ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.
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ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.
Yasmin Siddiqi
As Director, Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, Central and West Asia Department, Ms. Yasmin Siddiqi is overseeing operations in natural resources management, integrated water resources management, irrigation, and knowledge solutions in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
She joined ADB in 2007 and had led project conceptualization, loan and technical assistance processing, and administration of complex loans. Ms. Siddiqi continues to drive knowledge solutions on water security, irrigation management, integrated water resources management and innovative financing including private sector participation. She is lead author in key water publications, including the Asian Water Development Outlook 2016, and an organizer of several water events including the ADB Second Asian Irrigation Forum. She also plays an active role in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program and in the strategic planning of agriculture and natural resources in the Central and West Asia region.
Ms. Siddiqi is a British national. She is a chartered civil engineer (UK) and has a post-graduate degree in irrigation engineering (UK).
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Measuring Water Use with Remote Sensing
This brief discusses remote sensing technology as a powerful tool in understanding basin water resources.
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Flexibility Fixes Land Acquisition, Payment Concerns in Bangladesh
The Chittagong Hill Tracts lie in the southeast of Bangladesh. It is a geographically isolated and remote area covering 13,000 square kilometers and home to 11 distinct groups of indigenous people.
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Karnataka Gets ADB Loan to Draw Up Comprehensive Water Management Plan
ADB has approved a $150 million loan facility to help the state of Karnataka draw up a plan to manage strained water resources in key river basins more effectively and fairly.