Cambodia - Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSPS) Preparation Status Report and joint assessment

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No.: 23494 KH THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA PRSP PREPARATION STATUS REPORT AND JOINT STAFF ASSESSMENT January 22, 2002 EASPR East Asia Region This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.   FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION CAMBODIA Assessment of the PRSP Preparation Status Report Prepared by the Staffs of the International Development Association and the International Monetary Fund Approved by Wanda Tseng and Mark Allen (IMF) and Jemal-ud-din Kassum and Gobind T. Nankani (IDA) January 22, 2002 1. Cambodia's interim Poverty Reduction Paper (I-PRSP) was approved by the Cabinet in October 2000 and presented to the IMF and IDA Boards on January 19 and 23, 2001, respectively. The I-PRSP indicated that the full PRSP would be completed by end-December 2001. There have been delays, however, and the authorities have requested additional time for completing the full PRSP. The PRSP Preparation Status Report--hereafter the "Report"-- highlights progress and constraints in developing the full PRSP, and proposes a revised work plan and associated timetable. 2. Experience so far clearly indicates the authorities' weak institutional capacity. Since the completion of the I-PRSP, the Government's efforts have focused on the preparation of the Second Socioeconomic Development Plan (SEDP-II; 2001-2005) which the Report notes is the main reason for the delay in the completion of the full PRSP. The JSA for the I-PRSP had noted that limited administrative capacity in the Ministry of Planning (MOP) would be overstretched by the simultaneous preparation of SEDP-II and the full PRSP in 2001 and considered the initial timetable for the PRSP to be ambitious. While staffs concurred with the Government's decision to proceed in steps and to delay the preparation of the full PRSP until after completion of SEDP-II, overall government ownership and institutional support for the PRSP process need to be strengthened. 3. The completion of SEDP-II, which was approved by the Cabinet in December 2001, represents good progress towards the preparation of the full PRSP. SEDP-II focuses more on growth and poverty reduction than the first Plan; takes stock of existing sectoral strategies; makes an effort to develop monitorable indicators; and has started the process of consultation with key stakeholders. As such, SEDP-II presents a solid foundation for preparing the full PRSP. In fact, the preparation of SEDP-I1 was delayed by one year, in part to sharpen the focus on poverty reduction and to consult more fully with various stakeholders, including NGOs. This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  - 2 - 4. With the recent approval of SEDP-II by the Cabinet, the Government can now focus on developing a poverty reduction action plan that translates sectoral strategies into concrete policy and program priorities; establishing the link to the recurrent and investment budgets; setting up a monitoring and evaluation mechanism; and embracing a fully participatory approach that builds on lessons learned and comments received, in particular from the NGO community, on the I-PRSP and SEDP-II. However, given the scope of the work that is needed, expectations of what can be accomplished in the full PRSP need to be realistic. 5. The Report notes that the reformulation of the institutional arrangements for the full- PRSP is another factor explaining the delay in the completion of the document. Establishing effective interministerial arrangements for the preparation of the PRSP is critical for the quality and broad ownership of the document and the process. As the Report indicates, the Council for Social Development (CSD) -- an interministerial committee led by MOP -- has overall responsibility for the preparation of the full PRSP. But while CSD was created a year ago, its operational unit, the General Secretariat (GSCSD), was set up only recently after considerable delays, with the result that PRSP-related operations were launched only in late September 2001. Staffs concur with the changes that are proposed in the Report to the structure of CSD in order to ensure better representation of all relevant line ministries, including the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Public Works and Transport as of January 2002, and to affirm the key role of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) in forging the links to the budget and the overall macroeconomic framework. The design of the poverty strategy would also benefit from including representatives of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) in the CSD, given NBC's crucial role in maintaining macroeconomic stability, and in promoting private sector access to bank credit, including microfinancing. Finally, the thematic working groups under the GSCSD warrant reformulation so as to ensure adequate coverage of issues important for poverty reduction, particularly of a cross-sectoral nature. To this end, the Government might consider setting up working groups on poverty diagnostics and evaluation, macroeconomic and fiscal framework, infrastructure, governance, and private sector development. 