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Engineering designs for wastewater and water supply subprojects in small cities and towns have to consider the limited size and small population of these cities and towns to avoid overcapacity.

Project Number: 40641-013
Project Name: Hebei Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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Strong leadership and ownership by local governments are crucial to the success of urban infrastructure and environmental improvement projects.

Project Number: 40641-013
Project Name: Hebei Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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Effective use of advance action contributes to the timely completion of projects.

Project Number: 40641-013
Project Name: Hebei Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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Providing support to line ministries facilitates the attainment of sector policy reforms.

Project Number: 40009-013, 40009-023, 40009-034
Project Name: Infrastructure Reform Sector Development Program
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Assigning the delivery of new public services in line with the core functions of government agencies leads to better results.

Project Number: 40009-013, 40009-023, 40009-035
Project Name: Infrastructure Reform Sector Development Program
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A dedicated monitoring system and streamlined procurement process for each component of a comprehensive program enhances performance.

Project Number: 40009-013, 40009-023, 40009-036
Project Name: Infrastructure Reform Sector Development Program
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Focusing on a few reforms increases the potential for success and impact of 6he government reform agenda.

Project Number: 40009-013, 40009-023, 40009-033
Project Name: Infrastructure Reform Sector Development Program
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Capacity building was emphasized in the project design and during implementation. A comprehensive training program was developed and implemented to strengthen the executing agency and implementing agencies' capacity in project management and O&M. Training was conducted to introduce ADB's policies and procedures in implementation and the experiences and best practices in urban development. This ensured that Xinjiang PMO, with strengthened institutional capacity, could continue to take the lead in managing subsequent ADB urban projects in XUAR.

Project Number: 39228-033
Project Name: Xinjiang Municipal Infrastructure and Environmental Improvement Project
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Extensive, participatory consultations were conducted during project design and implementation. The needs and requirements of the beneficiaries and affected people, mostly ethnic minority groups, were incorporated into the design. As ADB's first loan for urban development in XUAR, the project prioritized promoting inclusive growth and sustainable development in the region through introducing a new urban development perspective, which addressed social benefits, environmental protection, and public participation.

Project Number: 39228-033
Project Name: Xinjiang Municipal Infrastructure and Environmental Improvement Project
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The estimate of financing charges during implementation, $18.1 million and capitalized in the ADB loan, was too large compared to the actual interest during construction of $1.9 million. The large surplus could result in loan proceeds cancellation if no proper usage could be found before project completion.

Project Number: 39228-033
Project Name: Xinjiang Municipal Infrastructure and Environmental Improvement Project
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The project implementation arrangements were effective. The Xinjiang PMO executed clear division of responsibilities among different institutions. Through coordination efforts of Xinjiang Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department, close communications were maintained and issues were solved quickly.

Project Number: 39228-033
Project Name: Xinjiang Municipal Infrastructure and Environmental Improvement Project
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Targets and indicators in the DMF of program loans such as this need to be extremely conscious of exogenous factors. There is also a need for ADB program to assign focus areas for policy coordination and monitoring among ADB and other development partners so that respective contributions to policy dialogue under the different program components can be traced.

Project Number: 43191-023, 43191-013
Project Name: Economic Recovery Support Program— Subprograms 1 and 2
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All Pacific developing member countries, including Samoa, experience great difficulty implementing long-term structural adjustment policies. While demand-side, short-term price stabilization policies may be more readily implemented, longer-term changes to land tenure and state-owned enterprises and efforts to liberalize trade and investment regimes confront a very difficult political economy environment in the Pacific islands. Governments are comfortable with short-term price reforms that pose less of a challenge to the political economy.

Project Number: 43191-013, 43191-023
Project Name: Economic Recovery Support Program - Subprograms 1 and 2
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Thorough analysis of beneficiary preference, demand, and willingness to pay has to be conducted to ensure that preconceived notions of demand are verified, validated, and confirmed on the ground from the beneficiaries themselves. Very often project proponents from central government agencies have a different concept of needs and priorities from those at the field or local level. Local involvement in project conceptualization ensures greater project success, as there would be better ownership of project components and more accurate identification of needs of intended beneficiaries.

Project Number: 31243-013
Project Name: Integrated Development of Basic Urban Services in Provincial Towns Project
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No new lessons

Project Number: 39118-013
Project Name: Cyclone Emergency Assistance Project [Loan 2174-COO]
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