October 14, 2005October 14, 2005UNUN

The Comprehensive Development The Comprehensive Development FrameworkFramework

Long-term holistic visionLong-term holistic vision all major elements affecting all major elements affecting development are considered together and used to guide short- development are considered together and used to guide short- and medium-term actions articulated in a national development and medium-term actions articulated in a national development strategy, and linked to the budget through a MTEFstrategy, and linked to the budget through a MTEF

Country ownershipCountry ownership strategic priorities are identified by strategic priorities are identified by developing countries themselves, with the involvement of developing countries themselves, with the involvement of relevant government institutions, civil society, including the relevant government institutions, civil society, including the poor and the private sector, and with technical advice from poor and the private sector, and with technical advice from development assistance agenciesdevelopment assistance agencies

Country-led partnershipCountry-led partnership development assistance is development assistance is coordinated under government leadership, aligned with national coordinated under government leadership, aligned with national development strategies and harmonized with country development strategies and harmonized with country procedures and processes, including the national budget cycleprocedures and processes, including the national budget cycle

Results focusResults focus systematic evaluation of performance to systematic evaluation of performance to measure progress, increase accountability and adjust strategy measure progress, increase accountability and adjust strategy to emerging needs and setbacksto emerging needs and setbacks

Are the CDF principles still Are the CDF principles still valid?valid?

Growing consensus within the Growing consensus within the development communitydevelopment communityApproach to development key to building Approach to development key to building

country capacity as much as specific country capacity as much as specific interventions such as training or technical interventions such as training or technical assistanceassistance

Are the CDF principles still Are the CDF principles still valid?valid?

Driving core principles of the PRS process Driving core principles of the PRS process as reiterated in the 2005 Bank/IMF PRS as reiterated in the 2005 Bank/IMF PRS ReviewReviewComprehensive medium to long-term Comprehensive medium to long-term

strategies, country-driven, partnership-strategies, country-driven, partnership-oriented, results-orientedoriented, results-oriented

Are the CDF principles still Are the CDF principles still valid?valid?

Consistent with the 2005 World Summit Consistent with the 2005 World Summit OutcomeOutcomeCalled to Adopt, by 2006, and implement Called to Adopt, by 2006, and implement

comprehensive national development comprehensive national development strategies to achieve the internationally strategies to achieve the internationally agreed development goals and objectives, agreed development goals and objectives, including the Millennium Development including the Millennium Development GoalsGoals

Are the CDF principles still Are the CDF principles still valid?valid?

Embedded in the Paris DeclarationEmbedded in the Paris DeclarationBasis for monitoring progress indicators 1 Basis for monitoring progress indicators 1

(Ownership) and 11 (Managing for Results) (Ownership) and 11 (Managing for Results) Key to making progress in all Paris Key to making progress in all Paris

indicators (Alignment, Harmonization and indicators (Alignment, Harmonization and Mutual Accountability)Mutual Accountability)

Is the PRS facilitating use of the Is the PRS facilitating use of the CDF principles?CDF principles?

Our methodologyOur methodology 59 countries with a PRS/IPRS or Transitional Results 59 countries with a PRS/IPRS or Transitional Results

MatrixMatrix Country groups analyzed by age of PRS and LICUSCountry groups analyzed by age of PRS and LICUS 20 indicators20 indicators LEADS assessmentLEADS assessment Desk reviewDesk review Input from Bank country teamsInput from Bank country teams Survey of key external partners in each countrySurvey of key external partners in each country e-discussione-discussion RoundtablesRoundtables

Long-Term Holistic VisionLong-Term Holistic Vision

CDF IndicatorsCDF Indicators

Coherent long-term visionCoherent long-term vision Medium-term strategy derived from visionMedium-term strategy derived from vision Country-specific development targetsCountry-specific development targets Holistic, balanced and well-sequenced Holistic, balanced and well-sequenced

strategystrategy Capacity and resources for implementationCapacity and resources for implementation

Basis for monitoring progress of Paris Basis for monitoring progress of Paris indicator 1 (Ownership)indicator 1 (Ownership)

Long-Term Holistic VisionLong-Term Holistic Vision

Overall assessmentOverall assessment9 percent of partner countries have 9 percent of partner countries have

substantially or largely developed substantially or largely developed operational national development operational national development strategiesstrategies

Long-Term Holistic VisionLong-Term Holistic VisionDetailed assessmentDetailed assessment

