1. High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics, 30 July 2009, Port of Spain High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics Port of Spain, 30 July 2009 Mobilisation of Resources: Support to the Development of Statistics in CARICOM Presentation by Mohamed-El-Heyba BERROU Manager, PARIS21 Secretariat

2. High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics, 30 July 2009, Port of Spain Outline of Presentation Introduction to PARIS21 PARIS21 in CARICOM NSDS as the basis for Resource Mobilisation Advocacy for Resource Mobilisation Conclusion

3. High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics, 30 July 2009, Port of Spain From 1999 – 2009  International partnership of users and producers of statistics for development –Policy makers –Analysts –Statisticians –Including all present ! PARIS21 Consortium

4. High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics, 30 July 2009, Port of Spain PARIS21 Goal to develop a culture of evidence-based policy making and implementation which serves to improve governance and government effectiveness in reducing poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). For better development outcomes

5. High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics, 30 July 2009, Port of Spain Managing for development results Greater awareness and focus on need for good statistics and return on investment in statistics emphasised:  International Fora –Marrakech MfDR Roundtable, 2004 –Hanoi MfDR Roundtable, 2007 –Aid effectiveness (Rome, Paris, Accra)  Frameworks –Poverty Reduction Strategies –Millennium Development Goals

6. High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics, 30 July 2009, Port of Spain PARIS21 in the CARICOM region

7. High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics, 30 July 2009, Port of Spain PARIS21 in the Caribbean PARIS21 has focused on poorest regions but recognises special situations of SIDS  Collaboration with CARICOM region so far: –June 2008 Advisory Group on Statistics Belize –Feb 2009 SIDS meeting in New York –July 2009 Workshop on NSDS in Trinidad  Planned Oct – Nov 2009 - NSDS and advocacy activities Barbados, Jamaica and Suriname

8. High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics, 30 July 2009, Port of Spain National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) A dynamic process:  For design and implementation of NSDSs  Provides coherent, medium-term framework for better statistics and capacity building  Provides basis for scaling-up of resources  And for coordination across national statistical systems and between donors Better use of better statistics

9. High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics, 30 July 2009, Port of Spain NSDS as the basis for resource mobilisation  Global economic crisis again highlights critical need for good quality statistics  NSDS can provide framework for consensus on funding  National governments must take lead  Supported by cooperating partners  PARIS21 can help countries to design NSDSs and to make the case for financing

10. High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics, 30 July 2009, Port of Spain Weak statistics How to break the Vicious Cycle…. Weak demand Low funding

11. High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics, 30 July 2009, Port of Spain …..by creating a Virtuous Cycle Better Statistics Increased demand Better coordination Increased, better spent resources

12. High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics, 30 July 2009, Port of Spain Advocacy for resource mobilisation PRESS Partner Support on Support to Statistics

13. High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics, 30 July 2009, Port of Spain Peer Reviews TanzaniaMalawiMozambique

14. High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics, 30 July 2009, Port of Spain Country Advocacy brochures

15. High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics, 30 July 2009, Port of Spain In conclusion We all need to keep in mind: Value of statistics in upstream AND downstream policy processes; and for more effective aid NSDSs can provide a vision and action plan for better statistics and capacity building; and a framework for coordination between producers of statistics and between donors Need for and returns from investing in statistics Need for more support from cooperating partners within the context of NSDSs