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A timely and appropriate change in scope and reallocation of grant (or loan) proceeds responding to actual project needs emerging from implementation can help utilize available grant (or loan) resources in a more targeted and efficient manner, facilitate the conduct of more activities, potentially deliver more outputs, and maintain the project's relevance and effectiveness.

Project Number: 44130-022
Project Name: District Capitals Water Supply Project
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Good due diligence at appraisal is important to prepare a realistic project schedule considering the institutional setup, internal review and approval procedures, existing capacity, and prior experience of the government and executing agency in implementing ADB and other development partners' projects. Formulating appropriate project design, identifying major risks, implementing adequate mitigation measures, and providing early implementation support are crucial in minimizing startup delays and facilitating the timely implementation progress of projects.

Project Number: 44130-022
Project Name: District Capitals Water Supply Project
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More robust modeling, taking into account climate factors, has to be undertaken at appraisal to have sound forecasts of road durability and deterioration.

Project Number: 43322-012
Project Name: Road Network Development Sector Project
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Traffic forecasts produced at appraisal that are not robust enough will affect the robustness of pavement designs and cause additional traffic to lead to premature degradation.

Project Number: 43322-012
Project Name: Road Network Development Sector Project
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An increasing block tariff system has two advantages: (a) supporting poorer households by reducing their water bills compared to a single average pricing policy; and (b) limiting high volume water use by the more affluent households, valuable in situations of limited water availability.

Project Number: 38189-002
Project Name: Dili Urban Water Supply Sector Project
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It is desirable to undertake a long-term strategic plan in urban situations where there are widespread serious problems of water delivery to households and businesses.

Project Number: 38189-002
Project Name: Dili Urban Water Supply Sector Project
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Coordination and phasing of linked activities is necessary for projects to fully deliver their intended benefits.

Project Number: 38189-022
Project Name: Dili Urban Water Supply Sector Project
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A series of short project extensions has to be avoided, as this can create unnecessary administrative burdens.

Project Number: 38189-022
Project Name: Dili Urban Water Supply Sector Project
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A well-defined partnership agreement with the Timor-Leste government is necessary to achieve water sector policy reforms and build adequate national capacity for developing sustainable safe water supply systems.

Project Number: 38189-022
Project Name: Dili Urban Water Supply Sector Project
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A flexible approach to financing operating costs, operation and maintenance (O&M) contracts, and the engagement of required national expertise may need to be incorporated in post-conflict water supply improvement projects.

Project Number: 38189-022
Project Name: Dili Urban Water Supply Sector Project
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A thorough assessment of the enabling environment and government capacities has to be ensured before embarking on development projects in fragile and post-conflict countries.

Project Number: 38189-022
Project Name: Dili Urban Water Supply Sector Project
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Benefits for women need to be distinctively planned and pursued in all water supply projects.

Project Number: 38189-022
Project Name: Dili Urban Water Supply Sector Project
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Frequent and closer monitoring of project implementation. Both Phase 1 and Phase 2 showed that early and frequent supervision by ADB is crucial to ensuring efficient project implementation. In a post-conflict situation, the government lacks adequate resources, and ADB’s value addition in this area could deliver better results. Para. 126 shows that despite frequent review missions there remained areas for improvement in ADB’s supervision of the project.

Project Number: XXXXX
Project Name: Emergency Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project, Phases 1 and 2
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In the case of Timor-Leste, the flexibility in assistance during Phase 2 could have rehabilitated the roads by upgrading them from the currently unmaintainable condition and setting up a road maintenance planning and implementation system. Similarly, in the power sector, the power plants need to be upgraded and interconnected through a grid. Unless a system of regular maintenance of these power plants is put in place and implemented, the power plants will not be able to improve their service levels.

Project Number: XXXXX
Project Name: Emergency Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project, Phases 1 and 2
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Prioritize the areas of interventions. In a post-conflict context, it is important to prioritize the areas of intervention so that funds are used judiciously. For Phase 1, the areas of interventions were appropriate—roads, power, and port. These are high-priority areas, and the joint assessment mission correctly chose these sectors for funding through the TFET.

Project Number: XXXXX
Project Name: Emergency Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project, Phases 1 and 2
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