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Lesson
In emergency situations, requiring design changes that are inconsistent with existing regulations should be avoided no matter how appropriate.

Project Number: 39144-013
Project Name: Tsunami-Affected Areas Rebuilding Project
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Lesson
The decision to use the project management units of ongoing ADB-funded projects with minor increase in staff expedited reconstruction.

Project Number: 39144-013
Project Name: Tsunami-Affected Areas Rebuilding Project
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Lesson
The government’s commitment to reforms to enhance accountability and transparency in use of public resources is essential for the success of social services delivery programs. The effectiveness of public expenditure can be improved by maintaining higher quality standards for services.

Project Number: 43496-013
Project Name: Social Services Delivery Program
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Lesson
Reestablishing the identity papers and legal documentation of disaster victims is an essential and urgent necessity, and ADB's support to the government's program improved its delivery and effectiveness by ensuring sufficient funds. As highlighted in the performance audit, the mobile clinics facilitated legal documentation and proved to be an efficient mechanism for emergency situations. This can be adopted as a good practice for future interventions.

Project Number: 39144-013
Project Name: Tsunami-Affected Areas Rebuilding Project
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Lesson
Implementing ADB's requirement to incorporate strengthened building standards into the design of buildings and structures was not possible. It took the government 3 years to develop the revised standards, by which time most structures had been designed and many constructed.

Project Number: 39144-013
Project Name: Tsunami-Affected Areas Rebuilding Project
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Lesson
The success of the women's rural development societies (WRDSs) involved in components B and H, and earlier in the North East Community Restoration and Development Project (NECORD) and NECCDEP (North East Coastal Community Development Project) projects, demonstrated that community-based organizations contribute to a sustainable mechanism for improving economic activities at the local community level while concurrently achieving aspects of the gender action plan by empowering women through increased income, confidence, and quality of life.

Project Number: 39144-013
Project Name: Tsunami-Affected Areas Rebuilding Project
Report Date:
Lesson
To avoid underutilization of newly built facilities, equipment, staff, and operations budgets should be identified and allocated by the responsible government agencies for activities involving rehabilitation and expansion of buildings and hospitals.

Project Number: 39144-013
Project Name: Tsunami-Affected Areas Rebuilding Project
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Lesson
For components B, E, and H, substantial time was required to mobilize community- based organizations and implementing-partner nongovernment organizations (NGOs) to reach hundreds of villages to be served under major disaster reconstruction programs. This resulted in delays at the start of implementing activities under these components, and support from NGOs was required.

Project Number: 39144-013
Project Name: Tsunami-Affected Areas Rebuilding Project
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Lesson
Loan size determination. The projected budgetary financing requirement provides the rational for determining the loan size for budget support attached to a policy reform agenda, and it rests on unfunded fiscal �adjustment� costs of reform, including both recurrent and capital expenditures.

Project Number: 43496-013
Project Name: Social Services Delivery Program
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Lesson
Socially responsible budget. Rapid disbursements into a budget that is socially responsible and sound in macroeconomic terms provide an efficient channel for supporting sustainable and inclusive public spending, including social sector financing.

Project Number: 43496-013
Project Name: Social Services Delivery Program
Report Date: