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This validation recognizes the importance of assessing a project’s technical feasibility during the TA’s preparation stage.

Project Number: 48432-001
Project Name: Enabling Poor Women's Benefits from Enhanced Access to Energy in Hatiya Island
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This validation adds the need to adopt a more realistic timeline where funding sources are uncertain or unknown.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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This section in the TCR presents several findings including that increased readiness for finance access is different from the actual capacity to access finance and is highly context-specific to the type of project for which finance is required, the sources of finance being tapped, and individual DMC priorities and circumstances—this is a generalizable lesson in planning and relates to having some degree of flexibility to adapt to the evolving context given that this is a new area of work for the ADB as well as the DMCs.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Better assessment on the demand from operational departments was deemed needed as well. The change in scope kept the TA project relevant despite the fast-paced nature of the environment it was trying to address.3 A change in scope may be ideal for ICT-related TA projects as the technology advances can move quite quickly.

Project Number: 48240-001
Project Name: Information and Communication Technology for Development Initiative Facility in Asia and the Pacific
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The outcome indicator should have been formulated more clearly and the outputs/activities planned to better ensure that it could deliver the targeted outcome.

Project Number: 50057-001
Project Name: Promoting Green Local Currency-Denominated Bonds for Infrastructure Development in ASEAN+3
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Also, ensuring that approval is sought for changes in the indicators in the course of TA implementation is a good practice.

Project Number: 50057-001
Project Name: Promoting Green Local Currency-Denominated Bonds for Infrastructure Development in ASEAN+3
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Extension of the TA for one year due to foreseeable events would not have been necessary had the TA been designed more appropriately.

Project Number: 50057-001
Project Name: Promoting Green Local Currency-Denominated Bonds for Infrastructure Development in ASEAN+3
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On the output indicator, understanding of the underlying environment, including quality of data, through pre-investigative works could have ensured better design of TA outputs.

Project Number: 50057-001
Project Name: Promoting Green Local Currency-Denominated Bonds for Infrastructure Development in ASEAN+3
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Before committing TA resources, the timeline and output targets should be aligned with the government’s ongoing priority and programs so that start-up delays could be minimized, and output targets remain achievable.

Project Number: 48139-001
Project Name: Enhancing the Institutional Capacity of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division
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Prior consultation with countries targeted to participate should be done extensively during preparation of the TA. For the subproject, the convenient process of TA approval helped to mobilize necessary resources for these supplementary activities in a timely manner.

Project Number: 45396-001
Project Name: South Asia Economic Integration Partnership
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PEDP III had 626 audit observations. Adequate training to the executing agencies on compliance with financial rules and regulation should have been provisioned under the TA, which could have improved the financial compliance and resulted in fewer audit observations.

Project Number: 45317-001
Project Name: Support for the Third Primary Education Development Project
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The rationale of the TA was generally well-articulated. The TA design could have been formulated better in terms of outputs and outcome. Distinct performance indicators for outcome and outputs could have provide better opportunities to evaluate the TA results. Also, having realistic and achievable targets is crucial considering implementation realities and timeframe.

Project Number: 45419-001
Project Name: SASEC Subregional Energy Efficiency Initiative
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In the absence of follow-on larger intervention, some of the important envisaged achievements, such as, the regional nodal agency, cooperation on sharing of the data and best practices were not implemented. Establishing a regional nodal agency is highly recommended.

Project Number: 45419-001
Project Name: SASEC Subregional Energy Efficiency Initiative
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The DOE’s TA proposal for strengthening monitoring and enforcement in the Meghna River was consistent with Country Partnership Strategy 2011–2015 for urban sector program on expanding access to clean water supply in Dhaka. While the design was technically sound, the TA could have been considered for 5 years as the intended objective was to support the Loan 3051/8292-BAN to keep an oversight on the source water quality and to be able to continue the policy dialogue with the government.

Project Number: 42173-014
Project Name: Strengthening Monitoring and Enforcement in the Meghna River for Dhaka's Sustainable Water Supply
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Frequent and active coordination and consultation with relevant ministries and stakeholders during TA design process contributed to identifying ADB’s and SASEC member countries’ priorities.

Project Number: 47107-001
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation CrossBorder Power Trade Development
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