Description
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) wanted to analyze the links between energy sector projects, good jobs, and inclusive growth in Central and West Asia (CWA), as a part of a larger study on the impacts of multilateral development bank (MDB) projects on good jobs and inclusive growth in the region. This analysis would offer advice to ADB, other MDBs, and MDB borrowers that would help to design and implement energy sector interventions that achieve these objectives, and to measure progress against these objectives.
Service Provided
DHInfrastructure outlined the theory of change on how energy sector projects can create good jobs and inclusive growth based on the literature and the impacts proposed in recent ADB project documents. We then assessed the evidence to support that theory in the CWA region through an analysis of project documents, third-party reports, interviews with ADB staff, and macro-level data. We provided explanations of why good job and inclusive growth impacts are sometimes not achieved. We also made recommendations for improving project design and implementation and setting appropriate indicators and targets for good jobs and inclusive growth.