Final report : workshop on sustainable development indicator framework for Africa

Distr.: GENERAL ECNFSSDD/<l4/l1 Date: March 2011 Original: ENGUSH

Final Report

Workshop on Sustainable Development Indicator Framework for Africa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 10-11 March 20 II

Organiudby United Nations Economic Commission for Africa In (ollaboration with:

African Union Commission African IXvdopmem Bank

Unit~Nations Environmen( Programme

Unit~Nations lXvdopmen( Programme

Contents

Acronyms and abbreviations v

I. Introduction 1

II. Anendmcc 2

III.

Ag.nd.

2

rv

Account of procdings

3

A. Opening session __ 3

B. Introduction to me workshop and objectives 6

C.

Development of sustainabled~e1opmentindicators at the

g1oba.llevd - experiences. challenges and lessons learned 7 D. Presentation and discussion on the developrnrm and application

ofco~environment indicators for the Africa Environment Oudook process: experience. challenges and lessons learned 9 E. Sustainable Development Indicator Framework for measuring

and tracking progress on sustainable development in Mrica II

F.

Focus group discussions and presentations on the proposed

framework and compendium of indicators for assessing

sustainable development in Mrica 14

G. Discussion of the focus group presentations 17

H. ext steps 19

I. Closure 19

Annex I: Programme of work 21

Annex II: Core sustainable development themes for Mrica and status 23 Annex III: Guidelines for the focus group discussions 24

Annex IV: Report of Focus Group 1 26

Annex V: Report of Focus Group 2 29

Annex VI: Report of Focus Group 3 33

Annex VII: Report of Focus Group 4 36

Annex VIII: List of participants 41

Acronyms and abbreviations

ACNNR

AEO

AlDB APRM

AMU

AUC CAADP CBD COMESA DPSIR DRC

EAC ECA

ECCAS ECOWAS FSSDD ICPD IGAD IPF JPOI

MDGs EPAD PRS RECs SADC SDIF SDRA SDRA-IV UNCCD UNCSD UNDP UNEP UNESCO UNFCCC

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WHO

African Convention on ature and Natural Resources African Environment Outlook

African Devdopment Bank African Peer Review Mechanism Arab Maghreb Union

African Union Commission

Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Prognmme Convention on Biological Diversity

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa DrivingForce-Pressure-State-Impaa~Response

Democratic Republic of the Congo East African Community

Economic Commission for Mrica

Economic Community of umral African States Economic Community of West African States

Food Security and Sustainable Development Division International Conference on Population and Development Intergovernmem.al Authority on Development

Intergovernmental. Pand on Forests Johannesburg Plan of Implementation Millennium Devdopment Goals

New Partnership for Africa's Development Poverty Reduaion Strategy

Regional Economic Communities

Southern Africa Development Community Sustainable Development Indicator Framework Sustainable Development Report on Africa

Sustainable Development Report on Africa - Fourth Issue United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development United Nations Development Programme

United Nations Environment Prorgramme

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organi:tadon

Unired Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change World Trade Organi:tation

World Health Organi:tation

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I. Introduction

I. The Workshop on me Sustainable Development Indicator Framework for Africa took plaa: in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from IOta 11 March 2011, at

me

United Nations Conference Centre.

2. The workshop wasorganiHd

by

the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa(ECA)in collaboration wim me African Union Commission (AVq, African fkvdopmem Bank (AIDB), United Nations Environment Programme (ONEP) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

3. The ma.inobjecri~of

me

workshop was(0discuss the Sustainable Development Indicator Framework for Africa, taking into account me n~ for a wtU

fnmed

and robust analysis of progress towards sustainable development in

me

^{continent. It was}

also intended to provide a forum for policymakers and practitioners to exchange

best

practices and lessons learnt in monitoring su.stainable development at the national

level.

4. The workshop formed. an

integra.!

part of Africa's regional prepar:ations for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to

be

held in Rio de Janeiro, BrniI. in June 2012. It followed the Workshop on Instjtutional

~d Strategic Fl'2II1eworks for Sustainable Development in Africa that was held at the same venue from 7 to 9 March 20 II. Pl~ refer to the website of the African Regional Preparatory Process for Rio+20: h[(p:llwww.uneca.orgl~programmes/sddJ eventslRio20/index.asp

5. The workshop outputs

will

inform the fourth issue of the Sustainable Development Repon for Africa (SORA-IV), whose theme is "Managing Africa's natural tesource base for sustainable growth and development".

6. Overall. the workshop emphasized the critical role that comprehensive and agreed susca.inable development indicators play - not only in tracking progress towards sustainable development. but also in facilitating the identification of strengths and weaknesses in the implementation process. The workshop underlined that

by

developing a sustainable development framework for Africa, the continent was for the

first

time taking full charge of the development of meaningful and relevant indicators for sustainable development in the tegion. The meeting agreed on a proposed sustainable development indicator framework for Africa and enriched the suggested compendium of sustainable development indicators. The workshop adopted action- oriented recommendations for effective~and funher improvement of the indicator set. The workshop also underscored the need for harmonized approaches. and for capacity·building of relevant actors at the national and subregional levels.

II. Attendance

7. The workshop was attended

by

more than 100 policymakers and experts from planning, finance, economic. social and c:nvironmc:m ministries and agencies and national st2tistics offices ofECA member States. Member States represented were:

AJgeria. Angola, Iknin, Bocswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic. Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo (ORO, Djibouti.

Ethiopia, Gabon, the Gambia, Ghana. Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali. Mauritania, Mauritius. Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia. me iger, RW2nda, Senegal, &}'ChelJes, SiaraLmne,SouthAfrica. theSudan, Swaziland.

Tanzania. Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Ziml»bwe.

8. Regional Economic Communities (REG) represenred wen: the An.b Maghreb Union (AMU). the Common Macket for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the

East

African Community(fAG, the Economic Community ofCemraJ African SClltes (ECCAS),

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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),

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lfi[(:rgov(:mm(:nw Authority on Devdopm(:fi[ (IGAD) and

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South(:rn Africa Devdopm(:nt Community (SADC).

9. Also n=p~nt~ w(:re th(: African Vnion Commission (AVC), African

D~lopmem Bank (AIDB), civil society organizations, Unit~ Nations Agencies, devdopmem partne.rs, including me: Canadian Inte.rnational Devdopme:nt Ag(:ncy (ClDA),theSpan~hEmb"")' andtheSwedish Emb""}'.

10. The:detail~list of panicipamsiscontained in Anne:x VIII.

III. Agenda

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II. The: meeting adopted the following age:nda:

• Opening of me workshop

• Presc=ntation and discussion on aperiences in the development and use of indicator frameworks relevant to sustainable development at the global and regional levels

Presentation and discussion on the proposed sustainable development indicator framework for measuring and tracking progress on sustainable development in Africa

Presc=nration and discussion on the proposed compendium of indicators for assessing sustainable development in Africa

Focus group sessions on the proposed compendium of indicators for asS4:SSing sustainable development in Africa

• P~n.tation ~~discussion on the findings of the focus group sessions

• Mam ISSUesansmg and recommendations

• Th(:wayforward and closure:.

The programm(: is provided in AnnaI.

IV Account of proceedings

A. Opening session

12. During the o~njng session, Ms. !sarou Caye. Chief, Environment and Sustainable Development Section. Food Security and Sustainable Development Division of ECA welcomed participants on behalf of Mr. Abdoulie Janneh. Unhed ations Under-Secretary-General and Executive &cretary of ECA. Opening remarks

We'rt then made

by

Mr. Serge Bounda. Head ofUNEP Liaison Office to

me

African Union Commission, United Nations Economic Commission for Mrica. and Ethiopia;

Dr. Siham Mohamed, representing the African fkvdopmem Bank; and Mr. Ian Rector, Manage-f, Energy and Environment Group

of

UNDP. Dr. Mohammed.

Khalil limamy, Head of Environment Division, Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture of

me

Mrican Union Commission, delivc=red the opening natemenr on behalf

of

Ms. Tumusiime Rhoda Peace.AVeCommissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture. Mr. XiaoDingGong, Chief, Economic Statistics and National Accounts of the African Centre for Statistics, ECA, facilit2[ed the session.

Welcoming remarks by ECA

13. Ms. Gaye stresstd that the workshop formed an imegral pan of the regional prepar:uions for the United Nations Conference on Susca.inable Development. She lauded the' productive pannership betwC'en ECA, AVe,AIDB, UNEP and UNOP that resulted in the' successful convening of the' workshop. She' also acknowledge'd the valuable contribution of the' regional C'Conomic communities. She' said that the workshop re'presented another clear example of ECA ddivering as one', give'n that relevant divisions of ECA and irs subregional offices we're involved in irs organization.

The outcomes of the workshop would inform the production of the fourth issue of the Sustainable Oevdopment Report on Africa (SDRA-IV) and subsequent ones.

14. Expanding on SORA, Ms. Caye said that the report as concC'ived would comprise rwo pans, the

first

providing a snapshot of progress towards sustainable development and the second focusing on specific themes of relevance co Africa's sustainable' development agenda. She said that thre'e issues of the' report had so far been produced. The aim was for SDRA to become a flagship publication for Africa and a key instrument for promoting sustainable' development in the region.Itwould provide relevant, robust and quality analyses of priority sustainable development issues, and be supported by effective diSSC'mination and advocacy co reach out to all and to achieve the' desired impact. In this context, she observed roat a meaningful SORA process required adequate resources and she invited partne'rs[0effectively support the process.

I S. She concluded by recognizing the presence of participants with wicle.ranging expertise and experience and expresstd confidence that the workshop would come our

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with concre:te recommendations on mc=asuring and tracking progress on sustainable development in Africa in a more: systematic manner.

Remarks

by

United Nations Environment Programme

16. Inhisremarks, Mr. Strge Bounda emphasized me critical role that me workshop could playas an important milestone in Africa's preparadon for the United Nations Conkrence on Sustainable: Developme:m. He descrilxd indicators as key tools for measuring and communicating progress at cominental, national and eve:n local levels.

by providing evidence on me scale, distribution. pace and dirc=ction of change: towards sustainable developme:nt.

17. He mentioned UNEP efforts towards monitoring progress on the environmem in Africa through me Global Environment Oudook and the Africa Environmem Oudook (AEO) published under the auspices of the Mrican Ministerial Conference

00 me Eovironmem. Mr. Bouow emphasiz.ed me nc=o:l. for effective monitoring mrough indicarors, to close me data gap. build capacity in data collc=ction and analysis, strengthe:n institutional capacity. develop effc=ctive coordination ma:hanisms wim .sectoral institutions. andsh~information with

aU

stakeholders through participatory approaches.

18. UNEP supported various networks and institutions in Africa that could help fill me gaps, such as me Africa Environmem Information Network and the International Agency for the Development of Environmental Information in me ~ntralAfrican subregion. which aimed to support environmental data gathering, analysis and assessmem to enhance the da:ision-making process and dissemination ofinformadon.

19. In conclusion. he stressed that me workshop

was

critical to arriving at an agreemenr on the proposed framework of indicators for sustainable developmem that would~a fundamental input in designing a sustainable development action plan for Africa.

Remarks

by

United Nations Development Programme

20. In his opening remarks, Mr. Ian Rector emphasized chat a Single agency would not ~ able to provide all me support that countries required and. therefore.

collaboradon between agencies was a conditio sint qua non. Sound and coherent strategies were prerequisites for measuring progress and should nOt

be

for the sake of measuring alone. He expressed the need to move away from business as usual.

which had proved unsustainable. A more radical. transformative change would

be

needed ramer than a mere transition to"improved business as usual". In this respect.

monitoring progresswascritical.

21.. He indicat~ that significant fmancial resources were likely to be made available to fight climate change. In this respect. it wasnecessary to ensure that such

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resources were used in the COntext of the broader sustainable developmem agenda.

Itwas important that the fight against climate change was integrated. into a broader development ptrspecrive co avoid the risk of destabilizing the development balance

by

failing (0 usc scarce financial resources effectively. He messed the need to turn the workshop recommendations into action. and urged mem~rSt:ues. ECA and all partners to take the necessary neps to ensure their effective implementation.

22. He emphasized that future effortS neo1ed to focus on building on the joint expertise and resources of agencies. moving away from a supply driven agenda towards one drivc:n

by

demand. The One United ations approach that UNDP waspiloting, together with other United adons Agencies. in a number of countries worldwide would provide a platform for building such an~approach. He nO(ed, however, dla[

the suengdu and capabilities of countries' own systems and processes we~ crucial elements for me success of mat appt02ch.

23. In concluding, he reiterated me commitment of UNDP to the process and urged participants to challenge me status quo and to take their experiences to a different and highet1~e1.

Remarks by African Development Bank

24. Dr. Siham Mohamed spoke on hdtalfof Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of me African Development Bank Group. Welcoming the participants, she observed that me meeting, with its focus on assessing sustainable development in Mrica, was particularly important and timely not only for assessing Mrica's progress towards a

key

target in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), but also for examining important contributions that development partners could make to enhance progress towards achieving sustainable development in Mrica.