6. As noted in the Report, progress has been made in strengthening poverty diagnostics and establishing benchmarks. Staffs especially welcome the decision to rely on the more robust results from the 1997 socio economic survey, rather than the 1999 survey, to establish benchmarks for the PRSP and agree that the donor supported poverty related studies (e.g., the Participatory Poverty Assessment, the Poverty Mapping, and the Demographic and Health Survey) will provide important inputs for the PRSP. Work underway with UNDP and SIDA to develop capacity for poverty monitoring and analysis will further support this effort. Under the UNDP/SIDA project, the authorities plan to conduct a new household survey, but the results will not be available in time for the PRSP. Data and capacity limitations could limit the scope of the full PRSP and are likely to continue to constrain poverty monitoring and assessment beyond the timeframe envisaged for the full PRSP. 7. The Report provides a detailed description of progress in implementing the government's reform program. In the fiscal area, although significant progress has been made in redirecting expenditure toward priority sectors (i.e., health, education, agriculture,  - 3 - and rural development) and in strengthening budget and cash management, much more remains to be done, especially on the revenue side and in establishing a medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF) which could start with the health and education sectors. As mentioned in the JSA of the I-PRSP, inter-linkages among the Priority Action Program (PAP), the Public Investment Program (PIP), the MTEF, and the Public Investment Management System (PIMS) need to be clearly specified and the coordinating mechanisms firmly established. Costing of priority reforms that takes into account ongoing debt restructuring discussions will also be necessary. 8. The preparation of comprehensive development programs in the education and health sectors, is generally in line with the thrust of recommendations set forth in the JSA for the I-PRSP. The Report, however, does not elaborate on progress made in several key areas noted in the JSA for the I-PRSP, especially rural development, gender equity, AIDS prevention, and private sector development. Staffs' assessment is that progress is uneven in the development of sector strategies, with good results in the social sectors, but inadequate progress in other areas, especially for rural infrastructure. Moreover, in view of the recent plight of the urban poor a strategy to deal with the urban poor needs to be developed in the full PRSP. A pro-poor trade strategy would play an important role in poverty reduction, and staffs welcome the authorities' intention to integrate the recent findings under the Integrated Framework for trade in the full PRSP. 9. The full PRSP is now expected to be completed by end-October 2002. This timing would coincide with the budget cycle for 2003, the PRGF review, and the presentation of a potential PRSC and thus presents an opportunity and a challenge both to the Government and the IMF and IDA to align strategies and resources. Staffs consider that the Government's revised action plan for producing an adequate full PRSP is feasible, given the considerable diagnostic work already available in SEDP-II. The strong support to the PRSP process recently expressed by the Prime Minister is also encouraging. But timely completion of an adequate full PRSP remains highly contingent upon strong ownership of the authorities, including broader and fuller engagement of relevant ministries, and external support for building capacity at GSCSD and MOP, in particular. 10. Donors and NGOs are already providing substantial technical assistance to Cambodia. Additional technical assistance in support of the PRSP process sought from IDA, the UNDP, and SIDA is primarily aimed at strengthening GSCSD capacity and the participatory framework, and at establishing adequate poverty monitoring and analysis capabilities. Together with support already being provided or planned by IDA (mainly through the IDF grant), the Fund (mainly through TCAP on fiscal management), DFID, and the NGO Forum, overall technical assistance support is deemed adequate for developing a full PRSP. Nonetheless, technical assistance alone will not be sufficient to prepare a fully- owned PRSP that will need to make difficult and inherently political trade-offs across a range of priority areas. And even in the narrower domain of technical issues, some of the expected advances, such as in the areas of costing, developing a medium-term fiscal framework, and monitoring and evaluation, are challenging even for more developed countries than Cambodia and will require many years of sustained effort and external support.  - 4 - 11. With the completion of SEDP II, and the new institutional arrangements being put in place, prospects for the completion of an adequate PRSP are good. However, expectations for the first full PRSP need to be appropriately modest in view of the authorities' weak capacity and the limited data. Development of a poverty reduction strategy should be considered a continuing process. In the first full PRSP, the Government needs to focus on prioritizing policy actions and on strengthening the process to ensure better coordination and participation. On the substance, it is advisable for the authorities to sharpen the focus of the programs and policies developed in the SEDP II for agriculture, rural infrastructure, health, and education--rather than trying to develop a fully comprehensive across-the-board strategy --and integrate these priorities with annual budgets and the MTEF. Other important sectoral and cross-sectoral strategies can be developed more fully in the subsequent annual progress reports when capacity has been strengthened. 12. The staffs of the World Bank and IMF consider that progress on the development of the full PRSP, as evidenced by the PRSP Preparation Status Report, is satisfactory and provides a sound basis for continued access to Fund concessional assistance and IDA adjustment lending. The staffs recommend that the respective Executive Directors of the World Bank and the IMF reach the same conclusion.  _'O., KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA PRSP Preparation Status Report ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF CAMBODIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING (Approved by the RGC on December 24, 2001)   Introduction 1. In accordance with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank framework for their concessional assistance programs, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) prepared an interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP) in October 2000 based on a broad consultative process launched with active participation from inter-ministerial set-up, development partners, and non- governmental organisations (NGOs). 