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Regular and stringent monitoring is necessary to ensure that the benefits from ADB-financed education programs are maximized.

Project Number: 40368-022
Project Name: Secondary Education Sector Development Program
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Improving the prospects of employment by aligning secondary education to the demands of the labor market can enhance its relevance, encourage completion, and reduce dropout rates.

Project Number: 40368-022
Project Name: Secondary Education Sector Development Program
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Executing and implementing agencies (EAs/IAs) need to commit to the gender action plans (GAPs) of ADB-financed programs/projects to help ensure their successful implementation

Project Number: 40368-022
Project Name: Secondary Education Sector Development Program
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Leadership development, which requires continuous coaching and can sustain benefits beyond program completion, needs to be adequately addressed in the design and implementation of education sector interventions.

Project Number: 40368-022
Project Name: Secondary Education Sector Development Program
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Supplementing programmatic assistance with sufficient, targeted technical assistance (TA) is effective in achieving reforms

Project Number: 47137-003, 47137-006
Project Name: Health Sector Governance Program (Subprograms 1 and 2)
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A multiple tranche arrangement ensures satisfactory progression of reforms and strengthens government accountability for the reforms.

Project Number: 47137-003, 47137-006
Project Name: Health Sector Governance Program (Subprograms 1 and 2)
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Participatory development and full alignment of reform programs with country strategies and plans foster strong ownership and commitment from the government.

Project Number: 47137-003, 47137-006
Project Name: Health Sector Governance Program (Subprograms 1 and 2)
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Overall development impact corresponds to the amount of effort put into both ensuring genuine ownership of objectives within the executing and implementing agencies and building capacity among the key stakeholders.

Project Number: 38558-013
Project Name: Water Resources Management Sector Development Program: Project Completion Report
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Improved clarity on which agencies would undertake specific tasks would enhance implementation. This is the case for Cambodia irrigation scheme information system, Stung Sen river basin planning, Technical Services Centre courses), as well as administration from both CARM and ADB HQ.

Project Number: 38558-013
Project Name: Water Resources Management Sector Development Program: Project Completion Report
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The number of policy measures should be limited so that ADB can monitor compliance with them effectively throughout the program. The program comprised 29 policy actions: 11 for subprogram 1 and 18 for subprogram 2. The total number of policy actions under the program was significantly large, particularly in subprogram 2, and represented a challenge in monitoring and implementation.

Project Number: 51350-001
Project Name: Economic Management Improvement Program: Subprograms 1 and 2
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Complex programs are more likely to succeed if significant attention is given to building the capability and ownership of the relevant stakeholders. The program successfully tackled a wide range of issues, while helping develop capacity at the MOF, CBU, and SAMA.

Project Number: 51350-001
Project Name: Economic Management Improvement Program: Subprograms 1 and 2
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In addition, contractors are encouraged to improvise where possible and introduce new technology standards. Subsequent tranches should also build upon lessons learnt and issues identified in the technical specifications for the initial tranche.

Project Number: 42401-015
Project Name: Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program - Tranche 1
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The restricted stance on public external borrowing led to deferral of MFF’s tranches 2 and 3 that was not present at the time of appraisal. If possible, the locations and routes of the project components for these tranches should be identified upfront and thoroughly analyzed for potential construction and safeguard impacts.

Project Number: 42401-015
Project Name: Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program - Tranche 1
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In MFFs, subsequent tranches should be processed and implemented to overlap with tranche 1 to maintain implementation momentum and achieve maximum benefits. The program’s tranches 2 and 3 were supposed to be approved in November 2017 and March 2018, respectively.

Project Number: 42401-015
Project Name: Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program - Tranche 1
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The project management units for subsequent tranches should be more proactive in using the project management and supervision consultant for the capacity development of the operational staff on new technology and standards.

Project Number: 42401-015
Project Name: Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program - Tranche 1
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