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Lesson
Unforeseen events could significantly impact project implementation.

Project Number: 43316-012
Project Name: Pakse Urban Environmental Improvement Project
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Lesson
Managing implementation during emergency situations requires a flexible and adaptive approach. Amod the COVID-19 pandemic, PMU and PIU systems were based on (i) adjusted work practices, (ii) limited staff movements and restrictions on international and national travel, (iii) changes in consultant resource use and approach, (iv) supplier delays and reduced contractor capacity, and (v) assessments of the impact on implementation timelines, and planning extensions, as required.

Project Number: 41403-013
Project Name: Urban Water Supply Project
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It is critical that the risk assessment and management plan of the project preparatory technical assistance in the tourism sector incorporate measures to be taken in case of future pandemics. The COVID-19 pandemic led to delays in realizing project tourism benefits. Nevertheless, the ensuing pent-up demand from domestic and foreign tourists seems likely to lead to increases in future incremental visitor numbers, visitor days, and visitor expenditure from each of the subprojects. These increases could contribute to the financial sustainability of the subprojects.

Project Number: 46293-005
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth Project
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Lesson
During the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual mission and online meetings were conducted to ensure continued ADB technical support and monitoring of project implementation, which could be widely applied in the future, especially during periods of travel restriction.

Project Number: 44019-013
Project Name: Hubei Huangshi Urban Pollution Control and Environmental Management Project
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Lesson
The COVID-19 pandemic had certain impacts on Dongxing border port trading due to reduced traffic flow on the Fengcheng–Jiangshan road connecting to the port in 2021.

Project Number: 43023-013
Project Name: Guangxi Beibu Gulf Cities Development Project
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Lesson
This is a description, not a lesson for a future TA project. The change in scope dropped tasks connected with project preparation, so the likelihood of matching the ambition of the outcome was not realistic. This validation offers the following lesson: It is important to match the ambition of TA project objectives with resources available and borrower capacity. ADB’s value added is in the dialogue and the provision of independent recommendations, based on best practices, which raises the capacity of clients.

Project Number: 42417-045
Project Name: Vertical Mobility and Safety Improvement
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Lesson
The lesson could have been formulated more clearly. For example: “For a TA, which closely relates to an operation, it is important to harmonize the schedules to the extent possible.”

Project Number: 42173-014
Project Name: Strengthening Monitoring and Enforcement in the Meghna River for Dhaka's Sustainable Water Supply
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Lesson
At TA design and planning stage, it is important to know all the recent and planned activities of other donors on the TA’s subject to prevent duplication of activities. During the TA’s implementation, it became known that “…Danida had already financed the activities leading to the achievement of an NRW reduction methodology and procedures defined and adopted by the MOC by 2015.”

Project Number: 44002-022
Project Name: Improving Operational Performance of the Water Supply Sector
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Lesson
Careful selection and timely update of DMF indicators are crucial, along with a better understanding of the clients and their likely needs. The TA was designed to improve the institutional framework of water supply services through improving business practices of selected WSCs. The critical challenge was that the TA aimed to support the sector reform process in the middle of its transition. Considering the uncertainties of the reform, the TA outcome of supporting the country’s water sector through directly improving WSCs’ business practices was a logical and reasonable approach.

Project Number: 44002-022
Project Name: Improving Operational Performance of the Water Supply Sector
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Lesson
The DOE’s TA proposal for strengthening monitoring and enforcement in the Meghna River was consistent with Country Partnership Strategy 2011–2015 for urban sector program on expanding access to clean water supply in Dhaka. While the design was technically sound, the TA could have been considered for 5 years as the intended objective was to support the Loan 3051/8292-BAN to keep an oversight on the source water quality and to be able to continue the policy dialogue with the government.

Project Number: 42173-014
Project Name: Strengthening Monitoring and Enforcement in the Meghna River for Dhaka's Sustainable Water Supply
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Lesson
The ambitious outcome of the TA would have been achieved if it has been followed by an ensuing investment project as planned. Huge investment gap remains. ADB stands ready to support the government in finding an alternative solution, whatever financing modality will eventually be preferred by the Borrower.

Project Number: 42417-045
Project Name: Vertical Mobility and Safety Improvement
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