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LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity

FORUM ON PLANS AND PRSPs IN EAST ASIA. LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT IN PLANNING. Presentation Organisation. National Growth and Poverty Eradication Strategy (NGPES) formulation

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LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity

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  1. FORUM ON PLANS AND PRSPs IN EAST ASIA LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICPeace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT IN PLANNING

  2. Presentation Organisation • National Growth and Poverty Eradication Strategy (NGPES) formulation • Sixth Five-Year Plan (2006-2010) preparation • Challenges

  3. NGPES FORMULATION (1) • First National Workshop on Poverty Alleviation, 1996 • 6th Round Table Meeting in 1997 • Rapid Poverty Assessment in 1997 & LECS II in 1997/98 • 7th Round Table Meeting in 2001 • PPAs and LECS III

  4. NGPES FORMULATION (2) • Presentation of Governance Policy Paper to partners in development in April 2003 • 8th Round Table Meeting in September 2003 • National Assembly’s approval of NGPES in October 2003

  5. Participants in NGPES Formulation • Central Ministries & Agencies, NA, and the mass organizations • Academics and researchers • Provinces, districts and communities • Private sector • International NGOs • Partners in development

  6. Incorporation of Stakeholder Views in NGPES The consultations generated a rich array of ideas from stakeholders, including on the • Needs and priorities to be addressed • Strategies, policies and actions • Approaches • Targeting

  7. NGPES Implementation Implementation slow largely due to lack of earmarked funds: • Annual Plans and budgets tied to PIP under Fifth Plan • Partners too did not earmark funds • Only modest support for preparation of focal area plans and costing

  8. Lessons from NGPES • Participation valuable • Economic growth necessary for sustained poverty reduction • Targeting necessary to help the poorest • NGPES needs to fit with 5-year Plan • Integrate poverty reduction in sectors

  9. Sixth Plan Formulation (1) • Began in the last Quarter of 2003 • Bottom-up approach • Drew upon lessons from Fifth Plan and various macro and sector strategies • Preliminary ideas shared with partners in development, private sector and Lao researchers and mass organizations

  10. Sixth Plan Formulation (2) • Draft Sixth Plan presented to: (i) Government several times, (ii) Party Central Committee and National Assembly, (iii) Partners, and (iv) Party Congress • To be shared with private investors and Lao researchers & mass organizations • Submit Final draft to National Assembly

  11. NGPES Integration in Plan • Various strands of poverty reduction pulled together as a coherent strategy • Key sectors and supporting sectors • Cross-cutting areas • Poverty-focused National Programmes • Targeted interventions

  12. Stakeholder Views The consultations generated a wealth of suggestions, and a few examples are: • public fiscal management • financial sector • private sector development • Prioritization with poverty focus • Implementation, monitoring & evaluation

  13. Challenges • Resource mobilization • Ensuring adherence to priorities • Improving implementation • Monitoring, evaluation and reporting

  14. LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICPeace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity THANK YOU

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