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Policy or institutional changes are most likely to be adopted when there is a perceived need by the population or the institutions involved, rather than when considered theoretically appropriate by technical experts.

Project Number: 38558-013
Project Name: Water Resources Management Sector Development Program: Project Completion Report
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Robust safeguards implementation is valuable not only in preserving natural, social, and cultural resources but also as a tool to engage well with communities and facilitate project execution.

Project Number: 40173-043
Project Name: Highlands Region Road Improvement Investment Program - Project 2
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Significant implementation support is required for ADB-financed projects in PNG.

Project Number: 44304-013, 44304-014, 44304-015
Project Name: Microfinance Expansion Project
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It is important to establish a standalone environmental safeguards unit (ESU) right at project inception to focus on and coordinate safeguards compliance activities in ADB-financed projects.

Project Number: 42394-022
Project Name: Nuku'alofa Urban Development Sector Project
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Safeguards compliance is best promoted through regular monitoring and audit

Project Number: 42394-022
Project Name: Nuku'alofa Urban Development Sector Project
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Reform programs grounded in government policy and sound technical assessments remain viable despite changes in government and socioeconomic difficulties.

Project Number: 52073-001
Project Name: Improving Public Investment Management Program
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The implementation and sustainability of policy reforms, which can be challenging, require strong and continued political ownership, commitment, leadership, and coordination among key government agencies.

Project Number: 51199-001
Project Name: Ulaanbaatar Air Quality Improvement Program
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As with other contractors, it is important for ADB to ensure that community organizations engaged in civil works understand and comply with ADB safeguard requirements

Project Number: 46094-001
Project Name: Neighborhood Upgrading and Shelter Project (Phase 2)
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Land acquisition and resettlement (LAR) challenges, often complex and dynamic, must be promptly and robustly addressed.

Project Number: 43032-013
Project Name: Xi'an Urban Road Network Improvement Project
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A thorough understanding of the capacity and readiness of the EAs and IAs at all levels, along with proper timing and sequencing, is imperative for reforms to succeed.

Project Number: 48134-001, 48134-006, 48134-007
Project Name: Stepping Up Investments for Growth Acceleration Program (Subprograms 1, 2, 3)
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Careful attention to overlapping regulations is needed to streamline and enhance the efficiency of the reform process.

Project Number: 48134-001, 48134-006, 48134-007
Project Name: Stepping Up Investments for Growth Acceleration Program (Subprograms 1, 2, 3)
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Early implementation of a pragmatic approach to land acquisition and compensation payments and incorporation of simplified payment procedures into the land acquisition and resettlement plans (LARPs) will be beneficial for future ADB-financed greenfield projects in Pakistan.

Project Number: 40075-023, 40075-033, 40075-043
Project Name: National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program (Tranche 3 and MFF)
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A pragmatic approach to land acquisition, informed by good practices from projects involving multiple agencies, both federal and provincial, will be particularly important and beneficial for future ADB-financed greenfield projects in Pakistan.

Project Number: 40075-033
Project Name: National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program, Tranche 2
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Wide-ranging and ambitious reform programs are hardly implementable.

Project Number: 46059-001, 46059-002
Project Name: Governance and Capacity Development in Public Sector Management Program - Subprograms 1 and 2
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Timely mobilization of an external monitor with access to project sites and affected households will provide an additional layer to ensuring safeguards compliance.

Project Number: 39500-013, 39500-023, 39500-033
Project Name: Ho Chi Minh City Urban Mass Rapid Transit Line 2 Investment Program (MFF and Tranches 1 and 2)
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