Learning From Evaluation - Institutional Readiness Supporting Project Implementation

This session is a stage-setting session. It emphasizes the value of using evaluation lessons and findings to improve project performance and strengthen accountability and learning. Using examples of project implementation challenges across sectors in Central and West Asian countries, the session identifies the factors that affect overall project performance at (i) regional; (ii) DMC, and (iii) sector levels with a focus on the role of strong institutions.

Financial Management

This session defines FM project design requirements, shared responsibilities, financial due diligence processes, FM risks and mitigating measures and readiness criteria and examines common issues and challenges in project implementation in Central and West Asia countries. The session analyzes how public financial management (PFM) systems and institutions, staff capacity of executing and implementing agencies, and efficiency of FM arrangements in projects play a part in project readiness and enhance project implementation.

Procurement

This session highlights the measures taken to achieve procurement readiness, such as the preparation of detailed engineering designs and advanced contracting as well as the financing requirements and institutional arrangements that contribute to project readiness.