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Extended missions of ADB can play a critical role in building capacity and providing hand-holding support to executing agencies and implementing agencies without prior experience in complex, multi-sector projects.

Project Number: 39114-013
Project Name: Tsunami Emergency Assistance (Sector) Project
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Institutionalize - fast-tracking - and flexibility. The technical assistance (TA) attached to the project allowed flexible responses to diverse capacity gaps, and fast-tracked procurement and disbursement, and the implementation of the safeguards policy. The flexibilities allowed under the emergency policy reduced procurement time and enabled efficient mobilization of resources.

Project Number: 39631-013
Project Name: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project
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Third party quality audit (TPQA) consultants can help improve project outputs and outcomes.

Project Number: 39114-013
Project Name: Tsunami Emergency Assistance (Sector) Project
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Small investments in livelihood restoration and water supply and sanitation schemes can have large social and economic impacts, especially on women and vulnerable populations.

Project Number: 39114-013
Project Name: Tsunami Emergency Assistance (Sector) Project
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Use of existing institutions for execution of emergency projects is beneficial as the time lag related to the induction of counterpart staff (experienced in most project management units or PMUs and project implementation units or PIUs) can be avoided and sector and location-specific institutional knowledge and resources are immediately available.

Project Number: 39114-013
Project Name: Tsunami Emergency Assistance (Sector) Project
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Enhance transparency for effective oversight. The government-established ERRA Council, headed by the prime minister, consists of independent and reputable individuals from civil society in the affected regions. The council followed the reconstruction process and reviewed and reported regularly to the general public on its progress and outcomes, developing a sense of ownership. Independent oversight, involving representatives of civil society disseminating information to key constituents, promoted transparency and enhanced the credibility of the host government.

Project Number: 39631-013
Project Name: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project
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Targeted, specific, and minimal consultant inputs can not only save loan funds for more critical development work, but can also ensure speedy and effective capacity building of government staff through - learning by doing. -

Project Number: 39114-013
Project Name: Tsunami Emergency Assistance (Sector) Project
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Identification of the need for statutory (including environmental) clearances and obtaining such clearances early can help avoid delays in project implementation.

Project Number: 39114-013
Project Name: Tsunami Emergency Assistance (Sector) Project
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Articulate policies, strategy, and standards early. The local populations and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) started reconstruction work well before provincial and federal governments started articulating their responses. Expectations rose, and some facilities, especially in health, were built by bilateral donors to standards that were much higher than the capacity of the line agencies to maintain them. This resulted in inconsistencies, violations of policies and standards developed for reconstruction work, and unsustainable operation of completed facilities.

Project Number: 39631-013
Project Name: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project
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Without a proper personnel policy or transfer planning, states are unable to place into required positions staff trained in the implementation of complex projects. In planning for similar projects with inexperienced executing and implementing agencies, training needs to be assessed upfront.

Project Number: 39114-013
Project Name: Tsunami Emergency Assistance (Sector) Project
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Adherence to sound design principles based on required surveys and studies can lead to more efficient outcomes and avoidance of delays.

Project Number: 39114-013
Project Name: Tsunami Emergency Assistance (Sector) Project
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Clarify roles and respect existing mandates. Initial delays in implementation of the project were caused by confusion about the roles of new and existing institutions. Any large- scale reconstruction operation requires clear delineation of the mandates of levels of government, to provide the structure and clarity required for all stakeholders to work with maximum efficiency. To the extent possible, the provincial and regional governments and federal agencies should be provided with capacity to perform their mandated roles.

Project Number: 39631-013
Project Name: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project
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Adequate tenure of key staff members in executing and implementing agencies is important for smooth and speedy implementation.

Project Number: 39114-013
Project Name: Tsunami Emergency Assistance (Sector) Project
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Use of legal experts in areas like microenterprise insurance and exploring alternate insurance mechanisms may lead to more effective outcomes.

Project Number: 39114-013
Project Name: Tsunami Emergency Assistance (Sector) Project
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Have a dedicated lead institution. The dedicated federal (Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority or ERRA) and provincial reconstruction authorities led the overall coordination and monitoring, and facilitated procedures, policies, and strategies for reconstruction. This arrangement allowed efficient and transparent reconstruction, and established the government's commitment to and credibility in mobilizing resources.

Project Number: 39631-013
Project Name: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project
Report Date: