Transcript BUILDING COHERENCE BETWEEN PRSPs AND MDGs …

BUILDING COHERENCE BETWEEN
PRSPs AND MDGs
RATIONABLE AND WHERE AFRICA STANDS
UNDP/RBA
MDG – Based National Development Planning Training
Workshop
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
February 27 – March 03, 2006
Lamin Manneh
Head, Strategic and Regional Initiatives Unit
Regional Bureau for Africa
WHY SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED WITH MDGs?
THE QUESTION IS STILL RAISED: WHY SHOULD
WE BE CONCERNED WITH MDGs?
AND SO I BELIEVE IT IS RELEVANT TO START BY
BRIEFLY ANSWERING THE QUESTION!
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MDGs WERE FIRST ADOPTED IN 2000 BY
189 NATIONS, MOST OF THEM REPRESENTED BY
HEADS OF STATES AND GOVERNMENTS.
 AT THE WORLD SUMMIT LAT SEPTEMBER, THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY RE-AFFIRMED ITS
COMMITMENT TO MDGs.
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ALL THIS LIES IN THE
FACT THAT MDGS CONSTITUTES UNIVERSALLY
AGREED AGENDA FOR DEVELOPMENT AND
POVERTY REDUCTION.
WHERE DOES AFRICA STAND
VIS-À-VIS THE MDGs
RECENT ASSESSMENTS OF
PROGRESS TOWARDS MDGs CLEARLY
INDICATE THE ENORMOUS CHALLENGS
AFRICAN COUNTRIES FACE IN
MEETING MDGs.
 THE FOLLOWING GRAPHS
ILLUSTRATE THE EXTENT OF SCALLING
UP OF EFFORTS NEEDED TO
ACCELERATE PROGRESS TOWARDS
MDGs IN AFRICA.
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BUT SOME NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS MADE
 IMPROVED POLITICAL COMMITMENT TO MDGs
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MDGs ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE NEPAD VISION
AND THE AU HAS EXPLICITY EXPRESSED SUPPORT
FOR THE MDG CAMPAIGN THROUGH ITS 2005
COMMON POSITION.
 NOTABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE POLITICAL AND
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT IN THE CONTINENT, A
CRUCIAL PRE-CONDITION FOR ACHIEVING MDGs.
 TANGIBLE ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE ALSO MADE IN
CONTAINING THE SPREAD OF CONFLICT IN THE
CONTINENT.
 MOST AFRICAN COUNTRIES HAVE PERSEVED WITH
ECONOMIC REFORMS, WHICH HAVE PRODUCED
ENCOURANGING RESULTS ON THE MACROECONOMIC
FRONT: INFLATION RATES WITHIN DOUBLE DIGITS
FROM OVER 40% TEN YEARS AGO; FISCAL DEFICITS
ON AVERAGE BELOW 5%; CURRENT ACCOUNT
DEFICITS WITHIN MANAGEABLE LIMITS.
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS Continued
 MANY AFRICA COUNTRIES HAVE ALSO MADE TANGIABLE
PROGRESS IN SOME OF THE GOALS.
MOZAMBIQUE, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, GHANA,
MAURITIUS, TANZANIA AND UGANDA, FOR INSTANCE, HAVE
CONSISTENTLY RECORDED ECONOMIC GROWTH RATES IN
EXCESS OF 5% PER ANNUM OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.
 RAPID GROWTH BY ALL THE OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES.
THE SUCCESS OF UGANDA AND SENERAL IN CONTAINING
THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDs IS UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED.
 MALI, TANZANIA AND THE GAMBIA HAVE MADE
TREMENDOUS PROGRESS TOWARDS PRIMARY HEALTH
CARE.
KENYA, GAMBIA, MAURITIUS AND TANZANIA HAVE TAKEN
BOLD MOVES TOWARDS MEETING THE UNIVERSAL PRIMARY
EDUCATION TARGET.
AGAINST HEAVY ODDS, SOUTH AFRICA HAS MADE
TANGIABLE PROGRESS TOWARDS SERVICE DELIVERY AND
UPGRADING OF SLUMS.
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS …..
Continued
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WHAT THE FOREGOING DEMONSTRATES IS
THAT ALTHOUGH THE CHALLENGES OF
ATTAINING MDGs IN AFRICA ARE FORMIDABLE,
THEY ARE NOT INSURMOUNTABLE
 HOWEVER, IT WILL TAKE SUSTAINED AND
VIGOROUS PUBLIC POLICY AT BOTH NATIONA L
INTERNATIONAL LEVELS TO RISE UP TO THE
CHALLENGES SUCCESSFULLY.
