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Lesson
Policy conditions for the release of tranches should be appropriate and achievable by the government and executing agency. In the case of Tuvalu, the requirement that Parliament adopt the regulatory framework for banking supervision as a condition for tranche release was out of the direct control of the government, and therefore constitutes a high risk to program success. [Main text, para. 30]

Project Number: 41180-022
Project Name: Improved Financial Management Program
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Efforts to strengthen routine surveillance and laboratory capacity will achieve only limited success where health information systems and laboratory services are weak.

Project Number: 38599-022
Project Name: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Capacity Development in the Pacific
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Even if a project is aligned with regional strategies, designs need to incorporate sufficient national consultation and consider country absorptive and technical capacity and commitment.

Project Number: 38599-022
Project Name: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Capacity Development in the Pacific
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National M&E remains a challenge due to lack of capacity and minimal regional support to assist participating DMCs. While regional evaluations of some activities have taken place, they need to focus on impact or outcome indicators rather than on the process of implementation.

Project Number: 38599-022
Project Name: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Capacity Development in the Pacific
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Establishing a project steering committee is challenging where separate development partner committees already exist to oversee arrangements for Pacific countries.

Project Number: 38599-022
Project Name: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Capacity Development in the Pacific
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An executing agency's ability to implement project activities within set timeframes is diluted where there is limited PMU capacity, a lack of experience with ADB procedures, and inadequate executive oversight.

Project Number: 38599-022
Project Name: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Capacity Development in the Pacific
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Fundamental changes in procurement methods may offer a procedural and administrative solution when a tendering process is stalled because of lack of competition or bids above the available budget. But these changes can also cause implementation problems, especially when the implementation capacity of the recipient is weak.

Project Number: 32407-013, 32407-023
Project Name: Maritime Training Project
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A key lesson from this project comes from ADB's underestimation of the potential effects of the weakness of implementation capacity in Tuvalu. Professional services are limited domestically and the logistic problems are significant. A realistic and comprehensive assessment of capacity should have been conducted during project preparation. Transfer of skills alone may not be sufficient to overcome this problem because of the difficulty in identifying qualified counterparts and the fact that those who qualify may often not be in a position to commit all of their time to the project.

Project Number: 32407-013, 32407-023
Project Name: Maritime Training Project
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Seafaring is one of the few non-government opportunities for income for young Tuvaluans. It has significant effects on the wealth and well-being of a large section of the population, including the poor. Yet this project did not get the support and attention from the government that its strategic importance warranted and required. This was mainly due to a high turnover of government and project staff, which compounded the weak implementing capacity.

Project Number: 32407-013, 32407-023
Project Name: Maritime Training Project
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