25. Dr. Mohamed enumerated the various tools at the bank's disposal aimed at promoting and advancing development reswts. She informed participants of what AIDB had been doing over the last several years to steadily intensify its Statistical capacity-building activities in Mrican countries. That, she said, was motivated by the need for reliable and up-to-date data to enhance measurement, monitoring and management of development results. In this respect, she drew attention to the Gender, Poverty and Environmental Indicators on Mrican Countries published yearly by the Statistics Department of the bank.

26. She observed that the continent was faced with numerous challenges that coold neither be tackled at the same time nor by anyone institution alone. In this regard, she expressed hope that the development of indicators for sustainable development would ptovide a fr:unework for maximizing me development impact of the various policy interventions in me continent through greater collaboration and coordination.

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Opening statement by African Union Commission

27. Dr. Mohammed Khalil Timamy observed that Iiule work had been undertaken on indicators of sustainable: development in the context ofAfrica since the concept was

fir$[

launched in Rio de Janeiro. Bru.il, almost (wo decades previously. He said that ffiasuringgr«n GOPvalues remained an~ntia1 taSk matwasyet tobeaccomplished on the continent.Aspan of the dromby AUe.he mentioned a forthcoming project on natun.! resources accounting that would brid~some of the: gaps at continental level. He: said due the: current workshop represented a significant

step

(owards an agrttdframework for measuring progress on sustainable: development. without which it would bedifficult to meaningfully measwc: changes and ~porton progress.With this, he declared

the:

workshop open and wished participants fruitful and rewarding ddiberariolU.

B. Introduction to the workshop and objectives

28. The ECA Secrenriat gave: a brid" presentation on

me

background to the:

workshop, particularly in relation to production of the SORA and its intended function of moniroring progress rowards sustainable development in the region. The lack of data and consisr~cyacross counuieswith

regard

to indicators mom that a well·framed and robust analysis over time could not

be

performed. Hence the need to identify, in a participatory manner, a set of indicators covering the social, economic, environmental and institutional dimensions of sustainable development that was agreed by all relevant panners and could

be

consistendy used to assess the statuS of sustainable development in the region across space and over time.

29. h was against that backdrop that ECA commissioned a study, the main objective ofwhich was to propose a sustainable development indicator framework and produce a compendium of indicators covering the economic, social, environmenral and instirurional dimensions. The framework, including irs compendium ofindicawrs, was to ~ used in systematically measuring and tracking progress on sustainable development at the regionallevd, and to serve as a tool for conducting the assessment Pan I of SORA·IV, and subsequent ones.

30. The main objectives of the workshop were:

• To conduct a thorough review of the proposed sustainable devdopmem indicator framework and compendium of indicators, taking into accoum the need for a wdl·framed and robust analysis and Africa's priorities and specificities.

• To provide an opporrunity for policy makers OUld expertS from member States, African regional and subregional organizations, civil society organizations and various United Nations Agencies to share _vi~ and propose recommendations on the

way

forward towards systematically

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measuring and tracking progress on sustainable development in the region, within the framework of the SDRA process.

31. Following the pr~mation, the Secretariat requested participants ⁽⁰complete the evaluation form to enable it determine theotentto which the m«ting objectives and o:pected outcomes had bttn met, in order to inform decisions on improving the organization and servicing of rnet:tings.

C. Development of sustainable development indicators at the global level- experiences, challenges and lessons learned

32. The consultantp~ntM me evolution and scatus of sustainabledevelopment as a globa.l agenda. touching upon the history of the concept and its meaning. The p~ntarionemphasiud how susr:U.nable development should

be

about the prople and for the prople, and should integrate the economic, social and environmental pillars within a conducive governana framework. It provided an overview of global effortS towards monitoring sustainable dcvdopment, in particular by me United Nadons Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), and che proposedStt

of susf:linable development indicators.

33. The presentation highlighted lessons learned and how

mey

were rtlevant for Africa. Those included: the need for a continuous review of sustainable development indicators, based on experience acquired in cheir use; the need. to link sustainable development indicators at global, regional and nadonal levC'is, and into exining national statistical systems; the need to avoid compartmentalization and achieve a true integration of che four dimensions of sustainable development through che careful choice of indicators.

34. In conclusion, che presentation emphasized how the absence of effective and capable institutions responsible for coordinating and guiding sustainable development at all levels, as well as issues ofdata availability and reliability, continued tobea hurdle.

35.

Key

issues arising and recommendations:

L There is a need for a core set of indicators to monitor progress towards sustainable development. However, the framework must be Aexible to take into account national circumstances, in particular exining capacity and the relevance of each indicator at the COUntry level. The framework should also be dynamic, and be revised as lessons are learned and new knowledgeisacquired.

ii. While chere is no agreed. ideal number of sustainable development indicators, a balance must be struck between theoretical and practical considerations, bearinginmind countries' limited resources and competing

demands. Furthermore, existing frameworks and efforts in data collection at the national level should be valorized and built upon. Those include MDG indicators, Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) indicators, and oilier relevant indicators, which are already integrated into national systems for monitoting purposes.

iii. There is a need to reiliink ilie way sustainable development indicators are conceived. in order[0 move away from a silo mentaliry and to attain true integration of the four dimensions of sustainable development.

Cross-cuning issues such as gender mainsrreaming must be given due consideration, as theyan~crucial to effectively operationaliz.ing sustainable development in Africa.

iv. Countries need to be supported in building the capaciry of national statistical offices to collect and effectively handle sustainable development indicators, wiili the view to f2vouring the uptake, at country level, of the proposed indicator framework.

v. There is a need for legal frameworks and sufficient financial, inStitutional and human capaciry to develop sustainable development indicators, which can beused for policy formulation at me national level. ECA and other United ations Agencies, AVC and AIDB should work together with Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and orner partners to this end.

vi. Increased effortS are necessary toensure coherence and synergies among the many initiatives mat are already being implemented. This should~ supported by dara sharing policies and strategies to enhance

data

and information sharing.

D. Presentation and discussion on the development and application of core environment indicators for the Africa Environment Outiook process: experience, challenges and lessons learned

36. UNEP Division ofEarlyWarning and Asses.smcmp~nted experiences and lessonsI~nedoverthe:years in the Africa Environment Outlook (AEO) pro«ss. The Outlook provides an integrated analysis of emerging issues under the thematic areas of the ew Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Environment Action Plan and helps in tracking progress in m~ting the environmental targets stt under the

MDG,.

37. The presentation highIightedseverai challenges, such as data availability. quaJiry.

accessibility and harmonization. In response to thesechallc:nges.an AEO Data Working Group was formed (0advise: on data issues in Africa. However, some go~rnments had still nor reoognized the bt'nefits of funding dat2 coUect:ion and _d~mjnationof environmental st,uistics. Mon=:effom were neoied to draw anemian to the important role the environmentplaysin national development. poverty alleviation and sustainable development in Africa. An imponant lesson in the AEO repon process rdated to the supponing role of the Africa Environment Information Network in helping countries and key Slakeholders in Africa to understand the role and imponance of harmonized dara collection. Notwithstanding. improvements were needed in a number of areas, including the need for sustained and consistent engagement with countries to follow up workshop and meering agreements to enable the full adoption of the core list of environmental indicators by all African countries, and for harmonization of effortS by key partners to ensure adoption of the environmental indicators.

38. In thu regard, there was need for the core list of environmencaI indicators and the associated methodology sheets to be finalized and published, in English and in French. That would enable countries and key stakeholders in Africa to use them to collect the relevant statistics and data necessary for developing the indicators.

Furthermore, there was a need to support countries in mainsrreaming the relevant environmental indicators that support environmental management into national development plans and the systems of national statistical offices.

39. Keyissues arising and recommendations:

i. Availability of

data

is crucial for the application of the selected indicator sets. However countries and RECs are confronted with the challenge of collecting. storing. managing and sharing data. Therefore, countries shouldbesupported to mainstream the relevant indicators that underpin environmental managemem and national development plans into the sysrems of national statistical offices. In addition, more effort is required

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to strengthen the institutional framework to suppon data exchange at the various levels.

ii. While some countries already have and are using analytical frameworks such as the Driving force*Pressure*State*Impact*Rcsponse (DPSIR) model. their challenge is the selection of indicator sets to be used in the analysiS. Therefore. there is a need to provide countries with criteria adaptable to their unique circumstances to guide them in the selection of the relevant indicatorsets.

iii.

AU

sectors have an impornm role to play in the selection and application of the indicator frameworks and the collection and dissemination of

data

to be

used.

In

this

regard, capacity-building in the selection and application of indicators should be extended to include actors beyond environmem

ministries and national statistical offices.

iv. United Nations

bodies

and other partners should step up effortS to strengthen the capacity of

RECs

for the selection and application of sustainable development indicators and in the collection and management of data to feed inro the regional reporting processes.

v. In order for the core list of indicators to

be

adopted fully by all Mrican countries and

RECs.

there should be sustained and consistent engagement with the countries and

RECs

to follow up on capacity-building activities.

vi. In order to enhance monitoring and reporting efficiency and reduce the transaction costs for countries.

RECs

and other stakeholders, there is need for coordination of effortS, and convergence and harmonization of selected indicator sets to meet the reponing and monitoring requirements of key programmes and processesat national, regional and global levels.

vii. Mechanisms for data quality and credibility assut:lnce shouldbe carefully identified and made integral elements of the repon preparation process.

In mecaseof theAEO, this is achieved through the data working group.

internal and external peer review, and reliance on specialized and relevant United Nations and other bodies,assources of data.

viii. Countries could make requests to relevant United Nations agencies and other development partners to suppon capacity-building of institutions responsible for collecting environmental monitoring data. Capaciry- building should

be

extended to include training to better understand the conceptual and analytical frameworks of environmental indicators,aswell as to collect

data.

E. Sustainable Development Indicator Framework for measuring and tracking progress on sustainable development in Africa

40. The consultant presented me proposed Sustainable Development Indicator Framework (SDIF) for measuring and tracking progress on sustainable development in Africa, and

me

Com~ndium ofIndicatofS. The presentation outlined the benefits of having an agr«d SDIF as follows: providing the policyand institutionaJ COntext

for developing susrainable development indicators; clarifying theif conceptual underpinning; helping to organiu systematically the indicators; sening our criteria for choosing them; and identifying the key sustainable development themes and sub-themes for the continent. Therefore, the objtttives of the workshop were: fitting.

namely to validate the approach and methodologyusedfor identifying, selecting and organizing the sustainabled~lopment indicators. the choice of the fr:unework for developing the indicators, the memes and sub-themes for Africa, and the core set of indicators.

4I. The proposed approach and methodology for me SDIF for Africa built on a clear understanding of the reasons for the sustainable development indicators, and on existing international and regional indicator frameworks such as the UNCSD Sustainable Development Indicators. Global Environment Outlook, Africa Environment Outlook, Human Development Indo:, international organizations' databases, etc. Frameworks that could be used to organitt indicators ranged from the DPSJR framework that highlighted meca~-effectsrelationship. to the capital framework that was based on an extended national accounting system, integrating financial, capital, produced goods, but

also

natural, human social and institutional capital. The proposed SDIF for Africa was built on the DPSIR framework, integrating institutional dements and mitigation factors.

42. In the proposed SDlH themes. sub-memes and indicators were identified on the basis ofwhether they addressed more than one pillar ofsustainable development, as shown in Chart 1. Core indicators were those addressing all three: pillars ofsustainable development.

• _Co~SOindiclIOrs

• Socio-Economic Econo-Environmc:ntal

o

Socio-Environmc:ntal

Chart 1. Core sustainable development indicators, socioeconomic

sustainability, econo-environmental andsocio-environmental sustainability indicators.

43. Themes and sub-themes proposed for Africa's SDIF took the memes of UNCSD as the narring point, but rt:fined to bener reflect Africa' specificities and to be in line with the EPAD framework. For instance, while povertywas a theme in the UNCSD framework. food and agriculture wert: not - yet their rdevana: for Africa' sustainable devdopmentwasclear. Annex II summarizes the proposed cort: sustainable devdopment themes for Africa, and their rt:lationship to national, regional and global commionenrs.

44. In order to identify sustainable devdopment indicators, each theme was broken down into sub-themes that helped to focus on the key issues tobe monitored and organize the indicators in the modified DPSIR framework, but allowing for flexibility. The selection of the core indicators to cover the memes andsub~themeswas

b~d on the following criteria: relevance; effectiveness; reliability; undemandable, unambiguous, and conceptual soundness; availability (of data); capacity to show trends over time and differences between places and groups of people; and consistency with current practices, including nomenclature, definitions. etc.

