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As clients may not be able to keep pace with ADB's movement toward more advanced digitalization technologies, diversified communication channels and personal engagement will remain important aspects of implementation.

Project Number: 53035-001
Project Name: Sustainable Fodder Management
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Lack of communication could negatively impact engagement quality. The outbreak of COVID-19 during TA implementation affected consultant ability to engage stakeholders, government participation, and contribution by the international consultants. Despite significant efforts by the ADB resident mission and the consultants, communication between the ADB team and MOFALI were sometimes dependent on consultants, which reduced the quality of engagement.

Project Number: 53035-001
Project Name: Sustainable Fodder Management
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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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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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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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Sound project design requires adequate technical input and open communication with key participants and/or stakeholders. Greater technical input was necessary to appraise the government’s proposed components during project preparation. Specifically, the design flaws in output 2, credit lines for biogas value chains and other climate-smart agriculture waste management investments, would have been avoided if the processing team had access to livestock, environmental, and institutional specialists with appropriate country knowledge to support the financial management specialist.

Project Number: 45406-001
Project Name: Low Carbon Agricultural Support Project
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It is important to consider the use of benchmarks and a longer timeframe for the establishment of eco-compensation mechanisms that often entails difficult and lengthy negotiations.

Project Number: 38594-013
Project Name: Guiyang Integrated Water Resources Management (Sector) Project
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