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Lesson
Projects that plan to introduce systemic reforms require more time for advocating new concepts, building consensus, and overcoming the institutional interests of stakeholders. This was the case with the establishment of the Medicines Regulatory Authority, for which thegovernment spent nearly 10 years.

Project Number: 41243-012
Project Name: Fourth Health Sector Development Project
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ADB safeguard policy requirement of paying affected persons before construction should be incorporated in project land acquisition and resettlement plans (LARPs) to ensure its implementation. This is especially important for the disbursement of small amounts. ADB projects teams should also learn from good practices in implementing ADB safeguard policies in other projects in Pakistan that involve multiple agencies—both federal and provincial.

Project Number: 47281-001
Project Name: National Highway Network Development in Balochistan Project
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It might be better for performance-based maintenance (PBM) contracts to be integrated into the civil works contracts to expedite its adoption in future projects. Procurement of a separate contract, particularly a PBM contract, for post-construction maintenance after completion of the civil works contracts is a major concern for any government agency as it involves various channels and processes for seeking internal government approvals.

Project Number: 49125-001
Project Name: Second Jharkhand State Road Project
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The potential of new technologies and contracting modalities to achieve their intended results is best enhanced by the provision of adequate technical and capacity-building support.

Project Number: 37192-023, 37192-033, 37192-043, 37192-044
Project Name: Power Transmission Enhancement Investment Program 
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Incorporation of experiences and lessons from local and global good practices strengthens the design of projects.

Project Number: 48236-001
Project Name: Strengthening Community Resilience to Dzud and Forest and Steppe Fires Project 
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ADB played an important role in country risk mitigation. ADB’s partial credit guarantee (PCG) to the Southern Gas Corridor Closed Joint-Stock Company (SGC) made possible SGC’s access to necessary private sector refinancing to meet its financial commitments to Shah Deniz Stage II (SD2) and the midstream pipelines. This reduced government dependence on the country’s dwindling oil and gas revenues held by the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) to meet expenditure obligations.

Project Number: 49451-002
Project Name: Shah Deniz Gas Field Expansion Project
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Coordination and use of phased approach to key project activities will maximize project benefits. This would involve identifying opportunities at project design phase for integrating or combining under one contract interlinked activities, such as water system infrastructure investment and the planned O&M, to reduce risk of slippage and implementation delays.

Project Number: 44130-022
Project Name: District Capitals Water Supply Project
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To improve the project’s environmental performance, the design should ensure (a) early mobilization of environment specialists and consultants; and (b) clarity on safeguards requirements among the project staff, consultants, and contractors from commencement to closure. Some subproject works commenced without the required ADB-cleared initial environmental examination (IEE) reports, in response to which, a corrective action plan was agreed between ADB and the executing agency.

Project Number: 46166-001
Project Name: Supporting Human Capital Development in Meghalaya
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Active involvement of line agencies from project inception stage until completion and handover to urban local bodies (ULBs) ensured effective asset transfer planning and budgeting for smooth operation and maintenance (O&M) and sustainability of asset. O&M has been designed into the project, with contractors required to submit to ULBs O&M manuals, technical data, troubleshooting methodologies, and rehabilitation and restoration of electro-mechanical systems. The O&M cell was instituted in August 2009 and was adequately staffed under the MFF.

Project Number: 38254-053
Project Name: North Karnataka Urban Sector Investment Program - Tranche 3
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Lesson
Extensive community consultations and information dissemination helped improve the uptake of infrastructure services and hygiene practices. Focusing on behavioral change among the poor and vulnerable population groups and working through behavioral change leaders and women's self-help groups, the project significantly helped reduce open defecation practices. To sustain interventions that induce rapid adoption of improved sanitation services, it trained women-led community-based committees to promote public hygiene and maintain community toilets in slums.

Project Number: 38254-053
Project Name: North Karnataka Urban Sector Investment Program - Tranche 3
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The Shah Deniz Gas Field Expansion Project is transformational. It has expanded the development of one of the largest gas fields in the world, which will help (i) more than double gas production from the field; and (ii) increase the country’s gas production by 67% during the same period. This will help strengthen the Azerbaijani economy and create more fiscal space for economic diversification.

Project Number: 49451-002
Project Name: Shah Deniz Gas Field Expansion Project
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More thoughtful planning and sustained monitoring are required when implementing new pilot approaches. Successful implementation of new approaches such as public-private partnerships, which involve government policy changes and reforms, would require realistic timelines, ongoing monitoring of political commitment, and adoption of risk management strategies that are responsive to change.

Project Number: 44130-022
Project Name: District Capitals Water Supply Project
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