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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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Ambiguous road design standards can negatively impact the implementation of road projects.

Project Number: 43322-012
Project Name: Road Network Development Sector Project
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Small contract packages can foster the development of the national contracting industry.

Project Number: 43322-012
Project Name: Road Network Development Sector Project
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Engaging communities through national contractors provides a good model for the routine maintenance of roads financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Project Number: 43322-012
Project Name: Road Network Development Sector Project
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In a country where data is scarce, of relative poor quality, and thus hard to interpret, economic and social analysis and monitoring and evaluation of projects need to focus on individual subprojects rather than broad aggregations.

Project Number: 38618-012
Project Name: Road Sector Improvement Project
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Even if a project is aligned with regional strategies, designs need to incorporate sufficient national consultation and consider country absorptive and technical capacity and commitment.

Project Number: 38599-022
Project Name: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Capacity Development in the Pacific
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ADB should consider a sector-wide approach rather than standalone maintenance contracts to make road investments sustainable. Timor-Leste needs a road sector maintenance program and this program must include an institutional set-up, a policy framework, programming, implementation capacity, and funding that are effective and adequate.

Project Number: 38618-012
Project Name: Road Sector Improvement Project
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National M&E remains a challenge due to lack of capacity and minimal regional support to assist participating DMCs. While regional evaluations of some activities have taken place, they need to focus on impact or outcome indicators rather than on the process of implementation.

Project Number: 38599-022
Project Name: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Capacity Development in the Pacific
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By extending the benefits of national road development, ADB road sector projects will get more support and facilitate economic growth and poverty reduction more effectively. The coverage and quality of the maintenance that can be expected on project roads should be thoroughly assessed and spelled out upfront before future interventions in the country.

Project Number: 38618-012
Project Name: Road Sector Improvement Project
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Establishing a project steering committee is challenging where separate development partner committees already exist to oversee arrangements for Pacific countries.

Project Number: 38599-022
Project Name: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Capacity Development in the Pacific
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An executing agency's ability to implement project activities within set timeframes is diluted where there is limited PMU capacity, a lack of experience with ADB procedures, and inadequate executive oversight.

Project Number: 38599-022
Project Name: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Capacity Development in the Pacific
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Efforts to strengthen routine surveillance and laboratory capacity will achieve only limited success where health information systems and laboratory services are weak.

Project Number: 38599-022
Project Name: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Capacity Development in the Pacific
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