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Political instability and security issues have a significant impact on project implementation and the ability to meet timeframes. These and other external factors need to be considered during the design stage especially to map out more realistic and achievable timeframes. Risk mitigation measures should be agreed upon with participating countries during project appraisal.

Project Number: 52070-001
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Regional Energy Cooperation
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When functions and responsibilities are decentralized, policy dialogue with the concerned local authorities during project processing is just as important as dialogue at the central level.Although ULBs in Bangladesh depend on LGD, they enjoy some autonomy. The ULBs rapidly realized the benefit of better governance and financial management and these components were timely implemented. However, it took longer for the ULBs to appreciate the benefits of investments in sanitation and food safety funded by the project loan.

Project Number: 39305-013
Project Name: Urban Public and Environmental Health Sector Development Program
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Setting output indicators in the design and monitoring framework (DMF) that are the same or identical to policy actions confuses inputs with intended changes generated by policy actions. IED notes that this has been a standard practice for policy-based loans (PBLs) approved under previous ADB guidelines for preparing DMFs. However, going forward, specifying indicators that clearly measure the intended changes of policy actions would facilitate a better assessment of results.

Project Number: 45253-002
Project Name: Third Capital Market Development Program
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Establishing a project performance monitoring system (PPMS) allows better tracking of project results and implementation progress and risks. It will also allow a project to undertake necessary adjustments to address implementation issues and data gaps and would be useful during ex-post project evaluation, in terms of a more systematic aggregation and assessment of data and information collected via the system.

Project Number: 40534-013
Project Name: Second Crop Diversification Project
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The design and monitoring framework (DMF) should be reviewed and updated as necessary during implementation to ensure continued alignment with other aspects of the program. The outcome and output indicators in the program DMF had been developed at appraisal for achievement over a relatively short period of 24 months. However, when program implementation was extended by 23 months to November 2019, an opportunity was missed to update the targeted dates for the indicators, which were measured about 1 year after the extended program completion date.

Project Number: 45253-002
Project Name: Third Capital Market Development Program
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In addition to financial capital, the kiln industry operators of Bangladesh need more end-to-end technical and business support.

Project Number: 45273-001
Project Name: Financing Brick Kiln Efficiency Improvement Project
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Project targets and indicators, to be realistic and achievable, have to be aligned with the government’s development plans as well as ADB’s country partnership strategy.

Project Number: 42180-013
Project Name: Second Public-Private Infrastructure Development Facility
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The need for some project outputs can decline over time, for several valid reasons. While it is important to avoid unnecessary investments, it is also important to record such changes to note these reasons and revise the design and monitoring framework on time.

Project Number: 44192-016
Project Name: SASEC Second Bangladesh-India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project
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If the project outputs considered in the project designs are not fully assigned to the implementing agency, delivery of those outputs is unlikely. Therefore, all outputs considered at project appraisal should be identified with an implementation arrangement at the design stage and validated during implementation.

Project Number: 44192-016
Project Name: SASEC Second Bangladesh-India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project
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Clarity in project design particularly in identifying outcomes and outputs correctly with appropriate targets and indicators are essential in monitoring project achievements and determining how success will be assessed. A well-conceived results framework can effectively assess how economic resources and inputs (e.g., expertise, funds, etc.) are converted to results, for example. This could help facilitate a project’s focus on interventions and specific expected outcomes. Moreover, a program–logic diagram can help in this approach.

Project Number: 39452-013
Project Name: Strengthening Governance Management Project
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A separate DMF for each tranche can help ensure that their objectives and targets are aligned with the overall objectives and targets of the facility.

Project Number: 32234-013, 32234-053
Project Name: Railway Sector Investment Program (Multitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 3)
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Given the flexibility of the MFF, if necessary, regular updating and revisions of the DMFs, including its baseline data, are expected, thus, proper documentation of these changes should be available at completion.

Project Number: 32234-023, 32234-043, 32234-063
Project Name: Railway Sector Investment Program (Tranches 1, 2, and 4)
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Separate DMF for each tranche under an MFF involving subprojects can help ensure that their objectives and targets are aligned with the overall objectives and targets of the facility.

Project Number: 32234-023, 32234-043, 32234-063
Project Name: Railway Sector Investment Program (Tranches 1, 2, and 4)
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Given the flexibility of the MFF, if necessary, regular updating and revisions of the DMFs, including its baseline data, are expected, thus, proper documentation of these changes should be available at completion.

Project Number: 32234-013, 32234-053
Project Name: Railway Sector Investment Program (Multitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 3)
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Multilateral and bilateral agreement would be more helpful if undertaken before loan approval as it would indicate buy-in and commitment by participating countries.

Project Number: 40054-013
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Information Highway
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