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Project Number: 34097-013
Project Name: Shanxi Road Development II Project [Loan 1967-PRC]
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The project became effective on 7 January 2004, nearly 1 year after the group company was registered with the HMG’s Commercial and Industrial Bureau on 24 January 2003. Close attention should have been given to revising certain project covenants to ensure that the HMG could continue to follow up on some aspects of water pricing.

Project Number: 33177-013
Project Name: Harbin Water Supply Project [Loan 1995-PRC]
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While price setting in a tightly regulated market is often an act of balancing a large number of concerns, it is important to give due consideration to the long-term sustainability of the water utility, including investment in its modernization and expansion. If tariff income falls short of requirements (assuming normative operational efficiencies), government support is required.

Project Number: 33177-013
Project Name: Harbin Water Supply Project [Loan 1995-PRC]
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The government recognizes that water resource problems in the PRC are related to various economic, technical, regulatory, and other developmental issues, and that an integrated and comprehensive approach is required to ensure that adequate volumes of water of requisite quality are available on a sustained basis.

Project Number: 33177-013
Project Name: Harbin Water Supply Project [Loan 1995-PRC]
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The commitment shown by ADB and the HMG was fundamental to the project’s success. Careful assessment and project design during loan processing, detailed procurement and implementation planning, and timely availability of counterpart funding and decision making ensured smooth implementation and commissioning of the project about 1 year ahead of schedule.

Project Number: 33177-013
Project Name: Harbin Water Supply Project [Loan 1995-PRC]
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Enterprise ownership lacking. The lack of ownership and commitment on the part of the project enterprises to the preparation of the project design document (PDD) might cause the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) pilot bundling project to fail. In the case of the pilot CDM project in Henan Province, the provincial government may need to change its role from direct involvement in the CDM project development to technical support. The government should also seek direct involvement by the enterprises to enhance their ownership and understanding of the CDM process.

Project Number: 33443-013
Project Name: Efficient Utilization of Agricultural Wastes Project
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Due diligence critical before using new technology. The technical and economic viability of a new technology, such as the straw gasification technology in the project, must be examined carefully before its inclusion in a project. This is particularly important to poverty- focused projects as poor stakeholders would have less capacity in managing risks of project failure. The cancellation of type IV gasification plants at midterm review mission over the concerns about their technology immaturity and economic viability avoided project failure and was a sound decision.

Project Number: 33443-013
Project Name: Efficient Utilization of Agricultural Wastes Project
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Climate and location important. Local weather conditions can affect the success of technology, as they did in the case of the type I system. The sustainability of type I systems, which include a greenhouse, could be marginal in Shanxi Province where the annual average temperature is low and they can only function properly for about half the year. The province's harsh weather also means that the greenhouses deteriorate faster and need more intensive maintenance. Understanding the geography of farmers' lives is also important in designing projects such as this.

Project Number: 33443-013
Project Name: Efficient Utilization of Agricultural Wastes Project
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Providing training in the year after construction of the biogas digesters was also effective since this was when project farmers needed to learn about operation and maintenance (O&M) for their new equipment and how to make use of the slurry and sludge from the digesters in agricultural production. The project also established an institutional mechanism linking contractors with extension service stations and the farmers, which is critical in promoting further development of rural household biodigesters. The training program has created ripple effects in the participating provinces.

Project Number: 33443-013
Project Name: Efficient Utilization of Agricultural Wastes Project
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Training crucial to sustainability. A well-designed, well-executed capacity development program assures that a project will be sustainable and can be replicated. The sound planning of this project's training programs was one of the keys to its success. The training combined courses on biogas systems and agricultural production, giving farmers an opportunity to use new technology, knowledge, and ideas to improve their incomes and living standards. It was also broad and flexible, allowing the family members who are often the final users of the biogas to take part.

Project Number: 33443-013
Project Name: Efficient Utilization of Agricultural Wastes Project
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Government ownership key. The project objectives were in line with the government's national policy on environmental improvement, renewable energy development, and poverty reduction in rural areas. The project activities were also well integrated with the existing institutional system, which involved rural energy offices and extension service stations in the counties and villages.

Project Number: 33443-013
Project Name: Efficient Utilization of Agricultural Wastes Project
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Simplify grant disbursement arrangements. The flow of Global Environment Facility (GEF) funds was slow and tedious and delayed implementation. This was due partly to the lack of an imprest account in the provinces. These disbursements arrangements need to be simple. The government has drawn lessons from the project and has now agreed to the establishment of imprest accounts in provincial departments of finance to receive grant funds directly from ADB.

Project Number: 33443-013
Project Name: Efficient Utilization of Agricultural Wastes Project
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The government's approval process and processing time should have been carefully assessed during project preparation and reflected in the project schedule.

Project Number: 33165-013
Project Name: Yellow River Flood Management (Sector) Project
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As democratization develops in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and individual autonomy increases, the formulation and implementation of projects that require voluntary resettlement, such as the village flood protection component under this project, need careful consideration.

Project Number: 33165-013
Project Name: Yellow River Flood Management (Sector) Project
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For the village flood protection component, local governments committed funding for constructing infrastructure and houses for poor people. However, their revenue fell with the abolition of taxes on agriculture. Local governments' capability to raise funds should have been carefully investigated, taking into account possible risks.

Project Number: 33165-013
Project Name: Yellow River Flood Management (Sector) Project
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