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Lesson
Seafaring is one of the few non-government opportunities for income for young Tuvaluans. It has significant effects on the wealth and well-being of a large section of the population, including the poor. Yet this project did not get the support and attention from the government that its strategic importance warranted and required. This was mainly due to a high turnover of government and project staff, which compounded the weak implementing capacity.

Project Number: 32407-013, 32407-023
Project Name: Maritime Training Project
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Lesson
Fundamental changes in procurement methods may offer a procedural and administrative solution when a tendering process is stalled because of lack of competition or bids above the available budget. But these changes can also cause implementation problems, especially when the implementation capacity of the recipient is weak.

Project Number: 32407-013, 32407-023
Project Name: Maritime Training Project
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Lesson
A key lesson from this project comes from ADB's underestimation of the potential effects of the weakness of implementation capacity in Tuvalu. Professional services are limited domestically and the logistic problems are significant. A realistic and comprehensive assessment of capacity should have been conducted during project preparation. Transfer of skills alone may not be sufficient to overcome this problem because of the difficulty in identifying qualified counterparts and the fact that those who qualify may often not be in a position to commit all of their time to the project.

Project Number: 32407-013, 32407-023
Project Name: Maritime Training Project
Report Date: