ESCAP/ADB/UNDP Sub-Regional Workshop on accelerated achievement of MDGs and the Post-2015 Development Agenda in South Asia TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

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1 /ADB/UNDP Sub-Regional Workshop on accelerated achievement of MDGs and the Post-2015 Development Agenda in South Asia 9-11 February 2013, Ruposhi Bangla Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh TENTATIVE PROGRAMME (As of 10 February 2013) Day 1: Saturday, 9 February 2013 [ Venue: Marble Room] 8:30 9:30 hrs Registration 9:30 10:15 hrs Inaugural Session Welcome Remarks: Dr. Mustafa K. Mujeri, Director General, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Opening Statements: Mr. Nagesh Kumar, Director, South and South-West Asia Office, and Chief Economist, Ms. M. Teresa Kho, Bangladesh Resident Mission, ADB Mr. Pascal Villeneuve, UNICEF Representative, Bangladesh Keynote Address: Dr. Atiur Rahman, Governor, Bangladesh Bank Vote of thanks and introduction to the workshop: Group photo 10:15 10:30 hrs Coffee Break 10:30 12:15 hrs Session 1: Setting the stage Chair: Mr. Shahidul Haque, Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the People s Republic of Bangladesh

2 12:15 13:30 hrs Lunch Ms. Alessandra Casazza, Policy Advisor Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction, UNDP Mr. Shiladitya Chatterjee, Regional Advisor on MDGs, Strategy and Policy, ADB Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, Chairman, PKSF, Bangladesh The main objective of the session is to provide briefing on the consultation processes of the post-2015 Development agenda: global, regional/sub-regional, and national level. The session will also discuss the MDG score-card in the Asia-Pacific region, with special focus on South-Asia sub-region. 1 13:30 15:30 hrs Session 2: Obstacles to meeting MDGs in Asia-Pacific: Lessons from the MDG Acceleration Framework Chair: Mr. Samiullah Naseri, NSP Country Manager, SDO, Afghanistan 15:30 15:45 hrs Coffee Break Mr. Biplove Choudhary, Program Specialist, Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction, UNDP Dr. Posh Raj Pandey, Executive Chairman, SAWTEE, Nepal Mr. Samiullah Naseri, NSP Country Manager, SDO, Afghanistan The objective of the session is to discuss the MDG Acceleration Framework to give fillip to national efforts on select lagging MDGs particularly. The Session would also highlight that progress on MDG is possible with prioritized, impact solutions, concerted nationally owned and led action based on what works and why drawn from the implementation of MDG Acceleration Framework in the South Asia sub-region. The participants are invited to provide their views on (i) what are the specific lessons learnt from the implementation of MDG within the national, sub-national context in their countries to accelerate MDG progress (ii) what are the key monitoring mechanisms to improve MDG outcomes in their country contexts. 1 : To make this workshop interactive, country participants are expected to make interventions and provide their views. It will be followed by where all the participants (agencies, bilateral donor agencies, etc) are invited to make interventions. 2

3 15:45 17:45 hrs Session 3: Building on the MDGs in shaping the post-2015 development agenda: Some regional perspectives Chair: Dr. Savita Sharma, Adviser, PP Division, Planning Commission, India Mr. Sudip Ranjan Basu, Economic Affairs Officer, UN Dr. Ashfaque H. Khan, Principal & Dean, NUST Business School, National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan Dr. Shamsul Alam, Member, General Economics Division, Planning Commission, Bangladesh Mr. Gokarna Mani Duwadee, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Nepal The objective of the session is to share views on how post-2015 development agenda can be formulated. The session will provide some issues for discussion in shaping the post-2015 development agenda. In particular, participants will be invited to share their perspective (country, areas of work, etc) on the strengths and weaknesses of MDG framework and exchange view on how the post-2015 development agenda should be formulated. 19:73 21:00 hrs Welcome Dinner by the Governor of Bangladesh Bank Day 2: Sunday, 10 February 2013 [ Venue: Palash Room] 09:00-10:30 hrs Session 4: Key development issues for the post development agenda Convergence of economic, social and environmental pillars Chair: Dr. Devaki Jain, India Mr. Shiladitya Chatterjee, Regional Advisor on MDGs, Strategy and Policy, ADB Mr. Amit Narang, Deputy Secretary, United Nations (Eco & Social) Division, Ministry of External Affair, India Ms. Madhavi Malalgoda Ariyabandu, Regional Programme Officer, Asia Pacific Secretariat, UNISDR This session will discuss first the issue of convergence of the three pillars of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental. In this context it will focus on the pros and cons of convergence and how best it can be brought about. Participants are invited to provide their views as to whether the post-2015 development agenda should be confined to seeking outcomes, or 3

