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Lesson
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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The requirements, key issues, terms of reference, selection criteria including qualification of consultants, implementation structure, and understanding and ownership of the TA by the implementing agencies should have been described carefully according to the requirements of technical assistance. If poor performance was observed, prompt action could have been required to minimize the loss of time and funds. The RDA also should have developed a well-maintained performance recording system.

Project Number: 31280-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Project (1986-SRI[SF])
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More careful monitoring and supervision should have been required to review the progress of the program, to understand its key issues, and to propose alternative approaches where necessary. The design of the Reform Program with its numerous components was complex, so efforts in monitoring and guidance should have been made during project implementation.

Project Number: 31280-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Project (1986-SRI[SF])
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An appropriate method for economic justification should be carefully examined at appraisal. The economic analysis should have used observed data instead of the desktop estimation, and should be assessed based on sound assumptions.

Project Number: 31280-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Project (1986-SRI[SF])
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Necessary data should be collected for the project roads at appraisal, and the selection methodology should have been a sound logical and scientific tool to shield it from political pressure.

Project Number: 31280-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Project (1986-SRI[SF])
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At appraisal, the difficulty of implementing the Reform Program could have been foreseen and special measures for monitoring and supervision should have been proposed in the RRP, and specific milestone requirements to check the progress of the Reform Program should have been set.

Project Number: 31280-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Project (1986-SRI[SF])
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More careful assessment of the capacity of the executing and implementing agencies should have been made as such programs need to be driven by the borrower and not by ADB or consultants.

Project Number: 36057-013, 36057-023
Project Name: Punjab Resource Management Program
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No new lessons

Project Number: 32336-013
Project Name: Western Yunnan Roads Development Project
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More attention should be given to the executing agency’s implementation ability and its commitment to and ownership of the project. The selection of consultants should have been anchored on better assessments their previous performance.

Project Number: 32058-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Program
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No new lessons

Project Number: 32023-013, 32023-023
Project Name: Access to Justice Program
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There were no apparent incentives for project management to properly assess project impacts, so the collection and use of baseline data and strengthening of overall monitoring of beneficiaries need a stronger institutional push.

Project Number: 31361-013
Project Name: Rural Enterprise Finance Project
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No new lessons

Project Number: 31324-013
Project Name: State Power Sector Reform 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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Social development. The project has contributed to regional sustainable socioeconomic development, poverty reduction, and community development in the project area.

Project Number: 39652-023
Project Name: Gansu Heihe Rural Hydropower Development Investment Program: Erlongshan Hydropower Project
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Carbon revenue. The project was successfully registered as a clean development mechanism (CDM) project and was able to source significant amounts of revenue from the sale of carbon credits, thereby making it financially viable. This offers valuable lessons as a successful demonstration project for other clean energy developers in the region.

Project Number: 39652-023
Project Name: Gansu Heihe Rural Hydropower Development Investment Program: Erlongshan Hydropower Project
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