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In projects that aim to introduce new approaches and pilot programs, active participation, and dialogues with stakeholders at the design stage enhances project performance. Under the project, the design and implementation benefited from sufficient consultations with stakeholders. It promoted inclusiveness and bottom–up and community-based mechanisms for identifying the needs and decision-making process in the context of local conditions.

Project Number: 48236-001
Project Name: Strengthening Community Resilience to Dzud and Forest and Steppe Fires Project 
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Early preparation and set up of funding design and mechanisms to meet the financial requirements of facilities and equipment's operation and maintenance after project completion can mitigate sustainability risks of project investments. In this project, there was no clarity on how maintenance of project infrastructure and equipment were to be funded after project completion. Thus, it reduces the project's sustainability.

Project Number: 48236-001
Project Name: Strengthening Community Resilience to Dzud and Forest and Steppe Fires Project 
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Extensive consultations with government and stakeholders, including ger visits, surveys, and meetings, help in developing better project design. Involving the stakeholders at design stage up to implementation, and establishment of community groups in this project contributed substantially to its success. Specifically, the buy-in of stakeholders is critically important when the project involves introduction of new technology, innovative approaches, and pilot programs.

Project Number: 49113-001
Project Name: Managing Soil Pollution in Ger Areas through Improved On-site Sanitation Project
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A clear and well-defined operation and maintenance (O&M) mechanism established at an early stage of implementation strengthens the sustainability of on-site sanitation facilities piloted by the project. Hand-over of these facilities to community groups equipped with O&M manuals increases ownership and value to the wider public on the viability of the introduced technology.

Project Number: 49113-001
Project Name: Managing Soil Pollution in Ger Areas through Improved On-site Sanitation Project
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Preparation of the design for operation and maintenance (O&M) at the outset facilitates the sustainability of the waste management facilities installed in protected areas and early handover to the community management teams. Consideration of these operational matters at the early stage of implementation could have mitigated the subsequent O&M issues for community waste management teams and toilet systems.

Project Number: 48216-001
Project Name: Integrated Livelihoods Improvement and Sustainable Tourism in Khuvsgul Lake National Park Project
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High-level participation among stakeholders in the design, implementation, and establishment of community mechanisms contribute substantially to project success. Buy-in of stakeholders and active participation in the processes from design to implementation are critical, specifically when the project involves new approaches and pilot programs

Project Number: 48216-001
Project Name: Integrated Livelihoods Improvement and Sustainable Tourism in Khuvsgul Lake National Park Project
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Road projects can only be justified if a credible traffic forecast is prepared for the with-project and without-project scenarios. Project preparation should include robust traffic surveys and accurate traffic forecasts, based on the economic circumstances of the region in the project’s target area.

Project Number: 41193-015
Project Name: Western Regional Road Corridor Investment Program - Tranche 1
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Establishment and effective usage of a project performance monitoring system (PPMS) allows proper project benefit identification, quantification and valuation. However, no PPMS was established, with absence of requirement specified in the report and recommendation of the President or loan covenants resulting in poor data for evaluation at project completion

Project Number: 41193-015
Project Name: Western Regional Road Corridor Investment Program - Tranche 1
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Programs such as this should take a holistic approach to measuring and abating air pollution. Although substantial progress has been made, longer-term policy measures to address the ongoing air quality issue in Mongolia are still needed The increased concentrations of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide show shortcomings in the program’s overall achievements, along with the concentrations of small particulate matter which remain above World Health Organization’s guidelines, necessitating more policy actions.

Project Number: 53028-001
Project Name: Ulaanbaatar Air Quality Improvement
Program and Ulaanbaatar Air Quality Improvement
Program – Phase 2
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Publication of air quality should be institutionalized to provide a feedback loop to policy makers and to empower the public to assess overall progress. ADB’s participation in the longer-term framework for air pollution abatement will reinforce the feedback and will be an instrument to provide additional assistance that will ensure the continued air pollution reduction in Ulaanbaatar and other urban areas in Mongolia.

Project Number: 53028-001
Project Name: Ulaanbaatar Air Quality Improvement
Program and Ulaanbaatar Air Quality Improvement
Program – Phase 2
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Outcome could have been extended for a longer period than just one year, with stronger monitoring and evaluation (M&E) required. The program outcome was to maintain social welfare expenditure at least at MNT339 billion in 2017. A 1-year time horizon was too short. Even though social welfare expenditures increased in the following years, a 5-year time horizon may have been more appropriate to encourage sustainability. Furthermore, a stronger M&E system is required for social welfare programs since output 2 focused on improving their targeting.

Project Number: 50302-001
Project Name: Social Welfare Support Program Phase 2
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Gender and social inclusion elements could have been better integrated in the program. The focus of the program was on the poor and vulnerable population and the social welfare assistance provided to them. The assessment of gender impacts of the policy reforms could have been undertaken, taking into account the gender and inclusion issues in the reform and consolidation of social welfare programs.

Project Number: 50302-001
Project Name: Social Welfare Support Program Phase 2
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In-depth review of each social welfare program effectiveness is needed for consolidation and possible termination. The review could assess whether the targeting mechanisms adopted have ensured that the benefits go to the poor and vulnerable population or misused. Social welfare spillovers could result in suboptimal outcomes. Otherwise, a more sophisticated targeting approach could be undertaken.

Project Number: 50302-001
Project Name: Social Welfare Support Program Phase 2
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The PBL DMF results chain needs indicators that articulate policy outcomes rather than simply completion of policy actions.

Project Number: 49210-001
Project Name: Social Welfare Support Program
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A single-tranche PBL is a better option to respond to a crisis situation.

Project Number: 49210-001
Project Name: Social Welfare Support Program
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