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For rural development projects that require relatively longer-term interventions, building on progress achieved from past related investments and technical assistance and duly taking account of relevant lessons and recommendations can optimize project design and fast-track project implementation. In the case of this project, its design capitalized on the capacity of the executing and implementing agencies and Para (village) Development Committees strengthened through phase 1 of this project 1 and took into consideration a series of specific lessons from that phase.

Project Number: 42248-013, 42248-023
Project Name: Sustainable Management of Community Development for Chittagong Hill Tracts
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Strong political will and commitment at all levels of government authorities have a decisive impact on the effective and efficient implementation of land acquisition and resettlement activities in the context of complex project situation. It is important for an executing agency to be proactive and work closely with local authorities and stakeholders to resolve identified issues on the ground. Monitoring of the implementation of the land acquisition and resettlement plan could start early to identify issues and find effective solutions in a timely manner.

Project Number: 42248-013, 42248-023
Project Name: Sustainable Management of Community Development for Chittagong Hill Tracts
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Related to the size, complexity, and length of the project phases and the need to ascertain if these were effective in the project area: the project results support the effectiveness of long-term investment in one area as a multisector support through infrastructure. However, there was limited evidence in the completion report regarding the project’s effect on poverty levels and the rate of improvement compared to other areas.

Project Number: 37097-013
Project Name: Integrated Rural Development Sector Project in the Central Provinces
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Maintaining the capacity built through similar projects or establishing knowledge transfer could extend the sustainability of project activities and increase the likelihood of achieving expected impacts. The long-term usefulness of the capacity that was built must be further considered. Closer linkage between the participants in TA trainings and the infrastructure activities could have encouraged participants to apply their newly built capacity within the project.

Project Number: 37097-013
Project Name: Integrated Rural Development Sector Project in the Central Provinces
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A strong and clear DMF is crucial for tracking project results. It is only possible to measure progress if the DMF has strong and clear performance indicators and targets which include definitions and baselines. During the design stage, these components need to be clearly defined to strengthen project readiness. At completion, the clear indicators and targets will provide an appropriate measurement of results that can reflect the actual achievements at completion.

Project Number: 38594-013
Project Name: Guiyang Integrated Water Resources Management (Sector) Project
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Changes in scope and subsequent revision of the DMF with board approval are critical in ensuring that the project’s intended outcome can be achieved. Adjusting the DMF and its indicators should be made as soon as the need becomes apparent, ideally during the early stage of implementation or at the mid-term review. In particular, a mid-term review provides an opportune time to conduct an in-depth assessment of whether a project is likely to achieve its outcome and outputs, and whether the output and outcome targets remain pertinent for the project context and development objective.

Project Number: 38594-013
Project Name: Guiyang Integrated Water Resources Management (Sector) Project
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Ensuring that an acceptable cost-sharing arrangement is in place at the outset, prior to project launch, can help minimize project risks. The rural infrastructure component comprising 80% of total actual project cost was not achieved largely as the LGUs were unable to raise the required counterpart contributions. Moreover, it is essential that appropriate due diligence and risk assessment are undertaken and that risk mitigation measures concerning the financial capability of participating local governments are identified at the outset.

Project Number: 37749-013
Project Name: Agrarian Reform Communities Project II
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Project implementation highlights the importance of increased accountability and ownership by all stakeholders in achieving the project’s intended outcome. This, along with a well-designed capacity building intervention for implementing agencies, would help facilitate timely implementation and achievement of project results. Complex projects with many components and a wide geographical coverage require a high level of government commitment and ownership.

Project Number: 37749-013
Project Name: Agrarian Reform Communities Project II
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Deviation from the project administration guidelines creates confusion about who is responsible for implementing the subprojects and what procurement guidelines to use; it also creates problems in monitoring project implementation.

Project Number: 42012-013
Project Name: Chongqing Urban-Rural Infrastructure Development Demonstration Project
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More frequent ADB review missions ( at least twice or more per year) are required to monitor and improve the implementation of subprojects, with the executing and implementing agencies required to understand and comply with implementation guidelines in the project administration manual.

Project Number: 42012-013
Project Name: Chongqing Urban-Rural Infrastructure Development Demonstration Project
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The geographical location of subprojects should be considered in project packaging. S

Project Number: 42012-013
Project Name: Chongqing Urban-Rural Infrastructure Development Demonstration Project
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Data requirements for benefit monitoring and evaluation, and project performance management system need to be determined more precisely during project preparation and appraisal to enable better ex-post assessments.

Project Number: 41461-013
Project Name: Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Development Project in Northern Mountain Provinces
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The rehabilitation or reconstruction of damaged infrastructure should be evaluated and implemented using simplified but transparent procurement procedures to reduce processing time and to restore normal living and livelihood conditions existing before the disaster. It is essential the rehabilitation or reconstruction of damaged infrastructure should be appropriately designed for disaster risks and climate resilience.

Project Number: 43001-012
Project Name: Emergency Flood Damage Rehabilitation Project
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Given the frequency and severity of natural calamities, the government needs to have in place a fully functioning national disaster management system, including monitoring of hydrological and geological conditions, to identify vulnerable locations with a high probability of possible disasters, so that appropriate mitigation can be planned. This should have been one focus of project identification activities to prioritize projects mitigating or preventing the occurrence of natural disasters.

Project Number: 43001-012
Project Name: Emergency Flood Damage Rehabilitation Project
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It was intended that successful sustainable reservoir rehabilitation and management models could have significant demonstration value. A more thorough assessment of benefits is required as this could facilitate wider dissemination and adoption.

Project Number: 40683-013
Project Name: Risk Mitigation and Strengthening of Endangered Reservoirs in Shandong Province Project
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