Achieving the MDGs:RBA Training Workshop

Module 7: Synthesis of sector needs assessments and preparation of 10 year framework

9-12 May 2005

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Agenda

1. Synthesis of sector needs assessments Check results Eliminate double counting and fill in gaps Identify synergies and iteratively refine estimates Consolidate investment needs

2. Preparation of 10-year framework Sequence implementation of interventions Design effective policies in support of MDG

interventions Divide the work and assign responsibilities

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Check results

Scope of sector assessments– Have all key interventions been considered?

Consistency of underlying data, e.g.– population growth rates– rural and urban population ratios– gender ratios

Order of magnitude of per capita investment needs– comparison with results from other countries (e.g.

Millennium Project studies and World Bank sector assessments)

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Check results

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Eliminate double counting and fill in gaps

Examine interventions across sectors and eliminate double counting

Identify areas not covered under needs assessments and fill in gaps

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Identify synergies and iteratively refine estimates

Long-term sectoral synergies: Maternal education leads to higher enrolment of children

Immediate sectoral synergies: Prevention interventions in health have rapid impact on disease incidence rates

Cross-sectoral synergies: Provision of roads increases access to emergency obstetric care

Interventions will have direct benefits and in some cases will positive externalities across sectors. These impacts should be accounted for in the needs assessment.Examples of direct benefits and synergies include:

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Ghana 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Hunger 39,761,141 41,883,444 44,582,171 48,204,164 53,181,060 61,335,561 Primary education 282,000,055 297,512,150 313,981,019 331,410,694 349,802,436 369,297,928 Secondary education 58,269,181 57,292,912 56,644,810 56,381,396 56,465,059 56,872,941 Adult literacy programs 7,041,095 7,413,899 7,792,791 8,172,977 8,558,512 8,952,694 Gender equality 39,413,545 52,515,283 54,582,726 56,575,960 58,625,411 60,817,191 Heatlth 358,280,159 391,956,610 428,798,470 469,103,271 513,196,512 561,434,285 Water supply 73,240,352 76,673,009 80,291,148 84,093,740 88,057,807 93,022,137 Sanitation and wastewater treatment 46,310,222 49,499,031 53,019,234 56,945,780 61,390,314 66,970,501 Slum dwellers 35,548,066 37,653,625 39,996,618 42,597,645 45,479,236 48,666,031 Energy 270,054,633 282,714,813 295,897,843 309,891,624 324,771,881 340,723,942 Roads 219,535,087 221,220,489 222,936,350 224,682,670 226,459,448 228,266,686 Total 1,429,453,536 1,516,335,265 1,598,523,180 1,688,059,920 1,785,987,676 1,896,359,896

Consolidate investment needs

Aggregated individual assessments into one framework:– E.g. using Millennium Project tool

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Agenda

1. Synthesis of sector needs assessments Check results Eliminate double counting and fill in gaps Identify synergies and iteratively refine estimates Consolidate investment needs

2. Preparation of 10-year framework Sequence implementation of interventions Design effective policies in support of MDG

interventions Divide the work and assign responsibilities

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Sequence implementation of interventions

Interventions to be sequenced first:

1. Quick Wins: Investments with high short-term impact that do not require major capacity building, e.g.: Distribution of insecticide-treated anti-malarial bednets Elimination of school and health fees Affordable replenishments of soil nutrients

2. Capacity-critical interventions: Public management (e.g. IT, financial management skills) Human resources (e.g. training, adjusting wages, hiring new staff) Infrastructure (e.g. roads, schools, health facilities)

3. Investments with long time lags, e.g.: Behavioral change through public education Demographic changes

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Design effective policies in support of MDG interventions

Civil service reform, e.g.:– Accountability systems– Recruitment and remuneration policies

Regulatory reform, e.g.:– Tariff structures– Environmental standards

Legislative reform, e.g.:– Land tenure system & property rights for women– Water laws

Decentralization and community involvement, e.g.:– Responsibilities and financing of local authorities

Fiscal reform, e.g. – Taxation and tax collection– Tax incentives for foreign direct investment

Financing policies– User fees and lifeline tariffs– Targeted subsidy schemes

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Divide the work and assign responsibilities

Three key types of responsibility need to be assigned: Planning and oversight

– Assign lead responsibility for each set of interventions to line ministry or other public body

Implementation – Agree on division of responsibilities between national and

local governments– Assign responsibility for the intervention to the level at

which action is necessary– Identify role of NGOs and private sector in delivering social

services and infrastructure investments Financing

– Decide who has authority over budgets and will report to parliament and development partners