1. The UNCDF Added Value in Local Development Christel Alvergne Senior Technical Advisor UNCDF The contribution of Regional and Local Authorities to Economic Development Ouagadougou, 27 th November 2009

2. UNCDF in West Africa

3. The Local Development system Local Institutions Local citizenship Resource based wealth creation

4. Why is the Local System jammed ? The Local Development Traps - Local Institutions System Trap : No Transfer of Resources / No Local Competencies - Local Citizenship Trap : No Basic Public Services Demand / No Supply through Local projects - The Resource Based Wealth Creation Trap : To much poverty / No sustainable use of Local resources The Trap approach to understand under-development (J Sachs, P Collier) : Major self-perpetuating obstacles making it almost impossible for local development initiatives to fully contribute to the development process

5. Two entry points for UNCDF contribution How to get out of each Trap : – Local Institutions System Trap – Local Citizenship Trap – Resource Based Wealth Creation Trap How to get the machine operating well

6. Guinea B. Guinea Niger Sierra Leone Mali Senegal Benin Burkina Regional support to decentralization (UEMOA) Gender approach Pre-municipalies Liberia Local Governments The Way forward out of the Local Institutions System Trap Next (Possible Innovations) National Gender Policy National Policy National Investment System

7. Social Protection System Senegal Mali Benin Basic Public Services Guinee Burkina Mauritanie Niger Guinée B Guinea Liberia Sierra Leone Cross Border Possible Innovations The Way forward out of the Local Citizenship Trap Local Investments Territorialization of National Budget

8. Liberia Burkina Senegal Eco-development Food Security Niger, Mali, Benin Climate Change ECOWAS Carbon market The Way Forward out of the Resource Based Wealth Creation Trap Local Economic Development Senegal Sierra Leone

9. Regional support to decentralization (UEMOA) Pre-municipaliesLocal Governments National Policy National Investment System Local Investments LDF Territorialization of National Budget Social Protection System Basic Public Services Eco-Development Food Security Climate Change ECOWAS Carbon market Local Economic Development LDF UNCDFs contribution to get the Local system operating well Mezzo Level DBS Localization RDF

10. In summary, the UNCDF added value Use investment as a leverage for local development Put the emphasizes on the main blockages Articulate the national political dialog on the local experience Base our intervention on local realities