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Framework for Framework for The Rural The Rural

Development Development StrategyStrategy

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1. 1. Increase Increase poverty poverty focusfocus

2. Strengthen Strengthen rural rural policies policies and ruraland ruralinstitutionsinstitutions

3. Improve 3. Improve access to access to social and social and economic economic infrastructurinfrastructuree

6. Improve 6. Improve natural natural resource & resource & environm‘l environm‘l managememanagementnt

5. Enhance 5. Enhance rural non-rural non-agricultural agricultural and and private private sector sector activityactivity

4. Facilitate 4. Facilitate agricultural agricultural growth growth and and competitive-competitive-nessness

StrategicStrategicObjectivesObjectives

Action:Action:Revised Action Plans Revised Action Plans

for each regionfor each regionThematic Initiatives Thematic Initiatives

across the rural familyacross the rural family

Implementation:Implementation: IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION

Context:Context:Global Global

ChallengesChallenges Lessons LearnedLessons LearnedRegional Regional StrategiesStrategies

Goals:Goals:

Improving Improving the economic and the economic and

social well-being of social well-being of rural peoplerural people

ImprovingImprovingfood securityfood security

Ensuring Ensuring sustainable use of sustainable use of natural resourcesnatural resources

R u r a l P o v e r t y R e d u c t i o nR u r a l P o v e r t y R e d u c t i o nMission: Mission:

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Goal 3

Goal 3

Reducing the rate of soil erosion, desertification, waterlogging, salinization, and use of agricultural technologies that are harmful to the natural resource base.

Remove distortions leading to unjustified loss of prime agricultural land to urbanization.

Improve incentives for water use and for better delivery performance.

Increasing agricultural productivity to avoid expanding food production into presently forested areas.

Fully integrating sustainable natural resource management into rural development.

Ensuring Sustainable Use of Natural ResourcesEnsuring Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

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Facilitate Agricultural Facilitate Agricultural

Growth and CompetitivenessGrowth and Competitiveness

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The increased relevance of water is recognized in the new The increased relevance of water is recognized in the new strategy:strategy:

A critical resource for development, water is a looming crisis, especially for poor countries if present practices continue

Increased resource degradation in upper basins and sustainability

less water is a severe limitation for global and national food security

Need more crop per drop (Double productivity in 30 years)

Rural poor lack water and sanitation services

Water management contributes directly to reduce vulnerability, poverty alleviation, local food security and access to natural resources

Watersheds and river flows (riverine ecology) must be protected

Improve National Resource Improve National Resource and Environmental Management and Environmental Management

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Approach: Approach: Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

Basin-level comprehensive management cross-sectoral integration multi-stakeholder participation

Re-visioning irrigation and drainage

Use economic and financial instruments

More private sector user organizations water service companies

Build policy and regulatory capacity in government

Participation of stakeholders

Improve National Resource Improve National Resource and Environmental Management and Environmental Management

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Basin-level comprehensive management cross-sectoral integration multi-stakeholder participationUse economic and financial instrumentsMore private sector Water markets user organizations water service companiesBuild policy and regulatory capacity in governmentParticipation of Stakeholders

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Small portfolio (6% of rural) but growingNew good practices in all regions Lessons for:

institutions, technologies, participation and incentives

What to do: more projects more learning and

dissemination

Integrated water-soil-forest management for poverty alleviation and sustainability of natural resources.

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Improving I&D services.. Getting the right

balance. Institutions-Infrastructure-Technology

The pillars Develop Production

Systems for Irrigated Agriculture.

Water: Rights and Quality of Drainage Disposal.

Support Access of Irrigation and Drainage Technology to Small-holders.

Promote more Investment, especially from Private Sector.

