1. Asian Development Bank Activities in the Environment Sector/Water Ongonsar Purev Environment Specialist 5 June 2014

2. ADB in Mongolia Mongolia joined ADB in 1991 ADB remains Mongolia’s largest multilateral partner, with a broad-based portfolio that continues to expand with the country’s growth.

3. Key Areas Transport Health Education Energy

4. Other Areas Agriculture and Natural Resources Water Supply and Other Municipal Infrastructure and Services Industry and Trade Finance Public Sector Management ICT

5. CPS 2012-2016 /COBP 2014-2016 Draft pipeline 2014-2016: Tuul River Improvement Project Country Water Security Assessment Khuvsgul lake Protection Project

6. Tuul River Improvement Project Impact: Environmentally sustainable water management in the Tuul River Basin. Outcome: Improved Tuul River in the Ulaanbaatar area. Outputs: (i)Tuul River Basin Authority institutional capacity strengthened, (ii)(ii) water security for Ulaanbaatar improved, (iii)(iii) urban riverbank environment established.

7. Tuul River Improvement Project Duration: 2015-2021; Budget: USS20.0 million loan (ADF) Executing Agency: - Ministry of Environment and Green Development Implementing Agency (s): - Tuul River Basin Authority - Ulaanbaatar City Municipality

8. Tuul River Improvement Project Project Preparatory Technical Assistance Financed: JFPR, Government of Japan Budget: USS1.0 million Duration: March 2014 – February 2015

9. Country Water Security Assessment –Proposal Impact: Increased water security through improved water governance in Mongolia Outcome: Development of sound water management systems and enhancement of operational capacity in Mongolia Outputs: Country water security assessment conducted Program for investments and technical assistance prepared CWSA results and stakeholder consultations documented

10. Thank you for attention.