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Timely resolution of involuntary resettlement and land acquisition issues helps avoid delays in project implementation. Oftentimes, land acquisition issues encountered by the executing agencies impede the timely implementation of procurement and civil works. Ensuring the safeguards’ requirements on land acquisition and resettlement, prior to execution of project activities, could mitigate these related project risks due, for example, to potential grievances of affected people and communities

Project Number: 45506-002
Project Name: Gansu Jiuquan Integrated Urban Environment Improvement Project
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Planning for efficient resource use in advance adequately addresses the situation when the full output cannot be delivered

Project Number: 45506-002
Project Name: Gansu Jiuquan Integrated Urban Environment Improvement Project
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Developing the institutional capacity of key project agencies will enhance the sustainability of project outcomes and benefits. The project designed and implemented a comprehensive capacity building component that strengthened the institutional capacity of the executing agency (EA), the Jiuquan municipal government (JMG) in forming strategies for water conservation, resources reuse, traffic management and traffic safety improvement, and desertification risk management. This enhanced the project’s sustainability.

Project Number: 45506-002
Project Name: Gansu Jiuquan Integrated Urban Environment Improvement Project
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Flexible implementation arrangements helps in enhancing a project’s relevance and results. In some cases, project relevance may change during implementation due to lower demand or unexpected government policy that subsequently may require a change in project scope and targets. This provides an opportunity to modify or correct the project design to strengthen its intended outcome at appraisal. For instance, the project was aimed to improve the carbon market development and preparedness for carbon market participation.

Project Number: 40684 013
Project Name: Forestry and Ecological Restoration Project in Three Northwest Provinces
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Support to improve the agencies’ institutional capacity involved in the preparatory work and implementation is necessary to ensure smooth execution of project activities and progress will remain on track. For example, project experience highlighted the required managerial support for agencies in view of the challenges encountered in implementing the social and environmental mitigation measures and related delays.

Project Number: 40684 013
Project Name: Forestry and Ecological Restoration Project in Three Northwest Provinces
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Where projects define new systems, it is desirable that full government agreement is negotiated during project design to ensure their ability to continue after project completion.

Project Number: 34341-013
Project Name: Forests for Livelihood Improvement in the Central Highlands Sector Project
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Assessing changes in provinces without similar projects would allow a comparison of changes in forest areas and thus make clear judgments on the impact of the project.

Project Number: 34341-013
Project Name: Forests for Livelihood Improvement in the Central Highlands Sector Project
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For economic sector projects such as forestry, the undertaking of adequate economic assessment is important.

Project Number: 34341-013
Project Name: Forests for Livelihood Improvement in the Central Highlands Sector Project
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