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Incorporating capacity development (whenever and wherever needed) as an integral part of project design results in a more holistic development approach. At the beginning of the project, the MEW was institutionally weak, and the Hari Rud RBA did not exist. The project spent $7.5 million in loan and grants funds for capacity development.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
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When designing a project even in a difficult and tenuous political situation, it may be best to be strongly proactive rather than tentative and conservative. In an area that is just recovering from a long civil war, with a practically nonfunctioning implementing agency and a weak government capacity, the ADB preparation team designed a project with a whole gamut of proactive measures to bring about improved water resources management using basin-wide IWRM principles.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
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Project administration by resident missions is effective in enabling prompt responses to implementation issues.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
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A thorough assessment of the institutional capacity of governments and participating agencies is especially needed in preparing projects for countries in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCAS).

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
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The use of design-and-build contracts could be ineffective for complex water resource subprojects (with hydraulic structures) especially when relying on local contractors.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
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Prompt resolution of tax-related issues by ADB and the government is required to reduce the risk of late financial closure of projects.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
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Proactive approaches to improve procurement readiness, combined with timely effectiveness, will reduce the risk of implementation delays.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
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ADB internal financial management needs to be improved to ensure that audit opinions are provided covering both financial statements and the use of grant and loan proceeds.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
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It is important that ADB commit to a long-term engagement in Afghanistan’s water sector to achieve critical performance and reform milestones.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
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It is essential that the project design acknowledges women’s role as clients, users, or potential beneficiaries with a gender action plan (GAP) and with target indicators in the design and monitoring framework (DMF).

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
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Close adherence to the enhanced project delivery approach approved by the government of Afghanistan and ADB, including having a detailed security management arrangement, is necessary for the successful implementation of projects in the country.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
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Growth rates in traffic forecasts in conflict affected areas should be conservative when preparing project designs

Project Number: 42533-022
Project Name: Hairatan to Mazar-e-Sharif Railway Project
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Where there is a risk of incurring losses as in the case of the project, it is essential to define sustainable sources of funding to cover those losses when designing projects, to ensure project economic viability and long-term sustainability

Project Number: 42533-022
Project Name: Hairatan to Mazar-e-Sharif Railway Project
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O&M costs should reflect actual conditions

Project Number: 42533-022
Project Name: Hairatan to Mazar-e-Sharif Railway Project
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In a project of this nature, where there are serious security risks, and a potential for contractors' or consultants' suspension of works, or expected contract variations due to type of terrain, prompt decision making becomes critically important. This can be achieved through exceptional involvement of donors. ADB provided enhanced supervision both from headquarters and Afghanistan Resident Mission (AFRM). Staff were closely involved in identifying and promptly resolving issues.

Project Number: 39467-013
Project Name: North-South Corridor Project
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