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ADB disaster response operations often involve executing and implementing agencies with capacity that is limited either inherently or due to the impacts of an emergency. This is particularly the case in countries such as Fiji where institutional capacity is often weak. The project inception report identified this as an issue facing the Ministry of Works, Transport, and Public Utilities (MWTPU), the main implementing agency for the project.

Project Number: 43110-013
Project Name: Emergency Flood Recovery (Sector) Project
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The project showed commendable flexibility in implementing new activities (e.g., establishing veterinary centers) in response to beneficiary needs. As a result, the project has strong community support and ownership (e.g., infrastructure, veterinary centers, PUSs [pasture user societies]). This should ensure sustainability.

Project Number: 37530-013
Project Name: Rural Development Project
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The project benefited from involving women in the planning process of infrastructure projects. There was strong community ownership; the structures targeted community needs; and in many cases women led the operation and maintenance of structures. This contributes strongly to the investment's long-term sustainability.

Project Number: 37530-013
Project Name: Rural Development Project
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Implementation of the credit line would have been more successful if (i) financial and integrity due diligence was conducted of financial intermediary and microfinance institutions at appraisal, and (ii) necessary project and subsidiary loan agreements were signed. Having signed agreements between MOF (Ministry of Finance), microfinance institutions, and ADB may have prevented MOF relinquishing its role as financial intermediary after project approval.

Project Number: 37530-013
Project Name: Rural Development Project
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Some payment delays occurred as a result of mistakes in withdrawal applications because of the complexities of cost sharing between the Global Environment Facility and Asian Development Fund grants. Simplified consistent arrangements should have been established.

Project Number: 37530-013
Project Name: Rural Development Project
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Effective implementation is strongly linked to the quality of project management. Implementation suffered from poor leadership and a lack of focus on activities and outcomes by the first two project directors. This was reflected in the non-compliance with ADB's Guidelines on the use of Consultants and Procurement Guidelines, and the non-implementation of ADB- approved activity changes. These resulted in delays and reductions in project scope.

Project Number: 37530-013
Project Name: Rural Development Project
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The project had too many DMF (design and monitoring framework) indicators, some of which were poorly defined and hence not properly measured, set too high for the activities to achieve, without clearly defined targets. Component 3 could only pilot technologies within the implementation period, hence the large-scale raion impacts could only be achieved many years after adoption. Project management did not have the capacity to prioritize the DMF indicators.

Project Number: 37530-013
Project Name: Rural Development Project
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The large number of civil works contracts was an administrative burden on both the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) and ADB. Given the similarity of some rural infrastructure subprojects (e.g., the village potable water supply schemes), it should have been possible to group subprojects into fewer contracts to be more manageable, allowing MOA to focus more on implementing the other components more directly related to enhancing agricultural performance.

Project Number: 37530-013
Project Name: Rural Development Project
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At appraisal and during implementation, establishing demand-driven agricultural advisory centers and MIUs (market intelligence units) that were autonomous from government was seen as an essential project component. There was a desire for the organizations to be on a secure financial footing with farmers contracted to pay for advice they received. However, the transfer of project vehicles and equipment procured for them to government agencies, including MOA (Ministry of Agriculture), risks the centers' sustainability.

Project Number: 37530-013
Project Name: Rural Development Project
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Need for strong emphasis on establishing adequate O&M mechanisms to ensure sustainability of the built infrastructure. Lastly, more guidance is required from district administrations, consultants, and community facilitators to ensure that communities understand the importance of systematic maintenance.

Project Number: 38385-013
Project Name: Rural Infrastructure Support to the PNPM Mandiri Project II
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Effective utilization of existing institutions avoided start-up problems and delays. This enabled the concerned agencies to immediately trigger implementation activities without waiting for a project management office to be set up. This was attributed to ADB’s own experience in implementing the previous PNPM Mandiri project.

Project Number: 38385-013
Project Name: Rural Infrastructure Support to the PNPM Mandiri Project II
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More needs to be done to enhance capacity at the local governments to sustain community involvement.

Project Number: 34152-013
Project Name: Community Water Services and Health Project
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5. Given the short time frames for EALs, longer-term rehabilitation activities should be mainstreamed in future country operational plans with corresponding alternative funding mechanisms explored.

Project Number: 40282-013, 40282-023
Project Name: Emergency Rehabilitation of Calamity Damage Project
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4. ADB supported rehabilitation efforts have to be synchronized with those of other donors and humanitarian relief organizations with vast experiences in disaster relief and mitigation to ensure timely delivery, quality, and immediate impact.

Project Number: 40282-013, 40282-023
Project Name: Emergency Rehabilitation of Calamity Damage Project
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3. Rehabilitating damaged infrastructure and facilities often take a long time, and sometimes require redesign to be sustainable.

Project Number: 40282-013, 40282-023
Project Name: Emergency Rehabilitation of Calamity Damage Project
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