NEPAL'S EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT THE ISTANBUL PROGRAM OF ACTION FOR LDCS JULY, 2013, GENEVA
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1 NEPAL'S EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT THE ISTANBUL PROGRAM OF ACTION FOR LDCS JULY, 2013, GENEVA Presented by: Pushpa Lal Shakya Joint Secretary National Planning Commission Secretariat Nepal
2 Presentation Outline 1. Nepal s Long -term Vision 2. Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA) 3. LDCs Graduation Criteria 4. Nepal s Achievements and Initiatives 5. Policy Challenges in Implementation 6. Way Forward 7. Conclusion
3 1. Nepal s Long - term Vision in TP Graduating from LDC to a developing nation by 2022, Create 'Prosperous, Peaceful and Just Nepal, Reduce poverty to a minimum level through high and inclusive growth, Secure peace, stability and good governance in all spheres of the nation, Ensure equal opportunities to all Nepalese, End all forms of discriminations in the society.
4 2. Istanbul Program of Action( IPoA) Succeeds Brussels Programme of Action (BPoA), The UN LDC 1V Conference adopted the IPoA on 13 May A mutually agreed compact between LDCs and their development partners. Goal of IPoA: To overcome structural challenges faced by the LDCs in order to eradicate poverty, achieve internationally agreed development goals and enable graduation from LDC category.
5 Rio+20 Conference The outcome of the Rio+20 Conference, The Future We Want, in June 2012 recognizes the serious constraints that the LDCs face in achieving sustainable development. The Asia region in particular faces multiple crises (e.g. financial, economic, food and energy) and challenges, including the need to address poverty and ensure rapid and sustainable economic growth. It is recognized that the LDCs, as the most vulnerable group of countries, need effective national policies, enhanced global support and appropriate mechanisms at all levels for achieving the goals and objectives of IPoA.
6 Objectives of IPoA Aim of IPoA is to enable half number of LDCs to graduate by Agreed that the national policies of LDCs and international support measures will focus on the following five core objectives. 1. Achieve sustained, equitable and inclusive economic growth in LDCs to at least 7 per cent per annum; 2. Build human capacities ; 3. Reduce the vulnerability of LDCs to economic, natural and environmental shocks and disasters, as well as climate change; 4. Enhance financial resources and their effective use for LDC,s development 5. Enhance good governance at all levels.
7 Principles to guide implementation of IPoA Country ownership and leadership. An integrated approach. Genuine partnership and solidarity. Result orientation. Peace and security, development and human rights. Equity. Voice and representation, and Balanced role of the state and market considerations.
8 Priority areas for action of the IPOA The IPoA contains eight priority areas for action: Productive capacity: infrastructure; energy; science, technology and innovation, private sector development Agriculture, food security and rural development: Trade. Commodities. Human and social development: education, training; population and primary health; youth development; shelter; water and sanitation; gender equality, empowerment of women; social protection.
9 Priority areas for action of the IPOA Cont.. Multiple crises and other emerging challenges: economic shocks; climate change and environmental sustainability; disaster risk reduction Mobilizing financial resources for development and capacity- building: domestic resource mobilization, ODA; external debt, FDI; remittances Good governance at all levels.
10 3. LDCs Graduation Criteria To graduate from LDC status a country must meet two of the three criteria. 1. Gross National Income (GNI): A country must meet the minimum GNI threshold set every three years. The 2012 level was US$1, Human Assets Index: This focuses on social indicators such as nutrition, child mortality, secondary school enrolment and adult literacy. Countries eligible for graduation must be at least 20% above the threshold set. Level for 2012 is Economic Vulnerability Index: This includes indicators related to the economic structure of a country and its ability to cope with potential economic shocks', such as natural disasters. The value is 32. The UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) reviews the LDC list every 3 years, the last review was done in March If a country meets the criteria in two successive reviews then it is eligible for graduation.
11 4. Nepal s Situation and Achievements in 2012
12 Index Value of Nepal Year EVI HAI Graduation Criteria(2012) GNI per capita ($) (220) (200) (210) (160) Figure in parenthesis are GNI figure from World Bank Atlas
13 Human Development Indicator 2012
14 Nepal s Present Macroeconomic Scenario Despite political uncertainty, Nepalese economy has made some progress in macroeconomic sector as well as in social sector. In the FY 2012/13, the revised estimate of GDP growth has been lower (3.6 percent) than the previous FY 2011/12. In the FY 2011/12, Nepal achieved 4.5 percent growth rate. In FY 2012/13, the estimated GNI per capita was US $ 721 and GNDI per capita US $ 926. The HAI 62.2 and EVI is The revenue growth has increased by about 22.5 percent in the last fiscal year compared to 20 percent growth in the FY 2011/12.
