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1 Vulnerabilities and Social Protection in Asia and the Pacific: the regional context Donovan Storey and Patrik Andersson Social Development Division ESCAP

Overview  Introduction to ESCAP  The Asia-Pacific context  Tracking MDG progress at regional and sub-regional levels  Existing & Emerging Vulnerabilities  Social Protection in the region  Exercise

ESCAP – regional arm of the UN for Asia-Pacific  Part of UN Secretariat  62 member states – 58 are regional members  ESCAP covers the world’s most populous region - two thirds of humanity  ESCAP fosters: o regional cooperation to promote social & economic development o normative, analytical & technical cooperation at the regional level o a platform for South-South dialogue & exchange of practices

ESCAP cont’d

The Asia-Pacific: Context  More than 4.2 billion live in the Asia-Pacific region, over 60% of the world’s population  Regional growth has been impressive. The number of people living in extreme poverty fell from 1.6 to 871 million ( )  But there remain development divides between and within countries  Several countries will not meet MDG targets in gender, health, sanitation and under-five mortality  Yet, Asia-Pacific invests comparatively less than other regions on social protection – despite its emerging wealth

MDG Progress in Asia and the Pacific  Reduction of poverty by half, shaped greatly by China’s performance  Asia-Pacific has achieved targets of reducing gender disparities at all levels of schooling; reducing the prevalence of HIV and tuberculosis; access to safe drinking water – though 466 million people do not enjoy access  But is still lagging behind in reducing under five and infant mortality & increasing access to basic sanitation. This is shaped largely by South Asia  Over forty percent of the region (1.8 billion people) still lacks access to basic sanitation. There are also 83 million children underweight.

Unequal progress in sub-regions Source: Asia-Pacific Regional MDG report 2011/12 (ESCAP/ADB/UNDP)

Unequeal progress in subregions  Asia-Pacific has achieved the target of halving poverty, South Asia (excl. India) and North and Central Asia still lag. Progress in reducing the number of underweight children of particular concern in South Asia  Several targets achieved in South-East Asia; halving poverty and attaining gender equality. Gaps in health-related goals such as reducing child, infant mortality and maternal mortality  Pacific Islands progress in combating HIV/AIDs and some environment targets, but regression on access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. Progress on health-related goals 4 and 5 have stagnated  North and Central Asia are early achievers in several goals, but more slowly reducing child and infant mortality, and access to drinking water and sanitation.

The Asia-Pacific share of the world’s deprived Source: Asia-Pacific Regional MDG report 2011/12 (ESCAP/ADB/UNDP)

Vulnerabilities and Future Challenges  Youth bulge and challenges of youth employment  1.1 billion workers remain in ‘vulnerable’ forms of employment  The majority of women still depend upon precarious and vulnerable forms of employment: In India and Bangladesh over 90% of the female workforce are in the informal sector

Vulnerabilities and Future Challenges  Vulnerability of the region to economic shocks (shallow roots). Volatility and exposure to global shocks exacerbated by high inequality levels  Ageing populations: From 438 million in 2010 to 1.26 billion by increased costs of support services, health costs, pension and social protection  Urbanization and the growth of cities: gaps in urban services, infrastructure, inter-generational poverty  High vulnerability to natural disasters: more than 200 million people were affected each year over the past decade - 90% of the world’s total

Japan: Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011): World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision. New York

India: Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011): World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision. New York

Key elements of Social Protection - Reasons  Redistribute resources to those in need  Solidarity between persons and across generations  Support people to move out of poverty (into decent jobs)  Automatic stabilizers in (economic) downturns  Counter/respond to social unrest and facilitate cohesion  Boast economic growth

Key Elements of Social Protection - Modalities  Financial means to redistribute  Taxpayers/employers / the State  Formal employment helps  Coordination across schemes and actors – avoid fragmentation  Public support and political consensus important - stability

Key Elements of Social Protection – Sustainability The extent to which social protection schemes are perceived as being legitimate will depend to an important degree on whether people believe that there is a just and fair connection between what they (and others) are paying and what they are receiving in the form of various benefits and support.

Key Elements of Social Protection – Questions  Who should administer / govern the system?  How should it be funded?  Who should be covered?  Quality and delivery of services?

Social Expenditure by Program Category Source: ADB, Social Protection Index for Committed Poverty Reduction Volume 2: Asia. 2008, Manila. % GDP

Social Protection in the Asia-Pacific region  Ranges from sophisticated multi-sectoral and universal systems, to carefully targeted/conditional and time-bound programs  Sub-regional variation?: employment guarantee schemes in South Asia; CCTs in Southeast Asia; pensions in East Asia  They also serve diverse purposes and development goals: employment creation, poverty alleviation, community development, asset accumulation etc  From fragmented programs to comprehensive systems?  But legal and institutional barriers also need to be dismantled/socio-cultural barriers addressed

Keys examples in the region  Employment-based targeted schemes: The MGNREGA, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Solomon Islands  Conditional Cash Transfers: 4Ps (Philippines), PKH (Indonesia)  ‘Universal’ health systems (Thailand, China, Philippines)  Universal pension schemes (Nepal)  etc

Overview of Training Task  Identify one or two existing and anticipated gaps in social protection  What is in place? What works well?  What needs to developed? How will such arrangements have the greatest impact?

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