The country’s main development agency is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It coordinates and implements the Netherlands' development policy and channels it through its embassies.
Under the General Cooperation on Operational Arrangements related to Cofinancing signed by ADB and the Netherlands' Minister for Development Cooperation in 2002 and amended in 2010, the Netherlands provides grants to investment projects and technical assistance focusing on reproductive and sexual health and rights, water, food security, and security and the rule of law. It also supports gender equality, environment, and climate change. It prioritizes Bangladesh and Indonesia.
Sovereign Cofinancing. The Netherlands cofinances ADB’s investment and technical assistance projects through grant contributions. Their grants significantly increased from $1.5 million in 2021 to $18.3 million in 2022, mainly driven by their $17.9 million grant to support improving the livelihoods along the rivers in central Bangladesh.
The country contributes to the Netherlands Trust FundThis fund supports the implementation of ADB’s Water Financing Program, which initiates projects that enable more people in Asia and the Pacific to access safe drinking water, improved sanitation, and improved irrigation and drainage services, among others.
Nonsovereign Cofinancing. The Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) supported over 380 transactions valued at $500.8 million with banks domiciled in the Netherlands from inception to December 2022. During the same period, the TSCFP supported over 510 Dutch exports and/or imports valued at $670.3 million. In 2022 alone, the TSCFP supported 9 transactions valued at $4.6 million with banks domiciled in the Netherlands and supported 65 Dutch exports and/or imports valued at $185.8 million. Exports and/or imports were mainly to/from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Viet Nam. Underlying goods involved mostly food and agriculture-related goods, raw and non-energy commodities, as well as industrial machinery and capital goods.
Special funds. The Netherlands contributes to ADB special funds where contributions from financing partners are administered with the same level of care as ADB’s own resources. Since becoming a member in 1966, the Netherlands has committed a total of $822.6 million to special funds, of which $787.7 million went to the Asian Development Fund (ADF). The ADF provides grants to ADB’s low-income developing member countries to promote poverty reduction and improvements in the quality of life.
Active Trust Funds
Trust funds with ongoing projects or no active projects but with remaining funds are considered active
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ADB joined with partners at COP27 to announce the ambition to mobilize more than $200 million from 2021 to 2025 to build water and sanitation resilience and security in Asia and the Pacific. The Asia and the Pacific Water Resilience Initiative, also known as RUWR: ARe yoU Water Resilient?, is a wide-ranging program aiming to build capacity and resources for innovative solutions to mainstream resilience by addressing gaps, needs, and opportunities at the local level.
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The poor quality of drinking water in Bangladesh significantly impacts public health, fisheries, and agriculture. To address this problem, ADB, Agence Française de Developpement, the European Investment Bank, and Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific are helping the country expand the coverage and quality of water supply in Dhaka by developing a new raw water intake at the Meghna River.
ADB is helping Pakistan overcome locust infestations that threaten the country’s food security. The project, supported by the Netherlands Trust Fund, provides the country with climate-ready, technology-based solutions that will enhance data collection, pest management, and crop production.
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