1. Evidence For Development (E4D) Nepal

2. Evidence for Development
Aim is to:
Increase capacity of GoN to generate and use evidence to target policies and resources to poor people in Nepal, through:
stronger national statistics system,
strengthened GoN capacity and
greater domestic accountability

3. Evidence for Development
Components:
AMIS - Ministry of Finance / UNDP
Open Data – The Asia Foundation and Development Initiatives
Capacity building of policy and decision makers - ?
CBS – World Bank Trust Fund

4. WB Trust Fund and Central Bureau of Statistics
Key Areas of Work
Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
Measurement and Monitoring of Poverty
Improving National Accounts Statistics
Strengthening Spatial Statistics
Strengthening Gender Statistics
Strengthening Financial Management
Source Data Production
Nepal Living Standard Survey IV
Time Use Survey
Demand for Data and Statistics
Equipment and Hardware

5. GoN undergoing a lot of change
E4D and RPES
GoN undergoing a lot of change
Unitary to Federal State
Three equal parts of Government: Federal, Provincial, Local
Line Ministry restructuring including CBS: Still unclear
E4D very technically focused & designed pre change
RPES support could provide advice at strategic level
Management of donors and workload
Structure of CBS under new governance structures
Legislative environment