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Solomon Islands and ADB
ADB supports Solomon Islands’ efforts to stimulate its economy with a focus on energy, urban development, transport, public sector management, and social infrastructure.
In the Spotlight
ADB, Pacific Islands Forum Agree to Accelerate Regional Cooperation
ADB President Masato Kanda and Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa today signed a historic Partnership Agreement to deepen collaboration and promote regional cooperation and integration across the Pacific.
Evaluation Guru – Season 2, Episode 2: After the Crisis, What Comes Next
Evaluation Guru is a short video series by ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department sharing insights through the evaluator’s perspective. In this episode, Nassreena Baddiri explains IED's topical paper ADB Support for the Transition from Crisis Response to Long-Term Development.
ADB President Pledges Support for Solomon Islands Development Goals in Meeting with Prime Minister
ADB President Masato Kanda met Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele in Honiara to discuss strengthening ADB’s long-standing support for the country’s economic development and expanding cooperation on public financial management reforms.
Fiscal Policies Can Unlock the Potential of Women-Led Businesses Across the Pacific
Fair, simple, and inclusive fiscal design, paired with visible reinvestment and accessible administration, can strengthen livelihoods, revenues, and economic resilience among women in the Pacific.
Solomon Islands Facts
ADB's Work in Solomon Islands
ADB recognizes Solomon Islands as a small island developing state in a fragile and conflict-affected situation. The country is remote, geographically dispersed, and located in the Pacific Ring of Fire and cyclone zone, making it vulnerable to disasters triggered by natural hazards and extreme weather events. Solomon Islands is also vulnerable to civil unrest, exacerbated by a growing youth population with limited employment opportunities.
To date, ADB has committed 134 public sector loans, grants, and technical assistance totaling $629 million to Solomon Islands.
Data: Solomon Islands
Forecasts are based on ADB's flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook. Updated four times a year, it analyzes economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.
Development indicators for Nauru, including a selection of economic, environmental, and social indicators used globally to track progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Results achieved are aggregate amounts of outputs and outcomes from operations reported in project completion reports and extended annual review reports circulated for the year.
Cofinancing operations enable ADB’s financing partners, governments or their agencies, multilateral financing institutions, and commercial organizations to participate in financing ADB projects.
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ADB’s Transport Sector Flood Recovery Project helped reinstate bridge approach roads, culverts, and stream crossings and rebuilt three elevated bridges, reestablishing a seamless east–west road link on Guadalcanal and within Honiara. All works incorporated climate- and disaster-proof design.
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- Financial Sector Development Partnership Fund
- Financial Sector Development Partnership Special Fund
- Global Agriculture and Food Security Program
- Global Environment Facility
- Global Partnership for Education Fund
- Green Climate Fund
- Ireland Trust Fund for Building Climate Change and Disaster Resilience in Small Island Developing States
- Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific
- Japan Special Fund
- Leading Asia's Private Sector Infrastructure Fund
- Project Preparation and Implementation Support Trust Fund
- Regional Cooperation and Integration Fund
- Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund
- Technical Assistance Special Fund
What's New
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ADB, Pacific Islands Forum Agree to Accelerate Regional Cooperation
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Evaluation Guru – Season 2, Episode 2: After the Crisis, What Comes Next
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Opening of ADB’s Solomon Islands Resident Mission - Masato Kanda
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ADB President Pledges Support for Solomon Islands Development Goals in Meeting with Prime Minister
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ADB Appoints First Country Director in Solomon Islands
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Building Resilient Pacific Water Utilities
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| Statutory Reports and Official Records
Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility Annual Report 2024
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| News from Country Offices
ADB Appoints Jyotsana Varma as New Pacific Regional Director Based in Australia
Contact: Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office (PLCO)
Level 20, 45 Clarence Street
Sydney, NSW Australia 2000
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Fax +61 2 8270 9445
Solomon Islands Pacific Country Office
Level 1, Heritage Park Commercial Building
Mendana Avenue, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Tel +677 23333
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