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Establishing a project steering committee is challenging where separate development partner committees already exist to oversee arrangements for Pacific countries.

Project Number: 38599-022
Project Name: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Capacity Development in the Pacific
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An executing agency's ability to implement project activities within set timeframes is diluted where there is limited PMU capacity, a lack of experience with ADB procedures, and inadequate executive oversight.

Project Number: 38599-022
Project Name: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Capacity Development in the Pacific
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Efforts to strengthen routine surveillance and laboratory capacity will achieve only limited success where health information systems and laboratory services are weak.

Project Number: 38599-022
Project Name: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Capacity Development in the Pacific
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Even if a project is aligned with regional strategies, designs need to incorporate sufficient national consultation and consider country absorptive and technical capacity and commitment.

Project Number: 38599-022
Project Name: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Capacity Development in the Pacific
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National M&E remains a challenge due to lack of capacity and minimal regional support to assist participating DMCs. While regional evaluations of some activities have taken place, they need to focus on impact or outcome indicators rather than on the process of implementation.

Project Number: 38599-022
Project Name: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Capacity Development in the Pacific
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The implementation of civil works was delayed due to the time taken to reach government agreement on design, approval procedures, and project implementation unit (PIU) staffing. Early stakeholder and beneficiary involvement during project preparation is needed to ensure project quality and ownership that can minimize such delays.

Project Number: 31382-012
Project Name: Private Sector Development Program
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Continued formal opportunities for dialogue on private sector development with policy makers and legislators after the second tranche had been released may have helped maintain the impetus for change in the enabling environment for private sector development. Such formal discussions with legislators may have improved their understanding of the constraints facing the sector and thereby facilitated earlier passage of key legislation.

Project Number: 31382-012
Project Name: Private Sector Development Program
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Transforming state-owned enterprises and establishing an enabling environment for private sector foreign investment takes considerable time and ongoing support. Individual capacities, particularly in the executive and legislative branches of government, need to be assessed before an accurate judgement can be made of the time needed to prepare for loan effectiveness and then to implement reforms.

Project Number: 31382-012
Project Name: Private Sector Development Program
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Broad consultation, awareness raising, and development of skills of key state stakeholders during loan preparation would have enhanced program implementation and possibly reduced the delays in achieving loan effectiveness.

Project Number: 31382-012
Project Name: Private Sector Development Program
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Providing long-term technical assistance at the state level would be more appropriate to support long-term development, including human resource development and monitoring and quality control systems. Institutional capacity developments require gradual changes and long-term support at the local level would be more efficient.

Project Number: 33312-013
Project Name: Basic Social Services Project
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It is essential to include maintenance components for new systems and facility renovations to ensure the sustainability of project outputs. The project initiated several new monitoring systems and supported renovation of health and education facilities. Since it often takes time for staff to understand the usage of new systems and facilities, 6 to 12 months of maintenance services are required to support the gradual shift of maintenance responsibility to the national and state governments.

Project Number: 33312-013
Project Name: Basic Social Services Project
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Adequate consultation and participation at the state and community level during project design and scope change are essential for understanding the institutional capacity, and for identifying appropriate implementation arrangements and required technical assistance. Although most of the project activities were at state level, the project was designed to be managed at the national level. Consultations with all stakeholders at state or lower level during the design and preparation of scope changes would have been helpful to identify most appropriate activities and arrangements.

Project Number: 33312-013
Project Name: Basic Social Services Project
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Although the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) government and ADB flexibly responded to the changes required as a result of second Compact, few activities were implemented during the first 5 years after the project was approved. To respond to such changes, long-term technical assistance on the ground and closer communication between local stakeholders and ADB is critical, through consultations and review missions.

Project Number: 33312-013
Project Name: Basic Social Services Project
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To improve ownership, state governments should be closely involved in project monitoring and evaluation.

Project Number: 33312-013
Project Name: Basic Social Services Project
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