 ONLY A DECADE IS LEFT BEFORE THE TARGET
DATE FOR ACHIEVING MDGs IS REACHED
 NEED TO SCALE UP AMBITION IN THREE
AREAS:
- POLICY ACTIONS TO ACCELERATE
SHARED GROWTH
- RESPONSES TO CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
- QUALITY AND VOLUME OF RESOURCES
STRENGTHENING LINKAGES
BETWEEN PRSPs AND MDGs
 PRSPs CONSTITUTE ACCEPTED FRAMEWORK FOR COUNTRY
LEVEL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION.
 MOST SSA COUNTRIES HAVE EMBRACED PRSPs (29 TODATE).
YET ALL THE INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS OF PRSPs INDICATE THAT
MOST OF THEM FALL SHORT OF BEING EFFECTIVE BUILDING BLOCKS
FOR ACHIEVING MDGS.
 PRSPs HAVE NOT EXPLICITY INCORPORATED MDG TARGETS AND
INDICATORS.
 CONTINUED LACK OF COHERENCE BETWEEN MACROECONOMIC
FRAMEWORK OF PRSPs AND LONG-TERM POVERTY REDUCTION
OBJECTIVES.
 LOW LEVEL OF RESOURCES ENVELOPE.
INSUFFICIENT INCORPORATION OF GROWTH GENERATING
SECTORS.
 HENCE, THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TEN YEAR MDG BASED
PLANS, OPERATIONALIZED THROUGH 3 –5 YEAR PRSPs.
 RECOMMENDATION FOR TEN YEAR MDG BASED PLANS ADOPTED
BY 2005 WORLD SUMMIT ( DECEMENBER 2006 TARGET)
UNDP AFRICA STRATEGY FOR MDs … Continued
THE FIRST IS TO CREATE OR REINFORCE THE
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR MDGs.
 TO SUSTAIN THE TEMPLE OF THE MDG
SENSITIZATION EFFORTS.
 THE THIRD IS TO STRENGTHENING THE
CAPACITY OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES FOR
MONITORING PROGRESS TOWARDS MDGs.
 THE FOURTH IS TO PROMOTE INCORPORATION
OF MDGS IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS,
INCLUDING COSTING THE RESOURCE AND
CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS;
 IN ORDER TO REINFORCE NATIONAL LEVEL
PROCESSES PROMOTE MDGs AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL.
 LINKAGES TO UNDP’s INTERGRATED PACKAGE
OF SERVICES.
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WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
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ENHANCE NATIONAL CAPACITIES FOR
EFFECTIVE PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS FOR
ACCELERATING PROGRESS TOWARDS
MDGs IN AFRICA.
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EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCED AND
GOOD PRACTICES.
IN THE SHORT – RUN, CONTRIBUTE
TOWARDS MEETING BY AFRICAN
COUNTRIES OF THE TARGET SET AT THE
2005 WORLD SUMMIT FOR PREPARATION
OF MDG-BASED PLANS BY END-2006.
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WORKSHOP ORGANIZATION
OPENING SESSION – SETTING THE STAGE.
 CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IMPLICATIONS FOR
SCALING UP EFFORTS.
 POLICY AND BUDGET COHERENCE.
 TRAINING IN PREPARING 10 – YEAR MDG –
BASED NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS.
 PRACTICAL SESSIONS AND SIMULATED
TEAMWORK IN PREPARING MDG-BASED PLANS.
FINAL PRESENTATIONS.
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WORKSHOP EXPECTED OUTCOMES
INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE OF
WORKSHOP PARCIPANTS FOR CONDUCTING
MDG-BASED PLANNING PROCESSES AND PROPOOR POLICY PLANNING.
 STRENGTHENED CAPACITY OF COUNTRIES TO
PREPARED MDG-BASED PLANS BY END-2006.
 UNDP FIELD ECONOMISTS, UNCT TECHNICAL
STAFFS AND HEADQUARTER OFFICIALS BETTER
EQUIPED TO FACILITATE PROCESS OF MDGBASED PLANNING.
 ENHANCED TEAMWORK EMAONG EXTERNAL
PARTNERS FOR SUPPORTING AFRICA’S EFFORTS
AT MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS MDGS.
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