPR projects to tap JAXAs technologies
and expertise:

2013 JFPR Grant: PHI Emergency Assistance and Early

Recovery for Poor Municipalities Affected by Typhoon

Yolanda
$ 20 mil project grant for the Philippines
Components: (i) restoration of LGUs infrastructure and

provision of access to emergency employment and livelihood

support, (ii) provision of basic emergency maternal and child
health-care services, (iii) improved resilience to future
disasters and effective project management, coordination,
monitoring, and reporting.
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