15 Nepal is likely to achieve 6 MDGs. The poverty has been declined from 31 percent in 2003/04 to 25.2 percent in 2010/11 and the preliminary estimate shows it has further decreased to 23.8 by Similarly, consumption Gini-Coefficient has been declined to 0.33 from Remarkable progresses have been achieved in health and education sectors. However, poverty, unemployment and under-employment, social disparities, low level of economic growth, vulnerable to external shocks are major problems of the economy that Nepal is facing today.
16 Productive Capacity: Increasing productive capacity of the economy is the prime focus of the government policies. The GoN has given emphasis to increase the productivity of labor as well as the capital. In the current Thirteenth Plan (Three year plan) (FY 2013/ /16) Nepal has focused on employment generation and it has emphasized in increasing value addition in agriculture as well as manufacturing products. The GoN has allocated more resources in transport and communication sector. The density of mobile telecom has increased tremendously. Public private partnership approach has been adopted in road construction and power generation.
17 Productive Capacity Cont Financial sector has been expanded to more rural areas and the government has encouraged to open the financial institutions in rural areas and deprived areas. Micro Enterprise Development programme has been implemented in 48 districts and it will be cover all the 75 districts in near future. This programme has helped to increase the products based on local raw materials, and production of improved technology and skills.
18 Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development: Nepal is a mostly agriculture dependent economy. 64% of the labour force are engaged in agriculture sector and it contributes 35% to the GDP. However, despite government commitment agriculture sector has not been well developed Nepalese government has again started to provide subsidy in fertilizers to the farmers which was withdrawn during 1990 s liberalization period. Cooperative and contract farming mechanism has been encouraged. Agriculture development strategy has been drafted recently. Agriculture budget has been increased and access to agriculture loan has been also increased.
19 Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development: Cont. Food security situation has been improved. The GoN has been providing transportation subsidy in food supply to 30 remote districts. National Nutrition Plan has been recently formulated targeting to first 1000 days of child. Storage capacity of food has been increased. Access to rural roads has been improved. Community Forest Programme is one of the successful programme of the Nepal for rural development.
20 Trade: Nepal became the WTO member in 2004 and it is also the member of SAFTA and BIMSTEC. However, due to world economic crisis and the supply side constraints Nepal could not reap the benefits of globalization and regional integration. The trade gap has been widening. The export-import gap ratio is 1:8. The export could not support the one single import items i.e. petroleum products. Therefore, to improve the trade balance Nepal has recently adopted strategy to mainstream the trade. It has identified 19 exportable products. Initiated to adopt SWAP approach in trade enhancing programs.
21 Commodities: Nepal imports many commodities from the neighboring countries. The domestic value additions of the commodities are very low. The Nepalese economy has witnessed shortages of some essential commodities like sugar, and other commodities and huge price rises in recent years. Commodity imports has increased tremendously.
22 Commodities: In this situation, to protect the rural income of the poor, the GoN has set prices of 15 essential commodities and also commodity trading system has been initiated. Hoarding and carteling system in the commodity market has been restricted by law. To ensure sufficient supply of commodities and good quality commodities, the GoN has initiated monitoring of the market situation.
23 Human and Social Development: Nepal has been emphasizing human and social development in its periodic plans. GoN is expanding larger proportion of the budget on education, health and water supply and sanitation sector. As a result improments has been seen in the social sector indicators. In the primary education 95.3 % are enrolled. The maternal mortality rate has been reduced to 170 per live births. The child mortality rate has been reduced 54 per thousand live birth. Around 85% of the population has received piped water supply facilities. 62% of the population has been covered by the sanitation facilities
24 Human and Social Development: Gender parity has been achieved in the primary education. Various efforts had been initiated to enhance the access to education to the disadvantaged groups including girl child. Scholarship has been provided to girls and children from deprived communities. However, there are challenges particularly in respect to how to improve the quality and equity concern. The quality of education in the public schools are relatively poor than that of privately owned schools in Nepal. Similarly, quality of drinking water is also poor mostly in rural and in some urban areas as well.
25 Multiple crises and other emerging challenges: As other LDCs, Nepal is also facing the problem of global economic, fuel and food crises and also the challenges created by the climate change. Nepal is also most vulnerable to climate change. The global economic crises has negatively impacted to its major exportable products like garments and carpets. Similarly, as Nepal is the net importer of the petroleum products, the rise in its prices and also increase in the fuel prices has made the living standard of the poor people more difficult. To address the problem of the climate change Nepal has given priority to the problem of climate change and issues of environment protection.
26 Multiple crises and other emerging challenges: Recently new climate change budget code system has been introduced in the budgeting system of Nepal. Moreover, climate expenditure has been increased. Poverty environment Initiative has been incorporated in the different chapters of the periodic plan document Diesel & Kerosene and LPG gas price subsidy has been maintained to protect the living standard of the vulnerable groups. To protect the vulnerable groups from the crises, the GoN is planning to issue poverty cards to the people living in below poverty line.
