STRATEGY AND BUSINESS PLANNING WORKSHOP FOR THE NEPAD, REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND TRADE DEPARTMENT STRATEGY AND BUSINESS PLANNING WORKSHOP FOR THE NEPAD,

STRATEGY AND BUSINESS PLANNING WORKSHOP FOR STRATEGY AND BUSINESS PLANNING WORKSHOP FOR THE NEPAD, REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND TRADE THE NEPAD, REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND TRADE

DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANKTunis, Tunisia5-7 July 2007

STRATEGIES, PRIORITIES AND EXPECTATIONSSTRATEGIES, PRIORITIES AND EXPECTATIONSECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICAECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA

Dr. Robert M. Okello, DirectorNEPAD and Regional Integration Division

10.04.23 08:15 nachm. [email protected] 2

OutlineOutline

Africa’s Development Challenges Mandate of ECA Strategic Framework Programme Structure NEPAD and Regional Integration Division Partnership Collaboration with ADB


Africa’s Development ChallengeAfrica’s Development ChallengePhasesPhases of Africa’s Developmentof Africa’s Development

Period Characteristic Global Factors Africa’s Response

Regional Initiatives

1960 – 1970

Political Independence

Commodity Boom Institution Building

OAU

ADB

1970 – 1980

Military Rule

Oil Crisis

Cold War

1980 – 1990

Africa’s Lost Decade

SAP’s Lagos Plan of Action (1980)

UNTACDA I and IDDA I

PTA’s: COMESA, SADC, ECCAS, UMA


Phases of Africa’s Development (Con’t.)Phases of Africa’s Development (Con’t.)

Period Characteristic

Global factors Africa’s Response

Regional Initiatives

1990 – 2000

Turn - Around

Globalization- Rio (1992)- Cairo (1994)- Beijing (1995)- Copenhagen (1995)

Abuja Treaty AEC (1991

UNTACDA II and IDDA II

Cairo Agenda for relaunching Africa’s development (1995)

2000 – Present

Renaissance claiming the 21st Century

More Globalization

- MDG (2000)- Doha (2001)- Monterrey (2002)- Johannesburg (2002)- Paris (2005)- G 8 Focus on Africa- UNGA Focus on Africa

NEPADAUUSA


Mandate of ECAMandate of ECA

Original current

-Promotes the economic and social development of its member States

- Foster intra-regional integration,

- Promote international cooperation for Africa's development.

The Commission’s mandate and role are consistent with and complementary to those of AU and AfDB. ECA contributes to:

-Promoting regional integration in support of the African Union vision and priorities.

-Meeting Africa’s special needs and emerging global challenges.- Assist and facilitate the work of the African Union (AU) and the regional economic communities.

- Strengthening the partnership with the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank (AfDB)


MandateMandate

Within its general mandate, ECA has played and continues to play the role of:

Advocacy and catalyst for spearheading development in Africa

Articulating issues, producing policy responses and incisive publications to guide and orient member States’ development efforts on a number of key issues and problems

Building capacities through training, seminars, workshops, advisory services, and provision of technical assistance

Monitoring and analysing countries’ economic performance, including providing them with early warning signs and corrective measures to get their economic fundamentals on track


Strategic FrameworkStrategic Framework

The United Nations Summit outcome Document defining new areas of development focus

The UN Secretary General’s Management Reforms

The exercise on Review of Mandates in the UN system

The new Cooperation Agreement between the United Nations and the African Union: 10 year Capacity Building Plan for the AU

The need to ensure better coherence of UN support to Africa, and

The Need for enhanced partnership.


Strategic Framework (Con’t.)Strategic Framework (Con’t.)

