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2 nd EAP Regional Conference on PRS Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA – 16-18 October 2003

yuT§saRsþkat;bnßyPaBRkIRk. POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY Developing: Achievements & Challenges. 2 nd EAP Regional Conference on PRS Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA – 16-18 October 2003. ACHIEVEMENT. 1. PRS FORMULATION. Cambodia PRS was called NPRS 2003-2005

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2 nd EAP Regional Conference on PRS Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA – 16-18 October 2003

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  1. yuT§saRsþkat;bnßyPaBRkIRk POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY Developing: Achievements & Challenges 2nd EAP Regional Conference on PRS Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA – 16-18 October 2003

  2. ACHIEVEMENT 1. PRS FORMULATION • Cambodia PRS was called NPRS 2003-2005 • Institutional Arrangement: CSD/MOP (14 LMs) • GS-CSD: Core team, PMATU, 14 LMWG, Donor WG, NGO WG, Parliament WG, Private sector WG • Participation Process: 4 national workshops, 3 regional consultations, several technical meetings and consultations with all stakeholders • NPRS 2003-2005 was consistent with SEDPII 2001-2005 • NPRS 03-05 was approved on 20 December 2002

  3. ACHIEVEMENT 2. POVERTY MAPPING • Poverty mapping at commune level • Poverty map (poverty headcount index) • Nutrition map (underweight, stunting) • Education need map (basic education) • Natural disaster map (flooding, draught) • Commune listed by poverty rate and by number of poor

  4. ACHIEVEMENT 3. NPRS DISSEMINATION • NPRS dissemination workshops at 7 poorest provinces • 2,000 NPRS full documents and 5,000 executive summary • 20,000 “Reducing Poverty” booklet of 20 strategic actions for the poor, village chiefs, commune councils, district and provincial authorities • PR Mobile show at 50 poorest communes in 13 poor provinces • PR Video 20 mn, TV spot, Radio spot, Calendar

  5. ACHIEVEMENT 4. NPRS FUNDING/BUDGETING • Social sector allocation increased while defense and security were cut down • MTEF preparation (MEF/IMF) • NPRS need $5,240 M while country available budget has only $1,500 M for 2003-2004-2005 • PIP 2003-2005: Ongoing & committed projects spent most for health sector • PIP targeting 65% to rural and 35% to urban • Village/commune/district/provincial own budgets for their pro-poor programs/projects

  6. ACHIEVEMENT 5. GROWTH SOURCES • National Account 1993-2001 • WTO accession – 20 September 2003

  7. ACHIEVEMENT 6. NPRS MONITORING • CSES 2003-2004: Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey • PMIS: Poverty Management Information System (FIVIMS, EMIS, HMIS…) • PPA: Participatory Poverty Assessment • CMDGR 2003: Cambodia Millennium Development Goals Report • APRI 2003: NPRS Annual Progress Report on Implementation

  8. ACHIEVEMENT 7. GOVERNANCE IMPROVEMENT • GAP I 2000: Governance Action Plan I • Finalization of GAP II 2003: Governance Action Plan II • Commune Council Election – Feb 2002: Decentralization of Administration, Planning and Financing

  9. CHALLENGES 1. ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ON IMPL • APRI 2003 preparation – September-December 2003 • APRI 03 First Draft – 16 October 2003 • APRI 03 submission for COM endorsement – 10 December 2003 • APRI 03 transmittal to WB/IMF boards – 16 December 2003

  10. CHALLENGES 2. COSTING & PRIORITIZATION • PIS: Project Information Sheet (costing) • Project appraisal system in PIP process – 11 pro-poor criteria, weighting, scoring and ranking • Prioritizing APM of $5.2 B to match with available budget of $1.5 B • Identify priority actions for 2004 and 2005

  11. CHALLENGES 3. DONORS ALIGNMENT • Make PIP more pro-poor and pro-MDG • CG benchmark responding (Jun 02 – Feb 04) • Donor alignment through Government-Donor coordination WG and their Sub-WG full operation • Merging SEDP III & NPRS II 2006-2010

  12. CHALLENGES 4. NPRS LINK TO BUDGET & MTEF • Social sector allocation increasing • Agriculture and Rural development need to be increased significantly • MTEF finalization (MEF/IMF)

  13. CHALLENGES 5. COUNTRY RESOURCES • National budget and external fund • Growth sources • Financial reform

  14. CHALLENGES 6. NPRS MONITORING • CSES 2003-2004: new “diary method”, new baseline and comparable? • PMIS for annual poverty data updating • MDG indicators coverage • Data from LM, NGO, research institute, academic, etc… • PPA

  15. CHALLENGES 7. GOVERNANCE • GAP II 2003 finalization • Civil servants reform • Anticorruption law endorsement • Commune councils capacity building: Administration, planning, financing

  16. CAMBODIA TARGET To reduce poverty from 36% in 1999 To 31% in 2005 and then To 19% in 2015 With average poverty reduction speed of 1.2% per annum …!

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