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In addition to continuing technical assistance (TA), it is important that professional advisors work closely with the government of Kiribati to try and ensure reform momentum.

Project Number: 47322-001, 47322-002
Project Name: Strengthening Economic Management Reform Program: Subprograms 1 and 2 Completion Report
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A stand-alone policy-based grant would have been preferable for this project rather than a programmatic approach.

Project Number: 47322-001, 47322-002
Project Name: Strengthening Economic Management Reform Program: Subprograms 1 and 2 Completion Report
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It is important to use existing mechanisms, where possible, to enable the delivery of rapid support to affected communities during a disaster emergency response.

Project Number: 50181-001
Project Name: Fiji: Emergency Assistance for Recovery from Tropical Cyclone Winston
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A well-developed national structure for disaster risk management is beneficial for the success of post-disaster emergency response.

Project Number: 50181-001
Project Name: Fiji: Emergency Assistance for Recovery from Tropical Cyclone Winston
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Project procurement and implementation guidelines and procedures should be firmed up prior to project start-up especially in cofinanced projects where each financing institution has its own procedures and guidelines to follow.

Project Number: 44281-013
Project Name: Kiribati: Road Rehabilitation Project
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A thorough evaluation of the implementation schedules of foreign and locally-funded projects in South Tarawa should have been determined and reviewed, overlaps identified, and coordination established between the projects and the implementing agency.

Project Number: 44281-013
Project Name: Kiribati: Road Rehabilitation Project
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Policy dialogue with the government is crucial for improving capacity in the areas of road asset management, road safety, and traffic monitoring. (i) If the road asset management tools developed under the project were used as envisaged, this would improve the performance of the road sector in the long term. (ii) It is essential that investment in road safety is based on knowledge of road safety conditions, which need to be measured so remedial actions can be proposed and assessed.

Project Number: 28261-023
Project Name: Fiji: Third Road Upgrading (Sector) Project
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An ambitious target for rehabilitation of 60% of significantly damaged schools by July 2018 was set under the program. The Ministry of Education did not have the capacity to implement construction projects on such a large scale. This necessitated the establishment of a construction implementation unit within the executing agency, the MOE, for management of construction contracts.

Project Number: 50181-001
Project Name: Emergency Assistance for Recovery from Tropical Cyclone Winston
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The lack of a definite schedule for disbursement required ADB to maintain close coordination with the government. This ensured timely disbursement when required. The government did not draw down the proceeds of the loan until after the award of a substantial number of contracts for rehabilitation of schools, although it had earlier withdrawn the DPL to meet financing requirements for the HFH scheme.

Project Number: 50181-001
Project Name: Emergency Assistance for Recovery from Tropical Cyclone Winston
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Early processing of the EAL by ADB and close alignment with the DPL of the World Bank gave the Government of Fiji the necessary confidence to proceed with support to the poor and vulnerable families and homeowners, and to commence a relatively large-scale rehabilitation program for public buildings, including schools. The implementation of an emergency assistance loan is similar to that of a policy-based loan, except that processing is expedited to support the financing of early recovery efforts following a disaster.

Project Number: 50181-001
Project Name: Emergency Assistance for Recovery from Tropical Cyclone Winston
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Timely and sustained provision of technical support can substantially improve project management and implementation capacities.

Project Number: 44281-013
Project Name: Road Rehabilitation Project
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Additional costs and risks associated with undertaking large infrastructure projects in remote locations have to be factored into the contract price and bid evaluation process.

Project Number: 44281-013
Project Name: Road Rehabilitation Project
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Cost estimates have be based on sound engineering designs and a thorough assessment of the existing site conditions.

Project Number: 44281-013
Project Name: Road Rehabilitation Project
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Development partners should not overburden government capacity when programming and should be ready to adjust, if necessary.

Project Number: 44281-013
Project Name: Road Rehabilitation Project
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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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