Search

Displaying 91 - 105 of 300

Lesson
The subprojects' scope should be more outcome-oriented, including end-to-end solutions, such as 24x7 water supply or 5–10 years O&M arrangement in construction contracts, subject to the capacity of the asset operator.

Project Number: 41116-033
Project Name: Jammu and Kashmir Urban Sector Development Investment Program (Project 2)
Report Date:
Lesson
To improve ownership for the new facilities, it would be beneficial to ensure more input from the state agencies during planning, design, and implementation.

Project Number: 41116-023
Project Name: Jammu and Kashmir Urban Sector Development Investment Program (Project 1)
Report Date:
Lesson
A realistic schedule for consultant recruitment, detailed design development, and contract periods should be incorporated into the project schedule at appraisal.

Project Number: 41116-023
Project Name: Jammu and Kashmir Urban Sector Development Investment Program (Project 1)
Report Date:
Lesson
Enhancing readiness at loan approval by having detailed designs, would help deliver projects in a timelier manner.

Project Number: 41116-033
Project Name: Jammu and Kashmir Urban Sector Development Investment Program (Project 2)
Report Date:
Lesson
For sector loan projects where several past related interventions and investments were provided, building on progress achieved from them and duly taking account of relevant recommendations can optimize project design and fasttrack project implementation towards efficient fund utilization and satisfactory delivery of project outputs. In the case of this project, its design capitalized on the capacity of the implementing agencies strengthened through previous ADB projects and the flexibility of a sector loan to incentivize them to perform and compete for securing the investment funds.

Project Number: 39298-013
Project Name: City Region Development Project
Report Date:
Lesson
Giving equal importance to the institutional and capacity support and infrastructure investments under a sector loan strengthens commitment, ownership, and accountability of the executing agency. The implementation of infrastructure component of the project, coupled with timely technical support and capacity building, is pivotal to ensuring project readiness and implementation progress in a highly challenging context.

Project Number: 39298-013
Project Name: City Region Development Project
Report Date:
Lesson
A holistic and in-depth assessment of project context and adequate stakeholder consultations are important to ensure project readiness in identification of candidate subprojects and to avoid unnecessary changes leading to delays. For example, change of the location for the solid waste management subproject due to unavailability of land in the originally proposed location.

Project Number: 39298-013
Project Name: City Region Development Project
Report Date:
Lesson
Potential increases in land acquisition and resettlement (LAR) costs need to be carefully considered in the project cost estimates when a full survey to establish LAR impacts cannot be accommodated during the design stage.

Project Number: 45198-004
Project Name: Secondary Cities Development Project
Report Date:
Lesson
More reliable cost estimates would help prevent implementation delays and improve disbursement performance.

Project Number: 45198-004
Project Name: Secondary Cities Development Project
Report Date:
Lesson
Startup delays, a persistent issue and possibility in Viet Nam, need to be considered when developing implementation plans and contract award and disbursement projections for ADB projects in the country.

Project Number: 45198-004
Project Name: Secondary Cities Development Project
Report Date:
Lesson
Government counterpart funding needs to be secured to implement project gender action plans (GAPs).

Project Number: 45198-004
Project Name: Secondary Cities Development Project
Report Date:
Lesson
Building the capacity of project management units (PMUs) and empowering them to take decisions, as appropriate, will promote project success

Project Number: 45198-004
Project Name: Secondary Cities Development Project
Report Date:
Lesson
It is important not to anticipate partial loan cancellations in ADB projects in Viet Nam to avoid unrealistic contract award and disbursement projections.

Project Number: 45198-004
Project Name: Secondary Cities Development Project
Report Date:
Lesson
A systematic and careful problem diagnosis at the project level strengthens the choice of appropriate operational option (i.e., an investment or a policy, or a combination of both) in meeting the development constraint. During a midterm review when project restructuring is required due to changes in scope, this permits necessary adjustments to project components while helping to ensure that a project remains relevant and its expected outcomes achievable.

Project Number: 43024-013
Project Name: Xinjiang Altay Urban Infrastructure and Environment Improvement Project
Report Date:
Lesson
A rigorous appraisal establishes the technical soundness of a project’s economic viability and its rationale. For a multisector project designed for remote regions, it is important to undertake a systematic project-level economic analysis to appropriately capture and value the diverse benefits from such a type of project. Such a critical assessment helps refine the methodology, assumptions, parameters, and numeraires of a project-level economic analysis.

Project Number: 43024-013
Project Name: Xinjiang Altay Urban Infrastructure and Environment Improvement Project
Report Date: