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In countries like Lao PDR, sub-optimal inter-ministerial coordination and stakeholder coordination affected efficiency and effectiveness of some activities.

Project Number: 39542-022
Project Name: Implementing the Greater Mekong Subregion Core Agriculture Support Program (Phase 2)
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ADB should have better arrangements to account for foreign exchange losses in contributions from development partners, to avoid delays in payments for implementing the LOAs. Also, early application for cofinancing, perhaps by one year prior to start of the TA, may help in overcoming delays associated with long due diligence and approval process of cofinanciers.

Project Number: 39542-022
Project Name: Implementing the Greater Mekong Subregion Core Agriculture Support Program (Phase 2)
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ADB staff need to be trained in economic analysis, specifically the identification, quantification, and valuation of economic benefits. This would improve the credibility of EIRR calculations.

Project Number: 39019-013
Project Name: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Environment Improvement Project
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Gender impact assessment should include more holistic impact on gender equity or mainstreaming in the project design, and not just limited to employment opportunities from project construction.

Project Number: 42382-013
Project Name: Liaoning Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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Since capacity building components of projects are rarely on the critical path to project completion, such as the institutional reform and corporate governance improvement component of this project, capacity building could be undertaken as a stand-alone technical assistance to avoid implementation delays caused by other components of the project.

Project Number: 39019-013
Project Name: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Environment Improvement Project
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Projects intended to provide demonstration effects should include measurable performance indicators in the DMF at appraisal to ensure best practices in project design and implementation, including environmental and resettlement safeguards.

Project Number: 42382-013
Project Name: Liaoning Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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The project’s comprehensive and well-executed monitoring framework provides a good model for similar infrastructure-focused investments. It had clear, measurable indicators linked to each planned output and outcome that were critical for assessing both physical and institutional progress to provide some prognosis of sustainability.

Project Number: 40641-013
Project Name: Hebei Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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The project’s programmatic approach, which allowed flexible identification, selection, design, and modification of subprojects in the early years under the sector loan modality, was an effective approach that should be replicated in other cities of the PRC.

Project Number: 40641-013
Project Name: Hebei Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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The project underperformance was partly due to a design shortcoming, including underestimation of costs.

Project Number: 38662-013
Project Name: Shanxi Integrated Agricultural Development Project
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Demonstration projects need to be thoroughly scrutinized so that key components are not overlooked. A board of experts who have experience in the new technology could have been convened to provide expert opinion and advice, as is done for some large hydro projects.

Project Number: 42117-013
Project Name: Tianjin Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Power Plant Project
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No additional lessons

Project Number: 38662-023
Project Name: Henan Sustainable Agriculture and Productivity Improvement Project
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Impact indicators need not always be project-specific.

Project Number: 40642-013
Project Name: Guangxi Wuzhou Urban Development Project
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To avoid significant delays (4 years) in agreeing on compensation, careful consideration needs to be given to the following: (i) the location of the proposed house relocation site need to be close to the original houses; (ii) compensation rates offered should be higher due to cost inflation of construction materials; and (iii) the relocation sites need to be comparable.

Project Number: 40642-013
Project Name: Guangxi Wuzhou Urban Development Project
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Traffic forecasts could be more realistic considering the low traffic volumes in the XME’s and local roads’ initial years of operation. The PVR adds that stronger evaluation on economic efficiency aspects is needed to demonstrate the performance of the individual project components and how these contribute to the EIRR.

Project Number: 42018-013
Project Name: Anhui Integrated Transport Sector Improvement Project
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Risk management needs to consider factors outside the control of the executing agency. The completion of the 4-kilometer link to another expressway (para. 15) could have been settled through a signed agreement between the two provincial governments to ensure the achievement of expected benefits.

Project Number: 42018-013
Project Name: Anhui Integrated Transport Sector Improvement Project
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