2. The purpose of this status report is to provide information on the progress made in developing the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) to form the basis for the Boards' consideration of providing RGC with continued access to concessional lending. This PRSP status report will discuss the progress in preparing the PRSP; the major constraints to and the timetable for the completion of the PRSP; and additional technical assistance required from external partners, including the IMF and the World Bank, to complete the PRSP. 1. Progress towards PRSP preparation Preparation of SEDPII 3. The draft Second Socio-economic Development Plan (SEDPII) 2001-2005 was recently approved by the RGC at the Plenary Cabinet meeting on 14 December 2001, and will be submitted to Parliament for endorsement early next year. SEDPII was prepared through a broad, consultative process with active participation from various stakeholders, including governmental agencies, donor communities, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and incorporates the first Cambodia Participatory Poverty Assessment (PPA). 4. The primary development goal of SEDPII is poverty reduction. The strategic message of the SEDPII is that economic growth is a prerequisite for poverty reduction and the key to growth is private sector development, which will be achieved through sustained improvements in the governance environment. SEDPII presents quantitative targets and shows how the progress and impact of our policies will be monitored and evaluated. SEDPII also presents targets for various social development indicators during the Plan period, including a target to reduce the poverty headcount index from 36 to 31 percent. 5. We will use SEDPII as the key building block for the development of the PRSP. Key areas where additional work is needed to build on SEDPII to develop the PRSP include (i) improving monitoring and evaluation mechanisms; (ii) developing more comprehensive performance indicators and targets; (iii) improving the costing of priority public policies and programs and their linkage to the budget; and (iv) integrating the macroeconomic framework and the overall poverty reduction strategy. Institutional arrangements for PRSP 6. To successfully elaborate the PRSP process, the RGC has institutionalised the PRSP framework by establishing the Council for Social Development (CSD), an inter- ministerial set-up, by Sub-Decree no. 89 of 4 December 2000. The CSD is responsible for monitoring and facilitating the implementation of the RGC poverty  reduction strategies and policies. The CSD is chaired by the Minister of Planning and consists of Secretaries of State and Under Secretaries of State from 10 government agencies.' 7. On 10 August 2001, the RGC enacted Sub-decree no. 79 to establish the General Secretariat of the CSD (GSCSD) to act as the implementation unit of the CSD. The GSCSD is chaired by the Under Secretary of the Ministry of Planning (MOP) and has three core staff from the MOP. The GSCSD is responsible for formulating the PRSP and (i) coordinating poverty policy and program formulation, implementation and monitoring; (ii) capacity development in poverty monitoring and analysis; (iii) and facilitating consultation and consensus building regarding pro-poor policy questions among development partners. Each CSD member agency has nominated three staff to work as part of the GSCSD taskforce on poverty reduction. In addition, CSD is also assisted by four working groups including general administration; poverty reduction; sector work and social aid (Annex 1: PRSP institutional arrangement). Poverty diagnostics and monitoring 8. Measured by both income and broader human development indicators, Cambodia is among the poorest countries in the world. According to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Report (2000), Cambodia ranks 136 of 174 countries in the world on the Human Development Index. 9. With the assistance of various donors, we have conducted a number of poverty- related surveys and studies. These include the 1997 and 1999 socio-economic surveys and poverty profiles (with the assistance of UNDP and SIDA); a 2000 poverty map which provides a geographically disaggregated assessment of poverty incidence (with the assistance of UNDP and WFP); a 2000 participatory poverty assessment which identifies the issues that concern the poor the most and how they would like to see these issues resolved (with assistance from ADB); and a Demographic and Health Survey in 2000 (with assistance from UNFPA, UNICEF, and USAID). The results of these studies have been integrated into SEDPII and will be used for PRSP. 10. The 1997 poverty estimates confirm that poverty is pervasive in Cambodia. An estimated 36% of the population lives below the poverty line. The poverty rate is particularly high in rural areas (42%), four times higher than in Phnom Penh (11%). Rural households, especially those for whom agriculture is the primary source of income, account for almost 90% of the poor. Poverty in Cambodia is characterized by low income and consumption, poor nutritional status, low educational attainment, less access to public services including school and health services, less access to economic opportunities, vulnerability to external shocks, and exclusion from economic, social and political processes. The high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Cambodia also poses a major threat to development and predicted increases will lead to a deterioration of the current human development situation. The CSD consists of representatives from the Ministries of Planning; Economy and Finance; Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Rural Development; Health; Education, Youth and Sports; Women's and Veterans' Affairs; Social Affairs, Labour, Vocational Training and Youth Rehabilitation; Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction: Council of Ministers and Council for Development of Cambodia. 