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Clarifying each cofinancier's policy and administration with respect to all the subprojects/project components within its scope is critical to minimizing the implementation risks that may be encountered in parallel cofinancing.

Project Number: 42378-015
Project Name: Power System Expansion and Efficiency Improvement Investment Program – Tranche 1
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Adequate support and capacity building are essential to ensuring compliance to ADB financial audit requirements.

Project Number: 42378-015
Project Name: Power System Expansion and Efficiency Improvement Investment Program – Tranche 1
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Effectively engaging and coordinating with other donor agencies can help avoid duplication of funds for same or similar purposes, e.g., institutional strengthening and capacity building, and maximizing the efficient use of development financing

Project Number: 42489-043
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Effective and efficient utilization of project funds allocated for training and capacity building, in parallel with recruiting additional staff, will enhance the capability and practices of existing staff at the project management and implementation units.

Project Number: 42489-043
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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If requirements on submission of audited project financial statements are properly formulated and covenanted, made realistic, and firmly understood by the executing agency, and timely actions are taken, they will ensure satisfactory implementation of financial covenants.

Project Number: 42489-043
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Completion of detailed designs and safeguard compliances before loan processing will minimize the likelihood of cost overruns.

Project Number: 37381-013, 37381-023
Project Name: Dry Zone Urban Water and Sanitation Project
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Strong political will to adjust tariffs is crucial to ensuring the financial sustainability of water supply schemes.

Project Number: 37381-013, 37381-023
Project Name: Dry Zone Urban Water and Sanitation Project
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Fewer contracts and adequate contract management capacity in the executing and/or implementing agencies (EA/IAs) are vital to ensuring the efficacious completion of civil works.

Project Number: 37381-013, 37381-023
Project Name: Dry Zone Urban Water and Sanitation Project
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Adequate flexibilities in project design and implementation to manage unexpected situations and meet reasonable requirements from the government, cofinanciers, and/or development partners are important to realize smooth progress and timely completion of reconstruction.

Project Number: 48192-001
Project Name: Cyclone Ian Recovery Project
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The use of an imprest account for regular and quick reimbursements of claims can effectively keep contractors/consultants satisfied and engaged, and therefore, avoid the risk of progress delay and/or cost overruns.

Project Number: 48192-001
Project Name: Cyclone Ian Recovery Project
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Strategic environmental impact assessment should be considered to justify and strengthen ADB’s continued commitment and presence in the Issyk-Kul region and clearly provide ADB’s value addition.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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Misprocurement can be avoided by (a) ensuring proper pre-qualification of bidders; and (b) defining clear evaluation guideline that will allow for skeptical review of bids that are well below a defined threshold to ensure that the winning bidder has the financial and technical capacity to perform.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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Realistic outcomes in nonrevenue water (NRW) normally suggest that NRW reduction take time and are not capital intensive or asset specific.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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Twinning of utilities can have a positive impact on utility performance and specific results; however, as with this project, issues concerning compatibility and outcome targets may arise.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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It is essential to adopt an appropriate monitoring framework with relevant indicators to measure project results.

Project Number: 40524-013
Project Name: Shandong Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project
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