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Pioneering activities have plenty of room for multiplier effects.

Project Number: 38049-013
Project Name: Urban Infrastructure Development Project
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Use of consulting services to fill the gaps in implementation capacities improves project performance.

Project Number: 38049-013
Project Name: Urban Infrastructure Development Project
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While the heating component helped expand the heating service area and reduce the annual coal consumption and sulfur dioxide emissions as targeted, the project formulation team could have carried out more extensive studies to include in the project design innovative measures to gradually phase out coal as the heating source. This is especially important given the ADB’s new energy policy. In the future, ADB will need to take a more cautious approach to decarbonize, as called for by the Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General.

Project Number: 40051-013
Project Name: Gansu Baiyin Urban Development Project
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The need for a more thorough assessment of the capability of the executing agencies, including their commitment to the project. The Roads and Highways Department, which had more experience in implementing ADB projects, was remiss in its responsibilities. The frequent change in project personnel may have placed inexperienced technical staff on the project. The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority and Ministry of Women and Children Affairs were not committed to the project, leading to their failure to produce required outputs.

Project Number: 34415-013
Project Name: Road Network Improvement and Maintenance Project II
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Engineering design works could be further improved with more detailed on-site survey and adequate geological exploration to minimize contract variations during implementation due to unexpected geological conditions and missing items in the bill of quantities.

Project Number: 40051-013
Project Name: Gansu Baiyin Urban Development Project
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Procurement of civil works should take full consideration of LAR (land acquisition and resettlement) progress. Otherwise, even if procurement is completed quickly, it may not be possible to commence contract execution. Furthermore, disputes may also arise if land cannot be acquired and transferred to contractors on time.

Project Number: 40051-013
Project Name: Gansu Baiyin Urban Development Project
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As one of the first batch of comprehensive urban development projects in the PRC (People's Republic of China), lessons were learned with respect to LAR (land acquisition and resettlement) : (i) LAR impacts for urban projects usually are larger due to the high population density in urban or semi-urban areas; (ii) compensation rates could rise during implementation due to increased value of land and affected persons' property; and (iii) LAR implementation is influenced by the pace of urbanization rather than the schedules for individual projects, and that may result in delays which

Project Number: 40051-013
Project Name: Gansu Baiyin Urban Development Project
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The project helped develop the EMS (environmental management system) to enhance environmental management of the SBIZ (Southern Baiyin Industrial Zone). This enabled the BHTIP (Baiyin High-Tech Industrial Park) to become an environmentally friendly industrial park demonstrating 'circular' economic development.

Project Number: 40051-013
Project Name: Gansu Baiyin Urban Development Project
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No new lessons

Project Number: 39655-013
Project Name: Xinjiang Regional Road Improvement Project (Korla–Kuqa Section)
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No additional lesson.

Project Number: 30271-013
Project Name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Roads for Rural Development Project
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Objective quantitative assessment of benefits and costs may help in the setting up a mechanism for fair distribution of costs across countries. The IEM economic analysis indicates that the net present value of the project for the Lao PDR could be made positive if higher grant elements were used in the financing by the PRC and Thailand.

Project Number: 34231-013
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion: Northern Economic Corridor Project in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
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An agreement for collective maintenance is an essential element for the sustainability of subregional road projects, such as this project. A mechanism needs to be devised for the costs to be shared in proportion to the benefits received by the stakeholders.

Project Number: 34231-013
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion: Northern Economic Corridor Project in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
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An effective project implementation entity is important when multiple financiers are involved, in order to ensure uniform standards in the construction of the project road. For the ADB-funded section of the road, the Lao PDR government could keep track of expenditures and verify if timelines and guidelines are followed. This was not the case with the PRC and Thailand financed sections. For example, the PRC used its own design standards for the road without conducting any dialogue with the Lao PDR government.

Project Number: 34231-013
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion: Northern Economic Corridor Project in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
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The project design did not adequately recognize the risk that the tariff would be set at levels below cost, hence, more stringent mitigation measures may be required in future port projects.

Project Number: 37265-013
Project Name: Domestic Maritime Transport Project
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A common currency unit should be used for economic and financial evaluations to avoid confusion.

Project Number: 37265-013
Project Name: Domestic Maritime Transport Project
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