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Making social and Gender action plan (SGAP) an integral part of the ESMS and consultants' deliverables would help ensure its implementation. Guidance and training on the SGAP were provided by ADB’s social development specialist and/or ADB’s social development staff consultant during the ADB review missions. SGAP implementation was made an integral part of the ESMS; in addition, it was included in the terms of reference of social development consultants for the project. Both measures ensured implementation as well as progress monitoring of the SGAP.

Project Number: 47046-002
Project Name: Gansu Featured Agriculture and Financial Services System Development Project
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Sound implementation arrangements and commitment and leadership are critical to project success. The project management office (PMO) was institutionalized in the Hunan Education Department (HED), the implementing agency. HED was fully committed to and engaged in project implementation, and with TVET sector development and reform a policy priority of the HED, all 13 TVET institutions were fully responsive to and in good compliance with PMO requirements.

Project Number: 45511-006
Project Name: Hunan Technical and Vocational Education and Training Demonstration Project
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Project administration missions with poor monitoring of the quality of the design and implementation of the project performance management system can negatively affect assessments of the project’s development results.

Project Number: 46044-002
Project Name: Renewable Energy Development and Power Sector Rehabilitation Project
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Reliable small hydropower plants and economically efficient renewable energy sources can contribute to decarbonize island-state economies. Other renewable energy sources such as solar photovoltaic, floating solar photovoltaic, wind and ocean energy complement the existing SHPs and help to diversify generation mix. It also helps to lower the cost of electricity production and improve utilities’ financial performance

Project Number: 46044-002
Project Name: Renewable Energy Development and Power Sector Rehabilitation Project
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Timely communication, extensive consultations, and close collaboration between ADB and other development partners with shared interests can create synergy to harmonize project interventions and maximize the development benefits for the target beneficiaries. An example in this case is the ITS equipment procured and installed under output 4, and the outputs from a World Bank-financed project on ITS in Xi'an, which collectively established a traffic signal monitoring and management system in the city

Project Number: 43032-013
Project Name: Xi'an Urban Road Network Improvement Project
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Urban transport projects typically involve a variety of risks during implementation and execution of activities. Formulating appropriate project design and risk assessment during preparatory phase is critical to minimize start-up and implementation delays. This includes a systematic appraisal of the project’s technical scope and engineering design, project cost and contingencies, environmental and social safeguards, and financial and contractual risks. The institutional setup, internal review

Project Number: 43032-013
Project Name: Xi'an Urban Road Network Improvement Project
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Upgrading and retrofitting for energy efficiency improvements during the production process may result in mutual interactions and uncertain impacts, which can cause implementation delays and safety risks. These factors should be noted by future device-upgrading projects in factories; for example, factories should be equipped with more safety and environmental protection personnel, and enough time should be reserved for projects that include upgrading of production processes.

Project Number: 47051-002
Project Name: Chemical Industry Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project
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ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) fits well with the RBL modality with comprehensive due diligence review conducted at appraisal and adequate action items integrated into a program action plan and implemented accordingly. The external resettlement Monitoring and evaluation arrangement proved essential to ensure implementation of the proposed actions and to assess the income and livelihood restoration of affected people.

Project Number: 48101-003
Project Name: Guizhou Vocational Education Development Program
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Technology innovations need to be encouraged, but caution requires that innovations be verified during implementation. The verification may entail additional trials and time, which could lead to longer implementation periods.

Project Number: 47051-002
Project Name: Chemical Industry Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project
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Support from experts in safeguards, financial management, procurement, and other aspects was necessary to implement this first RBL in the country. Although the overall fiduciary system of the program was sound, some schools had weak capacity and needed extra support during program implementation.

Project Number: 48101-003
Project Name: Guizhou Vocational Education Development Program
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Changing mindsets from traditional investment to RBL could take time, requiring all stakeholders to have an in-depth understanding of the RBL modality. The provincial government and education department’s strong commitment to the program has powered ts success.

Project Number: 48101-003
Project Name: Guizhou Vocational Education Development Program
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A well-designed RBL can make program implementation more efficient and reduce transaction costs during program implementation. This came about in this program with the disbursement-linked Indicators (DLIs) focusing on the main elements of the results chain and framework in the process highlighting the importance of teachers’ and managers’ capacity building and competency-based curriculum (CBC) development, which built a solid foundation for TVET’s sustainable development in Guizhou.

Project Number: 48101-003
Project Name: Guizhou Vocational Education Development Program
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The results-based lending (RBL) modality provided an integrated arrangement for the provincial government to improve the provincial TVET system. The comprehensive program results framework and management information allowed the government to closely monitor and evaluate the progress of the development of demonstration TVET institutions and accelerated their development.

Project Number: 48101-003
Project Name: Guizhou Vocational Education Development Program
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Prior to commencement, implementation arrangements should be agreed by all participating agencies to avoid unnecessary delays.

Project Number: 47320-001
Project Name: Samoa Submarine Cable Project
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A clear implementation arrangement with respect to technical, institutional, and scope of work helps to avoid prolonged and lengthy implementation delays, especially for projects involving multiple cofinanciers and implementing agencies.

Project Number: 47320-001
Project Name: Samoa Submarine Cable Project
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