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Lesson
No new lessons

Project Number: 44372-013
Project Name: Flood Emergency Reconstruction Project
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Lesson
During program appraisal, enough time should be given to assess the policies involved, to engage with the political leadership in creating ownership, and to reach a consensus on the suitable reforms, including an action plan. The government’s capacity to implement the program successfully should have been thoroughly assessed, at least at the time of Subprogram 2.

Project Number: 41641-013, 41641-023
Project Name: Punjab Millennium Development Goals Program
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Lesson
No new lessons

Project Number: 41666-013
Project Name: Punjab Government Efficiency Improvement Program
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Lesson
Greater effort is needed in assessing the political and economic context to determine the chances of success of reform efforts. The program design was complex with 25 policy conditions for subprogram 1 and 38 policy conditions for subprogram 2, involving a large number of implementing agencies and reform areas. There are benefits in keeping program simple by limiting the number of reform actions, agencies involved, and the number of subprograms under a cluster.

Project Number: 41545-013, 41545-023
Project Name: Sindh Growth and Rural Revitalization Program
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Lesson
The adequacy and appropriateness of project design have to be tailored to the project’s ultimate objectives and complexities. The PCR provided weak justification of the relevance of the extension and the insufficiency of indicators.

Project Number: 39662-012, 39662-022
Project Name: Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza in Asia and the Pacific
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Lesson
The integrated approach to disaster recovery operations beyond infrastructure restoration to also include activities directed at restoring livelihood and improving the resilience of infrastructure and economic activity to disasters.

Project Number: 39631-013
Project Name: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project
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Lesson
A poor assessment of the security and safety situation in the project area could result in slow implementation and even cancellation of planned outputs.

Project Number: 36052-013
Project Name: North–West Frontier Province Road Development Sector and Subregional Connectivity Project
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Lesson
Introducing and promoting an ambitious and transformative undertaking require substantial preparation and investment .

Project Number: 33364-013
Project Name: Agribusiness Development Project
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Lesson
The project design needs to be cautious of interlinked project components and institution works, e.g. the lack of further financing support under component 2 stifled the momentum of progress in forming farmer enterprise groups and the lack of success in grade standardization and certification hindered progress in developing the wholesale market database under component 3.

Project Number: 33364-013
Project Name: Agribusiness Development Project
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Lesson
In the future, ADB would have to prioritize and ensure that the executing agency operationalizes financial management system, including project performance monitoring, an essential aspect of project implementation, and results evaluation, in the early stages of project implementation.

Project Number: 37559-033, 37559-023
Project Name: National Highway Development Sector Investment Program–Project 1
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Lesson
The capability of National Highway Authority to use ADB processes and procedures needed to be strengthened to avoid implementation delays.

Project Number: 37559-033, 37559-023
Project Name: National Highway Development Sector Investment Program–Project 1
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Lesson
The highway improvement component had a realistic time frame that took account of implementation issues in Pakistan such as governance, security, and institutional capacity constraints.

Project Number: 37559-033, 37559-023
Project Name: National Highway Development Sector Investment Program–Project 1
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Lesson
ADB should remain engaged and provide support for sensitizing various stakeholders and help in building consensus to the reforms.

Project Number: 41108-013
Project Name: Second Generation of Capital Market Reform Program
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Lesson
Complex projects such as this require consistent and close follow-up and coordination among the involved government agencies and departments and offices within ADB. It would be more catalytic and demonstrational if the setting up of policies, systems, and procedures were accompanied by the development of pilot projects especially in local government.

Project Number: 36155-013
Project Name: Private Participation in Infrastructure Program
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Lesson
Undertaking policy reform requires a champion within the government system. Without adequate political backing, reforms are likely to flounder as the delay in implementation of the program and its subsequent turnaround exemplified.

Project Number: 36155-013
Project Name: Private Participation in Infrastructure Program
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