One of the drivers of the development of the Strategic Master Plan for Chittagong Port was the interest shown by investors. The plan provides a strategic approach to facilitate engagement with the private sector for development. The existence of a master plan is attractive to donors and developers and facilitates further development.
The TCR lesson is valid. Also, if a country’s priorities change after an election, because of a change in government, this can jeopardize work done towards needed infrastructure or other investments. Rather than lose the gains made through that work, ADB and other development partners can work with other partners to incentivize investments from other areas. If the analysis that underpinned the advocacy of the initial investment is robust and relevant, then there may be ways to pay for the said investments despite changes in government priorities.
The TA covers a variety of components regarding expressway development and operations, many of which can also be applied to the general road sectors, e.g., performance_x005F_x0002_based maintenance and construction technology. Some results produced by this TA are preliminary in nature. More detailed analysis should be performed with additional financial support to develop the systematic guidelines and specifications to be used by the RDA staff and contractors.
Analysis of any post-TA allocation (or commitment) of resources to sustain TA activities/outputs could be useful indicators of sustainability.
This is a description, not a lesson for a future TA project.
The consultant had provided financial forecasts on the recurring monthly payments, which would be required to keep the current elevators operational. Total investment needed is AMD88.186 million (approx. $200.0 million) as per consultant’sprojec tion. There is a working group established under the decree of Deputy Prime Minister, which is to define a feasible project and submit for the government’s approval.
The nature of the new post-TA project should be explained, e.g., its relationship with the existing TA project (for example, whether it was aimed to address the audit observations issue mentioned above), its funding sources, and whether the existing TA project was instrumental in leveraging the new resources.
A new TA (TA 9276-BAN: Support to Primary Education Development) was approved in 2016 to continue support to PEDP III fiduciary oversight and PFM improvement
Description. No lesson formulated. It could, for example, be: “The TA results may incentivize other DP funding on the subject.” Or, “Broad dissemination of TA results of a new water quality monitoring approach, such as the participatory approach introduced through this TA, may generate replication elsewhere, in the country and beyond.”
AFD and Dutch government have initiated small-scale TA projects to continue their support for protection of the Meghna River.