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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
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Analysis of social and cultural barriers to entry for female participation can help proactively target and increase female attendance in capacity building activities.

Project Number: 39542-022
Project Name: Implementing the Greater Mekong Subregion Core Agriculture Support Program (Phase 2)
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During TA implementation, coordination was found to impact efficiency and effectiveness. In countries where coordination needs to be improved, the project team’s level of involvement is critical.

Project Number: 39542-022
Project Name: Implementing the Greater Mekong Subregion Core Agriculture Support Program (Phase 2)
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An analysis of priority stakeholders can yield a clearer idea of the cost-time effort required to reach these beneficiaries, given transport and communication constraints.

Project Number: 39542-022
Project Name: Implementing the Greater Mekong Subregion Core Agriculture Support Program (Phase 2)
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Early engagement with ADB project teams to frame projects as climate relevant, as well as early engagement with external climate finance providers facilitated mobilization of timely resources—this lesson on early and proactive engagement is generalizable for implementation and delivery. Although it may be inferred, no clear evidence is provided for the value added of promoting knowledge exchange among DMCs.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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This validation adds that pioneering the GCF proposals with a strong SDCD team, like in Mongolia, will provide a sound template and be an effective way to demonstrate success for the subsequent proposals.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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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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Adequate consultation with the borrower during TA conceptualization and design as well as regular communications during TA implementation are necessary to ensure that the executing and implementing agencies are purposively identified, accountable for TA objectives and effectively engaged in facilitating TA implementation.

Project Number: 48005-001
Project Name: Improving Energy Efficiency, Emission Control, and Compliance Management of the Manufacturing Industr
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Early understanding of JFPR guidelines and classification of eligible and non-eligible expenditures can help allocate these funds to critical TA activities and reduce cost overestimates.

Project Number: 47082-001
Project Name: Coordinated Border Management for Results in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation
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In addition to milestones deliverables in consultants’ terms of reference, it is essential to identify appropriate mechanisms to ensure critical review of such deliverables and provide comments and guidance through ADB in-house technical expertise or external industry expert as a peer reviewer.

Project Number: 48005-001
Project Name: Improving Energy Efficiency, Emission Control, and Compliance Management of the Manufacturing Industr
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It is important to agree at an early stage (e.g., planning and inception stage)—and have ongoing coordination—with the executing agency on agreed program activities and schedule, including key events (e.g., critical seminars) and dissemination approaches (e.g., through websites, press conference).

Project Number: 51021-001
Project Name: Reforming the System of Personal Income Tax and Social Security Contributions
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Avoid planning important project events that coincide with major holidays in client countries.

Project Number: 51021-001
Project Name: Reforming the System of Personal Income Tax and Social Security Contributions
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Strong team leader and close client communication are both amenable to successful TA implementation.

Project Number: 50034-001
Project Name: Vocational Education-Enterprise Collaboration for Student Employment-Based Poverty Reduction in Gansu
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It is essential to keep close communication with the EA during the whole implementation period to fully understand their demands and concerns and involve them for the consultant recruitment so that they can work closely together along the process. Having the best fit consulting team leader who has rich network and resources is also a big plus to the successful implementation and delivery.

Project Number: 50034-001
Project Name: Vocational Education-Enterprise Collaboration for Student Employment-Based Poverty Reduction in Gansu
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Due to the nature of the TA project’s deliverables and increasing demands from operational departments, the TA project had to be made flexible. Hence, it was not limited to the narrowly pre-defined areas and maximized the use of TA project resource as a facility

Project Number: 48240-001
Project Name: Information and Communication Technology for Development Initiative Facility in Asia and the Pacific
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