The ECA 2007-2009 Business Plan

Achieving the MDGs

Integrating for development

Benefiting from globalisation

Strengthening institutions and capacity for development



Strategic orientation and repositioning Strategic orientation and repositioning

Two key areas of concentration now underpin ECA’s strategic orientation:

Promotion of Regional integration in support of the African Union vision and priorities, and

Meeting Africa’s special needs and the emerging global challenges. These special needs and challenges include: MDGs, globalization, gender equity, NEPAD and APRM, sustainable development, statistics, ICT and governance



Expected outcome:Expected outcome:

Increased regional integration and effective integration into the global economy

Accelerated progress towards achieving the MDGs, including poverty reduction, sustainable development and gender equity

Improved macroeconomic policies, political and economic governance

Enhanced development of ICT and participation in the knowledge economy

Improved statistical capacity of member States to enable planning for achieving the MDGs and for monitoring progress, and

Strengthened and better-networked institutions and centers of excellence to build Africa’s capacity for sustained development.



The subprogrammes are focused on the following themes:

Subprogramme 1. Trade, finance and economic development

Subprogramme 2. Food security and sustainable development Subprogramme 3. Governance and public administration

Subprogramme 4. Information and science and technology for development

Subprogramme 5. Economic cooperation and regional integration Subprogramme 6. Gender and women in development

Subprogramme 7. Subregional activities for development

Subprogramme 8. Development planning and administration African

Subprogramme 9. Statistics



Strengthening of ECA’s Subregional Offices

A major part of this strategic orientation and repositioning consists of strengthening ECA’s five Subregional Offices by decentralizing more staff and resources to them, so that ECA can have a stronger Subregional presence and proximity to its member States.

The ECA five Subregional Offices (SROs) are:

SRO for North Africa based in Rabat, Morocco SRO for West Africa based in Niamey, Niger SRO for Central Africa based in Yaoundé, Cameroon SRO for Eastern Africa based in Kigali, Rwanda, and SRO for Southern Africa based in Lusaka, Zambia.



Mandate of SRO

Lead in shaping ECA’s agenda and its implementation at the Subregional level

Promote and support specific Subregional priorities and programs

Operate Subregional nodes for knowledge management and networking.

Act as privileged partners of the RECs

Partner with African Union Commission’s Subregional offices and institutions

Engage member States through UN Country Teams, and

Participate in joint AU-ADB-ECA programmes on regional integration


ECA’s NEPAD and Regional Integration Division (NRID)

Main objectives:

Strengthen the process of regional integration in Africa through promoting intra-regional and international trade as well as physical integration, with particular emphasis on the transport and communications sector.

Strengthen the United Nations’ system support for the implementation of NEPAD at the regional and Subregional levels

Support to NEPAD Secretariat


ECA’s NEPAD and Regional Integration Division (NRID) (Con’t.)

Expected accomplishments of NRID Strengthened national capacities for policy-making in the area of regional

integration.

Increased national capacities to adopt policies and programmes for rationalizing and streamlining the regional economic communities and other institutions of regional integration in Africa

Enhanced coherence, coordination and cooperation among United Nations agencies in support of the implementation of NEPAD at the regional and Subregional levels

Improved cooperation and coordination between United Nations agencies and African continental organizations (African Union, African Development Bank and the regional economic communities) for the effective implementation of NEPAD at the regional and Subregional levels.


ECA’s NEPAD and Regional ECA’s NEPAD and Regional Integration Division (NRID) (Con’t.)Integration Division (NRID) (Con’t.)

NRID Sections

Regional Integration Section

Infrastructure Section

NEPAD Support Unit.



Major Areas of Work

Promotion of Regional Integration

Institutional Support to RECs

Assessment of Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA)

Support on trade issues



Major Areas of Work (Con’t.)

Infrastructure and Natural Resources DevelopmentInfrastructure and Natural Resources Development

Transport: SSATP; Almaty Programme for Landlocked Least Developed Countries; Yamoussoukro Decision on African Air Transport; Road Safety

Energy: Capacity Building for Integrated Resources Planning (IRP) for Energy/Electricity in Africa.

Water: Africa Water Development Report; UN Inter-Agency Group on Water; African water information clearing houses; Climate for Development (ClimDev) Africa Programme.

