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Thorough analysis of beneficiary preference, demand, and willingness to pay has to be conducted to ensure that preconceived notions of demand are verified, validated, and confirmed on the ground from the beneficiaries themselves. Very often project proponents from central government agencies have a different concept of needs and priorities from those at the field or local level. Local involvement in project conceptualization ensures greater project success, as there would be better ownership of project components and more accurate identification of needs of intended beneficiaries.

Project Number: 31243-013
Project Name: Integrated Development of Basic Urban Services in Provincial Towns Project
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No new lessons

Project Number: 34207-013
Project Name: Northwestern Rural Development Project
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This validation also considers lessons that can be drawn from the project relating to the problems of establishing viable private sector institutions in a transition economy. For instance, RBAC and the MTP were intended to be self-sufficient by project end. In practice, their ability to charge fees or recover loans has been limited, and neither organization is likely to be sustainable without continuing support from the government. The WUAs likewise are only able to collect 20% to 30% of their fees.

Project Number: 30458-013
Project Name: Ak Altin Agricultural Development Project
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There may be wider lessons that can be drawn about donor assistance that would effect major policy reforms in transition economies. While donors are keen to free up agriculture, and the government in principle agrees, it is nonetheless extremely cautious about reforms. The government continues to operate at its own pace, and is almost immune to international pressure. Thus, until a reform roadmap has been defined and fully endorsed by all stakeholders, including the upper levels of government, little is likely to be achieved.

Project Number: 30458-013
Project Name: Ak Altin Agricultural Development Project
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The difficulty of enacting legislation in support of a project activity and within the time frame of a project is often underestimated.

Project Number: 30215-013
Project Name: Forest Resources Management Sector Project
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No new lessons

Project Number: 36318-013, 36318-023
Project Name: Assam Power Sector Development Program
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While funded as a separate project, TA activities were well integrated into the overall project, resulting in effective guidance being provided in achieving project outputs. Consultants served as lead resource persons and technical support in (i) various training activities, (ii) completion of IEM strategies and action plans, (iii) formulation and revision of 33 local laws and regulations, and (iv) implementation of 18 pilot sites.

Project Number: 36445-022
Project Name: Capacity Building to Combat Land Degradation Project
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Lesson
The importance of establishing a properly functioning M&E system, which must not only monitor the performance of PRC–GEF partnership and individual investment projects but also monitor for global environmental benefits. Without such an M&E system, it will not be possible to verify the impact of PRC–GEF partnership interventions with respect to combating land degradation, reducing poverty, and conserving biodiversity.

Project Number: 36445-022
Project Name: Capacity Building to Combat Land Degradation Project
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There were clear benefits to the involvement of the resident mission in supervision due to closer involvement and understanding of the local environment. In addition, project documents revealed that review missions in the early years of the project were not adequately apprised, by the PMU or consultants, of the seriousness of the project’s problems. The lesson from this is the need for (i) in-depth analysis by missions, and (ii) the establishment of mechanisms for consultants to prepare realistic reports to the PMU and ADB.

Project Number: 31197-013
Project Name: Community-Based Infrastructure Services Sector Project
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No new lessons

Project Number: 29603-013
Project Name: Malakand Rural Development Project
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No new lessons

Project Number: 32494-023
Project Name: Agriculture Rehabilitation Project
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Poor quality of the project framework, which lacks clearly identifiable performance indicators, preventing a robust evaluation.

Project Number: 33418-013
Project Name: Tonle Sap Environmental Management Project
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Need for improved and expeditious processing of approvals both within ADB business processes and within the government to avoid delays to approval of variation requests and other procurement matters.

Project Number: 30551-013
Project Name: Mindanao Basic Urban Services Sector Project
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