27 Mobilizing financial resources of development and capacity building: Nepal is financial and human resource poor country. It is estimated that about NRs 451 billion is required additionally to achieve the MDGs by Encouraging growth in domestic revenue generation has been seen in the recent years. The revenue growth was about 20 percent in FY 2011/12 and it has increased to about 22.5 percent in the FY 2012/13. The increase in revenue can be attributed to increase in imports and also incentive system in revenue administration introduced by the government in recent years.
28 Multiple crises and other emerging challenges: In the total development budget about 60% has been financed through external assistance and about 12% of the budget goes to external debt servicing. Although, the grant component of the foreign aid is increasing but the utilization of the aid has not been improving due to problems in reimbursement and cumbersome procedures of the foreign aid mobilization. Therefore, there is need of improving the capacity of foreign aid mobilization.
29 Good governance at all levels: The GoN has recognized that the development goals could not be achieved without improving governance system. Therefore, since FY 2002/03 (i.e. the Tenth Plan) the government has taken good governance as strategy to reduce poverty and increase the growth rate. Various efforts have been made to uphold the rule of law, improve service delivery and efficiently utilize the available resources
30 Good governance at all levels: Adoption of inclusive development strategy, zero tolerance to corruption, improving law and order conditions are the priority of the government. To improve the government system holistic approach in governance system is required and GON is moving in that direction.
31 5. Policy challenges for Nepal in implementing IPoA Building productive capacity Nepal require targeted assistance and strategies for the improvement of her productive capacities. Government and the private sector to coordinate their efforts for steering innovation and replicating successful business models. External resources can assist in expanding her productive capacities, promoting FDI and trade, and adapting technological innovations.
32 Policy challenges Agriculture, food security and rural development The agricultural sector is the backbone of Nepalese economy, but growth in this sector has been sluggish. Investing in agriculture and rural activities need to given a top priority. Sustainable productivity increases in agriculture urgently required to meet MDGs related to food security and poverty reduction. External resources can assist in expanding its productive capacities and ensuring food security.
33 Policy challenges.. Trade Nepal need to manage to diversify into labour-intensive manufacturing exports. It need to substantially expand and diversify her production and export supply capacity. Support and assistance from development partners is necessary to enhance its supply-side capacity and trade diversification. Early conclusion of Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations and the early harvest of duty-free and quota-free market access is very crucial. Nepal have preferential access to industrial country markets under GSP but benefits of many GSP schemes are, however, limited.
34 Policy challenges.. Human and social development Poverty remains rural phenomenon in Nepal. Coverage of the social protection programmes need to be expanded. Need further efforts to reduce inequality. Higher investments in human capital, especially in education and health is necessary Fostering gender equality, ensuring food security, and reducing income poverty need to be addressed urgently.
35 Policy challenges Multiple crises and other emerging challenges LDCs like Nepal needs to address several major imbalances. Food and energy price rises is a major issue of serious concern. Identify new drivers of growth to compensate for the anticipated reduction in demand in traditional export markets. Resource requirements for bridging or even narrowing the infrastructure gaps are substantial. External resources needed to build economic and social infrastructures.
36 Policy challenges. Mobilizing financial resources for development and capacity-building Domestic resource mobilization efforts constrained by low level of per capita income, domestic savings and investment and a narrow tax base. Nepal need increased access to financial resources in achieving sustained, inclusive and equitable growth and sustainable development and make progress towards graduation. Nepal continue to depend heavily on ODA, FDI and other forms of external resource flows. Regulatory environment also needs to encourage diversity in provision of financial services to increase the options available to the poor.
37 Policy challenges Good governance at all levels Good governance and the rule of law is essential for sustained, inclusive and equitable economic growth, sustainable development and the eradication of poverty and hunger. Nepal need further efforts in good governance, the rule of law, the protection and promotion of human rights, and democratic participation. Needs context-specific approaches to address poverty, security and governance in an integrated manner. Targeted policies and assistance and international support measures are required to address challenges in this sector.
38 6. Way Forward: Strategies for Graduation
39 Outcome of the Development Policies The development policies should result in: broad-based and inclusion of all sectors in development process. poverty reduction and lower incidence of poverty, significant improvement in health outcomes, universal access for children to school, increased access to higher education and improved standards of education, including skill development. better opportunities for both wage employment and livelihood, improvement in provision of basic amenities like water, electricity, roads, sanitation and housing. Particular attention to the needs of the ethnic and socially excluded and marginalized population.
40 Strategies : GNI per capita Sustained high economic growth to reach the per capita income threshold. High levels of FDI, particularly in the energy and manufacturing sector, could drive such growth. Creation and sustaining of investment climate. Economic reforms through policy improvement. Full utilization of resources available to the country that include land, hydro resources, bio-diversity and natural beauty, human resources. Strong, proactive and forward looking governance. Special attention to women and children and minorities and other excluded groups.
