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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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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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ADB needs to provide first-time users of FIDIC contracts with technical assistance (TA) support to ensure that they are properly implemented.

Project Number: 42145-023
Project Name: North-South Road Corridor Investment Program – Tranche 1
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Asset management and road maintenance have to be included in capacity building and elevated into a sector reform agenda to ensure the sustainability of road infrastructure investments.

Project Number: 42145-023
Project Name: North-South Road Corridor Investment Program – Tranche 1
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Weather needs to be carefully considered in the selection of pavement types.

Project Number: 42145-023
Project Name: North-South Road Corridor Investment Program – Tranche 1
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Project and procurement readiness need to be worked out during project preparation to minimize completion delays.

Project Number: 42145-023
Project Name: North-South Road Corridor Investment Program – Tranche 1
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Collection of gender-disaggregated data and participation of a gender specialist in review missions are essential to improving the gender performance of ADB-assisted projects.

Project Number: 40296-013
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Lack of tariff adjustments can be detrimental to service utilities.

Project Number: 40296-013
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Public-private partnerships (PPPs) can improve the performance of public utilities.

Project Number: 40296-013
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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The sector loan modality provides ADB and partner governments with a comprehensive instrument for responding to sector development priorities.

Project Number: 40296-013
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Early establishment of a project management unit (PMU), most plausibly through advance action, facilitates timely project startup and implementation.

Project Number: 40296-013
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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The adequacy and appropriateness of project design have to be tailored to the project’s ultimate objectives and complexities. The PCR provided weak justification of the relevance of the extension and the insufficiency of indicators.

Project Number: 39662-012, 39662-022
Project Name: Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza in Asia and the Pacific
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ADB's high-level steering committee demonstrated ADB's institutional support, which enhanced coordination between development partners. The committee, comprising the heads of all regional departments and the Strategy and Policy Department and chaired by the director general of RSDD, provided prompt policy guidance and expedited decisions and actions. It also ensured that the needs of the countries were ascertained and that they had adequate access to project resources.

Project Number: 39662-012
Project Name: Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza in Asia and the Pacific
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ADB was able to use its convening power effectively because it had the necessary in-house technical expertise. Public health experts on ADB's staff with knowledge of emerging infectious diseases were involved in designing and implementing the project. This in-house expertise made the dialogue with the technical and regional agencies to strengthen regional collaboration within and across the animal health and human health sectors possible.

Project Number: 39662-012
Project Name: Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza in Asia and the Pacific
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