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The need for ADB to focus more on sectors in which it has substantial experience, from which it can draw from during the relatively fast pace of processing and implementing an emergency project. Also, given limited resources, sector selectivity is important to ensure a significant impact. Moreover, emergency project designs should likewise incorporate provisions for O&M of project facilities to ensure their sustainability.

Project Number: 39099-013
Project Name: Tsunami Emergency Assistance Project
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No additional lessons

Project Number: 32467-013
Project Name: Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project
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Simple technology and small systems are more sustainable, as operation and maintenance (O&M) responsibility for rural water supply is assigned to the community and VMWs are able to maintain these systems with limited technical skills.

Project Number: 32249-013
Project Name: Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Community mobilization should be conducted prior to water user and sanitation committee (WUSC) formation so beneficiaries will be fully aware and their participation effective. While nongovernment organizations (NGOs) were effective in community mobilization and raising awareness, their technical capacity was comparatively weak. Therefore, project formulation should include capacity assessment of all stakeholders.

Project Number: 32249-013
Project Name: Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Retroactive financing and advance procurement action are needed to avoid start-up delays.

Project Number: 32249-013
Project Name: Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Project implementation, monitoring, and supervision were logistically difficult and costly due to scattered subproject sites (both districts and village). Clustering the project area based on geographic contiguity and similarity should be considered when selecting project sites in order to improve the efficiency of implementation, monitoring, and supervision.

Project Number: 32249-013
Project Name: Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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A procurement plan needs to be prepared and agreed with the government during project design in order to define procurement requirements, create a sound financial justification for procuring these, and schedule those tasks by allocating time frames and resources.

Project Number: 32249-013
Project Name: Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Covenants should be realistic and achievable to ensure sufficient control and quality of project implementation.

Project Number: 32249-013
Project Name: Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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The project confirms that mandatory 50% participation of women and representation of caste and ethnic minorities in user-committee and executive positions that are proportionate to their populations will ensure their equal access to project benefits. Women's social empowerment can be achieved through social mobilization and capacity building in the process

Project Number: 32249-013
Project Name: Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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