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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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Adequate and thorough preparation at design enhances the project’s quality at entry which is critical in supporting the government’s and ADB’s priority to promote rural development and reduce poverty. Specifically, a greater consideration of the design and scope for improving disaster risk management and climate resilience could support the upgrading and rehabilitation of other infrastructures, such as roads, energy, and social services, resulting in higher development impacts.

Project Number: 40190-013
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion Flood and Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Project
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Project implementation highlights the importance of increased accountability and ownership by all stakeholders in achieving the project’s intended outcome. This, along with a well-designed capacity building intervention for implementing agencies, would help facilitate timely implementation and achievement of project results. Complex projects with many components and a wide geographical coverage require a high level of government commitment and ownership.

Project Number: 37749-013
Project Name: Agrarian Reform Communities Project II
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Supporting policies need to have clear guidelines on tax incentives.

Project Number: 38423-022
Project Name: Raising Incomes of Small and Medium Farmers Project
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Future projects in all sectors would benefit from the preparation of a high-quality government PCR in consultants’ terms of reference.

Project Number: 37231-033
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program–Tranche 2
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Future projects in all sectors would benefit from the preparation of a government project completion report as part of the terms of reference of consultants.

Project Number: 37231-013
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program (Tranche 3 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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Where projects define new systems, it is desirable that full government agreement is negotiated during project design to ensure their ability to continue after project completion.

Project Number: 34341-013
Project Name: Forests for Livelihood Improvement in the Central Highlands Sector Project
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Sustained government support needs to be cultivated to ensure the long-term success of reform efforts.

Project Number: 38421-013, 38421-023, 38421-072
Project Name: Promoting Economic Diversification Program
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Since changes brought about by national elections can have a significant impact on program implementation, programs being planned need to be discussed with key political parties at the design stage.

Project Number: 38421-013, 38421-023, 38421-072
Project Name: Promoting Economic Diversification Program
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Efficient implementation of new concepts, like the regulatory impact assessment (RIA), should be directly supported by the government by way of mandatory participation to encourage short uptake times.

Project Number: 38421-013, 38421-023, 38421-072
Project Name: Promoting Economic Diversification Program
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Promoting collective action can be a challenge, not least in the post-Soviet Union context. Hence, there is a need to carefully analyze past experience, incentives, and the willingness of beneficiaries to sustain collective action and interventions.

Project Number: 40086-013
Project Name: Water Resource Management Sector Project
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this project has the potential to be of significant value to implementing a national policy on reservoir rehabilitation. Therefore, constraints to adopting them outside Shandong Province need to be identified and addressed.

Project Number: 40683-013
Project Name: Risk Mitigation and Strengthening of Endangered Reservoirs in Shandong Province Project
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