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While the SASEC EE roadmap and action plan were approved and the implementation guidelines were formulated, the SASEC and Sri Lanka regional coordination center needs to be created as recommended to ensure continuity in the actions, consistency and fairness in the implementation of the various EE programs, and that a proper dissemination of the results obtained is systematically implemented and cumulative benefits will result from the implementation of the SASEC EE roadmap and action plan.

Project Number: 45419-001
Project Name: SASEC Subregional Energy Efficiency Initiative
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Bringing together relevant government stakeholders facilitates more effective and meaningful discussions both on policy and technical aspects.

Project Number: 45419-001
Project Name: SASEC Subregional Energy Efficiency Initiative
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Completion of detailed designs and safeguard compliances before loan processing will minimize the likelihood of cost overruns.

Project Number: 37381-013, 37381-023
Project Name: Dry Zone Urban Water and Sanitation Project
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Strong political will to adjust tariffs is crucial to ensuring the financial sustainability of water supply schemes.

Project Number: 37381-013, 37381-023
Project Name: Dry Zone Urban Water and Sanitation Project
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Fewer contracts and adequate contract management capacity in the executing and/or implementing agencies (EA/IAs) are vital to ensuring the efficacious completion of civil works.

Project Number: 37381-013, 37381-023
Project Name: Dry Zone Urban Water and Sanitation Project
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The in-country activities’ being identified through national consultations, anchored on existing collaboration mechanisms, building upon similar past and current initiatives, and close coordination with concerned national government agencies contributed to the TA’s successful implementation of activities and delivery of quality outputs.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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The knowledge partnership with the APEC Climate Center (Busan, Republic of Korea) contributed to the incorporation of updated and highly reliable historical and projected climate data and information, and climate scenarios into the SARD RS-GIS based Climate and Disaster Risk Resilience Decision Support System. It also contributed practical strategies to mitigate the impacts and consequences of climate disasters and natural hazards, and to formulate the most appropriate climate change adaptation/mitigation measures for South Asia DMCs.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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Despite a few changes in ADB staff managing and supervising it, the TA benefited from engaging a core set of consultants who provided the institutional memory and worked closely together to undertake specialized yet interrelated assignments, ensuring work consistency, and timely delivery of quality outputs. In the participating South Asia DMCs, the TA accommodated the in-country project management protocols and, thus, enjoyed full support from the respective partner national focal agencies, including inputs from expert-level working groups and guidance from project steering committees.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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The findings/results and lessons learned from TA activities were disseminated within ADB via in-house seminars and more widely via knowledge sharing events (trainings, workshops, seminars) in the participating South Asia DMCs.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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With capacity building as an excellent entry point for mainstreaming climate change in national development planning in South Asia DMCs, time-based relevant capacity building plans with appropriate institutional arrangements and streamlined coordination mechanisms will be important in achieving development objectives and sustaining outcomes.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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The TA enjoyed the benefits of engaging with national strategic partners and stakeholders to strengthen mainstreaming climate change concerns in national development planning. In particular, the TA’s output 2, which was designed to be open and flexible, helped accommodate the South Asian DMCs’ request for support for climate change–related priority capacity building activities that can be implemented within the scope of the regional TA.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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Our TA had specific criteria for selection of the three DMCs, as per paragraph 14 of the TA report (https://www.adb.org/projects/docu ments/implementing-ict- tools-data_x005F_x0002_collection-and-management_x005F_x0002_national-surveys-sdg-tar). The selection process was therefore open to all DMCs, and the process was more demand driven.

Project Number: 49342-001
Project Name: Implementing ICT Tools to Improve Data Collection and Management of National Surveys in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals
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Stakeholders’ participation is crucial in TA implementation. The participation of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Health of Sri Lanka during the in_x005F_x0002_country inception workshop enabled the Department of Census and Statistics to effectively plan and design the questionnaire for the country’s first Agricultural Household Survey. Wherever possible, links to other line ministries and agencies must be developed to facilitate transfer of knowledge and enhance stakeholder participation.

Project Number: 49342-001
Project Name: Implementing ICT Tools to Improve Data Collection and Management of National Surveys in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals
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The importance of focused group discussions with the implementing agencies cannot be overemphasized. Having an open communication at the onset would ensure an efficient planning of activities, budget, and timelines. With this, the IAs were able to have realistic targets and eventually accomplished the needed tasks.

Project Number: 49342-001
Project Name: Implementing ICT Tools to Improve Data Collection and Management of National Surveys in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals
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Management of staff and consultants requires a clear understanding of project objectives at the country level and identifying the right talent for each task. Clear deliverables with realistic deadlines and effective communication were key elements to the success of this project.

Project Number: 49342-001
Project Name: Implementing ICT Tools to Improve Data Collection and Management of National Surveys in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals
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