Harmonising Ex ante poverty impact assessment International Forum on Poverty Reduction

HarmonisingHarmonisingEx ante poverty impact Ex ante poverty impact

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On Good Practices

14-15 November 2006Solveig Buhl, GTZ

[email protected]

A harmonised ex ante Poverty Impact Assessment (PIA) is required

The new challenges are• Harmonization

• Alignment

• Accountability

• Management for Development Results

• Increasing effectiveness

The Task Team within DAC POVNET

• Group founded in 2005 to develop harmonised and easy to use approach to (ex ante) poverty impact assessment

• Participants: DAC/OECD, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, UK, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, Ireland, Finland (plus consultations with partner countries)

• Report “Harmonizing ex ante Poverty Impact Assessment” approved by DAC in March 2006 http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/32/44/36573576.pdf

• Pilots by several donors in 2006

• Guide to PIA will be submitted to POVNET in November 2006 and soon be published

Basic properties and level of application

• Can cover most interventions (policy, programmes, projects, NOT budget support)

• Based on existing approaches, e.g. PSIA, capability framework

• Use of existing data and analyses

• Relatively simple, flexible approach, providing 5 modules with matrices

Assess Improvements to

MDGs plus

Assess Enhancement to capabilities

Determine transmission channels

Analyse Institutions & Stakeholders

Determine & Design Interventions

Country Assistance StrategiesNational Strategies / Plans

RESULTS

CHAIN

PIA Modules

5

4

3

2

1

MDGs

Risks

PIA Framework and modules

Information quality and gaps

PIA is a flexible approach

• PIA should be embedded in ongoing planning and appraisal process: can be part of comprehensive planning document or constitute separate report

• PIA can be carried out by interdisciplinary team or as a desk study – should never degenerate into a mere box ticking exercise

• Time needed varies between 2 days and 2-3 weeks

• can also be used - in slightly modified way – for assessment during or after implementation

The improved understanding of the planned interventions serves several purposes

To summarise, PIA allows to • identify interventions with high poverty reduction and

pro-poor growth impact• improve design of proposed intervention• identify existing information and information gaps• identify monitoring needs

• Increased transparency, accountability and dialogue• Reduces burden on partner countries• Clearly in line with Paris Declaration!

Next steps and challenges for the future

• Dissemination of lessons learned and continuous learning

• Up-scaling of the approach • Increased involvement of partner countries • Capacity development

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! For further information

Promoting Pro-Poor Growth: Harmonising Ex Ante Poverty Impact Assessment

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/32/44/36573576.pdf

The Guide to Ex Ante Poverty Impact Assessment will be published soon!

Module 1: Poverty situation and relevance to national strategies and plans

General poverty situation in country / region / area

Existing national strategies / programmes relevant to the intervention

Short description of the intervention and how it aligns to national programmes

Stakeholders / intermediaries

Main Tasks Interests and pro-poor agenda; aspects that might hinder them to have a pro-poor agenda (risks)

Rating

Company India Buy seedlings and produce bio diesel

No particular interest in poverty reduction

0

ICRISAT Capacity Development Research &Development

Mainly interested in developing viable, sustainable agronomic approach, but also interested in poverty reduction

+

International company

TechnologyTransfer

No particular interest in poverty reduction

0

NGOs Organising village level groups to ensureequity

By mandate interested in poverty reduction and equity issues

++

Very negativeNegativeNot significantPositiveVery positive

- --+++Stength/Directionimpact Very negativeNegativeNot significantPositiveVery positive

- --+++Stength/Directionimpact

Module 2: Stakeholder/ Institution Analysis, Example PPP Biofuel

Module 3: Understanding Transmission Channels, example biofuel

Transmission Channels

Transmission Channels

Used

Results by Transmission Channel Categories

Information Sources

Details & Risks Short term Medium term

Details & Risks

Prices + Market might fluctuate

Employment

Transfers

Access +Authority +Assets + +

Very negativeNegativeNot significantPositiveVery positive

- --+++Stength/Directionimpact Very negativeNegativeNot significantPositiveVery positive

- --+++Stength/Directionimpact

Module 4: Outcomes related to capabilities, example biofuel

Outcomes in terms of capabilities

Detail&

risks

Inform-ation

sources

Mitigation or

reinforcing measures

Economic Human Political Socio-cultural

Protective Security

Stake-holderGroups

short term

medium term

shortterm

medium term

short term

medium term

short term

medium term

short term

medium term

Land owning poor (with large proportion of waste land)

+ ++ +    

Landless poor

members of SHGs (90% women)

+ +

Module 5: Understand impacts at aggregated level, example biofuel

Strategic Development Goals Impacts Details & Risks

Information Sources

MDG 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger +

MDG 2. Achieve universal primary education

MDG 3. Promote gender equality empower women

+ If SHG are supported

Interviews with …

MDG 4. Reduce child mortality

MDG 5. Improve maternal health

MDG 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, other diseases

MDG 7. Ensure environmental sustainability

Pro Poor Growth

Protecting the vulnerable

Peace, Security, Disarmament

Human Rights, democracy and good governance

Protecting the common environment + marginal