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Lesson
Strong ownership of the executing and implementing agencies is key to project success. Adequate consultation with the borrower during project conceptualization and design as well as regular communications during implementation are important to ensure that the executing and implementing agencies are purposively identified, and appropriate institutional arrangements are made to ensure effective and efficient project implementation.

Project Number: 44019-013
Project Name: Hubei Huangshi Urban Pollution Control and Environmental Management Project
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Lesson
Early engagement with stakeholders and design of subsidy programs responsive to the needs of vulnerable groups could expedite the implementation of complex policy reforms. The success of this program highlights the importance of the government's continuing commitment in improving the performance and sustainability of the Palau Public Utilities Corporation.

Project Number: 54151-001, 54151-003
Project Name: Palau Public Utilities Corporation Reform Program 
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Lesson
A well-thought-out project communications plan, backed by local capacity building, is needed for the successful implementation of projects in FSM. Information is often not widely shared in the FSM, and securing support for reforms can be particularly complex in this context. The Chuuk Public Utilities Corporation was able to effectively carry out its communications and outreach activities and secure support for reforms with the help of a well-defined operation, maintenance, and management contract. Project delays affected the momentum of activities in the other three states.

Project Number: 35448-013
Project Name: Omnibus Infrastructure Development Project
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Adequate public awareness and successful demonstration of the benefits from projects facilitate the replication of these projects or components thereof. Soil pollution and pit latrine issues were not well addressed and discussed before project inception. The project created a large impact through awareness raising and by demonstrating the highly beneficial project outcome in Mongolia. Buttressed by a participatory approach, the project has helped bring about notable shifts in government focus and household outlook towards human waste management and soil pollution issues.

Project Number: 49113-001
Project Name: Managing Soil Pollution in Ger Areas through Improved On-site Sanitation Project
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The significant changes on the approved route on the BRT component at appraisal could have been avoided if significant resources to explain the BRT concept, issues, and challenges at the local context were provided during project preparation

Project Number: 44007-013
Project Name: Jiangxi Fuzhou Urban
Integrated Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Lesson
For project areas where differences in language is considered a significant challenge, setting aside resources for translation andcommunication with the local government officials can mitigate misunderstanding during project preparation.

Project Number: 44007-013
Project Name: Jiangxi Fuzhou Urban
Integrated Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Lesson
A lesson could be formulated as: It is important to assess the risk of priority changes by a TA client, and the possible implications, especially if a government (and thereby the client) change may occur during the implementation of the TA project.

Project Number: 42417-045
Project Name: Vertical Mobility and Safety Improvement
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Lesson
The importance of a focused EA and committed consultants is a valid, but well-known lesson. Another lesson could be: Delays in the completion of TA may not matter so long as there are no cost overruns, and the knowledge produced is of high quality and useful to ongoing and planned operations.

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
Essentially the same lesson as in item 1 above (The importance of updating DMF indicators as TA changes are processed). Note: the DMF indicators were indeed updated at the December 2015 revision.

Project Number: 44002-022
Project Name: Improving Operational Performance of the Water Supply Sector
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Lesson
More support was required to individual WSCs and VWSA to better achieve the TA outputs but not through the originally planned support to MOC and MPI. As such, the DMF indicators should have been updated in a timely manner by ADB and the executing agency when TA changes were processed. This would have enabled the TA to correctly capture the benefits and assess whether the TA is meeting its objectives by working with selected WSCs, especially those participating in the Investment Program.

Project Number: 44002-022
Project Name: Improving Operational Performance of the Water Supply Sector
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Lesson
The TA benefitted from a focused executing agency and TA consultant who were committed to project’s objectives. Its extensions allowed completion of some activities to achieve better results.

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 implementation of the TA depends on many external parameters outside the control of the TA. The main mplementation challenges occurred after the Municipal government changed. It is advisable to elaborate further opportunities to meet the expectations of the main stakeholders involved.

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