45. The presentation provided examples of the proposed themes, _sub~themesand indicators and identified possible sources of data, including national records, surveys, censuses, mapping and remote sensing institutions, as well as international organizations and ad hoc studies and research. While dara availability and reliability presented. an issue, qualitative indicators could be useful to fill the gap as new data was sourced or built. The consultant oudined his view ofan African susr.a.inability monitoring system, that would allow monitoring and evaluation of sustainable development indicators in Africa, in particular in rdation to their ability to monitor whether: wealthwascreated, sustained and fairly shared; ecosystem services were protected, and natural resources, including biodiversity, susta.inably

used;

economic efficiency had improved _ and

inequi()' and pover()' reduced; pollution was prevented; culturewaspreserved; and the COUntry was delivering on irs international commitmenrs.

46. Regarding the way forward, the consultant recommended

dm

ECA, AUe.

AIDB and partners should prepare an action plan for the finalization, testing at COUntry level, and continuous improvement, refinement and institutionalization of the proposed Sustainable Development Indicator Framework. Strong national ownership and internalization of the proposed sustainable development indicators were critical.

That calJed for the strengthening of national statistical systems.

47.

Key

issues arising and recommendations:

i.

By

developing a sustainable development framework for Afrie., the continent is for the first rime taking full charge of the development of meaningful and relevant indic:uors for sustainable development. This is critical for Afrie.'s progress, but the process should build on what aisrs at national. regional and global levels.

11. Elements that should ~ taken into account in evaluating the proposed themes for the Sustainable Development Indicuor Framework for AErie.

are: relevance; effectiveness; reliability; understandable, unambiguous. and conceptual soundness; availability (of data/information); e.paci()' to show trends over time and differences~tween places and groups of people; and consistency with current practices including nomenclature. definitions, etc. The COSt of the indicator is suggested as an additional criterion.

iii. Indicators related to education such as the quality of education and the brain-drain should _~ included in the compendium of indicators.

Furthermore. vocational training should be considered as parr ofeducation.

~ a sub-theme, culture should ~ considered, including indicators for local languages.

iv. The Sustainable Development Indicator Framework needs to integrate the four dimensions of sustainable development and act as a analyst to bring together relevant ministries concerned with sustainable development.

v. The Sustainable Development Indicator Framework should include quantitative and qualitative indicators. as the lattet could help fill the gap for those data that are not yet available.Itcould also provide a platform to explore indicators for assessing countries' vulnerability to climate change, which may~instrumental for accessing financial resources.

vi. The AVe. AIDB, ECA. UNEp, UNDP and their panners should work togerher to ensure the further development and application of the Sustainable Development Indicator Framework and the Compendium of Indicators for the~nefitof countries and RECs. To this end, a working group with core panners, interested organizations and member States

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should be set up to continue working on the framework and compendium.

Furthermore. the outpUt of the working group could be validated by member States as parr of this process.

F. Focus group discussions and presentations on the proposed framework and compendium of indicators for assessing sustainable development in Africa

48. The ECA Secretariat introduced the work of the focus groups. The objectives of the foem groups wereto:

(i) Achieve consensus on the core themes proposed in the Sustainable

£Xvelopmenr Indicator Framework;

(ii)

Assess

the appropriateness of the assessment criteria proposed to identify the core indicators. namely; relevance; dfeetiveness; reliability;

understandable. unambiguous. and conceprual soundness; availability (of clara/information); capacity to show trends over time and differences between places and groups of people; consistency with currem practices including nomenclatlltt. definitions, etc.; and convergence of core indicators with other reporting/monitoring processes;

(iii) Achieve convergence on the proposed indicators. focusing on s~fic

themes and sub-themes assigned to the groups; and

(iv) Identify and make suggestions towards finalizing the framework and compendium of indicators and for their effective use and application. and provide recommendations for continuous improvements.

49. The guidelines for the focus group sessions are provided in Annex III.

50. Participants were divided into four groups, each of which reported back to plenary the outcomes of irs deliberations.

51. Given the time constraint. not all groups managed to undertake all the asSigned tasks. The indicators under the following themes were not reviewed by the groups:

demographics; global partnership for development; poverty; economic transformation and wealth generation; consumption and production patterns; infrastructure and markets; energy; social equity; and land.

52. Nonetheless, overall, the four groups endorsed the proposed Sustainable Development Indicator Framework for Africa and agreed with the proposed methodology. classification of indicators and themes.

53. Suggestions were made as to how the themes could be better refined in_sub~

themes and proposals were pUt forward for modifications and additionsto the set of core indicators that would be lxner understood by decision makers. The groups' main

findings and the main issues arising from the plenary discussions are provided below.

Full details of the groups' deliberations can be found in Annexes IV-VII.

54. The group~ports

Group 1

• Themes and sub-themes: Group 1 considered that the 20 themes and the ~Iated sub-themes covered the most relevant issues for sustainable development in Africa. However, the group proposed ~era1 changes aimed at ensuring that the headings of the memeswe~more aligned with policymake~' undemanding of the issues.

• Assessment criteria: The group found the proposed assessment criteria appropriate. It suggested adding a criterion on measurability to the list.

• Indicators: The group reviewed the indicato~ for the following themes:

governance, peace and security, demogC2phics, global panne~hip for development, poverty. The group was of the view that some of the proposed indicaro~might not be measuf2ble in an objective mannet, or that daCl might not

be

readily available. The group emphasized the need to ensure that the wording of the indicato~did not impinge on national sovereignty. The group made concrete suggestions regardingindicato~ to

be

added or deleted.

• Recommendations on the way forward: The group recommended that the

ECA

Secrera.riat compile all comments and suggestions made in the course of the workshop, and circulate to participants and other stakeholders the revised Framework and compendium of indicators for further consulrarion and refinement.

Group2

• Themes and sub-themes: The group thoroughly assessed the 20 themes and sub-themes and made extensive suggesrions on elements that were not fully captured in the proposal. These included:traditionalm~didnt under

"Health and Nutrition";quality, accrSf, rrkvancr, ~quity.rffidtncy, costJ, and IJOcationaJ training under "Education"; groundwaur in the "Freshwater"

theme; and the inclusion ofhuman-inducdhazards in addition to natural oncs.

• Assessment criteria: The group suggested that the ultimate choice ofcore

indicato~ should take into account the ^COStsand complementarity with other indicators.

• Indicaton: The group was assigned the indicato~ for the following themes: economic transformation/wealth genef2tion, consumption and

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production patterns, infrastructure and markets, and energy. Due to time constraints, the group could not provide commems on me indicators.

• Recommendations on the way forward: The group supported the proposal made by Group I.

Group

3

• Themes and sub·themes: The group agreed with all the proposed merna, bm provided suggestions on the sub--themes. For instance, under me theme "Food and Agriculture" the group suggested removingfoodaid, and addingwatafOr irrigation. Under the "Health" sub--theme, the group suggested addingmorbUiity. The groupalsoproposedquality ofrducation andlUCastorducation as new sub-themes under the "Education" theme.

