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Environment & national PRSs directions and dilemmas
EPD Seminar Series
May 2002
Organisation
Overview of the PRS process
‘Mainstreaming’ in a PRS context
Objectives of DFID support
Options for engaging on environmental issues
Group work
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Origins of the PRSP Idea
Mixed record on poverty reduction in 1990s
(Africa, Transition economies, post-1997 Asia)
Findings on aid effectiveness – projects,
policy conditionality, ownership
International Development Targets/MDGs
Multilateral funding for debt relief (HIPC II)
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Core PRSP Principles
Country-led/owned based on broad-based participation
Comprehensive – macro, structural, social, environmental
Long term perspective
Results-oriented
Costed & prioritised
Partnership-oriented
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PRS Schedule & Key Elements
Preparation
Status
Report
I-PRSP
PREPARATION
1st Annual
Progress
Report
PRSP (I)
IMPLEMENTATION
9-24 months
HIPC(II)
Decision
Point
5
2nd Annual
Progress
Report etc..
2-5 years
HIPC(II)
Completion
Point
PRSP (II)
PRS Schedule & Key Elements
Preparation
Status
Report
I-PRSP
PRSP (I)
9-24 months
Comprehensive
diagnosis
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1st Annual 2nd Annual
Progress
Progress
Report
Report etc….
PRSP elements:
3 years
Poverty analysis
Goals/targets
Prioritised policy actions
Med-term budget fw
Financing plan
External assistance
Participatory process
Monitoring and evaluation
PRSP (II)
Selective
actions
Links with other instruments
IMF
PRGF
(replaces
ESAF)
I-PRSP
HIPC(II)
Decision
Point
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PRGF performance criteria/benchmarks (3 years)
World Bank
PRSC/other
donor DBS
Performance indicators/PAFs
Goals & targets (5-10 years)
PRSP (I)
PRSP (II)
HIPC Triggers
HIPC(II)
Completion
Point
Links with other national processes
Sector/cross-cutting strategies &
priorities
I-PRSP
PRSP elements:
(I)
Prioritised policy actions
Med-term budget fw
MTEF
Resource constraints
Inter/intra-sectoral priorities
Service delivery
Monitoring & Evaluation
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PRSP (II)
What’s new?
‘Costed’ poverty reduction strategy linked to macro &
fiscal framework
Outcome focused; making the links between policy &
results
Opening-up the policy process to participation
New incentives, new partnership possibilities & new
forms of aid delivery
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Emerging Experience
Upgrading’ of poverty policy – MoFs engaged (Malawi)
Achieved at some cost to sentiments of national
ownership but IFIs getting better at stepping back (Mali)
‘Quality’ of PRS process & document heavily influenced
by density of previous strategy & reform effort(s)
Synergy with MTEFs especially important but there is
value-added in having PRSP as well (Rwanda, Benin)
Sometimes catalyst for changing donor behaviour
(Bolivia), sometimes not
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Emerging Experience
Participatory processes generally limited to consultation,
depth of understanding limited outside core PRSP group
Ambitious targets, weak prioritisation & costing of policy
actions
Anti-poverty content variable, sectoral focus, weak
integration of cross-cutting themes/priorities
Monitoring & evaluation still the poor relative, although this
is changing (Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ethiopia,
Bolivia)
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Mainstreaming in a PRS context
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Working through national systems and processes
Poverty analysis (Nigeria workshop)
Engaging civil society (Kenya)
Influencing PRSP and other policy (Uganda NEMA)
Monitoring and evaluation (Vietnam VDTs)
Building on existing reform processes/efforts
Uganda - Plan for Modernisation of Agriculture
Rwanda – MTEF and ubudehe
Bolivia - decentralisation
Mainstreaming in a PRS context
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Working with & through other donors
Joint donor financing mechanisms in much of Africa
Bolivia - bilateral ‘JSA’
Poverty Task Force in Vietnam
Engaging with a broad range of stakeholders
Importance of PPAs (Rwanda, Uganda)
Capacity building of organised civil society (Kenya)
Working with the private sector (esp in transition economies)
Sectoral and local government (Bolivia)
Objectives of DFID support
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Support for ‘strong’ PRSs
Poverty diagnosis, prioritisation…links with other reform
processes
Coordination, reducing TCs, harmonisation
Identifying ‘entry points’
Poverty analysis - input to the analysis to ensure
comprehensive?
PSIA - feed into ex ante analysis of impacts of policies?
Priority areas - help with analysis of sustainability of the
selected priority actions?
Organised civil society - support those working in areas
related to broad environment agenda?
Engaging with line ministries - when key ministries are
drafting their sectoral strategies, can begin dialogue
over sustainability of key policy areas?
Working with other donors - look to fund interventions
jointly?
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