PPDs in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
IFC Staff Experience
7th PPD Global WorkshopSteve Utterwulghe, Global PPD Lead, WBG
Survey – IFC PPD Experience in FCS
♦ Background: experience shows that PPD plays a special role in FCS– Institution development– Transparency– Trust building– Peace support
♦ Purpose of survey: collect lessons learned and best practices from existing PPD projects in FCS
♦ Output: a study and toolkit for task team leaders and other staff working on PPD projects
Survey Topics
Preliminary Findings – Description of Respondents
Preliminary Findings – High Level Results
Challenges to Achieving PPD Objectives
Weak government institutions
Weak private sector
Fragmented private sector
Political polarization
Land issues
Tension among ethnic groups
Economic decline or instability
Armed conflict
Natural disasters
Tension among religious groups
Natural resource shortages
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00
Benefits of PPD in FCS
♦ “Built strong, local representation” – South Sudan Investment Climate Reform Program
♦ “Diverse people come together and start to discuss common challenges.” – Afghanistan Private Sector Advocacy Forum
♦ “Improved business confidence …needed for peace to take hold” – Cambodia Government-Private Sector Forum
Building a Culture of Transparency
Government or private sector conflicts of interest published
The facilitator published conflicts of interest
All meetings were open to the public
Media freely covered meetings and events
Other (please specify)
Reform process publically tracked
Minutes from all meetings published
0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0%
Who Participates
Religious groups
Ethnic groups
Youth groups
Microenterprises
Civil society organizations
Subnational government officers
Companies outside the capital
Foreign investors
Foreign companies
Women's groups
SMEs
Large businesses
Development partners
National government officers
Private sector associations
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00
Possible Areas of Future Work
♦ Greater focus on political-economy analysis
♦ Broad-based stakeholder mapping
♦ Improving data access and collection – baseline, monitoring, impact
♦ Capturing intangible results
♦ Scenario building
♦ Sub-national intervention
♦ Building in adaptive management
♦ Etc.
Thank you
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