• Assessment criteria: The group did nOt discuss the proposed assessmem criteria..

• Indicators: The group was assigned me indie.nors for the following themes: food and agriculture, education, health and nutrition, social equiry and land. The group suggested several changes and additions. For instance, under the theme "Food and Agriculture", the group suggested adding shaft of agricultuft invtmnmt in total invnrmmt, food shonagr, and mvironmmtal tkgradation. Under the theme "Health", the group suggestedpopulation growth and aeem to mrdication, among others. The group

also

suggested addingaeem, infrastruerurrs, culmrt and rradition, to the indicators for "Education".

• Recommendations on the way forward: The group supported the proposal made by Group 1.

Group 4

•

•

•

Themes and sub--themes: The group suggested adding tourism as a theme of relevance for sustainable developmem in Aftica and proposed several amendments to the themes and sub·themes contained in the draft Framework. For instance, under the "Education" sub-theme, the group suggested adding sub-themes on vocational training and skill tkvtlopmmt.

Assessment criteria: The group considered the proposed assessmem criteria appropriate and adequate. However,itsuggested removing the last assessment criterion, "convergence ofcore indicators with other reporting!

monitoring process", asitconsidered that this had already been captured in the criteria on "rdevance and capaciry to show trends over time and differences between places and groups of people".

Indicators: The group was assigned the indicators for me following themes: fresh water, forests, oceans, seas and coasts, biodiversity, natural

hazards. and climate change and variability. The group proposed sever.a.l additions. ranging from proportion offishmnthnJlfm~dbyovtrfishing, to capacity /0 rrspond to naturalrisks anddUal/ro. under the "Oceans, seas and coastal areas" and "Natural disasters" themes. respectively. The group also suggested b~altingdown indica/onbygmdn. in panicular in relation to the theme of "Social equity (women, youth. and participation)".

• Recommtndations⁰⁰ the wayforward: The group made the following recommendations: (i) revise the

draft

Sunainable Development Indicator Framework for Africa and the Com~ndium of Indicators based on comments received during the workshop; (ii) disseminate widely the revi~ document at regional. subregional and national levels. in order to ensure ownership and the applicability of the framework and the indicators; and (iii) integrate ongoing and new initiatives on sustainable development indicators and statistics.

G. Discussion of the focus group presentations

55. The presentations of the focus group findings generated in-depth discussions on the proposed sustainable development framework and the telated indicators. The followingisa summary of the key issues

raised:

(i) The difference betwec=n "corporate governance- and "economic governance" was explained. with the laner referring to economic policies.

systems of incentives and disincentives. and monetary and fiscal policies put in place by the State; while the former referred to how governments manage their relationship with transnational corpor:uions, how the private sector addresses sustainable development challenges, and the upholding of corporate social responsibility principles. Agreement reached: Corporate governanceisan important issue for Africa. as it relates to how governments can ensure that principles of sustainable development are adhered to.

including by [he private sector.

(ii) Some participants were of the view [hat indicators for biodiversiry should differentiate between marine and terrestrial biodiversity, as the respective indicators may differ. Agreement reached: The reference point for the choice of indicators should be the Convention on Biological Diversity. as it represents international commitment on biodiversity.

(iii) Participants sought clarification on food aid as a sub-theme. in terms of whether it should be measured as a response to emergencies or as a priority for the continent. Some participants believed it should be renined. but qualified to include monitoring the quantity of food aid that was produced within Africa. Other participants were of the view that

dependency on food aid was an issue in its own right, with the risk of perverse incentives for beneficiaries who became dependent on external support. Therefore, while me source: of food was an important aspect, food dependencyalsoneeded to be monitored. In addition, while not all countries were dependent on food aid, it was considered an important component of nationalleve1 safety nets, and was also linked to soil and W2ter management. Furthermore, me management of food aid might impact both positively and neg2tively on food production and agriculture.

Agreement reached: The sub-theme of food aid should

be

retained as presented inthe draft framework..

(iv) Participants debated the issue ofeconomic transformation versus a broader

~nomicenvironment. Agreement reached: "Economic transformation"

to be replaced with "Economic environment" and "business climate- added as a sub-theme to enable the tr.lcking of progress in me determinants of priv::ue sa:tor inve:sunents - domestic and foreign.

(v) Some participants o:p~ concern over me limited time available for internalizing the proposed Sustainable Development Indicator Framework for Africa and for consideration of the broader sustainable development issues and indicators mat could also be relevant. In this COntext, they questioned whether the SDIF as discussed should

be

adopted by the participants, or whether it should

be

submitted ro member States for further consideration and adoption. Participants converged on the idea that the revised SOIF, incorporating comments received at the workshop, would need to be owned by member States so mat the relevant elements could be integrared into national statistical systems. Agr«ment reached:

Participants agreed that the taSk of defining a sustainable development indicator framework for Mrica and a related compendium of indicators,

W3S an important task that deserved further discussion. The workshop offered a platform for exchanges on that imponant topic and collaborative work on further refining the proposals needed to continue. In this regard, participants invited ECA to set up a community ofpractice or a knowledge networking platformtoenable the continuation of the discussions. Email exchanges and videoconferences were suggested as possible media to further the work on the SDIF and compendium of indicators. This could srart with a core group of interested member States and Agencies. The SDIF was endorsed with the agreed amendments to form the basis for future work..

56. The representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) informed participants that the organization was ready to continue coUaborating on the further development of the Sustainable Development

Indicator Framework for Africa, particularly in relationcostrengthening the indicators pertaining to the education~ctor.

H. Next steps

57. ECA

will

finalize the draft workshop report, to ~ drculau:d ^to participants for comments, within three weeks following the workshop (week commencing 4 April 20 II). Participants

will

begiven one

wm

^toprovide commenlS.

58. Meanwhile, work

will

connnue on revising the sustainable development indianar framework and compendium ofindicawrs. A revised draft

will

becirculated for comments within seven weeks follOwing the workshop (week commencing 25 April). Participants. national

focal

points for sustainable development, and other interest partieswiu have threew«ksto provide comments.

59. Work

will

continue. and the framework for sustainable dcvdopmc:m indicalOrs and (st:lected) sustainable devdopment indicators will be funher refined and ~in the prepan.tion of the

rOUM

issue:: of the:: Sustainable:: Devdopme::nt Re::port for Africa (SORA-IV), which will commc=nce:: around June:: 2011.

