ADB, Australia Enhance Development Effectiveness in the Pacific

http://www.adb.org/news/cook-islands/adb-australia-enhance-development-effectiveness-pacific?ref=countries/kiribati/news The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $2.06 million regional technical assistance project, supported by the Government of Australia, to boost aid coordination in the Pacific by expanding ADB’s field  presence in the region. The new assistance will allow ADB to continue to operate existing ADB Development Coordination Offices in Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu, which were established under an initial project in 2008. This second phase will establish similar offices in Cook Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. In these countries, ADB has been supporting infrastructure planning and services; water supply; renewable energy and energy policy; public financial management; and public sector reform.  - Media advice from ADB web site http://www.adb.org/news/cook-islands/adb-australia-enhance-development-effectiveness-pacific?ref=countries/kiribati/news