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Increasing the number of female teachers in secondary schools, particularly in the rural and especially in remote areas is difficult, but for quality of education, this is needed.

Project Number: 37307-013
Project Name: Secondary Education Sector Development Program
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Strengthening the role and capability of the head teacher as a mentor is a key to improving the school performance.

Project Number: 37307-013
Project Name: Secondary Education Sector Development Program
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Many project implementation support staff were recruited and trained. These staff gained valuable experience under SESDP (Secondary Education Sector Development Program) but could not be retained in the follow-up SESIP (Secondary Education Sector Improvement Program). Although it will benefit the education sector broadly, it is more efficient for the project to retain the trained officials.

Project Number: 37307-013
Project Name: Secondary Education Sector Development Program
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Where implementation delays are inevitable, advance actions, proactive project management, and effective progress monitoring are helpful to achieve timeline and targets.

Project Number: 37307-013
Project Name: Secondary Education Sector Development Program
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The decentralization of DSHE (Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education) at all levels needs political will and supportive top level administrative decision to bring efficiency and transparency through bottom-up management. Without an effective and meaningful decentralization, DSHE may find difficulty in implementing the secondary education sector development plans in the future.

Project Number: 37307-013
Project Name: Secondary Education Sector Development Program
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Implementing reforms under a project loan is generally difficult and less effective in accomplishing outcome than having a dedicated separate program loan meant for pursuing reforms.

Project Number: 37307-013
Project Name: Secondary Education Sector Development Program
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Ensure sufficient consultation during project preparation. DFID's Department for International Development [United Kingdom]) decision to reduce substantial portions of its funding during project implementation indicated the need for greater consultation among cofinanciers, borrower, and other stakeholders during project preparation.

Project Number: 36224-013
Project Name: Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Use advance actions. The project experienced delays of 24 months for several reasons. The absence of borrower's advance action largely contributed to these start-up delays and affected project implementation. ADB has been emphasizing this issue through its country and tripartite portfolio review meetings, and has included in most ADB-assisted projects provisions for advance action for selection of consultants, selection of subprojects, stakeholder consultation, and preparatory work for land acquisition and resettlement, if applicable.

Project Number: 36224-013
Project Name: Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Plan and coordinate preliminary activities well to minimize delays. The executing agency needs to pursue a set of well-planned and concerted actions to ensure timely completion of all critical activities for identification and appraisal of subprojects; government approval of the initial environmental examination, environmental management plan, and resettlement plan as appropriate; recruitment of consultants; streamlining the procurement of civil works contracts; and continuous cooperation among the executing agency and LGIs (local government institutions).

Project Number: 36224-013
Project Name: Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Need for a high-level coordinating body. For a complex, multicomponent project, regular monitoring of implementation progress by the government through a high-level and active plenary body or steering committee is indispensable. Regular interaction among the borrower, stakeholders, consultants, contractors and suppliers, and ADB through the executing agency's PMO (project management office) contributed greatly to the success of the project.

Project Number: 36224-013
Project Name: Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Project implementation delays could be reduced reasonably through careful and efficient recruitment of consultants, early land acquisition and resettlement, proper surveys, and the motivation of city corporations.

Project Number: 26427-013
Project Name: Secondary Towns Integrated Flood Protection Project (Phase 2)
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Land acquisition in secondary towns can be a lengthy process and can cause significant delays in startup and implementation. Addressing the issue requires strong support from the relevant city corporations and district administrators, motivational campaigns, and adequate compensation packages. Advancing the preparation and approval of the Development Project Proforma to secure necessary funds for land acquisition early in project processing can reduce project startup delays.

Project Number: 26427-013
Project Name: Secondary Towns Integrated Flood Protection Project (Phase 2)
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A design focusing on both physical and logistical issues and outputs and involving highly qualified experts was key to mitigate flooding and drainage congestions thoroughly and sustainably, improving living conditions in the towns as well as their economic.

Project Number: 26427-013
Project Name: Secondary Towns Integrated Flood Protection Project (Phase 2)
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The BWDB (Bangladesh Water Development Board) and LGED (Local Government Engineering Department) lacked the expertise to prepare tender documents and accurately survey, design, estimate, monitor, and supervise the construction of flood control and drainage structures. Thus, consultant services are needed to ensure the timely completion of all activities to a high standard.

Project Number: 26427-013
Project Name: Secondary Towns Integrated Flood Protection Project (Phase 2)
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The potential close-down and reconstruction of the Erlangmiao WWTP was totally unanticipated. ADB was not notified of this matter until the project completion review in December 2014. This indicates the lack of thorough and serious policy dialogue with the executing agency. If WMG notified ADB early of its urban plan updates related to the activities (e.g. Erlangmiao WWTP in this case) under the project, such low effective subproject could have been avoided through a scope change.

Project Number: 37597-013
Project Name: Wuhan Wastewater and Stormwater Management Project
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