Horizontal Tabs Lessons Agrarian reform and poverty reduction are complex development goals requiring carefully designed multisectoral interventions.  This project has demonstrated the complex and multisectoral nature of agrarian reform and poverty reduction, in trying...

Horizontal Tabs Lessons Reforming wastewater tariffs is challenging and needs to be supported by massive and sustained public education. A loan covenant to raise wastewater fees to a full-cost recovery level by 2014 was...

Horizontal Tabs Lessons A successful demonstration project quickly gains replication momentum. This project, the first ADB-financed bus rail transit (BRT) project in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), rapidly gained replication momentum even before...

Horizontal Tabs Lessons Accepting forest property and forestland tenure right as collateral is a viable approach to financing sustainable forest management (SFM). Lack of investment funds and access to credit has led to the...

Horizontal Tabs Lessons Adequate due diligence on potential subprojects and minimal time lapse between the project preparatory technical assistance (TA) and loan approval will reduce the likelihood of changes in scope and implementation arrangements....

Horizontal Tabs Lessons Effective operation and maintenance (O&M) and strong management support are essential to ensuring the sustainability of the bus rapid transit (BRT) system. BRT is very well suited to medium-sized cities like...

Horizontal Tabs Lessons The tendency of local governments to give more attention to expressways and highways than to rural roads need to be carefully considered in the design of urban–rural Infrastructure projects. The design...

Horizontal Tabs Lessons Ambitious program designs, underpinned by inadequate assessment of the program context and the institutional dynamics and capacities of relevant government agencies, are likely to experience significant implementation difficulties. The design of...

Horizontal Tabs Lessons Provision of transitional, pre-employment support services will enhance the effectiveness of the whole-cycle approach to skills development. The project was innovative in its whole-cycle approach to skills development, incorporating labor market...

Horizontal Tabs Lessons Cultural and behavioral change is imperative in eliminating gender-based violence (GBV). The problem of GBV is deep-rooted and prevalent throughout Nepal, and is more serious within the family. The project was...