6%

3%

47%

24%

12%

41%

65%

61%

6%

8%

23% 4%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

LICUS

PRS less than twoyears old

PRS two years oldor more

L E A D S

What will it take to meet the Paris What will it take to meet the Paris indicator on operational development indicator on operational development

strategies?strategies?An example from YemenAn example from Yemen

Disconnect between national development Disconnect between national development strategy and PRSstrategy and PRSStrategic Vision 2025 linked to Strategic Vision 2025 linked to

constitutionally-mandated Second Plan constitutionally-mandated Second Plan 2001-052001-05

Initially UNDP and World Bank working Initially UNDP and World Bank working separatelyseparately

PRS 2003-05 not integrated with the Vision PRS 2003-05 not integrated with the Vision or the Planor the Plan

What will it take to meet the Paris What will it take to meet the Paris indicator on operational development indicator on operational development

strategies?strategies?An example from Yemen (cont.)An example from Yemen (cont.)

Integrating national development strategy, Integrating national development strategy, PRS and MDGsPRS and MDGsUN Millennium Project, UNDP and World UN Millennium Project, UNDP and World

Bank now working together in assisting the Bank now working together in assisting the Government in updating the Plan Government in updating the Plan

Third Plan 2006-10, aligned with Strategic Third Plan 2006-10, aligned with Strategic Vision and tailored to achieving MDGs, will Vision and tailored to achieving MDGs, will become Yemen’s new PRSbecome Yemen’s new PRS

Country OwnershipCountry Ownership CDF IndicatorsCDF Indicators

Government initiativeGovernment initiative Institutional mechanisms for stakeholder Institutional mechanisms for stakeholder

involvementinvolvement Civil society involvementCivil society involvement Private sector involvementPrivate sector involvement Parliamentary involvementParliamentary involvement Capacity to formulate strategy, e.g. distribution of Capacity to formulate strategy, e.g. distribution of

skills and resourcesskills and resources

Instrumental for achieving Paris indicator on Mutual Instrumental for achieving Paris indicator on Mutual AccountabilityAccountability

Country OwnershipCountry Ownership

Overall assessmentOverall assessmentCountry ownership is largely developed Country ownership is largely developed

in 7 percent of partner countries where in 7 percent of partner countries where solid mechanisms of inter-ministerial solid mechanisms of inter-ministerial coordination and institutionalized coordination and institutionalized participation of civil society, private participation of civil society, private sector, and parliament have contributed sector, and parliament have contributed to shaping the PRS contentto shaping the PRS content

Country OwnershipCountry OwnershipDetailed assessmentDetailed assessment

1%

1%

7%

20%

34%

54%

62%

55%

34%

15%

10%

5%

2%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

LICUS

PRS less than twoyears old

PRS two years oldor more

L E A D S

What will it take to strengthen country What will it take to strengthen country ownership?ownership?

An example from Kenya An example from Kenya

Strengthening initiative across Strengthening initiative across governmentgovernmentERS developed under the leadership of the ERS developed under the leadership of the

Ministry of Planning and National Ministry of Planning and National Development with inputs from the Ministry Development with inputs from the Ministry of Finance and sector ministriesof Finance and sector ministries

ERS implementation overseen by the ERS implementation overseen by the Cabinet Committee of Economic Cabinet Committee of Economic Management, chaired by the Vice PresidentManagement, chaired by the Vice President

Line ministries developing sector strategies Line ministries developing sector strategies jointlyjointly

What will it take to strengthen country What will it take to strengthen country ownership?ownership?

An example from Kenya (cont.) An example from Kenya (cont.) Institutionalizing participationInstitutionalizing participation

Stakeholder participation limited to workshops Stakeholder participation limited to workshops and informal meetings to collect proposals during and informal meetings to collect proposals during ERS formulationERS formulation

Sector Working Groups including government Sector Working Groups including government and CSOs are now in place to conduct and CSOs are now in place to conduct consultations on ERS implementation and consultations on ERS implementation and participate in MDG needs assessmentparticipate in MDG needs assessment

A National Economic and Social Council will A National Economic and Social Council will provide independent view on ERS provide independent view on ERS implementation, when fully operational implementation, when fully operational

Country-led PartnershipCountry-led Partnership

CDF IndicatorsCDF Indicators

Government leadership of coordinationGovernment leadership of coordination Partners’ assistance strategy alignmentPartners’ assistance strategy alignment Financial and analytical partnershipFinancial and analytical partnership Coherent and coordinated capacity supportCoherent and coordinated capacity support Harmonization with country systemsHarmonization with country systems Partnership organizationPartnership organization