Mining: Integrating mining and mineral issues in development; Promotion of mineral clusters; Advisory services to countries



Major Areas of Work (Con’t)

Support to NEPAD – Strategic PartnerSupport to NEPAD – Strategic Partner

Regular work programs - ECA specifically takes into account NEPAD’s objectives in the preparation of its biennial work programs and budget

Responding to specific requests from NEPAD organs and related structures as a continuous strategic partner of NEPAD (5 Year Evaluation)

Creation of continent-wide initiatives such as the African Development Forum, the Big Table meeting, and Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers Learning Group, that have helped advance Africa’s development agenda.

The NEPAD Support Unit in NRID was designed to strengthen ECA’s support to NEPAD and its role of coordinating and operationalizing UN support to NEPAD. The establishment of the unit is already beginning to have some impact.


Special Initiatives Special Initiatives

The Big Table A platform senior policymakers from Africa and OECD for informal discussions of issues for sustained growth and poverty reduction, the critical importance of African leadership and commitment and the importance of mutually reinforcing partnerships between the continent and its development partners to achieving effective outcomes.

African Development Forum provides a platform for all stakeholders, member States, the private sector, civil society and development partners, to engage in candid and constructive dialogue and build consensus on major challenges facing the African continent.


ADFADFMeeting No

Theme Major OutcomeMajor Outcome

I – Oct.

1999

The Challenge to Africa of Globalization and the Information age

NICI Plans implemented in many African countries. RICI being developed with RECs

II – Dec

2000

AIDS: The greatest Leadership Challenge

Consensus Statement formed basis of AU Heads of States and Government Abuja Declaration on HIV/AIDS and other Related Infections Diseases; the GA Special Session on HIV/AIDS; and CHIGA (2001)

III – March

2002

Defining Priorities for Regional Integration

Consensus Statement informed AU decisions on accelerating progress in Regional Integration

IV – Oct.

2004

Governance for a progressing Africa

Measuring and Monitoring Good Governance in Africa; Africa Governance Report used in APRM

V – Nov.

2006

Youth and Leadership in the 21st Century

Launching of the African Youth Charter


Big TableBig TableMeeting

No

Theme Major Outcome

I – Nov.

2000

International Development Goals and PRS’s

Africa PRSP Leaving Group established 2nd Generation PRS

II – Oct.

2001

Governance and the African Peer Review Process

APRM is successful

Implementation of NEPAD

III – Jan.

2003

Mutual Accountability and Development Aid Effectiveness

Agreement to monitor development aid effectiveness in African countries and OECD countries. First report on mutual Review of Development Effectiveness produced in 2005

IV – Feb.

2007

The Challenge of Effective Management of Natural Resources for Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa

Action Plan for Managing natural resources


PartnershipsPartnerships

Partnership with UN system

UN Regional Consultations Mechanism for inter-agency coordination to support both the NEPAD agenda and key priority issues of the AU Commission.

Tripartite ECA/AUC/ADB collaboration

Joint Secretariat to foster much stronger and seamless partnership with the African Union Commission and the African Development Bank based on a shared vision of Africa’s development objectives as embodied in NEPAD and AU priorities


PartnershipsPartnerships

Bilateral ECA-AfDB Partnership

2006 ECA and AfDB Executives, senior and technical staff met again in Golden Tulip Hotel, in Tunis agreed on the following areas of collaboration:

Knowledge Management, Capacity Building and Statistics

Governance, Post Conflict, Fragile States

Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy, Environment/Water and sustainable development

Regional Integration, RECs’ issues, Trade and Private Sector

Promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment


Possible Areas of Collaboration with ADB

ARIA IV on intra-African trade and subsequent ARIA series

Evaluation of NEPAD

Capacity building for mainstreaming regional integration and NEPAD at national level

Studies, workshops/seminars on trade facilitation

Support to the implementation of the NEPAD Medium to Long Term Strategic Framework (MLSF) for infrastructure development.

International Investment Conference on Infrastructure and Natural Resources Development in Africa


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