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Enhancing Support for Poverty Reduction Strategies in Mozambique

This presentation explores the processes supporting Poverty Reduction Strategies in Mozambique, focusing on key historical events, partnerships with donors, national agenda alignment, challenges, and emerging trends in governance and civil society involvement. Strengths and weaknesses of the Mozambican process are examined, alongside broad challenges and questions regarding sustainable development, aid dependency, donor-Government relations, and capacity building. The role of various stakeholders, including Trócaire, in advancing poverty reduction efforts is highlighted.

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Enhancing Support for Poverty Reduction Strategies in Mozambique

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  1. International Processes supporting PRS & National Agenda in Mozambique Presentation to: SARPN Regional Workshop: Poverty Reduction Strategies - Moving from Formulation to Implementation 21/22 November 2006

  2. Background • Post-war: up to 168 on UNDP HDI • Long history of significant donor support: 87% of GNI in 1992 • 2000: G-6 - Joint Donor Framework MF w GOM • 2001: PARPA 1 – basis for alignment • 2004: MOU & PAF • 2004: 3rd National Elections • 2005: Mandate President Guebuza • 2005/6: PARPA 2 - 54% to 45% in absolute poverty (2009)

  3. Paris & Rome Declarations, PRSP as key bases • PARPA 2: MDG, NEPAD, SADC linked • Relationships built up between donors and GOM over a long period of time • Political will of vanguard of donors to make positive example; feeling of other donors to join • “Symbiotic” relationship GOM//donors • Aligned to annual budget process • WB inside/outside

  4. General budget support as preferred choice of progressives. • GBS approx 30% of total State budget in 2007. Programme Aid Partners will devote US$372M out of total of US$595M • MOU underlying principles & PAF, PAP’s PAF (linked to Paris); • Joint Review & Mid-Year Review • Coordinated ongoing policy dialogue GOM & donor G-18 (>> DPG) • SWAPS (Sectoral programmes turning into sectoral budget support) & Area-Based: hedging bets

  5. General move from off- to on-budget. • Counteract piecemeal approach of donors • Diminish power of individual ministries reinforce centrality of MPD in planning • ODAMOZ: >transparency from donors

  6. More ownership / lead • GOM lead: review mechanisms of PARPA planning, performance, thematic technical working groups. • PARPA II • PAMS • Hearings on donor Country Strategic Planning • Technical Assistance/Capacity Building

  7. Emerging Trends - Internal • Towards One Party State • Parliament & CS; Admin Tribunal/Judiciary • Centralisation vs Decentralisation process • Performance vs rhetoric: • Capacity issues; based in Maputo • Personal interest • Culture of accountability/transparency • Un-elected officials; elected officials accountable upwards • Ex. Zambézia x 2 • Political/regional bias

  8. Mozambican Civil Society • Political culture: the party, opposition, external forces • Coalitions/Networks • Maputo-based CSOs privileged access but links to people? • Provincial-based CSOs >links to people but limited access to centre/real influence? • PARPA II & Annual Poverty Report

  9. Trócaire’s Role • PRS Project • Study, inform & lobby • WB/IMF • Bilaterals • Assist partners in advocacy • Mobilising for Justice – holding to account • Poverty Analysis & Monitoring Systems Group • Communications sub-group • Faith-Based Organisations’ PARPA Monitoring • Partner Capacity Building & Accompaniment Approach

  10. Strengths of Mozambican Process • Progress, service delivery • G-18 > harmonisation/alignment (& coord mechanisms) - PAPS performance • > GOM lead • > Use of State Budget • Planning & budgeting, policy devt, macroeconomic • Decentralisation principle • Openness to CS participation

  11. Weaknesses of Mozambican Process • GOM capacity • G-18 limited ability to monitor • Major donors still outside • Donor internal & political barriers to Paris • Lack of clarity about underlying principles: common threshold of tolerance? • Limited CS involvement

  12. Broad Challenges for Mozambique… • PRSP: poverty reduction = national sustainable development? • Aid dependency: fashion to change? • Donor govt parliaments & need for impact/effectiveness • Aid strengthening party, undermining democracy • World Bank engagement & commitment • Other donors • Strategic Communications/M&E • Approaches & policy on technical assistance and capacity building.

  13. CS Challenges & Questions • Overcome political/ideological barriers to local CS involvement: >owned & managed advocacy; long-term, not events • Local experience & advocacy mutually linked to national, regional & global advocacy • How & when should CS & donors react to Govt. breaches of MOU/non-performance? • How & when should CS & Govt. react to donor breaches?

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