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Appendix 4 Core Operational Area/Operational Plan
Purpose/Scope/ Directional Target of the Plan According to the Financial Sector Operational Plan, “the share of finance sector operations in ADB’s total operations should increase from that of the past 10 years (9.55% in number and 9.11% in amount), although the volume in the immediate future needs to be guided by the existing CPSs.”
EDUCATION 2010: Education by 2020: A Sector Operations Plan (July 2010)
Education is one of ADB’s five core operational areas under Strategy 2020. DEfR 2010 explicitly identifies education as adopting an education operation plan in 2010. Under the Education Sector Operations Plan, “ADB will scale up its financing of loans, grants, and technical assistance.” The Work Program and Budget Framework (2010–2012) covering the first 3 years of this plan’s duration envisions that education sector assistance will rise to $1.5 billion, or about 4% of total ADB programming for loans and grants. From 2012, ADB will build on this base and substantially increase lending in the sector. Under the plan, ADB will support comprehensive educational programs to improve basic and secondary education to meet international development targets. Decentralized approaches and partnerships with local communities will receive increasing support. A larger share of ADB’s education sector portfolio will be dedicated to post secondary education.
OTHER OPERATIONAL/THEMATIC AREAS Agriculture 2009: Operational Plan for Sustainable Food Security in Asia and Pacific (December 2009)
Agriculture sector is listed as belonging to other areas of operations under Strategy 2020. It is not a part of the five core operational areas for ADB. DEfR 2010 did not explicitly identify the agriculture sector as needing additional attention. The Operational Plan “aims to maintain the level of ADB’s sustainable food security engagement at about $2 billion annually from 2010 to 2012.” The Operational Plan “not only aspires to increase ADB investments in food security but also seeks to enhance impacts of ADB engagement.”
Health 2008: An Operational Plan for Improving Health Access and Outcomes Under Strategy 2020 (October 2008)
Health sector is listed as belonging to other areas of operations under Strategy 2020. It is not a part of the five core operational areas for ADB. DEfR 2010 did not explicitly identify health sector as needing additional attention.