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Lesson
When ADB chooses to finance activities in a member country jointly with development partners, it needs to closely monitor their assessment, utilize their database, and build on their knowledge products as appropriate such that development cooperation reports on the mutual synergies and becomes genuinely “finance++”.

Project Number: 51129-002
Project Name: Human Development Enhancement Program
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In designing a substantive and relevant PPPF to extend policy reform support, there is a need to ensure that the scope of the activities included therein reflect the full spectrum of the outcomes identified in the report and recommendation of the President of the program.

Project Number: 51129-002
Project Name: Human Development Enhancement Program
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Single-tranche and stand-alone policy-based programs can be an appropriate instrument to support reforms in fragile states provided that (i) these take place in the context of an ongoing, long-term development partnership; and (ii) there is a demonstrated government commitment to pursue substantial reforms over an extended time frame. Moreover, such programs need to be supported by ongoing capacity development in key agencies. In fragile states, the risks to implementing and sustaining reforms are amplified by external shocks and natural disasters.

Project Number: 52074-001
Project Name: Improved Fiscal Sustainability Reform Program
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The formal government and development partner coordination mechanisms offer the opportunity to reduce transaction costs for all parties and increase the likelihood of a good quality program design and implementation. In the case of Solomon Islands, it utilized a wellestablished coordination mechanism to undertake policy dialogue, to design a program that is responsive to the country’s needs, and to jointly oversee program implementation.

Project Number: 52074-001
Project Name: Improved Fiscal Sustainability Reform Program
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Continued monitoring of the non-tranche policy actions of reform programs is critical to ensuring that these actions are completed on time.

Project Number: 52074-001
Project Name: Improved Fiscal Sustainability Reform Program
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Timing is essential in the successful implementation of reforms.

Project Number: 52074-001
Project Name: Improved Fiscal Sustainability Reform Program
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Nonrevenue water will remain a neglected issue without serious government and development partner support and targeted project actions. The project’s high target levels for NRW, at 70%, reflected a low priority given by both government and ADB. There were no specific actions outlined in the project design to achieve reductions in NRW. Metering should have improved the ability to monitor and control losses. Although impressive results in metering were achieved, the priority appears to have been to improve collection efficiency rather than seriously address NRW.

Project Number: 40296-013, 45299-001
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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A simplified monitoring and evaluation system, with direct reporting to the executing agency, would have led to better assessment of the project’s performance. The ability to evaluate project performance and benefits was seriously compromised when the collection of performance data was discontinued even though collection was required under the loan agreement. The PPMS for the project was complex and was maintained only for the duration of each loan’s implementation period.

Project Number: 40296-013, 45299-001
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Long-term engagement is needed to foster private sector participation in water supply provision. Along with other development partners, ADB has contributed significantly to the development of an enabling environment for private sector engagement in the provision of WSS services in Armenia. This would not have been possible without ADB’s long-term engagement in the sector through this project and other interventions. ADB support to draft the PPP law (approved in June 2019) and continuing support on regulations will further enhance the enabling environment.

Project Number: 40296-013, 45299-001
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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The target of 30% labor in the GAP for women was not attainable because of the unique socioeconomic conditions within the project area.

Project Number: 48293-001
Project Name: Transport Sector Flood Recovery Project
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Attributing national GDP growth to the project impact was inappropriate since the planned interventions were not the only factors contributing to economic growth.

Project Number: 48293-001
Project Name: Transport Sector Flood Recovery Project
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Securing funding for associated facilities, and mandating the executing agency to comply, are important contributors to the successful operation of transport sector projects.

Project Number: 48293-001
Project Name: Transport Sector Flood Recovery Project
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Frequent ADB supervision is required to counter the delays in completing construction is standard for Solomon Islands.

Project Number: 48293-001
Project Name: Transport Sector Flood Recovery Project
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Establishing more valid indicators or defining a more appropriate impact is a lesson for future projects.

Project Number: 48293-001
Project Name: Transport Sector Flood Recovery Project
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To get approval from customary landowners during land acquisition, the alternative of leasing land from the landowners with an annual lump sum payment by the utility or government or a payment on a per kWh output basis could be explored to give the landowners a vested interest in the project.

Project Number: 46014-002
Project Name: Provincial Renewable Energy Project
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