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Lesson
The TCR mentioned the usefulness of a flexible approach to drafting consultant’s terms of reference such that they are broad based—this is a generalizable lesson in managing staff and consultant resources, and useful in the context of limited availability of climate finance specialists.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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This validation adds that pioneering the GCF proposals with a strong SDCD team, like in Mongolia, will provide a sound template and be an effective way to demonstrate success for the subsequent proposals.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Early engagement with ADB project teams to frame projects as climate relevant, as well as early engagement with external climate finance providers facilitated mobilization of timely resources—this lesson on early and proactive engagement is generalizable for implementation and delivery. Although it may be inferred, no clear evidence is provided for the value added of promoting knowledge exchange among DMCs.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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This validation adds the need to adopt a more realistic timeline where funding sources are uncertain or unknown.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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This section in the TCR presents several findings including that increased readiness for finance access is different from the actual capacity to access finance and is highly context-specific to the type of project for which finance is required, the sources of finance being tapped, and individual DMC priorities and circumstances—this is a generalizable lesson in planning and relates to having some degree of flexibility to adapt to the evolving context given that this is a new area of work for the ADB as well as the DMCs.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Having a limited number of policy conditions and executing/implementing agencies (EAs/IA) will minimize implementation difficulties and improve the performance of reform programs.

Project Number: 37017-013
Project Name: Good Governance Program
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Strong political commitment is key to the successful implementation of governance reforms.

Project Number: 37017-013
Project Name: Good Governance Program
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Lesson
Donor coordination benefits the implementation of development programs/projects, especially those seeking to achieve sector and governance reforms.

Project Number: 37017-013
Project Name: Good Governance Program
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Effective policy analysis prior to design and consultations needs to take place before making assumptions, including on the attitudinal changes and responses that may be elicited by the project.

Project Number: 48065-002
Project Name: Public Sector Enterprises Reform Program (Subprogram 1)
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The outcomes of policy-based loans could be improved by a more appropriate balance between the technical assistance amount provided to assist in implementing the reform agenda and the usually large element of loan finance provided to support adjustment costs.

Project Number: 48065-002
Project Name: Public Sector Enterprises Reform Program (Subprogram 1)
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Without a consensus on the objectives of enterprise reform, actions are often reversed by the next government, particularly in cases where significant staff redundancies take place.

Project Number: 48065-002
Project Name: Public Sector Enterprises Reform Program (Subprogram 1)
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Public sector enterprise reform programs are more likely to achieve sustainable results if they are guided by a clear statement of the vision and objectives of the reform efforts.

Project Number: 48065-002
Project Name: Public Sector Enterprises Reform Program (Subprogram 1)
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A plausible linkage between outputs and outcome and from outcome to impact needs to be carefully addressed In designing the project results chain.

Project Number: 48065-002
Project Name: Public Sector Enterprises Reform Program (Subprogram 1)
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Output performance measures of public sector and management programs could be improved through the inclusion of (1) anti-corruption measures, especially if the risk of corruption is high in the program and the country rates poorly on perceptions of corruption; and (2) strengthened internal and external audit functions to provide more transparency and accountability to government processes.

Project Number: 44253-016
Project Name: Local Government Finance and Fiscal Decentralization Program
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The impact level of the DMF could be connected to the results chain.

Project Number: 44253-016
Project Name: Local Government Finance and Fiscal Decentralization Program
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