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Given the frequency and severity of natural calamities, the government needs to have in place a fully functioning national disaster management system, including monitoring of hydrological and geological conditions, to identify vulnerable locations with a high probability of possible disasters, so that appropriate mitigation can be planned. This should have been one focus of project identification activities to prioritize projects mitigating or preventing the occurrence of natural disasters.

Project Number: 43001-012
Project Name: Emergency Flood Damage Rehabilitation Project
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The rehabilitation or reconstruction of damaged infrastructure should be evaluated and implemented using simplified but transparent procurement procedures to reduce processing time and to restore normal living and livelihood conditions existing before the disaster. It is essential the rehabilitation or reconstruction of damaged infrastructure should be appropriately designed for disaster risks and climate resilience.

Project Number: 43001-012
Project Name: Emergency Flood Damage Rehabilitation Project
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Strengthening the capacities of implementing agencies enhances the effectiveness and sustainability of emergency assistance projects.

Project Number: 43001-012
Project Name: Emergency Flood Damage Rehabilitation Project
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Aligning the scope and size of an emergency assistance project to the urgent needs of the affected persons boosts its relevance and effectiveness.

Project Number: 43001-013
Project Name: Emergency Flood Damage Rehabilitation Project
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Covenanting legally complex issues is not advisable under an emergency assistance project.

Project Number: 43001-014
Project Name: Emergency Flood Damage Rehabilitation Project
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A flexible design enables an emergency assistance project to respond to emerging post-disaster needs.

Project Number: 43001-015
Project Name: Emergency Flood Damage Rehabilitation Project
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If project design includes the extensive use of NGOs as a major means of project implementation, their availability and capacity to undertake the role will need more careful consideration. As noted in the PCR, if capacity is considered inadequate, time should be allowed for the orientation and training of the NGOs and/or implementers.

Project Number: 32249-013
Project Name: Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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A thorough institutional capacity assessment in all areas of project implementation is needed before capacity development support can be effective.

Project Number: 31402-013
Project Name: Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Projects that involve active community participation and strong stakeholder ownership require adequate social preparation time.

Project Number: 31402-013
Project Name: Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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The design of similar projects needs to be less complex, geographically contiguous, and realistic in scope given the time frame and available resources.

Project Number: 31402-013
Project Name: Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Simple technology and small systems are more sustainable, as operation and maintenance (O&M) responsibility for rural water supply is assigned to the community and VMWs are able to maintain these systems with limited technical skills.

Project Number: 32249-013
Project Name: Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Community mobilization should be conducted prior to water user and sanitation committee (WUSC) formation so beneficiaries will be fully aware and their participation effective. While nongovernment organizations (NGOs) were effective in community mobilization and raising awareness, their technical capacity was comparatively weak. Therefore, project formulation should include capacity assessment of all stakeholders.

Project Number: 32249-013
Project Name: Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Retroactive financing and advance procurement action are needed to avoid start-up delays.

Project Number: 32249-013
Project Name: Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Project implementation, monitoring, and supervision were logistically difficult and costly due to scattered subproject sites (both districts and village). Clustering the project area based on geographic contiguity and similarity should be considered when selecting project sites in order to improve the efficiency of implementation, monitoring, and supervision.

Project Number: 32249-013
Project Name: Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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A procurement plan needs to be prepared and agreed with the government during project design in order to define procurement requirements, create a sound financial justification for procuring these, and schedule those tasks by allocating time frames and resources.

Project Number: 32249-013
Project Name: Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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