Transcript AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Statistical Capacity Building Program (SCB). 21 Session of AFCAS,

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
"Building today, a better Africa tomorrow"
Statistical Capacity Building Program (SCB).
21st Session of AFCAS,
Accra, 28-31 October 2009
Prepared by:
Fessou Emessan LAWSON
Principal Statistician
Staistics Department
Chief Economist Complex
African Development Bank
Outline of The Presentation
E.
The Way
Forward
D. Implementation
Arrangements
C. The New Capacity
Building Program
B. AfDB Support to
Agriculture
A. The AfDB Group:
The AfDB Support for Statistical
Capacity Building
The African Development Bank Group
Through its Concessional and Non-Concessional Windows, the Bank Group addresses
the diverse needs of African Countries
African Development Bank (ADB)
Established in 1964
Membeship: 53 RMCs + 25 N-RMCs
Raises funds in the Capital Markets
Lends to the African Higher income Countries
Provides Assitance on the following terms:
- Up to 20 years maturity including 5-year-grace period;
- Market-based lending terms
African Development Fund (ADF)
Established in 1972
Financed by the Donors Countries
Provides concessionary loans & grants to the poorest RMCs
Provides Assitance on the following terms:
ADB
- Up to 50 years maturity including 10-year-grace period;
- Service charge of 75 basis points and commitment fee of
50 basis points starting 120 days after signature
NTF
ADF
Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF)
Established in 1976 by the Federal Government of Nigeria
All African countries are eligible
Provides Assitance on the following terms:
- Up to 25 years maturity including 5-year-grace period;
- Interest rate of 2% to 4% and commitment fee of
75 basis points starting 120 days after signature
Eligible to ADB funding (13 Countries)
Eligible to ADF funding (38 Countries)
Eligible to ADB & ADF funding (2 Countries)
The Growth Evidence – Capacity Matters
Korea
Growth due mainly to
Investment in
Capacity
$150
$100
1960
$24,600
Ghana
$512
Growth due mainly to Exploitation
of Raw Materials and Natural
Resources
2007
Years
A.
AfDB Support for Statistical Capacity Building
AfDB provides assistance for statistical capacity building assistance to
RMCs in the context of its regular institutional building support for economic
management and monitoring and evaluation as part of its operations activities;
Over the past 20 years about 70 percent of ADF Technical Assistance
allocations under ADF replenishments has been allocated to regional research
institution, with special focus of agricultural sector;
The statistical support program was stepped up in 2004 with the launching
of Phase I of its Statistical Institutional Building Program in RMCs. In context
the ICP-Africa support was provided to 51 African countries to strengthen their
statistical capacity in economic and social statistics;
A.
AfDB Support for Statistical Capacity Building
In particular, the program focused on price and national accounts, training and
preparation of the NSDS. Under the program, the capacity of Sub-regional
organizations and Statistical Training Centers were strengthened to assist
RMCs;
The context of AfDB statistical support to RMCs was reinforced by the
directives of the ADF Deputies that Result Measurement would be at the core of
ADF_XI Agenda;
In this regard, the engagements in the new Bank Group operational
orientation emphases results-focused operations; and, the Bank’s Phase II
statistical capacity building (SCB) in RMCs during 2008-2010 is being
implemented with emphasis on agriculture, infrastructure etc.
B. AfDB Support to the Agricultural Sector
Between 1967 and 2008, the Agricultural sector accounted for 16.1% (UA 7.22
billion) of the total UA 44.75 billions Bank Group’s financing.
Sectoral Distribution of AfDB Approvals (Value), 1967-2008
Environment
0.4%
Agriculture and Rural
Development
16.1%
Multisector
15.2%
Urban Development
0.0%
Transport
17.6%
Social
10.9%
Communications
2.1%
Finance
12.9%
Industry, Mining and
Quarrying
5.5%
Pow er Supply
11.4%
Water Supply and
Sanitation
7.8%
Bank’s Group financing in the Agriculture Sector includes also support to Agricultural
Research Institutions.
1.
Agricultural Research Institutions received around 70% of of Bank Group’s support to
Research and Capacity Building Institutions during the past twenty years.
2.
AfDB focussed mainly on agricultural productivity, poverty reduction, sustainable
management of natural resources, protection of biodiversity, and rural development;
3.
Two categories of beneficiaries were earmarked for financial support:
(a) International Agricultural research institutions, sponsored by the Consultative Group
on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) & others outside the system;
(b) The African Regional and Sub-regional Agricultural Research Organizations (FARA,
ASARECA, CORAF, and SACCAR) .
