PPDs in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States IFC Staff Experience

7 th PPD Global Workshop Steve Utterwulghe, Global PPD Lead, WBG

Survey – IFC PPD Experience in FCS

♦ Background: experience shows that PPD plays a special role in FCS – – – – Institution development Transparency Trust building Peace support ♦ Purpose of survey: collect lessons learned and best practices from existing PPD projects in FCS ♦ Output: a study and toolkit for task team leaders and other staff working on PPD projects

Survey Topics

Preliminary Findings – Description of Respondents

Preliminary Findings – High Level Results

Challenges to Achieving PPD Objectives

Weak government institutions Weak private sector Fragmented private sector Political polarization Land issues Tension among ethnic groups Economic decline or instability Armed conflict Natural disasters Tension among religious groups Natural resource shortages 0,00 0,50 1,00 1,50 2,00 2,50 3,00 3,50 4,00 4,50 5,00

Benefits of PPD in FCS

♦ “Built strong, local representation” – South Sudan Investment Climate Reform Program ♦ “Diverse people come together and start to discuss common challenges.” – Afghanistan Private Sector Advocacy Forum ♦ “Improved business confidence …needed for peace to take hold” – Cambodia Government-Private Sector Forum

Building a Culture of Transparency

Minutes from all meetings published Reform process publically tracked Other (please specify) Media freely covered meetings and events All meetings were open to the public The facilitator published conflicts of interest Government or private sector conflicts of interest published 0,0% 10,0% 20,0% 30,0% 40,0% 50,0% 60,0%

Who Participates

Religious groups Ethnic groups Youth groups Microenterprises Civil society organizations Subnational government officers Companies outside the capital Foreign investors Foreign companies Women's groups SMEs Large businesses Development partners National government officers Private sector associations 0,00 0,50 1,00 1,50 2,00 2,50 3,00 3,50 4,00 4,50 5,00

Possible Areas of Future Work

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Greater focus on political-economy analysis Broad-based stakeholder mapping Improving data access and collection – baseline, monitoring, impact Capturing intangible results Scenario building Sub-national intervention Building in adaptive management Etc.

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