Instrumental for achieving Paris indicators on Instrumental for achieving Paris indicators on Alignment and HarmonizationAlignment and Harmonization

Country-led PartnershipCountry-led Partnership

Overall assessmentOverall assessmentCountry-led partnership is largely Country-led partnership is largely

developed in 10 percent of partner developed in 10 percent of partner countries where an essential role is played countries where an essential role is played by the government in coordinating by the government in coordinating development assistance, leading to development assistance, leading to stronger alignment with the PRS and use of stronger alignment with the PRS and use of country systemscountry systems

Country-led PartnershipCountry-led PartnershipDetailed assessmentDetailed assessment

1%

4%

14%

29%

60%

56%

48%

35%

27%

22%

1%

3%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

LICUS

PRS less than twoyears old

PRS two years oldor more

L E A D S

What will it take to reinforce government What will it take to reinforce government leadership of coordination, alignment and leadership of coordination, alignment and

harmonization? harmonization? An example from Burkina Faso An example from Burkina Faso

Moving toward stronger government leadership of Moving toward stronger government leadership of coordinationcoordination Government and UNDP co-chair in-country Government and UNDP co-chair in-country

Roundtable meetings to coordinate development Roundtable meetings to coordinate development assistanceassistance

Government identified lead development Government identified lead development assistance agencies in a number of sectors to assistance agencies in a number of sectors to facilitate daily coordination with external facilitate daily coordination with external partnerspartners

Need to go toward full government leadership as Need to go toward full government leadership as capacity increases capacity increases

What will it take to reinforce government What will it take to reinforce government leadership of coordination, alignment and leadership of coordination, alignment and

harmonization? harmonization? An example from Burkina Faso (cont.) An example from Burkina Faso (cont.)

Aligning assistance and capacity building Aligning assistance and capacity building under government leadershipunder government leadershipGovernment identified the CSLP II as the Government identified the CSLP II as the

single framework for all external partners’ single framework for all external partners’ budgetary and project supportbudgetary and project support

World Bank prepared new Country World Bank prepared new Country Assistance Strategy to support CSLP IIAssistance Strategy to support CSLP II

UNDAF 2006-10 building on CCA aligned UNDAF 2006-10 building on CCA aligned with CSLP IIwith CSLP II

Government is developing a national Government is developing a national capacity building plan in consultation with capacity building plan in consultation with external partnersexternal partners

What will it take to reinforce government What will it take to reinforce government leadership of coordination, alignment and leadership of coordination, alignment and

harmonization? harmonization? An example from Burkina Faso (cont.) An example from Burkina Faso (cont.)

Strengthening country systems to support Strengthening country systems to support harmonizationharmonizationGovernment has started strengthening Government has started strengthening

fiduciary systems with coordinated external fiduciary systems with coordinated external partners’ support (World Bank, EC, UNDP, partners’ support (World Bank, EC, UNDP, France, AfDB)France, AfDB)

External partners starting to harmonize External partners starting to harmonize around common project performance around common project performance indicatorsindicators

Results FocusResults Focus

CDF IndicatorsCDF Indicators

Quality of development informationQuality of development information Stakeholder access to development Stakeholder access to development

informationinformation Coordinated country level monitoring and Coordinated country level monitoring and

evaluationevaluation

Basis for monitoring progress of Paris indicator 11 Basis for monitoring progress of Paris indicator 11 (Managing for Results)(Managing for Results)

Results FocusResults Focus

Overall assessmentOverall assessment4 percent of partner countries have 4 percent of partner countries have

substantially or largely developed substantially or largely developed transparent and monitorable transparent and monitorable performance assessment frameworksperformance assessment frameworks

Results FocusResults FocusDetailed assessmentDetailed assessment

2%

2%

29%

54%

73%

61%

44%

25%

10%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

LICUS

PRS less than twoyears old

PRS two years oldor more

L E A D S

What will it take to meet the Paris What will it take to meet the Paris indicator on results-oriented frameworks?indicator on results-oriented frameworks?

An example from Honduras An example from Honduras

Enhancing country capacity to collect and Enhancing country capacity to collect and analyze dataanalyze data National Statistics Bureau responsible for National Statistics Bureau responsible for

coordinating data collection and analysis coordinating data collection and analysis Government is developing a national statistical Government is developing a national statistical

capacity building strategy with joint external capacity building strategy with joint external partners’ supportpartners’ support

Government information systems being Government information systems being integrated into single financial management integrated into single financial management system (SIAFI) tracking ERP budget planning system (SIAFI) tracking ERP budget planning and budget executionand budget execution

Data posted on website but need for more Data posted on website but need for more disseminationdissemination

What will it take to meet the Paris What will it take to meet the Paris indicator on results-oriented frameworks?indicator on results-oriented frameworks?

