WCA 2009 Result Management Plan By: Virginia Cameroon Bamba Zoumana Mohamed Tounessi Project Retreat 4-5 November 2009 Ouaguadougou

Presentation Outline I.Regional Overview II.Structural Characteristics of the Regional Portfolio & Project Implementation Performance III.IFAD’s Vision for the Region IV.Divisional Management Plan

Regional Overview of West and Central Africa 24 countries of which:  5 represent the lowest rankings in the Human Development Index  13 are in the bottom 22 in the Human Development Index  5 countries face civil war or conflict  3 are only just emerging from conflict  1/3 rd of the area of WCA is located in the arid or semi-arid zone: drought and famine are common

Regional Overview of West and Central Africa 550 million people (Oct. 2006)  52% women  More than 70% live in rural areas High annual population growth rates: 2% - 3.5% Agriculture provides more than 70% of the basic needs and incomes of rural people Source: FAOSTAT 2006

Rural and Rural Poor Populations in West and Central Africa Majority of people in WCA live in rural areas: 350 Million, 2006 More than 70% of the rural population of WCA suffer from acute poverty (less than 1$/day) Agriculture is the primary source of income in the region. Source: Rural Population, FAOSTAT, Rural Poverty Rates, INSD, EPCV, ESAM, CLSS, HCLS, ENBC & National Household Surveys

Structural Characteristics of the Regional Portfolio 50 financed projects in 20 countries. Total financing about US$729 million, with cofinancing of about US$313 million. The regional grant portfolio amounted to US$21.24 million: 15 large regional grants (US$18.49 million) and 19 small grants (US$2.75 million). Cofinancing mobilized increased by 12% from US$291 million to US$313 million

Project Implementation Performance Of the 40 projects rated, 33 were classified as Not At Risk (NAR), 3 as Potential Problem Projects (PPPs) and 4 as Actual Problem Project (APPs). There are currently 7 projects ‘at risk’ compared to 9 from the previous review period. Low disbursement rates represent the most significant portfolio constraint  Share of projects with disbursement lag over 40% down to 22% from 27%.

Loan and Grant Programme Priorities in WCA Support the building of inclusive value chains and rural enterprises including access of the rural poor to technology and innovations to promote sustainable agricultural productivity and food security. Access of rural households and enterprises to financial services and local, regional and international input-supply and output markets Access to natural resources (especially land and water) and maintaining the quality of the resource base for agriculture in the context of climate change Institutional development and capacity-building

Divisional Management Plan  Better programme design  Better program implementation  Knowledge management and innovation  Partnership within & outside IFAD

Better Programme Design 4 result based COSOPs to be designed in 2009 Use the CPMT approach to produce high quality COSOPs in harmony with the Paris declaration Contribute to national and regional policy generation and transformation through partnership (IFPRI, FAO, OECD, etc.)

KPI: 2009 Objective for COSOP in quality % of COSOP rated satisfactory or better at entry % % of COSOP rated satisfactory or better during implimentation according to client survey % % of Country programmes rated satisfactory or better on adherence to Paris Aid Effectiveness according to Paris Declaration monitoring Group %

Better Program Design 7/8 projects to the board in ’09 Currently 11 projects in the pipeline at varying stages of design Three criteria to determine the entry of new projects into the portfolio & design –Ensure robustness & quality of projects at entry –Maximum utilization of PBAS –Progressive reduction of number of projects in the regional portfolio to match resources: maximum of 1 project per country per PBA cycle

Better Project Implementation Areas of focus –Reduction and eventual removal of projects at risk –Reduction of implementation problems, especially relating to:  Disbursement rating  Counterpart funds  High operating costs  Governance/ corruption  Project management  Non performing service providers  Inefficient Mand E

Better Project Implementation Improve development effectiveness by:  Taking over supervision of projects: 3 projects directly supervised in 2006, 12 in 2007, 23 in 2008, 35 in 2009, all projects in 2010  Increasing the country presence (Burkina Faso included in 2009)  Outposting of CPMs (starting with Senegal and Ghana in 2009;  Newly established portofolio suport unit  Divisional dashboard to monitor portfolio performance

KPI: Country project implementation Average time from project effectiveness to approval months % of projects with supervision rating satisfactory or better (sup. Reports---80% Project at risk % max

Knowledge Management and Innovation Expected Results: –Mainstreaming of KM in country programmes and projects starting with new projects and at mid-term review –Improving M&E (M&E regional grant) –Learning from field experiences (Scouting innovations through supervision)

Knowledge Management and Innovation: Expected Results Continued… –Strengthening Fidafrique and linking to ES Africa –Improving the effectiveness of knowledge grants (Knowledge Grants: IITA Grants, Microfinance, Future focus on Rice, R&T, Millet/Sorghum) –Improving the skills of IFAD staff and partners in supervision, implementation support, innovation and KM

Partnerships Within IFAD –Closer cooperation with PF (Fidafrique, NEPAD, market access) –Systematized cooperation through joint programmes with FC, EC, EO (project information management, support implementation performance, policy) External Partners –Professional organizations and Private Sector –Co Financers (AfDB, WB, BSF, OPEC, BOAD, IsDB, BADEA) –Policy support (OECD, IFPRI) –All above: within the context of the Paris Declaration

Risk Management Civil Strife –Increase project pipeline to ensure delivery Poor resource management –Enforce submissions of project audit –Introduce continuous audit processes where risk is high –Include component on corruption in project design

To be discussed with Virgina