Validations of Project Completion and Technical Assistance Completion Reports

The objective of the technical assistance (TA) was to support the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Philippine National Railways (PNR) in assisting households affected by the Malolos–Clark Railway Project (MCRP). The transaction TA (TRTA) was intended to support output 2 (institutional capacity strengthened) of the MCRP. The TA was also expected to address a critical policy and implementation gap in national infrastructure development by promoting a more holistic, inclusive, and sustainable approach to resettlement.

This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.

IED's overall assessment is highly successful.

The objective of the technical assistance (TA) was to strengthen the regional health cooperation in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). The TA was expected to address health system issues by supporting a working group on health cooperation (WGHC) and promoting knowledge exchange and capacity development.

This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.

IED's overall assessment is successful.

The technical assistance (TA) aimed to improve the social safeguards in infrastructure development in the Central and West Asia’s developing member countries (DMC), particularly on their land acquisition and resettlement (LAR) performance, by improving the quality of social safeguards documents and social safeguards implementation. This TA is under the Central and West Asia Department (CWRD) portfolio of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.

IED's overall assessment is successful.

The regional technical assistance (TA) cluster aimed to increase regional power trade among six Central Asian countries by modernizing the Coordinating Dispatch Center (CDC) Energiya, identifying the technical obstacles to power trade and proposing and coordinating solutions to overcome them in each country, and supporting the expansion of Central Asian Power System (CAPS) membership and seeking new markets.

This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.

IED's overall assessment is less than successful.

The objective of the technical assistance (TA) was to support the Government of India in developing a national integrated logistics development plan and enhance its capacity in implementing such a plan, with the aim of improving logistics efficiency and reducing trade and transport costs.

This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.

IED's overall assessment is successful.

The technical assistance (TA) aimed to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 10 by assisting ministries of selected developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to assess and access financing options, improve design, and implement expanded social protection programs.

This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.

IED's overall assessment is successful.

The technical assistance (TA) aimed to assist the Government of Mongolia in enhancing the research and development (R&D) capacity of universities by preparing the Research University Development Project. This was to be achieved through three outputs: (i) science and technology park development strategy, environmental and social impact assessments, and planning documents prepared; (ii) in-depth assessments of graduate programs and schools, university research, and funding and governance mechanisms for university research completed; and (iii) due diligence and project documents completed.

This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.

IED's overall assessment is less than successful.

The objective of the transaction technical assistance (TRTA) was to increase the capacity of Khushhali Microfinance Bank Limited (KBL) to provide loans to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and farmers in Pakistan. To improve KBL’s product and service offerings, the development of a digital finance strategy, as well as new and innovative products and services for agriculture and rural borrowers, were planned.

This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.

IED's overall assessment is less than successful.

The technical assistance (TA) was designed to support the enhanced resilience of Pacific small island developing states (SIDS) by building stakeholder awareness of resilience issues in the Pacific, undertaking research to support policy development and program design, and developing financing options to counter critical challenges relating to climate change, natural hazards, and economic volatility and shocks.

This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.

IED's overall assessment is less than successful.

The technical assistance (TA) aimed to improve the capacity of government agencies in South Asia to design and implement innovative features in transport projects for approval in 2019–2020 and under implementation in 2018–2020.

This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.

IED's overall assessment is successful.