Pillar 2 Pillar 2 RecommendationsRecommendations

World Bank World Bank

East Asia Pacific StrategyEast Asia Pacific Strategy

Pillar 2Pillar 2

Supporting the developmental Supporting the developmental underpinnings for peace, renewed underpinnings for peace, renewed

growth and poverty reduction in the growth and poverty reduction in the poorest and most fragile state.poorest and most fragile state.

The Poorest & Most Fragile State The Poorest & Most Fragile State and Sub-national Regionsand Sub-national Regions

CountriesCountries Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea LaoLao TongaTonga MongoliaMongolia CambodiaCambodia Timor-LesteTimor-Leste Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands MyanmarMyanmar

Sub-national RegionsSub-national Regions Aceh, IndonesiaAceh, Indonesia Mindanao, PhilippinesMindanao, Philippines

Diagnostic: Current ChallengesDiagnostic: Current Challenges High unemployment, especially among youthHigh unemployment, especially among youth Tension within families because of lack of Tension within families because of lack of

employment or underemployedemployment or underemployed Constant wave of crime in the country threaten Constant wave of crime in the country threaten

economic and social activitieseconomic and social activities Weak public institutions, weak public financial Weak public institutions, weak public financial

managementmanagement Weakening of local institution by massive influx of Weakening of local institution by massive influx of

development aidsdevelopment aids Companies dump illegal materialsCompanies dump illegal materials Level of strength of CSO operation is generally weakLevel of strength of CSO operation is generally weak

Current ChallengesCurrent Challenges

Unclear identification of who are the poor?Unclear identification of who are the poor? Increasing income gap among the populationIncreasing income gap among the population Challenges in sustainable and transparent Challenges in sustainable and transparent

management of natural resourcesmanagement of natural resources Inefficient centralized systemInefficient centralized system Mostly women and children vulnerable in the Mostly women and children vulnerable in the

post conflict erapost conflict era Cannot deal with ideological differencesCannot deal with ideological differences

More challengesMore challenges

Governance remained mostly centralizedGovernance remained mostly centralized Unsustainable development growth, benefiting Unsustainable development growth, benefiting

only the eliteonly the elite Increasing land speculation, large land Increasing land speculation, large land

ownershipownership Scarcity of human resourcesScarcity of human resources Unpopular issues on hold because of Unpopular issues on hold because of

legitimacy issue of national leadershiplegitimacy issue of national leadership

More ….More ….

Growing land crisis across the countries as the Growing land crisis across the countries as the result of unequal access to landresult of unequal access to land

Shrinking CSO’s space for dialogues with Shrinking CSO’s space for dialogues with governmentgovernment

Weak political system, fragile democracy, Weak political system, fragile democracy, divisiveness among the population, worse in divisiveness among the population, worse in the election process, weak rule of lawsthe election process, weak rule of laws

Media under constant threats, lack freedom of Media under constant threats, lack freedom of expression, access to information limitedexpression, access to information limited

Current CSO/WB engagementCurrent CSO/WB engagement

WB/CSO engagement already started, but WB/CSO engagement already started, but need to be strengtheningneed to be strengthening

CSO started to implement project, with fund CSO started to implement project, with fund channeled through the WBchanneled through the WB

WB organizes joint meetings gov. and CSOWB organizes joint meetings gov. and CSO

Possible follow up actionsPossible follow up actions Actions must reflect local contextActions must reflect local context Promote private sectors: informal sector and SME- Promote private sectors: informal sector and SME-

through building of enabling environment and through building of enabling environment and business and technical trainingbusiness and technical training

Support the capability development of CSO and Support the capability development of CSO and government in natural resources management and government in natural resources management and sustainable management of fund and in developing sustainable management of fund and in developing long term vision, development plan for the countrylong term vision, development plan for the country

Support the positive engagement of CSO and Support the positive engagement of CSO and government at all level of engagement on land accessgovernment at all level of engagement on land access

Support the sharing of lesson learned among CSO in Support the sharing of lesson learned among CSO in the regionthe region

More follow up actionsMore follow up actions Support regular joint analysis of economic and social conflict Support regular joint analysis of economic and social conflict

across the regionacross the region Have a regional program for the next generation of CSO Have a regional program for the next generation of CSO

leadersleaders Support CSO in the role of watch dog on public financial Support CSO in the role of watch dog on public financial

managementmanagement Land Administration and market assistance: Bank, Gov and Land Administration and market assistance: Bank, Gov and

CSO engage in the discussionCSO engage in the discussion Map indigenous political structure, and re-traditionalize it, Map indigenous political structure, and re-traditionalize it,

update it and adapt it in rural communitiesupdate it and adapt it in rural communities Strengthen and facilitate the funding access to CSOStrengthen and facilitate the funding access to CSO

What to do next….What to do next….

Specific language to draw the attention on women Specific language to draw the attention on women specific needs in the strategyspecific needs in the strategy

Reinforce and strengthen the application of CEDAW Reinforce and strengthen the application of CEDAW and Beijing Platform for Action for the countriesand Beijing Platform for Action for the countries

Address specific women and children vulnerabilities Address specific women and children vulnerabilities in the WB policy statement for pillar 2 is most criticalin the WB policy statement for pillar 2 is most critical

Promote women and men involvement in the lowest Promote women and men involvement in the lowest level of development planning and implementinglevel of development planning and implementing

Promote the increase of women in decision making Promote the increase of women in decision making and at the public management sectorand at the public management sector

Strengthen state governanceStrengthen state governance

Reinforce access to information by rural Reinforce access to information by rural communitiescommunities

Strengthen access to mass media as a channel Strengthen access to mass media as a channel to communicate to rural and remote to communicate to rural and remote communitiescommunities

Aid Effectiveness: WB to work with other Aid Effectiveness: WB to work with other donors to prioritize the issues of the countriesdonors to prioritize the issues of the countries

Strengthen institution for Public Financial Strengthen institution for Public Financial ManagementManagement

Thank you!Thank you!