Title:
Poverty Reduction
Assessment of Selected ADB Financed Projects in Nepal
Abstract: In the
efforts made by His Majesty's Government of Nepal towards poverty reduction,
Asian Development Bank (ADB) provided significant financial assistance in
different sector. This study was to assess the extent of achievements made
towards poverty reduction in the communities of Nepal. The study examined the
adequate provisions in the project design to address poverty reduction
issues, appropriate mechanisms exist to monitor and evaluate the attainments
and problems of the project in reducing poverty. The study was focused in
four ADB financed project, (i) Kathmandu Urban Development Project (ii) Third
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (iii) Micro-credit Project for
Nepal and (iv) Irrigation Management Transfer Project.
Sponsored by: ADB/Manila.
August 1999. Availability: Photocopy