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Lesson
Strong government commitment and leadership is critical to the implementation of reforms. In this project, this enabled the successful implementation of policy actions and reforms agreed under the post-program partnership framework (P3F). The single-tranche, stand-alone modality combined with the P3F was useful in bridging a period of high uncertainty, continuing and building on reforms from the previous programmatic approach while providing flexibility to reflect the new government’s priorities in a follow-on medium-term reform program.

Project Number: 55116-001
Project Name: Sustainable and Resilient Recovery Program
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A combination of policy-based lending (PBL) and technical assistance (TA) engagement, based on ADB's differentiated approach in small island developing states (SIDS), can further enhance the impact of ADB assistance to public sector management in Fiji. The design of this reflected ADB's differentiated approach in SIDS, spreading reforms across complementary areas and government units while combining policy actions that introduce or advance policy and legal frameworks with those that support their implementation.

Project Number: 55116-001
Project Name: Sustainable and Resilient Recovery Program
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Continuous and consistent technical assistance (TA) is crucial to the successful implementation of reform programs and sustainability of the reform process. This program is built on the long-term engagement of ADB and development partners in Fiji. It therefore benefited from extensive TA in public sector management, reforms introduced through the previous PBL, and project investments in the water and energy sectors.

Project Number: 55116-001
Project Name: Sustainable and Resilient Recovery Program
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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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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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Lesson
Unreliable cost estimates can significantly hamper the smooth and timely completion of projects.

Project Number: 42291-025
Project Name: Higher Education in the Pacific Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Flexibility in project schedule to address unforeseen delays is critical to the successful completion of projects.

Project Number: 42291-025
Project Name: Higher Education in the Pacific Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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First-time executing and implementing agencies need handholding on ADB processes and requirements.

Project Number: 42291-025
Project Name: Higher Education in the Pacific Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Ensuring quality higher education requires more than just improving school infrastructure and physical environments.

Project Number: 42291-025
Project Name: Higher Education in the Pacific Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Adequate time has to be allotted to monitoring and evaluation.

Project Number: 42291-025
Project Name: Higher Education in the Pacific Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Lesson
Project monitoring and reporting by the government were inadequate. ADB must ensure that mechanisms are in place for necessary data gathering and monitoring, and make sure that project covenants in this respect are complied with.

Project Number: 43110-013
Project Name: Emergency Flood Recovery (Sector) Project
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ADB and the executing and implementing agencies must ensure that adequately skilled and experienced consultants are fielded to provide the inputs required for effective project design and implementation. The report and recommendation of the president (RRP) explicitly noted that adequate consultant support would be particularly important for disbursements based on experience in emergency assistance projects in the Pacific when design, contracting, and supervision expertise had been insufficient.

Project Number: 43110-013
Project Name: Emergency Flood Recovery (Sector) Project
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ADB disaster response operations often involve executing and implementing agencies with capacity that is limited either inherently or due to the impacts of an emergency. This is particularly the case in countries such as Fiji where institutional capacity is often weak. The project inception report identified this as an issue facing the Ministry of Works, Transport, and Public Utilities (MWTPU), the main implementing agency for the project.

Project Number: 43110-013
Project Name: Emergency Flood Recovery (Sector) Project
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A lack of data and documentation was noted throughout project implementation. The project procurement-related audit noted this, and, as determined by the project completion review mission, data is unavailable within the executing agency. For example, there are no traffic counts after 2009, only two benefit monitoring evaluation reports were available, and the project completion report lacks important information. ADB needs to ensure during project implementation that data requested is provided by the executing agency.

Project Number: 28261-023
Project Name: Third Road Upgrading (Sector) Project
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