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IRRIGATION

Re-visioning Irrigation and Drainage

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Reforming I&D Institutions

Institutional Reform Building a platform for change Promoting Diversity Enacting Regulation Setting the right Incentives/Prices Benchmarking for continuos improvement

Investment in infrastructure New Systems, Modernizing Existing I&D Infrastructure Promoting non-farm activities

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Increase Research on new “water-efficient” plants and production systems

Adjust cropping patterns to Global Trade, prices and new

market opportunities

Study production systems for

irrigated agriculture. Pilot country studies. High value crops and diversification; Controlled agricultural environment and green houses; Effluent water and recycling; Modern methods of water delivery and management of low

quality water; and Assistance/capacity needs for semi-subsistence

farmers for their transformation.

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Attaining sustainable operations

Link to River Basin Management

Define water rights for systems and individuals

Consider Drainage disposal and reuse

Use multi-criteria analysis for New storage

Improved reservoir operation for sediment management and ecosystem restoration for existing storage Attending Environmental security issues salt management flood management environmental flows (riverine ecology)

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Focus on reaching small-scale farmers with affordable irrigation and drainage technologies Promote networking, technological innovation and adaptation for smallholdersDocument successful experiences Stimulate market oriented approach and private sectorEstablish Pilot projects in selected countriesFormulate a Business Plan to scale up Bank Operations

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Specially from Private Sector.Defining Levels/size of private sector entryAdequate Water feeManaging risks long term stability in rights markets and prices natural eventsEnacting effective regulation framework Definition of roles/responsibilities Prices/ Incentives Laws , by-laws, Agreements Regulations: for resource, product, servicePromoting meaningful participation and partnershipsStimulating Vertical Integration

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Water and Sanitation for the Poor

High % of rural population without servicesAnd the Urban-Rural gap is still growing ?Impact in health specially children mortalityParticipatory community driven approachCapacity building WSP Increasing lending through social fundsMore effort needed in future programs

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tion Bank Comparative Advantage in Rural Bank Comparative Advantage in Rural DevelopmentDevelopment

Knowledge and experience

Finance and policy mix

Leverage with donors and other international institutions

Power to convene

Integrating sectoral, regional and global views in support of a Comprehensive Development Framework and Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers.

Implementation of Implementation of The Updated Rural Development StrategyThe Updated Rural Development Strategy

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What needs to be done to achieve our objective:What needs to be done to achieve our objective:

1. Flexible and innovative approaches to projects in addition to the expansion of current best practices: increased reliance on community driven development; use of multi-sectoral lending approach where appropriate; select instruments according to client readiness and conditions; and greater participation in poverty assessments to ensure better diagnosis,

strategy, and design of proposed interventions.

2. Obtain Bank management support for implementing the updated strategy, and secure their commitment to hold country directors accountable for reaching rural strategy objectives.

3. Regional and national strategies used as the framework of implementation.

4. Multi-sectoral “RURAL ALLIANCE” created on Bank- and regional levels plays coordinating and monitoring role.

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National Rural Development Strategies

critical framework of implementation to build consensus between the Country, the Bank, and other donors

developed by country-ownership

consistent with national policies and international commitments

integrated with the country’s sustainable development strategies (e.g., CDF, PRSP) and the CAS

contain holistic and intersectoral approaches

build on strong partnership and participation of all stakeholders in the country

Country Partnership in ImplementationCountry Partnership in Implementation

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shared mission of poverty reduction

improved understanding of commitments and comparative advantages

development of a coherent joint approach

enhanced collaboration in project development and implementation

mutual risk sharing in poverty reduction - matching donor grant with IBRD financing

improved exchange of information and learning about success that might have broader applicability

Donor Partnership in ImplementationDonor Partnership in Implementation

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Please see also our website atPlease see also our website athttp://www.worldbank.org/ruralstrategyruralstrategy

On this website, you will find:On this website, you will find: more updated information and a calendar of events related to the

Update of the Rural Development Strategy; downloads of background studies and regional strategies; relevant email-addresses; forms to submit your comments; a sign-up form for our email-newsletter.