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Lesson
The TCR could have commented on what lessons can be derived from the TA coordination unit model, which is a unit located in Manila that engages with national consultants based in countries.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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Lesson
The TCR noted that consultants’ performance was a key factor in achieving delivery. Engaging quality consultants is important, and that in the case of high ADB staff turnover, consultants can play a role in keeping the project going. Core consultants and national experts provided institutional memory and, by working together, they were able to deliver quality outputs in a timely manner. SAOD has confirmed this when finalizing this validation report. Changes in ADB personnel did not, therefore, significantly affect progress.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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Lesson
SAOD added the importance of recognizing country processes in project management. Recognizing in-country protocols is crucial to working together successfully with partner national agencies.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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Lesson
The TCR noted that gaining the full cooperation of national agencies was important. The in-country governance arrangements, including the working groups and steering committee, played an important role in providing a steer, facilitating access, and reviewing outputs.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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Lesson
While this TA predates Strategy 2030, this mention of the role of the resident missions is a bit of the “One ADB approach” where knowledge and expertise from across the organization come together for more effective delivery. It would be helpful to have more details about how orin what way the RMs supported this TA. It is not totally clear what the TCR means by “arrangements to ensure the continuity of initiatives,” but as mentioned above, utilizing the research and work undertaken in this TA as a groundwork for future TAs or operations is a good way to get additional value from it.

Project Number: 45419-001
Project Name: SASEC Subregional Energy Efficiency Initiative
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Lesson
ADB’s high staff mobility is likely to have adverse impact on teamwork and coordination within ADB and between ADB and the executing agency/implementing agency, which is key to TA performance.

Project Number: 48005-001
Project Name: Improving Energy Efficiency, Emission Control, and Compliance Management of the Manufacturing Industr
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Lesson
Time-based contracts of individual consultants are likely to risk underperformance of consultants and under-delivery of deliverables in the form of report, especially in a situation where there are no explicit and detailed requirements on the breadth and depth of the report and no stringent process of review, revision, and resubmission.

Project Number: 48005-001
Project Name: Improving Energy Efficiency, Emission Control, and Compliance Management of the Manufacturing Industr
Report Date: