Independent Evaluation

The expected impact of the technical assistance (TA) was improved provision of infrastructure and delivery of service in additional Indian states (previously not covered by Asian Development Bank TA projects) at state, urban local body, line ministry, and sector department levels. The outcome was improved public sector capacity to develop, implement, and monitor infrastructure public–private partnership (PPP) projects. This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is less than successful. 

The technical assistance (TA) aimed to strengthen institutional preparedness for responding to public health emergencies and hazards. This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is successful.

The technical assistance (TA) was requested by the Government of Timor-Leste to support the commercial transformation of locally owned Banco Nacional de Comércio de Timor-Leste (BNCTL), specifically on upgrading its institutional capacity and governance arrangements. This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.  IED overall assessment is less than successful.

The project was approved to address the need to enhance the Sayron-Karamyk section to extend road service life and improve road safety and maintenance for better serviceability. The project's expected impact was enhanced regional economic cooperation and inclusive economic growth in Tajikistan. Its envisaged outcome was improved regional network (CAREC corridors 3 and 5 and the subnetwork) connectivity. This report validates the completion report's assessment of the project. IED overall assessment: Successful.

The regional technical assistance (TA) project aimed to assist (i) the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in its transition from middle-income to a high-income country, and (ii) Mongolia in facing the challenges of its boom-bust cycle of growth through the conduct of country-level fora with highest level of representation. This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is unsuccessful.

The ultimate objective of the technical assistance (TA) was to improve the water supply and sanitation (WSS) facilities and hygiene practices of the urban population in nine secondary towns in the economic corridors of Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), and Viet Nam through the preparation of the design of Mekong Water Supply and Sanitation Project for ADB financing. This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is less than successful.

The technical assistance (TA) project aimed to support selected Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) to prepare their national risk assessments (NRAs) on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) as required under the International Standards on Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation, which was adopted in 2012 by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Asia Pacific Group on Anti-Money Laundering. This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.     IED overall assessment is less than successful.

The outcome of this knowledge and support technical assistance (KSTA) is enhanced flood preparedness and emergency response in the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is successful.