GO. The:: draft SORA-IV will bc= discussc=d. at an expc=:rt groupm~tingin Septe::mbc=r 2011. This will provide:: anothe::r opportunity^to look at the:: framework for sustainable::

devdopme::nt indicators and the:: (selected) sustainable:: devdoprne::nt indicators.

61. ECA, toge::the::r with AVe,AIDB, RECs and othe::r panne::rs, will explore:: the::

c=srablishme::nt of a community of practice: on the:: sustainable:: developme::nt indicators for Africa to inform the further devdopment and application of the indicators ^at rc=gional, subregional and national levels.

I. Closure

62. Mr. Josue Dione, Oirc=ctor of the Food Sc=curity and Sustainable:: Oevdopme::nt Division of ECA, prc=sided over the dosing session.

63. The representative:: of Morocco moved a vote of thanks on be::half of the::

participants.

64. Dr. Siham Mohamed thanked all parnclpants for the::ir tireless effortS and valuable contributions. She reiterated the commitment of AIDB to supporting the implementation of the workshop's rc=commendations, as well as the general preparatory processes for Rio+20.

65. Mr. Serge Bounda expressed his gratitude to the participants and his satisfaction at the output of the workshop, which would form a basis for Africa's preparations for Rio+20. He urged participants to make the:: link bc=twttn national, subregional,

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regional and global processes, as thewayto ensure Mrica's meaningful panicipation in the global debate on sustainable development.

66. Mr Assan Ng'ombe, Programme Specialist, UNDP Regional Service Centre, emphasized the importance of ownership of the process, and that the significant contribution and dedication of the participants were dear signs of a good start.

He stressed that (Cut: pannerships at all levels would be critical in achieving Mrica's sustainable development objectives.

67. Closing the workshop, MrJosue Dione, Director, Food S«urity and Sustainable Development Division, ECA. expressed his sincere gr:atitude to all participants for their vaJuable contributions and for their pannership and collaborative spirit, even in the face of changes to the agenda and translation difficulties. He emphasized the neo:! to build on what existed and to move forward at the appropriate pace. Flexibility should be a keyunderlying principle - as member States were at different levels and capacities to monitor progress towards sustainable development.

Annexes

Annex 1: Programme of work

Thunday. 10 Much 2011

08,30-09,30 09,30-10,30

10,30-10,50 10,50-11,05 11,05-1 UO I UO-II, 30 1UO-13, 00

13,00-14,30 14,30-1530

15,30-15,45 15,45-1],45

Registration of participants

O~ningof the workshop

• Rem",ks

by ECA

• Rem",ks

by UNEP, UNDP

and AfDB

• O~ningstatementbythe African Union Commission Introduction of participants

Tealcofftt break

Adoption of the~nd.a and programme of work Introduction and objectives of the workshop Presentation and discussion on the development of sustainable devdopment indicators at globallevd:

ex~rience.challenges and lessons learned Lunch break

P~ntation and discussion on the devdopment and application ofco~environment indicators for the Africa Environment Outlook process: experience. challenges and ItlSOns learned

Tea/coffee=: brnk

Presentation and discussion on the proposed sustainable development indicator framework for measuring and tracking progress on sustainable development in Africa

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Friday. 11 March 2011 09,00-9,30

9,30-1 UO

IUO-ll,45 11,45-13,00

13,00-14,30 100-16,00 16,00-16,15 16,15-17,30 IBO-18,00

Recap of day 1 and introduction to the focus group discussions

Focusgroup discussion on me proposo:i framework andcom~ndiumof indicators for assessing sustainable devdopme:m in Africa

Tcalcolf.. break

Focusgroup discussion on the proposed framework and com~ndium of indicators for assessing sustainable devdopme:m in Africa continued

Lunch

Focusgroup presc'D(aoons and discussion Tea/coffee break

Discussions on main issues arising and m:ommendarions at steps and closure:

Annex II: Core sustainable development themes for Africa and status

sOCocm Pillus Nadonal,rqional.&IobaJ UNCSD

Th_ Eronom. Soa.I Environmmtal commiun"nu

u.m.

...

^{wdIbcing protection}

Economic:tmufomgtion

" " "

Nnional <k:mopmmrpbns,

and walthsellUolrion NEPAD, _~iodlfied

""'"" ^{" " "}

MDGs, NEPAO

"

Go=untt

" ^{" "}

APRM, NEPAD, MDGs,

"

Foodand . .icuhu~

" ^" "

MDGs, NEPAO.CAAJ)p X

Healthandnuuillon

" " "

MDGs. NEPAD

"

Soci.aIequilJ' ( _ .

" " ^"

^~jin&PbdOrm.

)'OUth,puticipnioa)

,..,,,

AUdwttrson wommand X

Education

" " "

MDGs, NEPAD

"

~

" " "

ICPD. MDGs, NEPAO

"

... " " "

^UNCCD.AEO

"

... _{" " "}

NEPAO, ACNNR., CBD,

"

UNCCD,IPF

,....~~

" " ^"

^AfricanCBD,Ramsar^{'l'uo:rV!Non.}

"

B~ty

" " ^"

CBD, ACNNR. AEO

"

....,."

" ^" "

^{NEPAD X}

Nat\lnlhuan;b:

" " "

AUfNEPAD DiwlnRisk

"

~uetionSU:lIezy aimal"~bilityand

" " ^"

UNFcec. MDGsAfrican

""""

Common lUirion on Oimuc: Included

Ouno<

""""

:llmO$ph~

Infrutructlm'andmarba

" ^" "

^{NEPAO,JPOI X}

Ocuns.sasand~u

" " ^"

CBD, NEPAD,African

"

Muidmc T^ralUporlOarterof DurWn,Abidj~and Nairobi

Con~n[ion,

Coruumplionilrld JPOI,Mrican IOYnr

prodllcrion_pam~ml Frunnvork Programme on

Swn.inable Consumplion and Production, chemia1.l and

wa.st~fda{edconvemions

Pea«and $«urity

" " "

^{NEPAD X}

Glob.al J=fncrship for

" ^" "

NEPAD. MDGs

"

devclopm"nl

wro.

ACP agrttmcnu.,

Mom"rrq Con5eIUUS, Paris Du:luation,Agenda21md }POI

Source: Sustainable Development Indiator_F~nvorlcfor AfricaandInitial Compendium of Indicators:reviseddraft for discussion, March 201 L

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Annex III: Guidelines for the focus group discussions

Objectives of the focus group discussions:

• Achieve consensus on the themes

• Achieve convergence on the indicators for the specific themes assigned to the group

• Identify and make suggestions towards finalizing

me

framework and compendium of indicators

• Way forward for dfecrive~and application

• Recommendations for continuous improvement.

