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Lesson
In finalizing this validation report, SAOD revised the lesson in the TCR and highlighted that considering country context in designing activities is important. Identifying in-country activities requires close collaboration with concerned national government agencies, and building upon similar past and current initiatives or mechanisms.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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Lesson
The TCR noted that gaining the full cooperation of national agencies was important. The in-country governance arrangements, including the working groups and steering committee, played an important role in providing a steer, facilitating access, and reviewing outputs.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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Getting fixated on one type of beneficiary formation can limit beneficiary participation and project scope and impact.

Project Number: 39432-013
Project Name: Participatory Small-Scale Water Resources Sector Project
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Lesson
Measuring participant satisfaction and understanding immediately following training events are limited aspects of institutional learning. However, assessing emerging shifts in behaviors and practice could help to interpret the strength of effectiveness of TA knowledge interventions—evidence on these shifts over time could have been collected during project completion reporting.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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Lesson
The TCR noted that the approach of aligning with existing collaborative partnerships, and of building on similar initiatives, contributed to successful implementation. In fact, this is standard practice for ADB’s engagement with DMCs due to its official bearings. Instead, the TCR could have drawn out a lesson on how this was specific to a regional TA.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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Lesson
SAOD highlighted further the importance of developing strategic partnerships in advancing climate change solutions. Leveraging knowledge partnerships with key centers of excellence (e.g., APEC Climate Center) will be a crucial feature in the continuous enhancement of climate data and information for the SARD RS-GIS web-based Climate and Disaster Risk Resilience Decision Support System.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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Lesson
The TCR could have commented on what lessons can be derived from the TA coordination unit model, which is a unit located in Manila that engages with national consultants based in countries.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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Lesson
Close attention to executing agency (EA) financial management will help ensure the timely settlement and closing of project accounts.

Project Number: 39432-013
Project Name: Participatory Small-Scale Water Resources Sector Project
Report Date:
Lesson
SAOD added that exposure to local knowledge is important. First-hand experience and exposure to realities at the local or community level is vital in promoting knowledge in designing climate change adaptation and mitigation measures or policies.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
Report Date:
Lesson
This has not been presented clearly as a lesson. The TCR noted that partnerships with other regional technical institutions, such as the APEC Climate Center and SAARC, but did not elaborate on how this was used in building a wider collaborative effort in the region. This validation notes that consideration should be given as to whether and how these institutional partnerships will be sustained beyond the TA.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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Lesson
Timely midterm reviews enable changes in scope to be firmed up in a timely manner.

Project Number: 42171-013
Project Name: Khulna Water Supply Project
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Thorough review and due consideration of government policies during project preparation will help prevent scope changes during implementation

Project Number: 42171-013
Project Name: Khulna Water Supply Project
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Lesson
Timely action by the project steering committee is required to address complex government approval processes, which can cause significant delays and lead to reduced outputs.

Project Number: 42171-013
Project Name: Khulna Water Supply Project
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Lesson
Flexible use of attached technical assistance (TA) grants can lead to more value-adding outputs than originally planned.

Project Number: 42171-013
Project Name: Khulna Water Supply Project
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Lesson
Clear implementation arrangements and close collaboration are essential in making project cofinancing work.

Project Number: 42171-013
Project Name: Khulna Water Supply Project
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