1. The Challenge of Integrating the MDGs with Existing Processes (APRM and NDPs) A way forward towards a post 2015 agenda

2. Outline MDG based planning and progress Integrating MDG & Aprm
Consultative process MDG post 2015
Some tentative conclusions

3. Context
2005 UN Outcome Document on MDG consistent PRS/NDPs as a requirement to accelerate towards MDGs.
This was based on improved:
Ownership
Results based benchmarks
Long term perspective

4. MDG based planning 11 Country studies on planning processes
Using the MDGs to inform:
National Vision
Cost into MTEF and budgetary process
Benchmark NDPs
Improved progress towards MDGs and assisted in a focus on results

5. MDG progress
Goal 2: African countries likely to meet enrollment targets, but must consolidate efforts for completion rates
Goal 3, Target 3A: Positive trends in education parity and improvements in political representation of women
Goal 6, Target 6A: Significant improvements in prevention of new HIV infections and provision of Antiretroviral Treatment
Goal 8, Target 8D: A considerable number of African countries have reached post-HIPC completion point

6. MDGs Progress II
MDGs that require household income to progress are progressing the least- poverty still remains the kernel of the MDGs
Progress is skewed towards urban and high income groups
Inadequate resource allocation
Inefficient and inefficacious public service delivery
Coordination issues

7. Integrating the Initiatives: APRM vs. MDG-based NDPs
MDGs and APRM share several areas of commonality
APRM Questionnaire is a basis for assessing commonality
Questionnaire has four sections addressing four governance themes – political, economic, corporate governance and socio development
Each section outlines a number of objectives related to the theme of the section
For each objective there are questions
For each question there are a number of indicators

8. Why Integrate? To exploit synergies among the initiatives
To avoid the establishment of parallel institutions and processes that overstretch the limited capacities of developing countries
To deepen existing institutions and processes
To ensure more targeted use of scarce resources

9. APRM Questionnaire: Socio-Econ Development
MDGs
APRM Questionnaire: Socio-Econ Development
Objective
Relevant Questions
Indicators
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
[2] Accelerate socio-economic development to achieve sustainable development and poverty eradication
[1] Measures to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development and poverty eradication
[2] Outcomes of measures to achieve sustainable development and poverty eradication?
1.Steps to accelerate sustainable development
2. Resource allocation for poverty reduction
1. GDP growth
2. MDG indicators
3. WSSD indicators
4. Gender disaggregated social indicators

10. APRM Questionnaire: Socio Economic Development
MDGs
APRM Questionnaire: Socio Economic Development
Objective
Relevant Questions
Indicators
Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
[ 3] Strengthen policies, delivery mechanisms and outcomes in key social areas including education and combating of HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases
[Q2] What are the outcomes of the policies and mechanisms on social indicators
Education, particularly enrolment of girls in schools including tertiary institutions and other institutions of higher learning

11. APRM Questionnaire: Economic Governance
MDGs
APRM Questionnaire: Economic Governance
Objective
Relevant Questions
Indicators
Goal 1:
Goal 2:
Goal 6:
Goal 3:
Goal 7:
[1] Promote macroeconomic policies that support sustainable development (consistent with NEPAD objective of sustainable development)
[3] What sectoral or microeconomic policies has your country developed and implemented to promote economic growth and sustainable development?
1.Sectoral or microeconomic policies and programs adopted and implemented in support of sustainable development

12. Consultative process on post 2015 agenda I
An ECA-administered electronic survey of 112 stakeholders from 32 African countries, distributed across the five subregions of the continent yielded the following perspectives on the post-2015 development agenda:
The MDGs remain relevant to member States
The overwhelming majority of survey respondents agree that the MDG areas: (a) are important development priorities for their countries, (b) reflect “most/all” or “some” of the development priorities of their respective countries, and (c) should feature in the post-2015 agenda.
The MDGs only reflect a subset of development priorities
Notwithstanding the perceived relevance of the MDGs, a significant proportion of survey respondents identified other broad development areas that the current MDGs neglect and made suggestions for improvement.

13. Some Results of Consultative process

14. Consultative process on post 2015 agenda II

15. Development Indicator enablers

18. Some conclusions
The MDGs post 2015 are informed by focus, processes and initiatives of Governance and APRM
There is a mixture of enablers and indicators identified
Participatory process is key to ownership and accountability
Public service delivery will remain key

19. Thank You