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ADB should have better arrangements to account for foreign exchange losses in contributions from development partners, to avoid delays in payments for implementing the LOAs. Also, early application for cofinancing, perhaps by one year prior to start of the TA, may help in overcoming delays associated with long due diligence and approval process of cofinanciers.

Project Number: 39542-022
Project Name: Implementing the Greater Mekong Subregion Core Agriculture Support Program (Phase 2)
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The government’s commitment to reforms and buy-in to the program are critical success factors.

Project Number: 46372-001
Project Name: Support for Myanmar’s Reforms for Inclusive Growth Program
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Lesson
Myanmar presented a unique opportunity for ADB to launch a deeply impactful, highly relevant series of supports to help the government rejoin the global economy, accelerate economic growth, alleviate poverty, and develop the foundations for the long-term sustainable growth of the economy. ADB's approach to reengagement was proactive and positive; through consultations with government, the appraisal team ascertained key drivers of reform and focused on those with high impact.

Project Number: 46372-001
Project Name: Support for Myanmar's Reforms for Inclusive Growth Program
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The government's goals were clear, leading to clear program goals. Going forward, implementation can be improved though provision of deeper, focused TA and additional engagement directly between ADB specialists and the government over extended periods of time.

Project Number: 46372-001
Project Name: Support for Myanmar's Reforms for Inclusive Growth Program
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The program shows that it is important to have well considered and immediately actionable support TA projects available to assist government in areas of high need, great challenge, or unfamiliarity. The three TAs implemented in support of the program reforms were effective in supporting government. The most important of these - the Support for Public Financial Management TA - is on going and should be sustained.

Project Number: 46372-001
Project Name: Support for Myanmar's Reforms for Inclusive Growth Program
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With the reopening of Myanmar after so many years in relative isolation, the scope of development need was massive. Clearing of arrears was only the start of development support requirements. The government was highly motivated, spurred on by the visible benefits countrywide of the change and reform agenda on which it had embarked.

Project Number: 46372-001
Project Name: Support for Myanmar's Reforms for Inclusive Growth Program
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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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Each new outbreak of disease confronts projects such as this one, as well as the implementing partners and global community, with a fresh challenge, because its early spread outpaces the gathering of scientific evidence needed to formulate containment policies. Each successive outbreak is followed by an initial opaque period characterized by a frustrating lack of scientific evidence on which to base policies and technical guidance.

Project Number: 39662-012
Project Name: Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza in Asia and the Pacific
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The rapid launch and accelerated implementation of the project made necessary by the threat that avian influenza would become a pandemic made it difficult to define verifiable indicators for a number of the outputs under the regional capacity building and regional coordination components. A mid-term review of the project would have facilitated a review and updating of the design and monitoring framework.

Project Number: 39662-012
Project Name: Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza in Asia and the Pacific
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The project supported the One Health concept, which emphasizes the links between animal health and human health and emerging animal and human diseases. One Health provided a platform for unprecedented integration of animal, human and ecosystem health issues to fight the threat of avian influenza. The systematic collaboration of technical agencies across disciplines, such as FAO (veterinarians) and WHO (medical doctors) and civil society organizations (community health workers) supported by the project has promoted this concept since the beginning of the project.

Project Number: 39662-012
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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