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Necessary data should be collected for the project roads at appraisal, and the selection methodology should have been a sound logical and scientific tool to shield it from political pressure.

Project Number: 31280-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Project (1986-SRI[SF])
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At appraisal, the difficulty of implementing the Reform Program could have been foreseen and special measures for monitoring and supervision should have been proposed in the RRP, and specific milestone requirements to check the progress of the Reform Program should have been set.

Project Number: 31280-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Project (1986-SRI[SF])
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The requirements, key issues, terms of reference, selection criteria including qualification of consultants, implementation structure, and understanding and ownership of the TA by the implementing agencies should have been described carefully according to the requirements of technical assistance. If poor performance was observed, prompt action could have been required to minimize the loss of time and funds. The RDA also should have developed a well-maintained performance recording system.

Project Number: 31280-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Project (1986-SRI[SF])
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More careful monitoring and supervision should have been required to review the progress of the program, to understand its key issues, and to propose alternative approaches where necessary. The design of the Reform Program with its numerous components was complex, so efforts in monitoring and guidance should have been made during project implementation.

Project Number: 31280-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Project (1986-SRI[SF])
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The difficulties encountered in implementing the intercounty road were attributed to the low capacity of local counties in project implementation. The officers in the Baise Communications Bureau and Baise Highway Administration Bureau had no experience in implementing multilateral development bank-financed projects, particularly in procurement, disbursement, and project management. The lesson is that proactive efforts and timely actions should be undertaken to build the capacity of officers in local counties when they are responsible for local road components.

Project Number: 35337-013
Project Name: Guangxi Roads Development II Project
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Quality at entry. The institutional strengthening project could have been better designed in more consultation with the executing agency. The lack of understanding within the National Highway Authority (NHA) on the benefits of project, the delays in procuring the consultants, and the change in their terms of reference indicate the lack of ownership for policy reforms and institutional strengthening within the NHA. This contributed to the poor performance of the project.

Project Number: 37559-023, 37559-033
Project Name: National Highway Development Sector Investment Program - Project 1
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The successful construction of the project resulted from the strong government ownership and provides a valuable lesson on the importance of this factor in facilitating effective implementation and delivery of development results in ADB-financed projects. The Erlongshan Hydropower Company (EHC) always took the initiative in solving problems, including in the provision of design documents, timely delivery of equipment, approach to dealing with issues, and other areas. The owner's initiative guaranteed appropriate procedures and timely action on key tasks and when problems arose.

Project Number: 39652-023
Project Name: Gansu Heihe Rural Hydropower Development Investment Program: Erlongshan Hydropower Project
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Microfinance market development. Savings and credit union (SCU) growth by more than a factor of 10 demonstrated the market potential for microfinance in Uzbekistan.

Project Number: 33196-013
Project Name: Small and Microfinance Development Project
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The strong project management office (PMO) with qualified staff and single project director effectively progressed the project, even if subsidiary implementing agencies lacked capacity. Key elements were seconding the implementing agency's staff, absorbing personnel contracted for the project to the PMO, and detaching the PMO from the executing agency's offices.

Project Number: 34318-013
Project Name: Aquatic Resource Development and Quality Improvement Project
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Lesson
Given a profitable and properly regulated enterprise like culture-based fisheries, community-based organizations (CBOs) can be developed into sustainable, profitable businesses.

Project Number: 34318-013
Project Name: Aquatic Resource Development and Quality Improvement Project
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The government needs to institutionalize a safeguard system within the organizational framework of the project, particularly during implementation, for effective monitoring and supervision of and timely compliance with safeguard covenants.

Project Number: 37027-013
Project Name: Subregional Transport Facilitation Project
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By extending the benefits of national road development, ADB road sector projects will get more support and facilitate economic growth and poverty reduction more effectively. The coverage and quality of the maintenance that can be expected on project roads should be thoroughly assessed and spelled out upfront before future interventions in the country.

Project Number: 38618-012
Project Name: Road Sector Improvement Project
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The salaries of PMU and PIU staff should be comparable with prevailing market rates to prevent the high turnover of PMU and PIU staff.

Project Number: 38074-013
Project Name: Kashkadarya and Navoi Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Social development. The project has contributed to regional sustainable socioeconomic development, poverty reduction, and community development in the project area.

Project Number: 39652-023
Project Name: Gansu Heihe Rural Hydropower Development Investment Program: Erlongshan Hydropower Project
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For the third ring road (TRR), there were several variations caused by design changes or differences between the engineering designs and actual field conditions, which included (i) addition of a pump station to the subgrade package due to an exceptional design change, (ii) rapid expansion of the urban areas, (iii) inaccurate preliminary design and engineering designs, (iv) emerging urban infrastructure demands during project construction.

Project Number: 33459-013
Project Name: Xi'an Urban Transport Project
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