Phuoc Hoa Water Resources Project

Strengthening the capacity of executing agencies with limited experience in implementing ADB-financed projects is imperative to support the delivery of project activities. Extending necessary training and capacity building support (e.g., ADB projects administration, procurement procedures, and financial management), through the provision of a technical assistance, can help fill the skills gap in selected executing and implementing agencies. This project showed that numerous start-up delays and administrative issues were directly linked to the lack of familiarity of the MARD, the CPO, and the ICMB9 in executing the planned project activities.