Cover -- Contents -- TABLE, FIGURES, AND BOXES -- ABBREVIATIONS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- ADB'S 2007 APPROACH, LESSONS LEARNED, AND GOOD PRACTICES -- The Context in Asia and the Pacific -- ADB's 2007 Approach and Lessons Learned -- Understanding local Context -- Flexibility in Country Strategies and Operations -- Strategic Partnerships -- Achievements of ADB-Supported Operations -- THE WAY FORWARD: ACTIONS TO ENHANCE ADB'S EFFECTIVENESS IN FCAS -- Expanding Use of ADB's 2007 Approach -- Continue Efforts to Make Country Strategies and Plans More Fragility- and Conflict-Sensitive -- Mainstream Good Practices in Project Design and Implementation -- Strengthening Resources for FCAS Operations -- Expand Field Presence and Improve Staff Incentives -- Enhance Staff Skills and Awareness -- Establish FCAS Resource Group -- Augment Financial Resources -- Responding to International Commitments and Good Practices -- Monitor Developments on the New Deal Processes -- Develop Differentiated Risk Framework -- Develop Institutional Strengthening Framework -- Harmonize ADB's Classification of FCAS -- IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING OF THE OPERATIONAL PLAN -- Implementation Arrangements and Time Frame -- Monitoring of Implementation -- APPENDIXES -- 1 Results Framework for ADB's Operational Plan for FCAS -- 2 New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States -- TABLE -- Timeline for Implementing ADB's Operational Plan for FCAS -- FIGURES -- 1 Fragility Continuum in Asia and the Pacific -- 2 Asian Development Fund Loan and Grant Approvals for Fragile and Conflict-Affected Countries in the Pacific, 2005-2011 -- 3 Country Performance Assessment Ratings for ADB's Fragile and Conflict-Affected Developing Member Countries, 2007-2011 -- 4 Organizational Structure for Implementing ADB's Operational Plan for FCAS -- BOXES -- 1 ADB's Role in Cambodia's Transformation.

2 Use of Political Economy Analysis for ADB Operations -- 3 African Development Bank and the World Bank-Options for Enhanced Support -- 4 Differentiated Business Processes-Areas to Explore.