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Project procurement plan should be developed in close consultation with the executing agency and resident mission staff in charge of project implementation, considering the lessons under other projects, and be flexibly adjusted. Time-consuming recruitment of many consultants along with unsuitable selection methods resulted in implementation delays. For future projects of similar nature and scope, suitable procurement packaging and selection methods should be set up based on the requirements for project progress and capacity of the EA and/or IAs.

Project Number: 42080-013
Project Name: Strengthening Water Management and Irrigation Systems Rehabilitation Project
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Advance actions were one of the measures to reduce project startup delay. However, there seems to be inadequate clarity on implementing advance actions in the government rules, and a good mechanism to make the subproject civil works ready for execution before or right after the project becomes effective. Currently, government control over the provincial debt ceiling and implementation of relevant budget management policies also contribute to startup delays and, therefore, limit project readiness.

Project Number: 42080-013
Project Name: Strengthening Water Management and Irrigation Systems Rehabilitation Project
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A coherent design and monitoring framework (DMF) is necessary as a basis for project planning, monitoring, and evaluation. The DMF for this project made evaluation a more difficult exercise than it should have been and weakened design relevance. The outcome indicator is too technical, unfamiliar to the executing agency, and was difficult to reevaluate.

Project Number: 42080-013
Project Name: Strengthening Water Management and Irrigation Systems Rehabilitation Project
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Having a strong, experienced executing agency was important to the success of this project. The professional, permanent and technical central project office (CPO) added value to project implementation and the quality of project outputs. However, for new similar projects, these implementation arrangements, where a central ministry such as Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) work as the executing agency, is in principle no longer possible in accordance with the new government policy.

Project Number: 42080-013
Project Name: Strengthening Water Management and Irrigation Systems Rehabilitation Project
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Safeguards policy implementation is strengthened by proactive interventions to empower women through their participation, voice and leadership. This has been the experience of organizing consultations for vulnerable women-headed households during the land acquisition and resettlement due diligence process and those affected by (post) resettlement.

Project Number: 42080-013
Project Name: Strengthening Water Management and Irrigation Systems Rehabilitation Project
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The number of projects and subprojects to be implemented under any assistance package must consider the absorptive capacity of local contractors, availability of construction materials, and local labor. Close attention must be given to the quality of the facilities and infrastructures built. Utilizing local contractors and labor have their trade-offs, such as implementation delays and deficiency in financial resources, but the quality of the completed facilities is nonnegotiable. This would require closer supervision, frequent monitoring, and faster processing of payments.

Project Number: 44065-013
Project Name: Conflict-Affected Region Emergency Project
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It is best to allocate available local resources and assistance, including loans based on sector priorities, through a participatory process involving all stakeholders and beneficiaries.

Project Number: 44065-013
Project Name: Conflict-Affected Region Emergency Project
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Consultant qualification criteria and recruitment procedures may need to be streamlined as appropriate to ensure timely and high-quality services.

Project Number: 31309-013
Project Name: Post-Literacy and Continuing Education Project
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Consistent dialogue and close communication and coordination among stakeholders enhance project implementation.

Project Number: 31309-013
Project Name: Post-Literacy and Continuing Education Project
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Complex project designs can breed implementation difficulties, create inefficiencies, and increase fiduciary risks.

Project Number: 31309-013
Project Name: Post-Literacy and Continuing Education Project
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Dialoguing to better understand existing regulations and policies is vital to ensuring project compliance with government requirements.

Project Number: 49232-001
Project Name: Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Air Quality Improvement-Hebei Policy Reforms Program
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Policy action recommendations need to be backed by adequate technical and economic due diligence, including feasibility studies.

Project Number: 49232-001
Project Name: Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Air Quality Improvement-Hebei Policy Reforms Program
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A realistic policy framework with manageable policy actions is needed to implement air quality reforms.

Project Number: 49232-001
Project Name: Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Air Quality Improvement-Hebei Policy Reforms Program
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Strong commitment and coordination among development partners make the attainment of policy reforms more feasible.

Project Number: 49232-001
Project Name: Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Air Quality Improvement-Hebei Policy Reforms Program
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Sustained engagement is important in undertaking policy reforms that may take many years to implement.

Project Number: 49232-001
Project Name: Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Air Quality Improvement-Hebei Policy Reforms Program
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