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Lesson
ADB’s having frequent review missions at the initial stage, active participation in technical discussions, and prompt action on project requests, were critical factors in ensuring that the project remained responsive to recurrent and emerging needs and that implementation was on track with the project timelines.

Project Number: 33036-013
Project Name: Health Sector Reform Project
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Installation of project management at a very high level with the President’s office as executing agency and the deputy prime minister as project coordinator facilitated the success of the project. With such high level management support, the adoption of key policy recommendations and implementation of essential reform packages had a much better chance of being acted upon more quickly than if it were anchored on a weak ministry that still needed reform and strengthening.

Project Number: 33036-013
Project Name: Health Sector Reform Project
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Infrastructure rehabilitation projects dispersed over a broad geographic area are harder to implement and have higher administrative burdens and management costs than more regionally concentrated projects.

Project Number: 33042-013
Project Name: Irrigation Rehabilitation Project
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Partial rehabilitation of irrigation systems is less effective than complete rehabilitation. Two issues arose from the partial rehabilitation approach: (a) significant infrastructure constraints remained following the partial rehabilitation, limiting the effectiveness and efficiency of the investment; and (b) there were public misconceptions about the rehabilitation program, which contributed to the project complaints raised by nongovernment organizations (NGOs).

Project Number: 33042-013
Project Name: Irrigation Rehabilitation Project
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Lesson
The Ministry of Water Resources and Land Reclamation (MWRLR) did not have the expertise to deliver the output of improved agricultural technologies. An alternative implementing agency such as the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development may have had more success in delivering this output.

Project Number: 33042-013
Project Name: Irrigation Rehabilitation Project
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Lesson
Improving on-farm agricultural productivity is important for project efficiency and sustainability. Access to irrigation water is not the only constraint on improving crop yields. Higher farm incomes from yield improvements due to productivity gains make it easier to pay water use fees and sustain operation and mainetnance (O&M) of irrigation infrastructure.

Project Number: 33042-013
Project Name: Irrigation Rehabilitation Project
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There is a high project administration burden associated with a large number of civil works and equipment contracts.

Project Number: 33042-013
Project Name: Irrigation Rehabilitation Project
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Lesson
No new lessons

Project Number: 34569-013
Project Name: Republic of Tajikistan: Dushanbe-Kyrgyz Border Rehabilitation Project (Phase I)
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Lesson
No new lessons

Project Number: 32494-023
Project Name: Agriculture Rehabilitation Project
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No new lessons

Project Number: 32513-013
Project Name: Power Rehabilitation Project
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