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Recent & Future Developments in HR

ADB CEA Experience in the Mekong and Beyond. Recent & Future Developments in HR. By : Mark Kasman 18 January 2005. Outline of Presentation. ADB’s experience with CEAs in CSPs Implications and future directions Experience from the Mekong Subregion Conclusions.

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Recent & Future Developments in HR

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  1. ADB CEA Experience in the Mekong and Beyond Recent & Future Developments in HR By : Mark Kasman 18 January 2005

  2. Outline of Presentation • ADB’s experience with CEAs in CSPs • Implications and future directions • Experience from the Mekong Subregion • Conclusions

  3. ADB CEA Implementation • 9 prepared in 2004: Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Cambodia, Mongolia, Philippines and Azerbaijan plus one for pacific islands • 8 scheduled for 2005: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Fiji, Laos, Solomon islands, Vietnam, Nepal and Pakistan • 3 scheduled for 2006: Maldives, PNG and Vanuatu

  4. ADB CEA Implementation Intranet website established for knowledge management:

  5. Content of CEA Reports • Section 1: State of environment and links to economy and poverty • Section 2: Analysis of sustainable development issues and opportunities • Section 3: Implications for ADB’s country assistance strategy and program

  6. Lessons on CEA Process • Sections 1 & 2 best used for consultations, translated as necessary • Integration of Section 3 into CSP requires strong engagement with country team • Donor harmonization still weak, tried in Kyrgyzstan and upcoming in Vietnam

  7. CEA Content Lessons • Analytical content not yet satisfactory, including diagnostics of policy/institutional framework for environmental management • Country safeguard delivery systems have not been adequately assessed • Sections 2 and 3 often weakly connected • Need to strike a balance between “environment” as theme versus sector

  8. Future Directions • Assessments of country safeguard delivery systems will support decisions regarding their use • Private sector roles have been weakly covered – AEO 2005 recommendations to be incorporated • Have begun since mid-2004 to require that disaster preparedness and response be assessed

  9. Future Directions MDG-7 contributions framework Poverty-environment analysis improvements, Uzbekistan a good model, and PEP grants now supportive Need agreed methodology re policies and institutions to support benchmarking

  10. Mekong Experience: Overview • Pilot Approach • Increasingly Positive Results • Setting the Stage

  11. Cambodia • If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

  12. Laos • Collaboration with World Bank LEM • NGO Forum • Focus on Sections 2 and 3 • Engaged in the Process

  13. Vietnam • Stronger Donor Coordination • NGO Forum for Awareness and Substantive Input • Developing Road Map

  14. Greater Mekong Subregion • Regional Strategic Planning • Core Environment Program • Biodiversity Corridors Conservation Action Plan

  15. Conclusions • Culture change at HQ and in Field • Emphasis on strengthening analytical content and linkage to country programs • Strong CEA provides argument for potent env theme and/or sector

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