41 Strategies : GNI per capita All segments of population must be able to participate in the growth process and contribute to growth. Backward and forward linkages of growth needs to be further enhanced. It is necessary to provide opportunity, capability, access and security to all for sustained growth and productive employment in the economy create adequate livelihood opportunities with productive employment commensurate with the expectations of a growing labour force. demographic dividend need to be tapped through: provision of higher levels of health, education and skill development an environment for enhancing good quality employment/livelihood opportunities.
42 Strategies : GNI per capita. the pace of job creation must be greatly accelerated. this must come from a significant boost to the manufacturing /service sectors of the economy, Accelerate creation of more rural non-farm jobs opportunities through faster expansion in agro-processing, supply chains, increase technical personnel for various aspects of farming and also maintenance of equipment and other elements of rural infrastructure. creation of productive jobs/livelihood opportunities in service sectors.. reforms to streamline not only the incentive structures for the farmers, but also the institutional framework in which agriculture and related activities take place.
43 Strategies : The HAI Progress made so far is close to the graduation threshold relevant to the human assets weakness criterion. Further increase in budgetary allocations to the education and health sectors is needed commensurate with output Special efforts need to be pursued in the areas of: nutrition (MDG 1) of children and women of reproductive age child mortality (MDG 4), secondary school enrolment (MDGs 2 and 3), and adult literacy (MDG 2).
44 Strategies : The HAI.. Proper management of health professionals at all levels for achieving an expansion in the public provision of health services. improvement in education and training capacities in health sector. expand educational facilities and improving quality of education as key instruments for achieving faster sustained growth. improve teacher training, upgrading curriculum and enforcing accountability for improving the quality of school education academic reforms to provide greater flexibility and choice for students,
45 Strategies : The HAI.. strengthen of research activity in Universities by establishing mutually-reinforcing linkages between teaching and research. current not-for-profit prescription in the education sector should be reviewed in a pragmatic manner to ensure quality with equity. Private initiatives in higher education, including viable and innovative PPP-models need be actively promoted.
46 Strategies: EVI Nepal has made significant progress under this criterion. Effort to make Nepal a land-linked rather than landlocked country. Productive capacities need to be expanded (infrastructure, private sector development, energy, science and technology) as to make a development multiplier, an essential avenue for diversifying the economy and increasing productive employment. Reduce the impact of external trade shocks by improving agriculture and food security, and accelerating rural development.
47 Strategies: EVI Improve PFM and related macroeconomic policies in order to reduce dependence on ODA and diversify the origin of resource inflows. Policies to mobilize domestic resources and remittances to reduce infrastructure gaps. Improve environmental mgmt to address the effects of climate change, and to strengthen resilience through improved DRR/DRM. Expand investment in infrastructure based on a combination of public and private investment through various forms of PPP.
48 Strategies: EVI Develop long-term focus on urban planning to address heavy demand for better quality infrastructure in urban areas, especially water, sewerage, public transport and low cost housing. Public investment in infrastructure will have to bear a large part of the infrastructure needs in backward and remote areas. review the factors which may be constraining private investment, and take steps to rectify them. PPP, with appropriate regulation and concern for equity, should also be encouraged in the social sectors, such as health and education.
49 7.Conclusion The present review shows that Nepal has made good progress so far in implementing the IPoA pursuing the national level actions as identified in the Road Map, covering four broad areas e.g. mainstreaming the IPoA into national development plans and strategies, ensuring effective implementation of the national strategies and programmes in line and consistent with the priorities of IPoA, promoting the private sector s contribution to the implementation of IPoA, and promoting civil society s awareness and contribution to the implementation of IPoA.
50 However, Nepal need to take greater ownership and commitment. It need to promote inclusive and sustainable growth for reducing poverty and improving the quality of life of the people. In adopting IPoA, Nepal and its development partners need to enhance commitment to a comprehensive, result oriented, quantifiable, forward-looking and coherent and strengthened global partnership. Better integration of IPoA into aid, trade and development strategies of development partners, is crucial for its successful implementation and coherence of policies.
51 Conclusion cont.. There is a need to have a broad based and inclusive growth to: to sustain the present level of achievements. benefit all sections of society, and improve economic growth. Graduation strategy need to be: strategy to develop of all sectors/aspects of the nation. mainstreamed in all development policies. developed as way of life of individual to the nation. It is necessary to raise the pace of growth: enlarging the size of the economy. leveling the playing field for investment, and increasing productive employment opportunities.
52 Conclusion cont.. We require political stability, policy consistency and stability, improved investment climate, good industrial relation, lasting peace and security and prudent macroeconomic and other sectoral policies in the domestic front. Support from the development partners and neighboring countries in the external front.
53 Thank You All for your kind attention 53
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