CONTRIBUTIONS OF INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
ENHANCED INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK
REALIZING DEVELOPMENTAL OBJECTIVES OF THE IP SYSTEM: LDC PRIORITY
NEEDS FOR TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION
Geneva, Switzerland, 12/13 June2014
The Enhanced Integrated Framework
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Aid for Trade (AfT) Partnership in action supporting LDCs’ (and graduated
LDCs’ for a transition period) deeper integration into the global economy.
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Focus on (1) trade mainstreaming, (2) coordinated delivery of AfT, and (3)
resource mobilisation for the trade development agenda.
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Support provided through:
1. Funding: (1) DTIS (Diagnostic Trade Integration Studies), (2) institutional capacity
building projects and (3) productive capacity building projects.
2. Advisory service: Executive Secretariat advising countries on EIF programme
implementation, including trade mainstreaming, donor coordination and resource
mobilisation for trade development agenda.
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Among the countries present
all have done a DTIS (and many an update
already), almost all have institutional capacity building projects under
implementation and most also productive capacity building projects.
EIF Support
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DTIS and Action Matrix: DTIS identify key constraints to trade and
opportunities for trade expansion and include a priority Action Matrix (AM);
the DTIS AM serves as a platform for the country to integrate trade into its
development strategy, and for development partners to support the
implementation of the DTIS AM.
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Tier 1
Institutional Capacity Building (Support to National Implementation
Arrangements, NIAs): Three year projects (extendable to five) providing
reinforcement through a team (National Implementation Unit, anchored with
Ministry of Trade) working on trade mainstreaming, coordinated delivery of
AfT and resource mobilisation to implement the DTIS AM; US$300,000 p.a.
NIAs
: Focal Point + NIU, Donor Facilitator, National Steering Committee
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Tier 2
Productive Capacity Building: Tier 2 funds projects or feasibility studies.
Projects (max. 3 years, US$3,000,000) and feasibility studies (usually up to
US$200,000) in support of DTIS AM priority identified by the EIF country.
EIF Principles
• National Ownership: EIF support is provided in a manner to enable EIF countries to gradually assume full ownership of their AfT agenda
• National Implementation (using country processes)
• Capacity building to use national processes for implementation (DTIS (Cambodia), Tier 1 projects (all countries present), Tier 2 projects (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Togo, Uganda; Malawi and Senegal (under development)).
• The goal of capacity building for national ownership aims at sustainability.
• Demand driven: EIF support will only be provided upon an active interest and request by the country, including e.g. formulating the proposal, taking an active role in implementation and counterpart funding.
• Gap-fill: The EIF will not fund priorities for which other donors are offering resources – support can be provided to access the resources (project proposals, providing contact) where necessary.
• Comparative advantages: (1) partnership (ITC, UNCTAD, WB, WTO, IMF, UNDP) and 23 bilateral donors, (2) DTIS & AM as platform for country stakeholders and donors, (2) in-country team for institutional support; (3) if needed, EIF has fast procedures.
How to get support for the IP system from the EIF?
• DTIS or DTIS Updates: (1) first step is formulation of Terms of Reference for the DTIS/Update; formulation led by the Focal Point supported by the NIU – if IP issues are to be treated in the DTIS/Update, best to have them included in the TOR; (2) the National Steering Committee (NSC)
discusses and approves the TOR – so if a representative covering IP issues is a member of the National Steering Committee, this is the second opportunity to include IP; (3) based on the TOR, the agency undertaking the DTIS/Update drafts a Concept Note which is reviewed by the NSC (plus maybe a wider set of stakeholders, country specific) – this is the last chance to get IP issues included; (5) at the end of the DTIS process, the Action Matrix (AM) is validated – IP capacity building priorities should be included in the AM to benefit from project support.
• Institutional capacity building through the existing Tier 1 project: The Tier 1 project has a yearly workplan; to include capacity building measures or other support to the IP agenda, this needs to be agreed with the EIF Focal Point, and the National Implementation Unit Coordinator. Often institutional capacity needs assessment are done to identify priority needs; it would be useful if the IP institutions are included in the needs assessment or the DTIS AM.
• Tier 2 funded projects for productive capacity building: (1) productive capacity to be built by the project needs to be included in the DTIS AM, as one of the priorities; (2) the EIF National Steering Committee needs to approve the project (or project idea) as a priority to be submitted for EIF funding; (3) the project proposal needs to be formulated according to the EIF format.
EIF Support for the IP System
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DTIS and DTIS Update and Action Matrix:
• Bangladesh DTIS (draft) and Nepal DTIS (in case of Nepal: Nepal Trade Integration
Strategy) include IP issues; most DTIS/Updates for other countries represented here do not. Tanzania and Togo coming up soon for an update so IP could be included.
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Tier 1 Institutional Capacity Building:
• IP stakeholders are included in general institutional capacity building, e.g. for the NSC (if they are members of the NSC), or other workshops, courses, etc.
• Some countries have included specific capacity building on IP issues (Nepal, Guinea)
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Tier 2 Productive Capacity Building:
• There are currently a few projects where IP related issues are included: (1) Cambodia CEDEP 1 (rice component); (2) Nepal Pashmina, (3) Nepal Medicinal Herbs; projects addressing agricultural value chains could include IP issues (e.g. Malawi
(agroprocessing) and Senegal (mango sector) under development)
Contact
Executive Secretariat for the EIF at the WTO
E-mail:
Website:
www.enhancedif.org
