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Lesson
Adequate consideration of the legal and administrative contexts of projects and the need for participatory democratic processes is a must to ensure that the timelines for achieving compliance with tariff-related reform covenants are not ambitious, as the case with this project.

Project Number: 38254-013, 38254-063
Project Name: North Karnataka Urban Sector Investment Program (Tranche 4 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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In-depth analysis of the sector’s constraints and challenges both internally and externally, including the institutional arrangements and policies, can provide more realistic implementation of reforms focused on road maintenance.

Project Number: 40173-044
Project Name: Highlands Region Road Improvement Investment Program - MFF and Project 3
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In terms of project design, in-depth analysis of various loan modality options and risks assessment, taking in consideration the ountry’s huge capacity and institutional gaps, can help design an appropriate loan modality. For example, a sector lending, which can also run for a decade and sustain capacity support to the sector, requires a sector analysis that covers a thorough analysis of the factors that affect the performance of the sector, including policy, institutional or regulatory frameworks, as well as the sustainability of the investment.

Project Number: 40173-044
Project Name: Highlands Region Road Improvement Investment Program - MFF and Project 3
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Lesson
Planning for efficient resource use in advance adequately addresses the situation when the full output cannot be delivered

Project Number: 45506-002
Project Name: Gansu Jiuquan Integrated Urban Environment Improvement Project
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Lesson
Appropriately designing the project performance monitoring system during design stage would ensure that it captures accurate and necessary baseline and monitoring data for better tracking and assessing project performance.

Project Number: 49215-001
Project Name: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project
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Lesson
Publication of air quality should be institutionalized to provide a feedback loop to policy makers and to empower the public to assess overall progress. ADB’s participation in the longer-term framework for air pollution abatement will reinforce the feedback and will be an instrument to provide additional assistance that will ensure the continued air pollution reduction in Ulaanbaatar and other urban areas in Mongolia.

Project Number: 53028-001
Project Name: Ulaanbaatar Air Quality Improvement
Program and Ulaanbaatar Air Quality Improvement
Program – Phase 2
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Lesson
The TA project was cofinanced by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and ADB through theThe TCR did not comment on the mechanism used to update cofinancing partners on progress toward key milestones and developments of the TA project. It is important to keep stakeholders engaged and informed during the project implementation. This is especially true when a project has a long implementation timeframe.

Project Number: 46502-001
Project Name: Trade and Transport Facilitation in the Pacific
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Lesson
It is agreed that cofinancing partners ought to be updated regularly on key milestones and developments of the TA project, but this does not constitute a lesson.

Project Number: 46502-001
Project Name: Trade and Transport Facilitation in the Pacific
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Lesson
For a development project with such apparently clear potential economic benefits, it would be helpful for the TCR to provide clearer evidence as to why the operation was dropped and why mitigation did not occur in a timely manner.

Project Number: 46374-001
Project Name: Southern Highways Investment Program
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Lesson
The project was funded by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction. The CPA was the implementing agency. ADB administered the funds and the Government of Bangladesh provided in-kind support. The TA provides a positive example of partners’ coming together in effective collaboration.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Lesson
This is a useful lesson learned. A wider and more applicable lesson based on this TA’s implementing experience is: Building TA on studies already conducted and collaborating with different development partners is critical for supporting the government in making an informed decision.

Project Number: 52320-001
Project Name: Preliminary Assessment for Dili Airport Runway Project Upgrading Project
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Lesson
In this TA, the Central and West Asia Department. collaborated effectively with the East Asia Department and the Development and Climate Change Department. A lesson from this would be: In a regional TA, application of the "One-ADB" approach can be particularly effective.

Project Number: 48033-001
Project Name: Enhancing Road Safety for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Member Countries
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Lesson
Based on the statement in the TCR, it is not clear how IFC and HSBC benefited from ADB’s work and what lessons were learned.

Project Number: 40552-012
Project Name: KazPost Financial Strengthening and Modernization
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Lesson
The synergy with other development partners (in this case, JICA), enhanced the quality of outputs.

Project Number: 46370-002
Project Name: Improving Road Network Management and Safety
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Lesson
The TA’s design was aligned with the National Transport Sector Development Master Plan developed with assistance from JICA. The TA generated network with JICA through workshop and informal discussion, which contributed to enhance quality of outputs.

Project Number: 46370-002
Project Name: Improving Road Network Management and Safety
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