Developing 2014 commitmentsFiorella Polo
Partnership Meeting, 11-13 Nov., Geneva 2013
Basics:
1. ‘Creative tensions’ of 2012 HLM commitments
2. ‘Golden rules’ for dream commitments
3. Tools and support from the secretariat
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The process of developing HLM commitments
Sector DIALOGUE
Analytical TOOLS
COMMITMENTS
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2012 HLM commitments: a melting pot?
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2012 HLM commitments: a melting pot?
Screen-shot on commitments from website; both circles and the histogram
Political Prioritization
EvidenceBased Decisions
National Processes
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Creative tensions of
2012 HLM commitments
1. Too Many vs. Too Few
2. Old vs. New
3. Quick wins vs. Structural Changes
4. Broad vs. Specific
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1. Too many vs. too few!
- Hard to advocate for- Hard to monitor - Hard to implement!
- Peceived as not ambitious!- Quantity = quality?
Too many Too few
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2. Old vs. New
- Rooted in national plans/ existing commitments
- Favours alignment of priorities- Enables tracking by national systems
- Can shift the agenda- Can change the scale
Old New
The whole country will be100% ODF by 2015
Implement the Health Extension Workers Program on the ground
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3. Quick wins vs. Structural
- Feasible- Visible- Reportable
• Create an inter sectorial working group
- Can make a long-term impact- Difficult to achieve in 2 yr.- Difficult to keep momentum
around
Quick Structural
• Create a WASH board that oversees WASH related ministries and reports directly to the President
• Create separate budget line for sanitation
• Allocate 1.5 Mil USD to Water
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4. Specific vs. Broad
- Actionable- Speak to context- Monitorable at country- Hard to aggregate globat
• Create a Directorate of Sanitation within the Ministry of Health
- Can focus on the large picture
- Can be aggregated- Challenging to
monitor
Specific Broad/agreeable
• 50 Million people will gain access to sanitation
• Carry out institutional reforms in sanitation
Basics:1. ‘Creative tensions’ of 2012 HLM commitments?
2. ‘Golden rules’ for dream commitments
3. Tools and support from the secretariat
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The rules of dream
2014 HLM commitments
1. Few, but of quality
2. Rooted in plans, but with a new lens
3. Sequence short-term and structural
4. SWA –MART: Smart and SWA categories
1. Too few vs. too little
2. Old vs. New
3. Short-term vs. structural
4. Broad vs. Specific
2012 HLM 2014 HLM
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1. Few, but of quality
‘90 second’ rule- Max. 5 commitments- Commitments tell a story to the high level
‘game-changing’ rule- Bold commitments that will carry a step-change on:
1. Sustainability2. Elimination of inequalities 3. Universal access
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2. Rooted in plans, but with new lens
Good commitments are - rooted in existing plans- Understand bottlenecks of unfinished agenda
- Recognise shifting agenda (Universal access, tackling inequalities,
sutainabiliy, aid-effectiveness) - will be integrated in next planning
cycle
BUT
Balance Rule
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3. Sequence short vs. long term
‘Approppriate timeframe’ rule
- Quick wins for ‘1st timers / 2 yr. periods- For 2nd timers, focus should shift to structural changes
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4. SWA-MART
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Timebound
NO
Ensure coordination of sector activities
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NO
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‘SMART rule’
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4. SWA- MART
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Timebound
YES
Establish over the next two years a fully formal coordination mechanism for partners jointly provided by Ministry of Health and Ministry of Public Works
YES
YES
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SMART
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4. SWA- MART
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Timebound
NO
Inclusion of sanitation in the political agenda
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NO
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SMART
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Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Timebound
Yes
Include Sanitation as priority in the Growth Strategy for Poverty Reduction Document (2014-2018) and Government Priority Actions Program (2014-2018)
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Yes
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Yes
SMART
4. SWA- MART
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Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Timebound
Yes
Include Sanitation as priority in the Growth Strategy for Poverty Reduction Document (2014-2018) and Government Priority Actions Program (2014-2018)
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Yes
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Yes
SMART
4. SWA- MART
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4a. SWA Specific
• Indicate an action and who is responsible• Makes sense at country level • BUT fits into SWA CATERGORIES
Political Prioritization
Evidence Based Dec-Making
National Processes
1. Financing2. Visibility
3. Monitoring4. Transparency5. Evidence6. Linking monitoring
to planning
7. Policy & Plans8. Coordination9. Decentralization10.Human resources
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4b. SWA Measurable
• No global/ common indicators• BUT country-specific indicator included upfront • Check for measurability by national systems
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4c. Achievable
ACHIEVABLE:
- Consistent with progress on previous commitments
- Consistent with what other countries do- Anticipating all facets/ level off effort required
E.g.: Build knowledge-sharing networks 1yr later: centres have been built but no meny to run them!
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4d. Relevant
Fit to fix the main problems!
Comitments reflect:1. Key sector bottlenecks – JSRs, CSOs, BAT, JSR,
GLAAS2. Progress of previous commitments - SWA update3. Country broader priorities - PSRP etc.4. Commitments in regional/global fora - AfricaSan,
SACOSAN
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Summary: rules of dream
2014 HLM commitments
1. Few, but of quality
2. Rooted in plans, but with a new lens
3. Sequence quick quick and structural
4. SMART in SWA categories
2014 HLM
‘90 second’ rule ‘game changing’ rule
‘Balancing’ rule
‘Sequencing’ rule
‘SWA-MART’ rule
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3. SWA- MART:
10 categories and 3 spare lenses
Political Prioritization
Evidence Based Decision Making
National Processes
1. Financing2. Visibility
3. Monitoring4. Transparency5. Evidence6. Linking monitoring
to planning
7. Policy & Plans8. Coordination9. Decentralization10.Human resources
EQUALITY
SUSTAINABILITY
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
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The process of developing HLM commitments
SECTOR DIALOGUE
TOOLS
COMMIT MENTS
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Market placeS
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1. Country Status Overviews
2. GLAAS
3. WASH BATs
5. SWA website
4. Country Status Overviews
6. Getting stakeholders together
7. Combining analysis tools
9. Aligning with regional processes
10. Linking Post-2015 country consultations
8. Balancing old and new priorities
Basics:1. ‘Creative tensions’ of 2012 HLM commitments?
2. ‘Golden rules’ for dream commitments
3. Tools and support from the secretariat
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Tools available from the Secretariat
1. Reviewing progress- New customized tools- 2014 Guidance notes
2. Planning new commitments
- Guidance notes- Webinars- SMART review
WHAT WHEN
1. Reviewing progressLive now!January
2. Planning new commitments
DecemberDecemberMarch – on demand
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Website: Global comparisons
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Website: Global comparisons
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Website: Country specific
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Website: Country specific