1. Pacific Cost-Benefit Analysis Initiative (P-CBA Initiative)
Facilitating Resilient Development in the Pacific: Improving theStrengthening Capacity in the uUse of cCost-bBenefit analysis Analysis

2. Capacity building in cost-benefit analysis
Increasing interest in cost benefit analysis (CBA)
As evidence to donors
To inform project design
Complement/support/strengthen the EIA process
Recent training in CBA as part of PACC project
Jointly delivered by SPREP, GIZ, SPC, and UNDP
Practical focus targeting economists and non-economists
Ongoing requests for in-country training from PICs (e.g. Kiribati, Tuvalu, Vanuatu)

3. Lessons Training valued by PICs
PACC CBA Conclusion Workshop recommendations:
Maintain practical/applied focus for Gov officials
In-country delivery of training (rather than regional/sub-regional)
Longer technical backstopping to support ‘learning-by-doing’
Anchored to course/program at formal institution (USP)
Evaluation report of capacity building components

4. New Initiative – ‘P-CBA Initiative’
Strategic and comprehensive effort to enhance national capacity to analyse policies, projects and impacts
Collaborative initiative:
SPREP
SPC
GIZ
USP
PIFS
UNDP

5. P-CBA Initiative development
The basic structure of the P-CBA Initiative has been developed.
A summary outline of the concept is provided at Attachment 1 of the background paper
PICT input and feedback currently being sought
Climate Change Finance Workshop (Nadi, June 2013)
Background paper at FEMM (July 2013)
Pacific Climate Change Roundtable (Nadi, July 2013)
Bilaterals
SPREP side-event on Thurs

6. Recommendation We seek the Meetings:
Guidance on and endorsement of the proposed P-CBA Initiative;
Request that Members submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) letter outlining the level and type of capacity building assistance in CBA
Attachment 2 of the background paper outlines the basic information to be included in any EOI letters.