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In addition, providing a policy and advisory TA to this type of initiative can help the discussion and negotiations among and between policymakers. Findings and recommendations from data-driven and evidence-based technical studies and outputs produced by the TA can increase the reliability of ADB in policy dialogue. Communicating this body of knowledge to policymakers can generate deeper knowledge among them and at the same time, help foster and strengthen ADB’s involvement in the process.

Project Number: 44174-022
Project Name: Support for Implementing the Action Plan for Transport and Trade Facilitation in the Greater Mekong Subregion (Subprojects 1 and 2)
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In finalizing this validation report, SAOD elaborated on an open and flexible design in project implementation. It is a suitable solution to accommodating DMCs’ requests for climate change–related capacity building activities in line with project objectives.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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In addition, designing a complex cluster TA requires a conduct of a detailed risks assessment (i.e., risk strategy matrix vs. DMF statements), involving extensive consultations with the stakeholders. This was apparently done for subproject 2 but was not evident for the cluster RETA.

Project Number: 44174-022
Project Name: Support for Implementing the Action Plan for Transport and Trade Facilitation in the Greater Mekong Subregion (Subprojects 1 and 2)
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Time taken to recruit consultants should be considered in the planning stage.

Project Number: 52320-001
Project Name: Preliminary Assessment for Dili Airport Runway Project Upgrading Project
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Surveys of beneficiary perceptions of the quality of outputs (such as plans, reports, workshops, training, and other communications) should be included in the design of the TA project. It is difficult to say much about the quality of outputs and their potential contribution to targeted outcomes without such feedback.

Project Number: 46257-001
Project Name: Strengthening Integrated Water Resources Management in Mountainous River Basins
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Collaborative consultations and flexibility in design are needed to address differing national priorities of three countries in a subregional project. Such collaboration needs to be sustained from design through implementation.

Project Number: 46257-001
Project Name: Strengthening Integrated Water Resources Management in Mountainous River Basins
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A combination of various types of capacity enhancement activities like reports, workshops, and communication tools helped in bringing together disparate national and regional stakeholders, and this helped with coordinating TA project implementation and building support for TA project outputs.

Project Number: 46257-001
Project Name: Strengthening Integrated Water Resources Management in Mountainous River Basins
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Even if a TA does not fully complete its outputs and outcomes, the knowledge products produced and engagement with stakeholders can be taken forward by subsequent interventions.

Project Number: 45419-001
Project Name: SASEC Subregional Energy Efficiency Initiative
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It would be good to have more evidence on what made the team coordination excellent to strengthen the lesson.

Project Number: 48469-001
Project Name: Developing Gross Ecosystem Product Accounting for Eco-Compensation
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While this TA predates Strategy 2030, this mention of the role of the resident missions is a bit of the “One ADB approach” where knowledge and expertise from across the organization come together for more effective delivery. It would be helpful to have more details about how orin what way the RMs supported this TA. It is not totally clear what the TCR means by “arrangements to ensure the continuity of initiatives,” but as mentioned above, utilizing the research and work undertaken in this TA as a groundwork for future TAs or operations is a good way to get additional value from it.

Project Number: 45419-001
Project Name: SASEC Subregional Energy Efficiency Initiative
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The validation disagrees with the TCR on its view of the TA’s rationale.The TCR and this validation are in agreement regarding the TA design and the need to improve the indicators. Another related lesson is that the indicators need to be selected such that they remain consistent with the logic of the results framework. The TCR is also candid about the need to have a realistic and achievable targets, particularly within the parameters of an SSTA.

Project Number: 45419-001
Project Name: SASEC Subregional Energy Efficiency Initiative
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This is a narrative comment rather than a lesson and could be better suited in the Conduct of Activities section. It could be formulated as a lesson, as follows:Strong government leadership is instrumental to TA success.

Project Number: 48469-001
Project Name: Developing Gross Ecosystem Product Accounting for Eco-Compensation
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Validity of design was built with the project team responding to the request of the PRC government and aligning the project inputs to their declared priorities of reforms in three areas, namely budget management, tax reforms, and intergovernmental fiscal transfers. The TA design and planning elements contributed in large measure to the project’s enhanced efficiency. Project ownership was ensured with the TA’s demand-driven design at commencement. However, this was only evident in knowledge production, but fell short in the area of capacity-building development.

Project Number: 48006-001
Project Name: Improving Efficiency in Public Service Procurement, Delivery, and Financing
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It is essential that—aside from being SMART—indicators be tightly linked to the objective statement considering a theory of change and program logic model. In the current TA, the link between the outcome indicator and the outcome statement needs to be tightened. This would facilitate better tracking of the TA results in the long term.

Project Number: 50006-001
Project Name: Poverty Reduction in Liupanshan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
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Making early provision for the translation or preparation of documents in English ensures wider reach of the knowledge products.

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