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Lesson
Additional consideration should have been given to the provision of the following, which addresses the problems encountered: Future projects can better articulate outcome and impact of urban development to overall inclusive economic development and environmental sustainability of the subregion.

Project Number: 40643-013
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion: Sustainable Tourism Development Project
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Lesson
The TOR for the project management consultants appeared to focus on training and safeguards monitoring. More technical input should have been included in the TOR to ensure that latest developments in highway design and traffic control technology were included in the highway components and traffic control systems provided.

Project Number: 40643-013
Project Name: Xinjiang Urban Transport and Environmental Improvement Project
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Lesson
Xinjiang is a region of the PRC with a high ethnic minority population and high unemployment. Hence, more emphasis should have been placed on improving job creation opportunities for the ethnic minority women. For future projects, greater supervision by ADB and the executing and implementing agencies is needed to ensure compliance to safeguards monitoring and reporting—to maximize project benefits.

Project Number: 40643-013
Project Name: Xinjiang Urban Transport and Environmental Improvement Project
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Lesson
In addition to these identified lessons, this validation finds two additional lessons to improve project sustainability: undertake a more detailed financial evaluation of road maintenance funding to determine if financial resources are sufficient—with and without the tolling option, and

Project Number: 41121-043
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor I (Zhambyl Oblast Section) [Western Europe–Western People's Republic of China International Transit Corridor] Investment Program (Tranche 3)
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Lesson
the business plan of the operating and maintenance company should be better analyzed to determine the validity of toll revenue assumptions.

Project Number: 41121-043
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor I (Zhambyl Oblast Section) [Western Europe–Western People's Republic of China International Transit Corridor] Investment Program (Tranche 3)
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Lesson
No additional lessons

Project Number: 37266-032
Project Name: Road Connectivity Sector I Project
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No additional lessons

Project Number: 35335-013
Project Name: National Highway Sector II Project
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No additional lessons

Project Number: 37066-043
Project Name: Rural Roads Sector II Investment Program (Project 3)
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Lesson
Additional consideration should have been given to the provision of the following, which addresses particular problems encountered: The lack of consultant staff willing to work in Jammu and Kashmir should have been anticipated.

Project Number: 38136-013
Project Name: Multisector Project for Infrastructure Rehabilitation in Jammu and Kashmir
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Lesson
Consultant’s bid documents and the terms of references should have been strengthened before these were issued.

Project Number: 38136-013
Project Name: Multisector Project for Infrastructure Rehabilitation in Jammu and Kashmir
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Lesson
Additional assistance provided to the ERA by appointing PSU staff consultants to assist in project implementation.

Project Number: 38136-013
Project Name: Multisector Project for Infrastructure Rehabilitation in Jammu and Kashmir
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Lesson
Agreement should be reached with the government at the central and provincial levels regarding the budgeting of funds for road maintenance. This agreement should cover all roads in the province rather than just project roads. This should ensure the sustainability of project roads and future roads financed by ADB, although it was not implemented at the time of the PCR.

Project Number: 39619-013
Project Name: Eastern and North Central Provincial Road Project
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Lesson
The need to confirm the executing agency’s commitment in terms of capacity and resources at appraisal. A more rigorous stakeholder analysis would have identified potential weaknesses and more emphasis could have been given to capacity development from the outset.

Project Number: 32200-013, 32200-023
Project Name: Fiji: Suva–Nausori Water Supply and Sewerage Project
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Lesson
Project performance monitoring and evaluation capacity building would have been helpful, possibly enhancing overall project performance; and

Project Number: 32200-013, 32200-023
Project Name: Fiji: Suva–Nausori Water Supply and Sewerage Project
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Lesson
The PMU-R had defined procedures for organizational empowerment and accountability, but the PMU-R was not available throughout the project to guide implementation of these measures. Continuation of the TA (which was implemented from 2003 to 2006) on capacity development would have been helpful.

Project Number: 32200-013, 32200-023
Project Name: Fiji: Suva–Nausori Water Supply and Sewerage Project
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