| Project Name | Enhancing Engagement with Pacific Developing Member Countries | ||||||||
| Project Number | 41658-012 | ||||||||
| Country / Economy | Regional |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Public sector management / Economic affairs management |
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| Gender | No gender elements | ||||||||
| Description | To generate economic growth through the sectors of ADB focus. The TA has three key outcomes: (i) enhanced relationship with host governments; (ii) improved donor coordination; and (iii) improved country portfolio performance. | ||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The TA is included in the Pacific Regional Operations Business Plan 2007-2010 | ||||||||
| Impact | Economic growth generated in Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga through the sectors of ADB focus | ||||||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | 1. Enhanced relationship between ADB and participating governments 2. Improved development partner coordination and harmonization 3. Improved ADB country portfolio performance |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | 1. Communication and coordination activities facilitated by country focal points supporting implementation of national strategies and promoting aid coordination. 2. Midterm and final TA reviews |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Regional |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | ADB Governors for Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga have been consulted and are supportive of the liaison offices. The World Bank Sydney office is a partner in conceptualizing the joint liaison offices in Samoa and Tonga. All parties are supportive. |
| During Project Implementation | |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | The TA will finance 39 person-months of international consulting services and 180 person-months of national consulting services. The proposed consultants will be: (i) country focal point, Solomon Islands (international, 36 person-months); (ii) country focal points, Samoa and Tonga (national, 72 person-months); (iii) administrative assistants, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga (national, 108 person-months); and (iv) organizational and performance evaluation specialist (international, 3 person-months, intermittent). |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Curry, Paul |
| Responsible ADB Department | Pacific Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Office of the Director General, PARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank Stephen J. Pollard [email protected] Pacific Department, Asian Development Bank Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 05 Oct 2007 |
| Fact Finding | 10 Mar 2008 to 24 Mar 2008 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 06 Aug 2008 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 02 Nov 2007 |
| Last PDS Update | 14 Mar 2011 |
| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 06 Aug 2008 | - | 06 Aug 2008 | 31 Mar 2012 | 31 Mar 2013 | 21 Oct 2013 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 1,500,000.00 | 1,440,000.00 | 80,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3,020,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 2,257,230.44 |
| Project Page | https://www.adb.org//projects/41658-012/main |
| Request for Information | http://www.adb.org/forms/request-information-form?subject=41658-012 |
| Date Generated | 06 June 2023 |