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An adaptive approach can work effectively to mitigate riverbank erosion if it is executed to its full extent. Such riverbank protection work requires persistent commitment and continuous effort, unlike a one-time physical investment. Effective mitigation measures using geo-bags along riverbanks requires the implementation of an adaptive approach. O&M activities, including routine maintenance, need to be continuously implemented in parallel.

Project Number: 34038-013
Project Name: Jamuna-Meghna River Erosion Mitigation Project
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Agreement of all project stakeholders on the use of an adaptive approach and on O&M at the design stage is crucial for achieving project results. More time should have been spent during project design to ensure there was a common understanding on the following questions: What activities are required for the adaptive approach? What is the difference between the adaptive approach and O&M? Who is responsible for the implementation of the adaptive approach and O&M? How is the adaptive approach to be implemented after the project?

Project Number: 34038-013
Project Name: Jamuna-Meghna River Erosion Mitigation Project
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Successful mainstreaming of gender equity and its achievement lies on the consistent support from the government and gender experts.

Project Number: 40515-013
Project Name: Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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A well-designed GAP can effectively increase the project’s benefits for women.

Project Number: 40515-013
Project Name: Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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A well-formulated financial program and strategy to fund regular and periodic road maintenance is critical in guaranteeing an adequate level and quality service of road asset during its economic life.

Project Number: 40515-013
Project Name: Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Innovative and participatory approaches can strengthen the sustainability of rural infrastructure that often suffers from the lack of maintenance budget.

Project Number: 40515-013
Project Name: Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Long-term employment positively impacts the lives of poor and destitute rural women.

Project Number: 40515-013
Project Name: Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Improved rural connectivity is likely to be more effective in reducing poverty if supplemented by other initiatives such as investment in education, non-agricultural activities, and value chain development.

Project Number: 40515-013
Project Name: Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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(ii) When gender and development issues are among the output targets, project management should be hiring a competent and experienced gender specialist on a long-term basis.

Project Number: 36224-013
Project Name: Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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(i) A proper project design includes not only conducting due diligence and risk assessments but also identifying risk mitigation measures;

Project Number: 36224-013
Project Name: Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Need for a high-level coordinating body. For a complex, multicomponent project, regular monitoring of implementation progress by the government through a high-level and active plenary body or steering committee is indispensable. Regular interaction among the borrower, stakeholders, consultants, contractors and suppliers, and ADB through the executing agency's PMO (project management office) contributed greatly to the success of the project.

Project Number: 36224-013
Project Name: Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Ensure sufficient consultation during project preparation. DFID's Department for International Development [United Kingdom]) decision to reduce substantial portions of its funding during project implementation indicated the need for greater consultation among cofinanciers, borrower, and other stakeholders during project preparation.

Project Number: 36224-013
Project Name: Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Use advance actions. The project experienced delays of 24 months for several reasons. The absence of borrower's advance action largely contributed to these start-up delays and affected project implementation. ADB has been emphasizing this issue through its country and tripartite portfolio review meetings, and has included in most ADB-assisted projects provisions for advance action for selection of consultants, selection of subprojects, stakeholder consultation, and preparatory work for land acquisition and resettlement, if applicable.

Project Number: 36224-013
Project Name: Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Plan and coordinate preliminary activities well to minimize delays. The executing agency needs to pursue a set of well-planned and concerted actions to ensure timely completion of all critical activities for identification and appraisal of subprojects; government approval of the initial environmental examination, environmental management plan, and resettlement plan as appropriate; recruitment of consultants; streamlining the procurement of civil works contracts; and continuous cooperation among the executing agency and LGIs (local government institutions).

Project Number: 36224-013
Project Name: Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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The adequacy and appropriateness of project design have to be tailored to the project’s ultimate objectives and complexities. The PCR provided weak justification of the relevance of the extension and the insufficiency of indicators.

Project Number: 39662-012, 39662-022
Project Name: Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza in Asia and the Pacific
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