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Incorporating capacity development (whenever and wherever needed) as an integral part of project design results in a more holistic development approach. At the beginning of the project, the MEW was institutionally weak, and the Hari Rud RBA did not exist. The project spent $7.5 million in loan and grants funds for capacity development.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
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Lesson
When designing a project even in a difficult and tenuous political situation, it may be best to be strongly proactive rather than tentative and conservative. In an area that is just recovering from a long civil war, with a practically nonfunctioning implementing agency and a weak government capacity, the ADB preparation team designed a project with a whole gamut of proactive measures to bring about improved water resources management using basin-wide IWRM principles.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
Report Date:
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The use of design-and-build contracts could be ineffective for complex water resource subprojects (with hydraulic structures) especially when relying on local contractors.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
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Prompt resolution of tax-related issues by ADB and the government is required to reduce the risk of late financial closure of projects.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
Report Date:
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Proactive approaches to improve procurement readiness, combined with timely effectiveness, will reduce the risk of implementation delays.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
Report Date:
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ADB internal financial management needs to be improved to ensure that audit opinions are provided covering both financial statements and the use of grant and loan proceeds.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
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It is important that ADB commit to a long-term engagement in Afghanistan’s water sector to achieve critical performance and reform milestones.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
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It is essential that the project design acknowledges women’s role as clients, users, or potential beneficiaries with a gender action plan (GAP) and with target indicators in the design and monitoring framework (DMF).

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
Report Date:
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Close adherence to the enhanced project delivery approach approved by the government of Afghanistan and ADB, including having a detailed security management arrangement, is necessary for the successful implementation of projects in the country.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
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Project administration by resident missions is effective in enabling prompt responses to implementation issues.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
Report Date:
Lesson
A thorough assessment of the institutional capacity of governments and participating agencies is especially needed in preparing projects for countries in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCAS).

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
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