4 10:30 10:45 hrs Coffee break should there be focus also on the strategies and means to achieve them. For example, the discussion may focus on various priority development strategies and objectives which are necessary to achieve development outcomes, including "inclusive" growth (i.e., reducing inequalities and gender disparities), "green" growth, employment generating growth (including skills development); infrastructure development, planned urbanization, disaster management, support for internal migrants and the role for a private sectors involvement in development process etc. 10:45 12:45 hrs Session 5: Key development issues for the post development agenda - Resources for delivery of basic services 12:45 13:45 hrs Lunch Chair: Dr. Hassan Zaman, Chief Economist, Bangladesh Bank Mr. Ajay Kumar Nema, Director (HQ), Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, India Mr. Sonam Yarphel, Program Officer, Gross National Happiness Commission Secretariat, Bhutan Ms. Aileen Niyaz, Assistant Environment Analyst, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Maldives Mr. Mansoor Ali Masood, Assistant Director (Donor Coordination), Benazir Income Support Program, Pakistan The purpose of the session is to have an overview of resource issues in achieving MDGs, in terms of mobilizing, allocating and reallocating resources efficiently for delivery of basic services. The participants are invited to provide their perspectives, given past the experiences, on how the aspects of sources of financing the development gaps in the sub-region can be reflected in the post development agenda. 13:45 15:45 hrs Session 6: Key development issues for the post development agenda State capacity, responsiveness and accountability Chair: Dr. Ashfaque H. Khan, Principal & Dean, NUST Business School, National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan 4

5 Ms. Alessandra Casazza, Policy Advisor Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction, UNDP Mr. Abul Barkat, Professor of Economics and Chair, Department of Economics, Dhaka University, Bangladesh (tbc) Professor Rajeev Malhotra, Executive Director, Centre for Development and Finance, O.P. Jindal Global University, India Ms. Jeeva Palugaswewa, Environment Management Officer, Ministry of Environment, Sri Lanka A new development agenda will depend on effective governance capacities at all levels (global, regional, national and sub-national) and commitment to human rights and the rule of law, including political commitment and leadership, and on the empowerment of people, especially those most excluded and vulnerable, to participate in global, national and local decision-making. The participants are invited to identify and address patterns of inequality, discrimination, exclusion and other structural factors inhibiting human development. It will therefore be necessary, as part of a broader discussion on governance and accountability, to consider who should be responsible for ensuring the achievement of post-2015 goals, how global goals and targets can be aligned with international commitments and how they can be tailored as needed to the national level. 15:45 16:00 hrs Coffee break 16:00 18:00 hrs Session 7: Formulating and monitoring the post development agenda Lessons from the MDGs Chair: Dr. Saman Kelegama, Executive Director, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka Mr. Shiladitya Chatterjee, Regional Advisor on MDGs, Strategy and Policy, ADB Dr. Savita Sharma, Adviser, PP Division, Planning Commission, India Mr. Faqirullah Safi, Member, UN and International Conference Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Afghanistan This session aims to discuss issues related to formulating and monitoring the post-2015 development agenda in light of experiences and lessons learned in monitoring the progress of MDGs. The participants are invited to provide their views on goals, targets and indicators as well as to devise statistical systems to track progress towards future goals and targets. It will therefore be necessary to highlight the new terminal year of the post-2015 development agenda, as well as an accountability framework, including national statistical capacity 5

6 development. Day 3: Monday, 11 February 2013 [ Venue: Palash Room] 9:00 10:30 hrs Session 8: Revisiting some key issues for the post-2015 development agenda Chair: Mr. Nagesh Kumar, Director, South and South-West Asia Office, and Chief Economist, UN- Introduction to the special theme: Regional development cooperation in South Asia 10:30 10:45 hrs Coffee break Dr. Saman Kelegama, Executive Director, Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka Mr. Dhan Bahadur Oli, Director, SAARC Secretariat, Nepal Ms. Susann Roth, Senior Social Development Specialist, ADB The main objective of this session is to identify recommendations and next steps how South Asian countries and development partners can better collaborate to strengthen design and implementation of various development programmes. Sub-regional development cooperation, including South-South Cooperation can potentially offer knowledge platform for governments and development partners on various development programs such as assessments and analysis on social protection systems, budget needs, remittances, food-security, technology cooperation and institutional capacity development, etc. The participants are expected to share their views as to how to strengthen sub-regional cooperation in areas of economic, social and environmental issues. 10:45 12:00 hrs Session 8: Revisiting some key issues for the post-2015 development agenda (cont d) Mr. Rabi Shanker Sainju, Programme Director, National Planning Commission, Nepal Mr. Sonam Yarphel, Program Officer, Local Development Division, Gross National Happiness Commission Secretariat, Royal Government of Bhutan Mr. Suresh P. Singh, Policy Analyst, CUTS International, India 6

7 12:00 13:00 hrs Lunch 13:00 14:30 hrs Session 9: The Post-2015 development agenda: Country perspectives from South Asia Chair: Mr. Md. Allah Malik Kazemi, Sr. Consultant & Advisor to Governor, Bangladesh Bank Afghanistan: Mr. Faqirullah Safi Bangladesh: Mr. Md. Abul Kalam Azad Bhutan: Mr. Sonam Yarphel India: Mr. Amit Narang Maldives: Ms. Aileen Niyaz Nepal: Mr. Gokarna Mani Duwadee Pakistan: Mr. Mansoor Ali Masood Sri Lanka: Ms. Jeeva Palugaswewa Presentation of views by each country on the post-2015 development agenda, where each participating country will choose a representative from its team to make this presentation. UN/ADB/UNDP Survey: Perspectives on the post-2015 development agenda hrs Closing session Facilatator: Mr. Bishwa Nath Tiwari, Deputy Programme Coordinator, Asia-Pacific Regional Centre, UNDP Summary Report: Concluding Statements: Mr. Nagesh Kumar, Director, South and South-West Asia Office, and Chief Economist, Ms. Susann Roth, Senior Social Development Specialist, ADB Ms. Alessandra Casazza, Policy Advisor Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction, UNDP Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks: Dr. Mustafa K. Mujeri, Director General, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Bangladesh 7