Leapfrogging of Clean Technology in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Countries through Market Transformation

The technical assistance (TA) project aimed to fast-track the adoption of new technologies through the development of a technology road map, pilot demonstration projects, and capacity building.
This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.
IED overall assessment is less than successful.

Enhancing Gender Equality Results in East Asia

The small-scale technical assistance (TA) aimed to (i) enhance capacities for gender mainstreaming across all sectors supported by ADB in East Asia, particularly Mongolia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC); (ii) improve quality of gender actions in operations, and increase the number of new projects effectively mainstreamed; (iii) strengthen monitoring and results tracking of gender interventions in ADB-financed operations among implementing agencies and ADB teams; and (iv) capture gender-related knowledge generated from East Asia operations.

People’s Republic of China: Shanxi Technical and Vocational Education and Training Development Demonstration Project

The transaction technical assistance (TA) supported the preparation of a project loan that aimed to develop a well-trained, skilled workforce that would meet the needs of priority industries in Xinzhou, Shanxi Province of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The TA also intended to build the capacity of the Xinzhou Municipal Government (XMG) and the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions to implement the ensuing project.
This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.
IED overall assessment is successful.

Tonga: Strengthening Macroeconomic Resilience Program

The program was approved to address the impacts of the pandemic and to continue the reforms under the Tonga Strategic Development Framework (TSDF), 2015–2025. The intended impact of the program was a more inclusive, sustainable, and dynamic knowledge-based economy promoted; a more responsive good governance achieved; and adverse social and economic impact by the COVID‑19 pandemic reduced. Its expected outcome was an enhanced macroeconomic resilience of Tonga.
This report validates the completion report's assessment of the program. IED overall assessment: Less than successful. 

People’s Republic of China: Piloting Innovative Flash Flood Early Warning Systems in Selected River Basins

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.