Tasks of the group:

1. Sdecr a chairperson and ntpponeur

2. ~iewand make recommendations on the 20 themes proposro:

a) Dothe themes cover the most rdevam issues for sustainable devdopment in

Africa?

b) IfnOl,whatismissing?

c)

Are

all the themes relevant?

If

not, which ones should~ drop~at this stage of the process?

3. Review and make recommendations on the proposed criteria for assessing indicators.Arethe criteria appropriate and adequate? What other criteria should be,dded~

• Relevance

• Effectiveness

• Reliability

• Understandable. unambiguous. and conceptually sound

• Availability (of clara/information)

• CapaCity ^[0 show trends over time and differences between places and groups of people

• Consistency with current practices including nomenclature. definitions.

etc.

• Convergence ofcore indicators with other reporting/monitoring processes.

4. Review and make recommendations on the proposed indicalOfS assigned to the group on me basis of the criteria identified in 3) above. What additional indicators,ifany, would you recommend to be added?

5. Make fttommendations for finalizing the framework and compendium of indicators.

6. Make recommendations towards their effective use and applicadon.

7. Make recommendations on future improvements to the SDIE

8. Wrap up and prepare summary to present in plenary - foresee 3 lO~minute

presenl3tion, (0allow time for discussion.

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Annex IV: Report of Focus Group 1

Group members

Mr. Gabriel EMF.he Ministmde rEnvilOllMrmmetde b Prot«lion de b Corn<~"

"'~

Mr.OlmllnTamiru Tmtt ofFinana:andEmnomic o.c..doonxnl EthioPia Mr.SuwninBmono Miniscmde

r&onomac

^{etdesFinances}

...

Mr.SamuelEdIokuOkorom IUpn<bBurauof Satiscia U...

Mr.kmaIAbdiAli ^CcnualSatistialA&atcY ^Ethx.ou.

MJ.Kb.Jdi~ EJHoudi !-billConmw:larWauPbn Monxm

,,"-

^ArabMWirdlUllioo

MJ.WrriDo: Nwnubano EAC

MLT.

""-

^COMES.<

Ms.M.a~GloriaNata NationalPIannirorCommission NamibA

Mr. ADA Halimi Minisl:mdebSultt,debPopubtionndebRdOnnc AJs<ri>

Mr.LarbiAbdc:I.kttahlebbu

...

Mission

Mt.<J.ibwI,Dibni iMiniRrrofNanQRc:toun:a.Enc:rxYandEnvironmuu MoJ.,.;

Mr. MolwncdMohamrdUhbib I MimAettckkpxI.uptedu Pmnicr_Minisu~dwF Mlouriu.nioo derEnvlronncmmletdu

, """""

Mr.OwiaM. Mupjati MinisuyofEa:.nomicPlanni,,!andInvewnmr

"'""""'"

...

Ms.NckySirmcJNbrin ~En¥irvnrnm11o«mcY 11><"""'"'

Mr. MIIlml1Q J<wpft CcnmlSatistic::aIOffia z.mbU

Mr.0Irist PaddU MinistryofHealthandOua!i('f'ofLik Mauritius

Summary of group's deliberations A. Themes and sub-themes

The 20 themes covered the most relevant issues for sustainable development in Mrica.

However, the group made proposals to amend the names of themes.tocombine some themes and to add others. Itwas also suggested that the themes should ~ classified into four categories. social, economic, environment and governance.

Proposals for ammding themes

11><m, Pmoos«lamendment

EI;onomk lI'anwnmlion &onomie/macrocconomk~nvironmcnl

Freshwain" Wuo:r ll'$GUrccs

"''''''' """'"

^{NmuaIhaurdianddiJau~rs}

CoIuumprionandProductiollpanans Susuinabk consumplionandproduaion_patt~nu

Un<! LandUlddaornification

Inf'rasuuctunandmarkra IlnfraslNCIILn

PropOla/s for amrnding lub.fhmUl

UonomktnnJonm,oonlwnlm£e1W"'tioo

Sub-"'~ amcPdmcnu newAlb-tht-ma

hpons (WlI...maand^SUUCfll«) TrWsuucrurc: (apomlimporuJ

·

Scf\l(t1,ll'tofinddw:dneM

·

^foftipachm~coverage in lo:rnuofimports:

I · ·

^M..."0<0",,,,^~

leo-

,...-....-..

Transoortation

Pro new s...b-IMRla

I

B. Assessment criteria

The group considered the ~en criteria appropriate. It proposed an additional criterion, mt/lSurabi/iry

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C. Indicators

The group lookt:d at me indicators for me foUowing tbemes: gQvernacce; peace a(ld security; demognphy; g10baJ partnership for development; and poverty.

At the outset, the main issue that arose during discussions was that the indicators might not be masurable and that there was neal to take into account the difficulty of data collection. The Ggoup placed emphasis on the measurability of indicators.

Member countries would have to use available imernationaJ data and whatever data was published. at nationaJ level to propose indicators. Survey results provided good sources of qualitative and quantitative indicators, although qualitative indicators mightbesubjective.

Another observation was that the constraints indicated should be made more understandable.

""""""'" ... -

3nvnd ...u

_ ^...

Lac:kofpublic:participation I-dequatCpublicpMticipatioD

.

^RipcUryofdIC~Isystem

.

Insufficin\l RoworlOrdgn d;rm:

, -,

~

ma

^{indicaror I}

...

Pl'alUftic:ocuuainll

:"'-<

^MitiDticNI

PoIiticaIrUb PolitiaIinsW>ility ImcnW dispbcmlmt IPromoIepcaaandKOIrity SocialrUb Socialirmililily(~ Ud:oflOrcigl d.Lrm: PoIilK:al dWogue Economic:rUb Iwpining,pubIK inV15lIDnlt Impl"l)Ve integration31all

disturbanas,strikes) DisrupdonofIOciaI&bri(

,.,.,.

Economicinsabwl)' Disruptionofe<:onomic Endicarc:poveny (reduction orgrowthr:.o.rc:) activities Op<n_ ....

lackor economicpenpea;~ democndzal;on

~lJe${lOr political asylum EduCill;on :md_a~nas eampoign

Conflie! resolution mcehmism.l

General remarks:

•

•

The column "Pressure/constraintsⁿ contained phrases which were coo generalized and needed tobetoned down.

The indicators needed to

be:

rephrased and refined to make them compliant with the criteria.

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D. Recommendations on the way forward

The ECA Secretariat should compile all comments and suggestions made in the course of the workshop and circulate the revised SDIF for Africa and Compendium of Indicators to panicipants and other relevant stakeholders for funher consultation and refinement.