1. Presentation to the Head of Agriculture & Forestry (HOAF) Meeting 15th September, 2010, Nadi
Joint Country Strategy (JCS) Strategic Engagement, Policy & Planning Facility, SPC

2. JCS Guiding Principles
- Responsiveness - Relevance - Effectiveness

3. JCS Guiding Principles:-
SPC activities are linked to the country’s own policy frameworks, e.g. NSDS;
targeted SPC approach that takes account of the country’s specific circumstances, needs and opportunities;
promote a more strategic longer-term approach to development while still retaining appropriate capacity to respond to urgent requests;

4. JCS Guiding Principles:-
harmonise and coordinate with other development partners and stakeholders, including the other CROP agencies, leading to joint strategies where mutually beneficial;

5. Therefore,
the JCS is based on upon development priorities and strategies of member states

6. Benefit SPC Programmes:-
planning and monitoring tool to guide program managers project and define activity choices;
focuses the programme on allocating its resources to key priorities, measuring results and adjusting activities accordingly;
enables programmes and countries to better plan in an approach that also promotes transparency and accountability;

7. JCS Design Process Step 1: Development of member profile
* literature review and design of JCS matrix
* roles and responsibilities of team members
Step 2: Country Visit
* Sector stakeholder consultations
* Draft JCS matrix is developed for finalisation
Step 3: Draft JCS
* Internal consultations
Step 4: Presentation and endorsement of JCS
M&E

8. Benefits to Member states ?
- determining the areas of support from SPC to meet their own national/sectoral priorities;
having in the one document what type of support SPC can provide the country;
utilise the information from the JCS for their own national planning, and budgetary processes;
monitor SPC performance, ie” value for money”
- utilise information from the M & E for their own national reporting mechanisms

9. JCS - Update 20 countries completed JCS mission
- Vanuatu, Guam and Fiji in progress
- French Polynesia, American Samoa, Samoa, Tokelau in draft form for endorsement
Remaining 2 countries to be completed in 2010
PNG and New Caledonia
Countries to be review (or expressed)
Marshals, Nauru, Cooks, Kiribati

10. Thankyou