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While recognizing the affordability issue associated with water supply and sewerage connection for the poorer households, an equitable tariff structure based on quantity and purpose of use is needed to ensure sustainability of infrastructure and project benefits over the project’s economic life.

Project Number: 29282-013, 29282-023
Project Name: Provincial Towns Improvement Project
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More rigorous efforts should be made in ensuring that the quantity and quality of consultants deployed by consulting firms is adequate for specialized tasks. Consultants’ performance should be critically assessed during and after the project by executing agencies and ADB, and appropriate action taken to ensure that consulting services are available for the right purpose, at the right time, and in the right forms.

Project Number: 29282-013, 29282-023
Project Name: Provincial Towns Improvement Project
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Proper due diligence is required while assessing institutional capacity at the executing and implementing agencies. Training needs should be adequately assessed and established for all groups of stakeholders. Practical refresher training opportunities, both technical and managerial, are needed for applying relevant knowledge and achieving greater efficiency in operations. Basic training in procurement, contract administration, and construction management should be provided to personnel of the executing and implementing agencies and waterworks, and site staff appointed by the consultant.

Project Number: 29282-013, 29282-023
Project Name: Provincial Towns Improvement Project
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A lack of in-depth investigations during project preparatory technical assistance, particularly during preparation of the detailed design, has had a significant impact on the finished products. More time should have been given for project design, particularly since the project involved scattered locations and an inconvenient transport system. Furthermore, ensuring ownership of the investment through adequate consultation with local stakeholders is vital to sustainable outcomes.

Project Number: 29282-013, 29282-023
Project Name: Provincial Towns Improvement Project
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To ensure sustainability, it is important that policy initiatives are supported by ongoing policy and institutional reforms.

Project Number: 34388-013
Project Name: Second Education Sector Development Program
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A clear gender and ethnic minority action plan must be developed at inception, along with robust reporting systems anddesignated focal persons

Project Number: 34388-013
Project Name: Second Education Sector Development Program
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Civil works education projects must have strong and informed supervisory and monitoring systems in place, staffed by trained and competent personnel to enforce quality standards. If community supervision is used, then there must be orientation and training for the members.

Project Number: 34388-013
Project Name: Second Education Sector Development Program
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The integrated approach to disaster recovery operations beyond infrastructure restoration to also include activities directed at restoring livelihood and improving the resilience of infrastructure and economic activity to disasters.

Project Number: 39631-013
Project Name: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project
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A poor assessment of the security and safety situation in the project area could result in slow implementation and even cancellation of planned outputs.

Project Number: 36052-013
Project Name: North–West Frontier Province Road Development Sector and Subregional Connectivity Project
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No additional lesson.

Project Number: 41198-013
Project Name: Municipal Services Development Project
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Introducing and promoting an ambitious and transformative undertaking require substantial preparation and investment .

Project Number: 33364-013
Project Name: Agribusiness Development Project
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The project design needs to be cautious of interlinked project components and institution works, e.g. the lack of further financing support under component 2 stifled the momentum of progress in forming farmer enterprise groups and the lack of success in grade standardization and certification hindered progress in developing the wholesale market database under component 3.

Project Number: 33364-013
Project Name: Agribusiness Development Project
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Baseline information and regular monitoring are essential components to evaluate project performance; monitoring and evaluation should be undertaken properly during project implementation.

Project Number: 39603-012
Project Name: Tonle Sap Sustainable Livelihoods Project
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No additional lesson.

Project Number: 43171-013
Project Name: Municipal Services Development Project– Phase 2
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The design and implementation of the cluster program shows that it was too ambitious in its scope, and that depth of program engagement is more important than breadth of reforms. Improving the overall efficiency of the government is a complex undertaking. It requires major changes in existing institutional arrangements, human resource capacity, and legal and regulatory frameworks.

Project Number: 41666-013
Project Name: Punjab Government Efficiency Improvement Program
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