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IWT can be an efficient, cost-effective, and green transport alternative, especially for cargo services.

Project Number: 43031-013
Project Name: Hunan Xiangjiang Inland Waterway Transport Project
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A policy risk assessment has to be included in the subproject selection process, with measures adopted to mitigate the identified risks.

Project Number: 44012-013
Project Name: Hebei Energy Efficiency Improvement and Emission Reduction Project
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Due diligence on project procurement should be improved to ensure that contract packaging, contracting methods, and standard bidding documents are defined to suit the needs and capacities of the EA and IAs, to avoid changes and noncompliance during implementation.

Project Number: 40682-013
Project Name: Integrated Renewable Biomass Energy Development Sector Project
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In terms of primary counterpart selection for project implementation in biogas use, the National Energy Administration should have had a leading role. It possesses the technological know-how on biogas use in rural areas to guide and demonstrate policy commitment to achieving the renewable energy targets at both county and provincial levels.

Project Number: 40682-013
Project Name: Integrated Renewable Biomass Energy Development Sector Project
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The implementation arrangement for the project was complicated. It particularly affected project progress when minor scope changes were needed, as four provinces had to be coordinated, as well as the secretariats of the GEF and the CEFPF on issues concerning the two grants. The government’s divisional counterparts for the ADB loan, the GEF grant, and the CEFPF grant were also different, and a lengthy coordination procedure was required for each change to the project or the grants.

Project Number: 40682-013
Project Name: Integrated Renewable Biomass Energy Development Sector Project
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Well-designed institutional capacity development interventions contribute greatly to project success.

Project Number: 39321-013
Project Name: Shaanxi Qinling Biodiversity Conservation and Demonstration Project
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It is essential to adopt an appropriate monitoring framework with relevant indicators to measure project results.

Project Number: 40524-013
Project Name: Shandong Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project
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The broad range of enterprises and technologies requires commercial banks to expand their knowledge and understanding of energy efficiency technologies to broaden project origination and monitoring skills.

Project Number: 40524-013
Project Name: Shandong Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project
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Technical advisory and capacity building are critical in ensuring that commercial banks are able to assess risks and returns associated with energy efficiency investments.

Project Number: 40524-013
Project Name: Shandong Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project
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Financial intermediation arrangements can help build energy efficiency lending portfolios of commercial banks.

Project Number: 40524-013
Project Name: Shandong Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project
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The PRC’s energy market is dominated by government oversight and regulation, rather than market principles; flexibility is therefors required to adapt project implementation to evolving market conditions and government priorities.

Project Number: 40524-013
Project Name: Shandong Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project
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The sector project modality provides flexibility to the executing agencies (EAs) to select the most suitable subprojects to achieve the intended project outcomes.

Project Number: 42383-023
Project Name: Shanxi Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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Institutional capacity development is critical to ensure project sustainability.

Project Number: 42383-023
Project Name: Shanxi Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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Loan savings should be identified early in the project and applied to activities that promote project outcomes.

Project Number: 36437-013
Project Name: Integrated Ecosystem and Water Resources Management in the Baiyangdian Basin Project
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It is important to ensure that all projects have appropriate monitoring processes in place—early in the project period and before construction commences.

Project Number: 36437-013
Project Name: Integrated Ecosystem and Water Resources Management in the Baiyangdian Basin Project
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