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Lesson
A lesson based on the first paragraph could be: “A TA project on road safety can be particularly effective when the TA results can be immediately used in preparation of investment projects or in ongoing projects.”

Project Number: 48033-001
Project Name: Enhancing Road Safety for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Member Countries
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Lesson
The importance of regular client meetings for fine-tuning of needs is a weak lesson since it is commonly known. The second part of the lesson could have been made more specific or clear, e.g., mentioning what “other stakeholders” the TA project team built relationships with, and is referred to, to trigger the lesson.

Project Number: 48033-001
Project Name: Enhancing Road Safety for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Member Countries
Report Date:
Lesson
In this TA, the Central and West Asia Department. collaborated effectively with the East Asia Department and the Development and Climate Change Department. A lesson from this would be: In a regional TA, application of the "One-ADB" approach can be particularly effective.

Project Number: 48033-001
Project Name: Enhancing Road Safety for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Member Countries
Report Date:
Lesson
Reforms should be embedded in government institutions that can take ownership and ensure that these will last beyond the life of the TA project.

Project Number: 48033-001
Project Name: Enhancing Road Safety for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Member Countries
Report Date:
Lesson
The stated lesson from the TA project is the second sentence, i.e., “The coordination of activities of this TA with relevant international development agencies, agencies in CAREC member countries, civil society and other stakeholders to avoid overlapping and to maximize the effectiveness of the project can be replicated in other TA projects.”

Project Number: 48033-001
Project Name: Enhancing Road Safety for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Member Countries
Report Date:
Lesson
As this validation mentions, there is a need for government counterpart(s) to make an in-kind contribution so they have a “stake” in the results.

Project Number: 48033-001
Project Name: Enhancing Road Safety for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Member Countries
Report Date:
Lesson
A more specific lesson is that road safety programs need to be integrated into the design and management of specific road networks.

Project Number: 48033-001
Project Name: Enhancing Road Safety for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Member Countries
Report Date:
Lesson
A lesson from this TA project could also be: In addition to exploring involvement of traditional local stakeholders and other donor organizations, a TA project can explore relationships with and participation by local youth organizations (as was the case in this TA project with regard to the Global Shapers Ulaanbaatar Hub and the Youth Generation of Tajikistan).

Project Number: 48033-001
Project Name: Enhancing Road Safety for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Member Countries
Report Date:
Lesson
The TA project’s consulting services included 12 person-months of international inputs and 59 person-months of national inputs. There are sufficient inputs of local experts to improve the localization aspects of the design, and improve communication in both Chinese and English. If local technical experts such as university professors proactively joined, the sustainability of ADB support is expected to increase as professors would support, use, and disseminate the final reports.

Project Number: 51028-001
Project Name: Comprehensive Hub-oriented Transportation Strategy for Urumqi Metropolitan Area
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Lesson
This validation agrees with the TCR self-assessment on the importance of localizing the studies and having TA project reports in Chinese to facilitate understanding and communication with local government and stakeholders.

Project Number: 51028-001
Project Name: Comprehensive Hub-oriented Transportation Strategy for Urumqi Metropolitan Area
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Lesson
As part of the design of a TA project involving extensive interactions, coordination and cooperation among multiple government agencies at same or similar levels, the executing agency shall be purposively identified to ensure it is well-positioned to be able to engage the major agencies and stakeholders involved and mobilize resources key to the smooth and efficient implementation of the project. Ideally, the executing agency is at a higher administrative level with its jurisdiction extending to cover all agencies and stakeholders.

Project Number: 51028-001
Project Name: Comprehensive Hub-oriented Transportation Strategy for Urumqi Metropolitan Area
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Lesson
Having experts visit ADB projects and areas of operation may be a sound alternative to sponsoring project staff overseas study tour and training.

Project Number: 45030-002
Project Name: Yunnan Sustainable Road Maintenance (Sector) Project
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Lesson
Early recruitment of experienced project management consultants and adequate staff training on ADB guidelines and procedures are crucial to the effective implementation of ADB-financed projects by first-time executing and implementing agencies.

Project Number: 45030-002
Project Name: Yunnan Sustainable Road Maintenance (Sector) Project
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Lesson
Careful estimation of contingencies is essential for the successfulimplementation of long duration project.

Project Number: 45030-002
Project Name: Yunnan Sustainable Road Maintenance (Sector) Project
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Lesson
During implementation, it became clear that the executing agency did not have sufficient influence or authority to be able to effectively gather insights and information from key stakeholders as needed for the TA. The involvement of the DOF was crucial to the TA’s effectiveness. Involving the DOF as executing agency would have likely led to more efficient delivery of the TA. Further, the UCTRC was not familiar with ADB or the purpose of ADB technical assistance.

Project Number: 51028-001
Project Name: Comprehensive Hub-oriented Transportation Strategy for Urumqi Metropolitan Area
Report Date: