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NEPAD as a Framework for NEPAD as a Framework for Sustainable Development in Sustainable Development in

Africa Africa

An ECA presentation at theAn ECA presentation at theWorkshop on Institutional and Strategic Workshop on Institutional and Strategic

Frameworks for Sustainable DevelopmentFrameworks for Sustainable Development

Addis Ababa, EthiopiaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia8 March 20118 March 2011

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OutlineOutline

• BackgroundBackground• NEPAD Priority Areas and NEPAD Priority Areas and

FrameworksFrameworks• Sustainable Development of NEPAD Sustainable Development of NEPAD

as a Programmeas a Programme• Sustainable Development of the Sustainable Development of the

NEPAD Infrastructure ProgrammeNEPAD Infrastructure Programme• Conclusions and Way ForwardConclusions and Way Forward

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BackgroundBackgroundNEPADNEPAD

• Adopted as socio-economic development framework Adopted as socio-economic development framework in 2001in 2001

• Commitment by African leaders to pursue new socio-Commitment by African leaders to pursue new socio-economic transformation approacheseconomic transformation approaches

• Seeks to eradicate poverty, place African countries Seeks to eradicate poverty, place African countries on path of sustainable growth & developmenton path of sustainable growth & development

• Following 2010 AU Decision, NEPAD now integrated Following 2010 AU Decision, NEPAD now integrated into AU structure and processesinto AU structure and processes

• NEPAD Secretariat transformed to NPCA (NEPAD NEPAD Secretariat transformed to NPCA (NEPAD Agency)Agency)

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NEPAD PrinciplesNEPAD Principles

• Good governance (APRM)Good governance (APRM)• African ownership and leadership (High African ownership and leadership (High

level governing mechanism)level governing mechanism)• Broad participation by all sectors of societyBroad participation by all sectors of society• Anchoring development on Africa’s Anchoring development on Africa’s

resources and resourcefulness of its peopleresources and resourcefulness of its people• PartnershipsPartnerships• Accelerating regional integrationAccelerating regional integration• Linking all partnerships with MDGs and Linking all partnerships with MDGs and

IADGsIADGs

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NEPAD Priority AreasNEPAD Priority Areas

• Agriculture and food securityAgriculture and food security• Education and trainingEducation and training• Environment and tourismEnvironment and tourism• InfrastructureInfrastructure• HealthHealth• Trade and Market AccessTrade and Market Access• Science and TechnologyScience and Technology• GovernanceGovernance• Gender and Civil SocietyGender and Civil Society

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Major NEPAD Major NEPAD Frameworks/ProgrammesFrameworks/Programmes

• CAADPCAADP• African Science and Technology African Science and Technology

Consolidated Action PlanConsolidated Action Plan• Action Plan for Environment InitiativeAction Plan for Environment Initiative• Infrastructure Short Term Action Plan Infrastructure Short Term Action Plan

(STAP); PIDA, AU/NEPAD African Action (STAP); PIDA, AU/NEPAD African Action PlanPlan

• Framework for Water and EnergyFramework for Water and Energy• Capacity Development Strategic Capacity Development Strategic

FrameworkFramework• Frameworks on Education, Health and Frameworks on Education, Health and

ICTICT

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NPCA Strategic Framework/ NPCA Strategic Framework/ Thematic AreasThematic Areas

• Agriculture and Food SecurityAgriculture and Food Security• Climate Change and Natural Climate Change and Natural

Resources ManagementResources Management• Regional Integration and Regional Integration and

InfrastructureInfrastructure• Human DevelopmentHuman Development• Economic and Cooperate GovernanceEconomic and Cooperate Governance• Crosscutting Issues (Capacity Crosscutting Issues (Capacity

Development, Gender)Development, Gender)

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What is Sustainable Development?What is Sustainable Development?

• Adherence to the following principlesAdherence to the following principles

Country ownership and commitmentCountry ownership and commitment

Integrated economic, social and environmental Integrated economic, social and environmental objectives across sectors, territories and objectives across sectors, territories and generationsgenerations

Broad participation and effective partnershipsBroad participation and effective partnerships

Develop capacity and enabling environmentDevelop capacity and enabling environment

Focus on outcomes and means of Focus on outcomes and means of implementationimplementation

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Overall Sustainability of NEPAD Overall Sustainability of NEPAD ProgrammeProgramme

• African led and owned (initiated by Heads of State of African led and owned (initiated by Heads of State of Nigeria, Senegal, Egypt and Algeria….AU Mandate)Nigeria, Senegal, Egypt and Algeria….AU Mandate)

• Active participation of CSOs, private sector, although Active participation of CSOs, private sector, although with variations across priority areaswith variations across priority areas

• Strong partnerships (UN system; donor community – Strong partnerships (UN system; donor community – G8; African sub-regional and continental G8; African sub-regional and continental organisations; South-South cooperation)organisations; South-South cooperation)

• Human resources development, including reversing Human resources development, including reversing brain drain is one of the priority areasbrain drain is one of the priority areas

• Overall, NEPAD was designed as a sustainable Overall, NEPAD was designed as a sustainable programmeprogramme

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NEPAD Infrastructure NEPAD Infrastructure ProgrammeProgramme

• ObjectivesObjectives Improve access, affordability, reliability of Improve access, affordability, reliability of

infrastructureinfrastructure Enhance regional cooperation and tradeEnhance regional cooperation and trade

• Elements of Infrastructure ProgrammeElements of Infrastructure Programme STAP established in 2002 (facilitation, capacity STAP established in 2002 (facilitation, capacity

building, physical and capital projects, studies)building, physical and capital projects, studies) AU/NEPAD African Action Plan (2010-2015): AU/NEPAD African Action Plan (2010-2015):

contains projects in all NEPAD priority areas contains projects in all NEPAD priority areas including infrastructureincluding infrastructure

PIDA (aims at developing regional and PIDA (aims at developing regional and continental infrastructure policies, continental infrastructure policies, programmes, implementation strategies)programmes, implementation strategies)

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Country Ownership and Country Ownership and Commitment (attributes)Commitment (attributes)

• Country driven; multi-stakeholder; strong Country driven; multi-stakeholder; strong political commitmentpolitical commitment

• Sound leadership and good governanceSound leadership and good governance• Based on long-term shared strategic Based on long-term shared strategic

visionvision• Strong institutional leadership and Strong institutional leadership and

technical capacity for coordinationtechnical capacity for coordination• Institutions and people at local level as Institutions and people at local level as

strong driving forcestrong driving force• Ensuring continuity of strategy Ensuring continuity of strategy

development and implementationdevelopment and implementation

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Country Ownership and Country Ownership and Commitment (assessment)Commitment (assessment)

• Countries/RECs involved in selection Countries/RECs involved in selection of projectsof projects

• Champions (Heads of State) identified Champions (Heads of State) identified for selected projectsfor selected projects

• Low implementation questions Low implementation questions political commitmentpolitical commitment

• Capacity for coordination not very Capacity for coordination not very strongstrong

• Institutions and people at local level Institutions and people at local level have not generally acted as strong have not generally acted as strong driving force (low awareness)driving force (low awareness)

• Overall mixed resultOverall mixed result

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Integrated Socio-Economic Integrated Socio-Economic Objectives Across Sectors, Objectives Across Sectors,

Territories (attributes)Territories (attributes)

• Comprehensive, well integrated Comprehensive, well integrated strategy processstrategy process

• Linking short to medium and long Linking short to medium and long termterm

• Linking local, national and regional Linking local, national and regional prioritiespriorities

• Consensus building and transparent Consensus building and transparent trade-offstrade-offs

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Integrated Socio-Economic Objectives Integrated Socio-Economic Objectives Across Sectors, Territories Across Sectors, Territories

(assessment)(assessment)

• Comprehensive and well integrated• Linked to poverty reduction

(accessibility, affordability); trade issues, etc

• STAP feeds into PIDA (linking short and long term)

• Clear and transparent criteria for selecting projects

• Good overall performance

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Broad Participation and Effective Partnerships (attributes)

• Broad public participation including CSOs; private sector in decision making

• Communication and wide information dissemination

• Promoting and building partnerships, including with external organisations

• Governments to create enabling environment for participation

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Broad Participation and Effective Partnerships (assessment)

• Efforts to involve the private sector (NEPAD Foundation; NEPAD Business Round Table, etc)

• UN system support (RCM-Africa, UN Resolutions; Section 11; OSAA, ECA, DPI)

• Infrastructure Consortium for Africa• More effort needed to communicate NEPAD• Overall performance is mixed

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Develop Capacity and Enabling Environment (attributes)

• Strong human and institutional capacity

• Building on existing knowledge and expertise; optimising local skills and capacity both within and outside government

• Giving recognition to local knowledge and institutions

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Develop Capacity and Enabling Environment (assessment)

• NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparatory Facility (IPPF)

• Capacity of national and regional institutions still generally weak

• Strategic Capacity Development Framework

• Ten-Year Capacity Building Programme for the AU

• Overall performance not very good

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Focus on Outcomes and Means of Implementation (attributes)

• Aiming to achieve results

• Build on existing strategies , policies and processes

• Setting realistic but flexible targets

• Building coherence between budget and priorities

• Mechanisms for monitoring, evaluating, follow-up, etc.

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Focus on Outcomes and Means of Implementation (assessment)• No clear targets and objective performance

monitoring plan developed for STAP• AU/NEPAD African Action Plan has

perfomance indicators, resource requirements, tracking mechanism, identified key actors

• PIDA builds on STAP and the African Action Plan

• Overall, focus on results is improving but monitoring and evaluation has been weak

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Lessons learned and Lessons learned and the way forwardthe way forward

• Analysis of NEPAD Infrastructure Analysis of NEPAD Infrastructure Programme presents a mixed picture Programme presents a mixed picture in terms of sustainabilityin terms of sustainability

• In particular, ownership at national In particular, ownership at national level; focus on results; and monitoring level; focus on results; and monitoring and evaluation have to be improvedand evaluation have to be improved

• Identification of Champions is a Identification of Champions is a welcome development and should be welcome development and should be extended to more projectsextended to more projects

• Sustained effort is needed in Sustained effort is needed in communicating the achievement of communicating the achievement of the Programmethe Programme

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