Regional : Preparing and Improving Capacities for Sustainable Cross Border Operations and Regional Public Goods
The technical assistance facility will have three components. The first output is to ensure that projects prepared through the facility are robustly designed, viable, and design-ready at approval. The second output will support the timely and effective implementation and long-term sustainability of the results of these projects. The third output will strengthen the coordination between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Mongolia to deliver stronger regional cooperation project outcomes and promote regional public goods.
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Wang, Lan
East Asia Department
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| Project Name | Preparing and Improving Capacities for Sustainable Cross Border Operations and Regional Public Goods | ||||||||||||
| Project Number | 55044-001 | ||||||||||||
| Country / Economy | Regional Mongolia China, People's Republic of |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Operational Priorities | OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity OP7: Fostering regional cooperation and integration |
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| Sector / Subsector | Industry and trade / Small and medium enterprise development - Trade and services |
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| Gender | Some gender elements | ||||||||||||
| Description | The technical assistance facility will have three components. The first output is to ensure that projects prepared through the facility are robustly designed, viable, and design-ready at approval. The second output will support the timely and effective implementation and long-term sustainability of the results of these projects. The third output will strengthen the coordination between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Mongolia to deliver stronger regional cooperation project outcomes and promote regional public goods. | ||||||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The cross-border cooperation between the PRC and Mongolia still faces several constraints. First, limited transport connectivity and continued disparity of customs inspection, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) services clearance processes at key bordercrossing points are constraining Mongolia's international trade potential and the development of its remote borders. Second, better coordination is required between Mongolia and the PRC to strengthen institutional capacities to address cross-sectoral constraints. Third, project design and implementation approaches by the line agencies for ADB project in Mongolia and the PRC need to be strengthened and streamlined. The TA facility will provide project preparation, implementation, and capacity building support for ensuing and ongoing regional cooperation and integration (RCI) projects in Mongolia and an approved multitranche financing facility (MFF) in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC). These RCI projects will strengthen the coordination between the two neighboring countries in addressing the cross-border development challenges, especially in tackling cross-border risks through efforts such as SPS measures. The TA will expand regional public goods (RPGs) by supporting cross-border public health infrastructure and services (including SPS measures); mitigating transboundary public health risks; strengthening resilience to climate change; and integrating sustainable protection of ecosystems and the environment in the project design and implementation. The TA facility is aligned with ADB countries partnership strategy for Mongolia and the PRC. | ||||||||||||
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| Geographical Location | Regional |
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| During Project Design | The stakeholder communication and consultation was conducted during TA design stage to ensure this facility is aligned with the PRC and Mongolia's development priority and ADB's country partnership strategies for both countries. |
| During Project Implementation | During TA facility implementation, stakeholders were consulted during consultants selection, and government concurrence were obtained before a consultant's signing contract with ADB. The Governments of the PRC and Mongolia are actively participating in the TA facility implementation and served as the IAs for Output 1: sound cross-border project preparation and regional public goods promoted, and Output 3: cross-border coordination to deliver stronger project outcomes strengthened. |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | LCD projectors, software licenses, learning management systems will be procured by ADB. |
| Procurement | Consulting firms or individual consultants will be engaged to deliver proposed outputs. Totally, 216 person-months of consultant service will be required. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Wang, Lan |
| Responsible ADB Department | East Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Office of the Director General, EARD (EAOD) |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 22 Oct 2021 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 28 Sep 2023 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 22 Oct 2021 | - | 22 Oct 2021 | 31 Oct 2025 | - | - |
| 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 | 800,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,300,000.00 | 24 Oct 2023 | 912,805.04 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Preparing and Improving Capacities for Sustainable Cross Border Operations and Regional Public Goods: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Oct 2021 |
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