Sudan Joint Assessment Mission - Overview and Initiating Phase - Jeni Klugman World Bank May 14, 2004

What is JAM Cross-sectoral needs assessment focusing on longer-term development Follow a comprehensive peace agreement Recent experience includes East Timor, Afghanistan, Iraq and Liberia Result presented at a donors’ conference

Eight JAM teams Governance & Rule of Law Infrastructure Economic Policy & Management Information Social Services Institutional Development & Capacity Building Livelihoods & Social Protection Productive Sectors Sudan JAM

JAM Timeline JAM Preparatory Phase Includes work by clusters working with GoS & SPLM: Awareness raising (managing expectations) ‘Visioning’ Capacity Building for JAM Terms of reference for JAM Analytical/background work Consultations Full JAM: All cluster teams completing overall JAM documentation for donor’s conference building on preparatory phase Six Year Vision and sectoral integration Critical capacity building needs and Quick Impact Programs Broad policy commitments ‘Joint-ness’ and 3 Transitional areas & cross border Budget/costings for immediate needs and priority programs Results Framework Comprehensive Peace Agreement Full JAM Donor’s Conference GoSSPLM Sector work Sector work

JAM Core Coordination Group (CCG) - GoS/SPLM, WB, UN, IPF, IGAD Secretariat with responsibility for overall JAM report JAM Organizational Structure Cross border & National issues JAM Coordination Team – GoS SPLM, UN, WB Secretariat JAM Coordination Team – SPLM SPLM, UN, WB Secretariat Sectoral Teams: 8 International Clusters GoS Sectoral Teams SPLM Sectoral Teams

Preparatory Phase:  Flexible engagement, building on existing strategies & processes, and strengthening capacity – scaled up after peace agreement  Beginning with key experts, the objective is to: Raise awareness about the JAM process Build the capacity of counterpart and international teams to engage in the JAM Visioning to guide future program development Analysis, diagnostic work, and desk studies Identify “quick wins”  Consultative and responsive to demand, ensuring ownership by parties  WB & UN working in partnership with other agencies & donors

A full JAM  Builds on preparatory work  Incorporates shared vision  Integrates sector work & cross-cutting themes  Includes national issues  Prioritizes policies & programs -- linked to macroeconomic framework  Covers three areas and cross-line areas  Covers costing of immediate needs & priorities for Interim Period  Is results-focused & ensures monitoring arrangements

Operational Implications  Starting with identification missions and gradually build up awareness & capacity building activities  Scaled up to full JAM after Comprehensive Peace Agreement  Budgets agreed and secretariats in place  Work closely with counterpart clusters/ coordinated by secretariats (GoS and SPLM)  Two parallel processes under CCG umbrella