The Asian Development The Asian Development Bank and Social Bank and Social

ProtectionProtection

Presentation by Bart W. ÉdesPresentation by Bart W. Édes

EC Social Protection Training EC Social Protection Training CourseCourse

14 June 2012 - Bangkok14 June 2012 - Bangkok

How ADB Views Social Protection

Essential for inclusive growth

Breaks the cycle of poverty

Invests in people

Social Protection Social Protection StrategyStrategy

• Reduce poverty & vulnerabilityReduce poverty & vulnerability• Strengthen country focusStrengthen country focus• Enhance partnershipsEnhance partnerships• Take a medium-to-Take a medium-to-

long-term viewlong-term view• Strategy 2020Strategy 2020: Expand : Expand

human capacities through human capacities through investmentsinvestments

Funding Social ProtectionSmall share of ADB’s

overall portfolio

Loans, grants, & TAs for

SP reform and expansion

Spikes in crises

Education, health, public

expenditure management/finance

Areas of Social Protection

Labor market Labor market policies/programspolicies/programs

Social insurance programsSocial insurance programs

Social assistanceSocial assistance

Micro and area based Micro and area based schemesschemes

Child protectionChild protection

Develop Knowledge Solutions More analysis of More analysis of

social protection social protection trends and policy trends and policy issuesissues

Particular attention Particular attention to social assistanceto social assistance

Reports and briefsReports and briefsKnowledge sharing Knowledge sharing

events in regionevents in region

Social Protection IndexSocial Protection Index

SP expenditures per potential beneficiaries SP expenditures per potential beneficiaries divided by poverty linedivided by poverty line

Includes more than 30 countriesIncludes more than 30 countriesSpending, poverty targeting, coverageSpending, poverty targeting, coverage In collaboration with OECD and ILOIn collaboration with OECD and ILOA new indicator for inclusive growth within A new indicator for inclusive growth within

ADB’s results frameworkADB’s results framework

SPI HighlightsSPI Highlights• SP expenditures on social insurance > social SP expenditures on social insurance > social

assistance and labor market programs assistance and labor market programs

• SPSP spending/GDP: 0 spending/GDP: 0.7% in Vanuatu to 19.2% .7% in Vanuatu to 19.2% in Japan (mean of 4.2%, median 2.5%) in Japan (mean of 4.2%, median 2.5%)

• Some countries: broad SP programs with Some countries: broad SP programs with small benefits to large numberssmall benefits to large numbers

• Others: narrow SP programs with generous Others: narrow SP programs with generous benefits to few benefits to few

Partnerships for SPPartnerships for SP• Collaboration on MDGs with UN Collaboration on MDGs with UN

partners, on jobs with ILO, on health partners, on jobs with ILO, on health with WHO and UNAIDS, and social with WHO and UNAIDS, and social sectors with UNICEF sectors with UNICEF

• Regular dialogue with global union Regular dialogue with global union federations and the ITUCfederations and the ITUC

• Knowledge sharing across the South Knowledge sharing across the South between ADB and Inter-American between ADB and Inter-American Development BankDevelopment Bank

• Interaction with bilateral development Interaction with bilateral development agencies and NGOsagencies and NGOs

Thank You!Thank You!