Development - Non-state actors Flashcards
1
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Asian Development Bank (history, strategy)
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- established 22 August, 1996
- to facilitate development in Asia
- has 67 members
- small scale projects
2
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ADB - Cambodia
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- 15 January, 2012
- $6.5 million grant
- for energy infrastructure to supply 8,000 homes
3
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ADB - TAPI
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- Turkmenistan - Afghanistan - India Pipeline
- developed by ADB, cost $7.6 billion
- transport natural gas from Turk. to India by 2018
- cheap energy, countries paid for transport through their territory
- Turkmenistan has 4% of known reserves
4
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ADB- Greater Mekong Sub-Region
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- 5 states
- built highways from Phon Phen and Ho Chi Minh
- invested $10 billion in projects since 1992
5
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Global Fund to Fight malaria, TB and HIV (overview)
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- Largest anti-AIDS org
- 3.6 million treated
- TB 9.3 million treated
- 270 million malaria nets
- $23 billion in projects
- 95% funding from governments
6
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GF - PNG
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- 3 million nets distributed
- 70% of population has acess
- 2010-11 deaths down 40%
- Rotarians Against Malaria
