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NEPAD as a Framework for Sustainable Development in Africa

An ECA presentation at theWorkshop on Institutional and Strategic Frameworks for Sustainable Development

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia8 March 2011

*Outline

BackgroundNEPAD Priority Areas and FrameworksSustainable Development of NEPAD as a ProgrammeSustainable Development of the NEPAD Infrastructure ProgrammeConclusions and Way Forward

*BackgroundNEPAD

Adopted as socio-economic development framework in 2001

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

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

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

NEPAD Secretariat transformed to NPCA (NEPAD Agency)

*NEPAD PrinciplesGood governance (APRM)African ownership and leadership (High level governing mechanism)Broad participation by all sectors of societyAnchoring development on Africas resources and resourcefulness of its peoplePartnershipsAccelerating regional integrationLinking all partnerships with MDGs and IADGs

*NEPAD Priority AreasAgriculture and food securityEducation and trainingEnvironment and tourismInfrastructureHealthTrade and Market AccessScience and TechnologyGovernanceGender and Civil Society

*Major NEPAD Frameworks/ProgrammesCAADPAfrican Science and Technology Consolidated Action PlanAction Plan for Environment InitiativeInfrastructure Short Term Action Plan (STAP); PIDA, AU/NEPAD African Action PlanFramework for Water and EnergyCapacity Development Strategic FrameworkFrameworks on Education, Health and ICT

*NPCA Strategic Framework/ Thematic Areas

Agriculture and Food SecurityClimate Change and Natural Resources ManagementRegional Integration and InfrastructureHuman DevelopmentEconomic and Cooperate GovernanceCrosscutting Issues (Capacity Development, Gender)

*What is Sustainable Development?

Adherence to the following principles

Country ownership and commitment

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

Broad participation and effective partnerships

Develop capacity and enabling environment

Focus on outcomes and means of implementation

*Overall Sustainability of NEPAD Programme

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

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

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

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

Overall, NEPAD was designed as a sustainable programme

*NEPAD Infrastructure ProgrammeObjectivesImprove access, affordability, reliability of infrastructureEnhance regional cooperation and trade

Elements of Infrastructure ProgrammeSTAP established in 2002 (facilitation, capacity building, physical and capital projects, studies)AU/NEPAD African Action Plan (2010-2015): contains projects in all NEPAD priority areas including infrastructurePIDA (aims at developing regional and continental infrastructure policies, programmes, implementation strategies)

*Country Ownership and Commitment (attributes)Country driven; multi-stakeholder; strong political commitmentSound leadership and good governanceBased on long-term shared strategic visionStrong institutional leadership and technical capacity for coordinationInstitutions and people at local level as strong driving forceEnsuring continuity of strategy development and implementation

*Country Ownership and Commitment (assessment)Countries/RECs involved in selection of projectsChampions (Heads of State) identified for selected projectsLow implementation questions political commitmentCapacity for coordination not very strongInstitutions and people at local level have not generally acted as strong driving force (low awareness)Overall mixed result

*Integrated Socio-Economic Objectives Across Sectors, Territories (attributes)

Comprehensive, well integrated strategy processLinking short to medium and long termLinking local, national and regional prioritiesConsensus building and transparent trade-offs

*Integrated Socio-Economic Objectives Across Sectors, Territories (assessment)Comprehensive and well integratedLinked to poverty reduction (accessibility, affordability); trade issues, etcSTAP feeds into PIDA (linking short and long term)Clear and transparent criteria for selecting projectsGood overall performance

*Broad Participation and Effective Partnerships (attributes)Broad public participation including CSOs; private sector in decision makingCommunication and wide information disseminationPromoting and building partnerships, including with external organisationsGovernments to create enabling environment for participation

*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 AfricaMore effort needed to communicate NEPADOverall performance is mixed

*Develop Capacity and Enabling Environment (attributes)Strong human and institutional capacityBuilding on existing knowledge and expertise; optimising local skills and capacity both within and outside governmentGiving recognition to local knowledge and institutions

*Develop Capacity and Enabling Environment (assessment)NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparatory Facility (IPPF)Capacity of national and regional institutions still generally weakStrategic Capacity Development FrameworkTen-Year Capacity Building Programme for the AUOverall performance not very good

*Focus on Outcomes and Means of Implementation (attributes)Aiming to achieve resultsBuild on existing strategies , policies and processesSetting realistic but flexible targetsBuilding coherence between budget and prioritiesMechanisms for monitoring, evaluating, follow-up, etc.

*Focus on Outcomes and Means of Implementation (assessment)No clear targets and objective performance monitoring plan developed for STAPAU/NEPAD African Action Plan has perfomance indicators, resource requirements, tracking mechanism, identified key actorsPIDA builds on STAP and the African Action PlanOverall, focus on results is improving but monitoring and evaluation has been weak

*Lessons learned and the way forwardAnalysis of NEPAD Infrastructure Programme presents a mixed picture in terms of sustainabilityIn particular, ownership at national level; focus on results; and monitoring and evaluation have to be improvedIdentification of Champions is a welcome development and should be extended to more projectsSustained effort is needed in communicating the achievement of the Programme

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