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Lesson
Based on the TCR narrative, the TA prepared some technical documents and accessed new mechanisms for climate finance. The approved GCF proposals were examples. While the TA made some efforts to increase awareness and disseminate knowledge via the in-country consultations, there was no clear evidence or assessment that the target audience was more aware of the technical materials presented, and had adopted the same, thereby, building institutional capacity. Adopting national or sectoral policies or legal standards, or any academic literature was not mentioned in the TCR.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Lesson
This validation adds the need to adopt a more realistic timeline where funding sources are uncertain or unknown.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Lesson
This validation adds that pioneering the GCF proposals with a strong SDCD team, like in Mongolia, will provide a sound template and be an effective way to demonstrate success for the subsequent proposals.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Lesson
This section in the TCR presents several findings including that increased readiness for finance access is different from the actual capacity to access finance and is highly context-specific to the type of project for which finance is required, the sources of finance being tapped, and individual DMC priorities and circumstances—this is a generalizable lesson in planning and relates to having some degree of flexibility to adapt to the evolving context given that this is a new area of work for the ADB as well as the DMCs.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Lesson
External NDF cofinancing and GCF climate finance partnerships were referenced here, and lessons provided were very broad, and not supported by evidence in the TCR. Internal ADB partnerships were not mentioned in the TCR, which would be important for encouraging broader adoption and sustainability of respective DMCs’ TA efforts via the country dialogue processes.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Lesson
Early engagement with ADB project teams to frame projects as climate relevant, as well as early engagement with external climate finance providers facilitated mobilization of timely resources—this lesson on early and proactive engagement is generalizable for implementation and delivery. Although it may be inferred, no clear evidence is provided for the value added of promoting knowledge exchange among DMCs.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Lesson
The TCR mentioned the usefulness of a flexible approach to drafting consultant’s terms of reference such that they are broad based—this is a generalizable lesson in managing staff and consultant resources, and useful in the context of limited availability of climate finance specialists.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Lesson
The TCR found that close interaction between DMC stakeholders and climate finance providers was essential to create buy-in from all parties. The TCR did not provide evidence or data to support the level of adoption or commitment to TA efforts, or other evidence of continuing action and sustainability after TA completion.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Lesson
As modern technologies for transmission system planning are new for Kazakhstan and the entire Central Asian region, the production of a knowledge product that highlights the lessons learned from this TA would be highly beneficial. Some generalized lessons could also be applicable to the implementation of modern technologies in other sectors and applications.

Project Number: 50318-001
Project Name: Fostering the Development of Renewable Energy
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Lesson
The TA had some design shortcomings related to insufficient information availability. During project preparation, the extent of the work and the inputs and resource requirements of each participant should have been clearly communicated.

Project Number: 50318-001
Project Name: Fostering the Development of Renewable Energy
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Lesson
The TA only involved the executing agency, KEGOC, DIgSILENT, the consultant/contractor, and ADB. The TA was financed by the Clean Energy Fund under the Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility. The financing partners are the governments of Australia, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom

Project Number: 50318-001
Project Name: Fostering the Development of Renewable Energy
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Lesson
The need for language translation/interpreting services should be discussed upfront to ensure resources are allocated if required and to factor in associated requirements/delays into the planning and implementation schedule.

Project Number: 50318-001
Project Name: Fostering the Development of Renewable Energy
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Lesson
Training indicators are more accurate and representative if they are based on demonstrated proficiency, and not just participation, since mere attendance does not prove capacity development.

Project Number: 50318-001
Project Name: Fostering the Development of Renewable Energy
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The limited number of highly skilled technical consultants participating in the TA was identified as a risk in the DMF. However, delays were still encountered due to this issue. The DIgSILENT Managing Director’s taking on-site team leadership for the project addressed the problem, but this was because the fourth request for extension was denied. When a limited number of highly skilled technical consultants are participating in a project, there ought to be a risk management plan for the early exit or the unavailability of one of the critical team members.

Project Number: 50318-001
Project Name: Fostering the Development of Renewable Energy
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Lesson
Inaccurate estimations: KEGOC underestimated the data required, and DIgSILENT overestimated availability of data.

Project Number: 50318-001
Project Name: Fostering the Development of Renewable Energy
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