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Social Protection Policy
Elbert N. EllisOperations Officer, Social Analyst
Social Sector Division, Caribbean Development Bank
September 26, 2013
Presented by:
Third Caribbean Workshopon Social Protection and International CooperationInter-American Social Protection Network (IASPN)
September 26-27, 2013Hilton Hotel, Barbados
Presentation Structure
Social Protection – CDB’s Perspective
Why CDB’s Interest in Social Protection?
CDB’s Approach to Social Protection
Poverty Reduction and Social Protection Policy (PRSPP)
Operationalising PRSPP
Support to Strengthen Social Protection Programme
Borrowing Member Countries’ (BMCs) input to Strengthen Social Protection Programmes
Social ProtectionCDB’s Perspective
“All interventions from public, private, voluntary organisations and social networks, to support
communities, households, and individuals, in their efforts to prevent, manage, and overcome a
defined set of risks and vulnerabilities”
Definition argues that:
Vulnerability is the critical factor threatening living standards and well-being of households and communities and a major factor in poverty and deprivation.
Why CDB’s Interest in Social Protection?
MultipleVulnerabilit
yimpacts onBMCs basedon research
findings
High incidence of vulnerability to macroeconomic conditions and
natural hazards.
High percentage of workers employed in the informal sector
not covered by formal social
protection instruments (such as
social insurance or pensions plans).
Livelihood insecurity and high levels of
poverty in BMCs.
Programme targeting is poor and
instruments are missing in key areas.
Social protection for human development shows large gaps in
coverage.
Why CDB’s Interest in Social Protection (cont’d.)
Levels of poverty and inequality are criticalvulnerabilities in BMCs.
Profile of the PoorProfile of the Poor
Low human capital base (low levels of education and skills).
Poor housing conditions with issues of overcrowding.
Limited access to potable water.
High incidence of malnutrition among children in poor households.
Increasing incidence of the working poor.
High levels of employment in informal sector.
Bank’s Approach to Social Protection
Develop social protection as an integral part of
BMCs development strategies. Investments in
education as a vehicle to reducing
current and intergenerational
poverty.
Maximise the contribution social
protection can make to economic
and social development and
foster gender equality.
Encourage BMCs to invest in social protection programmes as a
means of reducing poverty.
Encourage improvements in fiscal
management at the country level and cooperation at the
regional level (to strengthen macroeconomic frameworks to promote gender-sensitive poverty reduction and
inclusive growth).
CDB’s Poverty Reduction and
Social Protection
Policy (PRSPP)
CDB’s PRSPP
Social Protection will be incorporated into the Bank’s Poverty Reduction Policy building on the strategic levers of Capability Enhancement, Vulnerability Reduction and Good Governance.
Strengthening social protection systems intended to reduce the adverse vulnerability impact on growth and development Reducing vulnerability to natural hazards and improving mitigation.
Targeting social protection programmes.
Strengthening evidence-based social protection; data analysis, discussion and dissemination.
Strengthening Managing for Development Results (MfDR) Framework.
Enhancing monitoring and evaluation.
Sustaining development partnerships for social development financing.
KEY
CO
MP
ON
EN
TS
Operationalisation of PRSPP
Central Beneficiaries Registry and
MIS
CPAs
GPRS
CGAs
CSPs
PBLs
Capital Projects
BNTF
CTCS
M&EWithin MfDR
Framework
Social Policy FrameworkClimate
Change
Disaster Risk Management
CDB’s SP Policy
OPERATIONALISED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF GENDER-RESPONSIVEPOVERTY REDUCTION AND INCLUSIVE-GROWTH
Borrowing Member Input to support PRSPP
Comments on proposed PRSPP.
Priority areas for CDB’s support.
Institutional capacity to implement social protection interventions.
Status of good governance framework.
Socio-political context for development.
Thank you!
Questions and comments?