The funds allocated to the International Agricultural Research Institutions were channelled
through those two categories.
Definition:
FARA = Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa;
ASARECA = Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa;
WECARD = West and Central Africa Council for Agricultural Research and Development;
SACCAR = Southern African Centre for Cooperation in Agricultural Research and Training.
CGIAR = Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research.
C.
The New Statistical Capacity Building Program (2009-2010)
Since 27th November 2008, around US$ 40.0 million were earmarked for the new Statistical
Capacity Building Activities in African Countries for the period 2009-2010.
The resources are exclusively used for funding activities aimed at improving statistics in RMCs,
including enhancing the capacity of Sub Regional Organizations and Statistical Training
Centers to assist RMCs.
Framework of Assistance:
1. At Country level, through the NSDS Framework
2. At Regional level, SRO and countries must have the following
activities at the minimum:
 CPI Database and Report
 ICP Database and Report
 National Accounts Database and Report
 Infrastructure Database and Report
 MDGs Report
Scaling Up
4 Components:
Continue current activities - (ICP, Price, NA, NSDS, MDGs)
Improve social , economic & poverty statistics
Improve statistics on ADF-XI focal areas: Agriculture and rural
development; governance; infrastructure; gender; environment; and
climate change
Data development, archiving, and dissemination
The African Development Bank is fully committed to giving priority to
Agriculture as a key Sector in its financing in its current cycle of
assistance up to 2010 and beyond.
D.
Implementation Arrangements …………
Partnership Programme with FAO for Capacity Building in Agricultural Statistics.
1. Immediate Action Plan 2009-2010 For
Improved and Integrated Food and Agricultural Statistics System
MODULE 2
Advanced Data
Collection and Processing
Methods
MODULE 1
Classification
Economic & Environmental
Accounts for Food and
Agriculture
MODULE 3
Food Security
Indicators
Core
MODULE
AGSTAT & NSDS
MODULE 5
CountrySTAT Data
Integration and
Dissemination
MODULE 4
Food and
Agriculture Price Module
Implementation Arrangements …………….
D.
2. Medium Term Programme which should be part of FAO/AfDB Memorandum of Understanding
3. Tripartite Partnership with the World Bank and the European Commission under the umbrella of
the Results Agenda. Seven Priority Actions have been defined.
 Objective: Improve coordination to strengthen national statistical capacity.
 Agreement on work program for Statistical Capacity Building in 4 pilot Countries: Ghana, Mali,
Rwanda, and Mozambique
 The three institutions are providing support to capacity strengthening.
4. Training and Support to Statistical Training Centers: Programs design and development
(i)
Continuing the activities from Phase I, but will cover more STCs (from 4 to 6): INSEA/Rabat; ENSAE/Dakar;
(ii)
The SROs will also collaborate with the STCs in organizing appropriate training for RMC officials.
(iii)
The institutional capacity of the STCs will be strengthened under the program. Development of training materials and
coordination of training activities. STCs will also be involved in data validation and computing ICP data;
(iv)
STCs will receive assistance in recruiting teaching consultants in specialized areas: organization and management of
national statistical offices and the national and global development agenda; agricultural and rural development
statistics, gender statistics, … Consultants recruited at the regional and sub-regional levels (AFRISTATENSEA/Abidjan & ENSAE/Dakar & ISSEA/Yaoundé; ECOWAS-COMESA-ISAE/Kampala; SADC-EASTC/Dar Es Salaam;
AMU-INSEA/Rabat).Improving on Statistical capacity support to NSOs and lines Ministries;
(v)
Management of Country needs assessment and Evaluation of capacity development outcomes; Delivery of Learning
Events; Distance and E-Learning.
5. Improving Statistical capacity support to NSOs and Statistical Units in lines Ministries
E.
The Way Forward
Bank Group should step up its support
for statistical institutional capacity in the
national statistical systems of RMCs;
5,948
Contingencies
PBA Resources*
417
RO envelope
FSF
PPF
Bank’s Group should allocate additional
resources to support agricultural research
and agricultural statistics consdering the
growing need to monitor results;
4,253
663
4,142
3,135
309
133
13
2,757
Bank’s Group should enhance its
support for up-dating the National
Strategies for the Development of
Statistics; and, in particular, integrate
effective assistance for statistical activities
in Agriculture and other key sectors.
1,117
2,094
965
965
408
515
15
15
Expected
Available
657
382
2
Committed
Balance
13
In UA millions, as of end-July ‘09
* PBA resources are corrected for impact of negative contingencies
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