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Lesson
The program design benefited from interaction with ADB staff preparing similar Comprehensive Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (CPRO) programs in other Pacific countries. ADB’s CPRO policy and guidelines were still being refined while the program was under Preparation. Managing the changing internal guidelines and expectations while also coordinating virtually (due to COVID-19 restrictions) with Vanuatu, ADB’s Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office, and ADB headquarters added significant pressure.

Project Number: 54179-001
Project Name: COVID-19 Fiscal Response Program
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A multisector approach, backed by an implementation arrangement that addresses the logistical challenge of working in remote areas, is suitable for improving livelihoods in the protected areas. The project location within a protected area required a design that considered the links between communities, tourism, ecological values, park management objectives, and compliance with national and ADB safeguard requirements for protected areas.

Project Number: 48216-001
Project Name: Integrated Livelihoods Improvement and Sustainable Tourism in Khuvsgul Lake National Park Project
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Climate change risks need to be carefully considered in the design of rural infrastructure. There was inadequate integration of disaster and climate change risks into the design of subprojects in the highly vulnerable project provinces. This was highlighted by the collapse of a 450-meter section of the Trieu Dai–Trieu Do commune road (Quang Tri) during severe storms and flooding in 2011.

Project Number: 37097-013
Project Name: Integrated Rural Development Sector Project in the Central Provinces
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The lesson also does not talk about constraints encountered. To be a useful knowledge product, it is essential to comment on the constraints and the mitigation strategies deployed by the project so that others can learn from it.

Project Number: 48218-007
Project Name: Support for Value Chain Development under the Nepal Agriculture Development Strategy
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Lesson
This validation is also suggesting this lesson statement: Increasing knowledge and awareness in a specific geographic area about key elements of the agriculture sector (e.g., markets, infrastructure, institutions, best practices, value chain) can be catalytic for increasing investment and development of new horticulture market opportunities.

Project Number: 48218-007
Project Name: Support for Value Chain Development under the Nepal Agriculture Development Strategy
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Lesson
The TCR lesson lists the activities carried out by the project and concludes that the survey reveals new product opportunities in the value chain. The TCR does not talk about specific lessons learned out of the process. In finalizing this validation report, the NRM rephrased the lesson and provided additional information: Effective knowledge building brings many tangible benefits in the design of new projects.

Project Number: 48218-007
Project Name: Support for Value Chain Development under the Nepal Agriculture Development Strategy
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Lesson
The success of capacity development efforts can also be better assessed when the indicators tracking the results of these activities focus on outcome-level results, rather than just the number of training materials produced, or the number of people trained. The indicators for Output 3 did not track results, such as the effectiveness of the training programs as viewed by the trainees, and whether the trainees actually applied the knowledge gained in their jobs within 6-12 months after the training or not.

Project Number: 50012-001
Project Name: Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources
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Lesson
The success and significance of capacity development activities, such as the training programs carried out under Output 3, can be better assessed when the capacity needs and gaps are clearly defined at the baseline. The project provided training to about 200 people from different organizations, but it is not clear how many people actually required training and capacity development to ensure the success and sustainability of the TA.

Project Number: 50012-001
Project Name: Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources
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The GEP is instrumental in placing additional weight on environmental factors in assessing the overall productivity of a given area; however, that the complexity of assessment will require that indicators be further refined over time.

Project Number: 48469-001
Project Name: Developing Gross Ecosystem Product Accounting for Eco-Compensation
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When changes are made to targeted knowledge products (e.g., combining knowledge products, not publishing products on the ADB website), the rational for these changes need to be analyzed and explained in M&E reports.

Project Number: 46257-001
Project Name: Strengthening Integrated Water Resources Management in Mountainous River Basins
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Some measure of the uptake and/or utilization of core knowledge products is essential to assess the impact of knowledge products.

Project Number: 46257-001
Project Name: Strengthening Integrated Water Resources Management in Mountainous River Basins
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The request by the government for additional learning events demonstrated institutional interest. It would have been good to have more documentation on the extent to which the knowledge products were accepted and adopted by whom and for what purpose.

Project Number: 48469-001
Project Name: Developing Gross Ecosystem Product Accounting for Eco-Compensation
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Systematic mechanisms (such as questionnaires) to record participant feedback and satisfaction levels in training sessions is important. It is not clear what mechanisms this TA used to conclude that training was highly regarded and appreciated by stakeholders.

Project Number: 50006-001
Project Name: Poverty Reduction in Liupanshan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
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Lesson
The development of technical knowledge products is just one step in the process. Additionally, a clear and well-resourced dissemination plan is needed (e.g., policy products, workshops at national and local levels) to reach wider audiences and decision makers.

Project Number: 50006-001
Project Name: Poverty Reduction in Liupanshan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
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Lesson
Knowledge sharing and capacity building using various delivery channels (e.g., trainings, workshops, toolkits) are effective means for engaging local stakeholders in poverty reduction efforts at the local level. The broad inclusion of women and stakeholders from government, civil society, and business was important in building wider awareness.

Project Number: 50006-001
Project Name: Poverty Reduction in Liupanshan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
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