An example from Honduras (cont.) An example from Honduras (cont.)

Developing country-level M&EDeveloping country-level M&EERP Information System (SIERP) being ERP Information System (SIERP) being

integrated with SIAFIintegrated with SIAFIGovernment prepared a SIERP Master Plan to Government prepared a SIERP Master Plan to

guide monitoring activities through 2015guide monitoring activities through 2015SIERP will be used to prepare a unified report SIERP will be used to prepare a unified report

serving as ERP Progress Report, report on serving as ERP Progress Report, report on MDGs and report for country policy makersMDGs and report for country policy makers

Overall findingsOverall findings

No country where all four CDF principles fully No country where all four CDF principles fully embedded in the PRS processembedded in the PRS process Long-term holistic vision and country Long-term holistic vision and country

ownership show the most progressownership show the most progress Country-led partnership and results focus show Country-led partnership and results focus show

the least progressthe least progress Countries implementing a PRS the longest are Countries implementing a PRS the longest are

the most advancedthe most advanced LICUS/fragile states lagging behindLICUS/fragile states lagging behind

Recommendation 1Recommendation 1

Encourage a stronger integration of long-term vision Encourage a stronger integration of long-term vision and PRS processes [to meet the World Summit target]and PRS processes [to meet the World Summit target]

Coordinate support among external partners for vision Coordinate support among external partners for vision and PRS development encouraging consolidation of and PRS development encouraging consolidation of strategic planning institutions in partner countriesstrategic planning institutions in partner countries

Promote integration of vision and PRS processes into Promote integration of vision and PRS processes into constitutionally required or traditional planning constitutionally required or traditional planning processesprocesses

Encourage link in LICUS between short-term planning Encourage link in LICUS between short-term planning focused on recovery and long-term perspective focused on recovery and long-term perspective developed through a participatory processdeveloped through a participatory process

Recommendation 2Recommendation 2 Help build up strategic capacity in line ministries, Help build up strategic capacity in line ministries,

local governments and civil society while local governments and civil society while strengthening central coordinationstrengthening central coordination Support inter-ministerial or Cabinet-wide coordination Support inter-ministerial or Cabinet-wide coordination

mechanisms at the policy and budget levelsmechanisms at the policy and budget levels Encourage synchronization of local development Encourage synchronization of local development

planning processes with PRS formulation and updatesplanning processes with PRS formulation and updates Promote the creation of checks and balances between Promote the creation of checks and balances between

the executive and the legislature through the creation the executive and the legislature through the creation of parliamentary committees charged with following of parliamentary committees charged with following the PRS processthe PRS process

Support mechanisms for systematic stakeholder Support mechanisms for systematic stakeholder participationparticipation

Recommendation 3Recommendation 3

Support government leadership of aid Support government leadership of aid coordination, and increase coordination among coordination, and increase coordination among development assistance agenciesdevelopment assistance agencies Defer CG and RT meetings to government Defer CG and RT meetings to government

chairmanship and hold them in-country to allow chairmanship and hold them in-country to allow for a stronger role of local institutionsfor a stronger role of local institutions

Update assistance strategies to align with Update assistance strategies to align with national development strategies, intensifying the national development strategies, intensifying the use of multi-donor budget support and SWApsuse of multi-donor budget support and SWAps

Make capacity building the central objective of Make capacity building the central objective of joint analytical workjoint analytical work

Recommendation 4Recommendation 4 Provide coordinated support for scaling up Provide coordinated support for scaling up

M&E from project to sector to country levelM&E from project to sector to country level Reduce fragmentation by supporting one country Reduce fragmentation by supporting one country

level M&E system rather than disparate project level M&E system rather than disparate project systemssystems

Favor the mainstreaming of PRS Progress Favor the mainstreaming of PRS Progress Reports and MDG Reports into existing reporting Reports and MDG Reports into existing reporting requirements for national institutionsrequirements for national institutions

Support development of country-owned Support development of country-owned statistical capacity building strategies within statistical capacity building strategies within PRSsPRSs

Encourage the development of government Encourage the development of government communication strategiescommunication strategies

Looking towards the futureLooking towards the future

Expanding the methodology to Expanding the methodology to include some MICsinclude some MICs

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