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Lesson
The program design benefited from interaction with ADB staff preparing similar Comprehensive Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (CPRO) programs in other Pacific countries. ADB’s CPRO policy and guidelines were still being refined while the program was under Preparation. Managing the changing internal guidelines and expectations while also coordinating virtually (due to COVID-19 restrictions) with Vanuatu, ADB’s Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office, and ADB headquarters added significant pressure.

Project Number: 54179-001
Project Name: COVID-19 Fiscal Response Program
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Basing the reporting requirements on the monitoring systems of the government’s own response plan and providing dedicated assistance for monitoring and evaluation will help reduce the burden of the government in meeting the reporting requirements of massive budget support, pandemic response programs such as the CPRO. Budget support mechanisms are relatively new for the borrower, as most development assistance is delivered as project funding or through technical assistance.

Project Number: 54179-001
Project Name: COVID-19 Fiscal Response Program
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The flexibility of EAL allows the design and monitoring framework (DMF) to be enhanced during implementation. This was not fully maximized in this project. Other than adding project outputs under the additional financing, outcome indicators remained to have attribution issues. Outcome indicators for improved transport infrastructures could have helped provide data to calculate EIRR at completion (para. 13). Quality review, including interdepartmental review at appraisal, can provide guidance in this regard.

Project Number: 49319-001
Project Name: Cyclone Pam Road Reconstruction Project
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Projects designed as emergency assistance loan (EAL) require stronger project performance monitoring system (PPMS) to closely monitor progress and achievements. Since EAL is usually designed fast, there is greater chance that project scope, design, and targets are fluid and call for a very robust monitoring system to ensure that baselines and targets are developed and monitored during implementation and at completion. These include a strong support to measure project benefits that are crucial for EIRR calculations.

Project Number: 49319-001
Project Name: Cyclone Pam Road Reconstruction Project
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An ongoing commentary on critical path cumulative delays needs to supplement the time management mechanisms of the FIDIC works contract.

Project Number: 49319-001
Project Name: Cyclone Pam Road Reconstruction Project
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Differences in the works contract forms of the Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils (FIDIC) could cause inefficiencies and confusion during contract administration.

Project Number: 49319-001
Project Name: Cyclone Pam Road Reconstruction Project
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Effectively managed public communication and consultation plans help ensure smooth project implementation.

Project Number: 49319-001
Project Name: Cyclone Pam Road Reconstruction Project
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Retaining the services of the design supervision consultant (DSC) until the end of the defects liability period may work well for projects.

Project Number: 49319-001
Project Name: Cyclone Pam Road Reconstruction Project
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The use of existing government units for project implementation has multiple benefits.

Project Number: 49319-001
Project Name: Cyclone Pam Road Reconstruction Project
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A sector or project loan modality is more appropriate for post-disaster projects requiring detailed design services and longer-term reconstruction.

Project Number: 49319-001
Project Name: Cyclone Pam Road Reconstruction Project
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Effective feedback mechanisms are important to developing community ownership of projects.

Project Number: 49320-001
Project Name: Cyclone Pam School Reconstruction Project
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More measures are needed to strengthen the disaster resilience of schools in Vanuatu.

Project Number: 49320-001
Project Name: Cyclone Pam School Reconstruction Project
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Schools with community emergency shelters have a strong scaling up potential in Vanuatu.

Project Number: 49320-001
Project Name: Cyclone Pam School Reconstruction Project
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Project targets and indicators need to be specific and measurable and should fully consider the project inputs.

Project Number: 49320-001
Project Name: Cyclone Pam School Reconstruction Project
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The use of single source procurement method does not always save time.

Project Number: 49320-001
Project Name: Cyclone Pam School Reconstruction Project
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