2  11. While a poverty profile was also prepared for 1999, the 1999 Cambodia Socio- economic Survey (CSES) was conducted in two rounds and gave different poverty estimates. Given the internal consistency problems associated with the 1999 survey, the RGC and its development partners prefer to use the poverty estimates identified in the 1997 CSES for poverty monitoring and analysis. 12. UNDP and SIDA have provided technical and financial support for capacity development for poverty monitoring and analysis, which will be critical in our poverty reduction efforts. The work plan for the implementation of the project has been drafted. The Poverty Monitoring and Analysis Technical Unit (PMATU), which has begun recruiting staff, will be responsible for preparing poverty profiles; analysing poverty trends, dynamics, and their underlying reasons; monitoring the specific measurable objectives of the PRSP and the poverty component of SEDPII; monitoring budget allocations by poverty priority action and the benefit incidence of social expenditures; and evaluating the ex-ante and ex-post impact of selected government policies and programs on poverty. Identifying priority public actions 13. The RGC has identified a number of priority public actions to reduce poverty. SEDPII includes a discussion of strategies to reduce poverty in a variety of sectors, including agriculture and rural development; trade; infrastructure; education; and health. In some key sectors, significant progress has been made in identifying priority public policies and programs, which will have a significant impact on poverty reduction. In the education sector, for example, the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports (MOEYS) has put together the Education Strategic Plan (ESP) for 2001-2005 which lays out the key policy goals of the RGC in the sector. These goals are emphatically pro-poor in nature. In basic education, for example, the overall policy goal is to achieve Education for All (EFA) at the latest by 2015, while in education financing the goal is to guarantee that no potential student will be excluded from access to education because of inability to pay. 14. To achieve the objectives defined in the ESP, the MOEYS has developed the companion Education Sector Support Program (ESSP) for 2001-2005, which consolidates the priority programs for the sector. The ESSP reflects the results of a large-scale appraisal exercise conducted jointly by donors, NGOs, and the MOEYS in June 2001. Eleven recurrent expenditure and two development programs have been identified in the ESSP.2 For each of these programs, the ESSP identifies objectives; coverage and target groups; activities and outputs; management and monitoring arrangements; as well as costing. Based on these programs, an initial medium-term expenditure program for education for 2001-2005 has been developed. As part of the implementation plan for ESSP, the MOEYS has also agreed on a set of detailed, sector-wide performance indicators and targets in the areas of equitable access; quality and efficiency; and institutional development. Actual indicators for 2000, as well as targets for each year from 2001-2005, are specified. 2These include programs in education and teaching service efficiency; quality and efficiency in basic, primary, upper secondary, technical, vocational, and higher education; teacher development; instructional materials; AIDS awareness; equitable access and scholarships for the poor; and facility and institutional development. 3  15. In the health sector, Government health services face the challenge of improving their efficiency as well as the equity and accessibility of services. The Ministry of Health (MOH) is currently working on the National Health Strategy, the National Health Master Plan 2001-2005, and the Health Sector Expenditure Projections. The World Health Organization (WHO) will be providing a Resident Health Budget Advisor who will work in both the MOH and the MEF to support implementation of the Priority Action Program, costing of the Master Plan, and the development of a MTEF in health. 16. In rural development, the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) plans to establish the Basic Minimum Needs (BMN) indicators as a policy instrument in Cambodia to assist with monitoring and evaluation. MRD is also currently seeking assistance for the preparation of a comprehensive sector strategy and five-year work plan. Expected outputs include a national policy paper for rural development sector improvements; long-term strategy for rural development sector; outlines for five- year work plans and one-year action plans; and a rural development sector-wide approach. 17. By allowing a degree of local choice with regard to the design and implementation of local strategies, decentralization also offers new possibilities to bring about more effective poverty reduction. The RGC has initiated a decentralization reform process and new Commune Councils will start operating following Communal elections in February 2002. 18. With regard to our development of a pro-poor trade policy strategy, the draft report of the integration and competitiveness study prepared under the Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance was discussed at a workshop in November 2001 and will provide useful input into the PRSP. 19. Priority public actions in governance, administrative reform, and public expenditure management have also been identified. As noted by HE Prime Minister Hun Sen, weak governance holds back economic growth and poverty reduction and threatens to undermine our reform program in key sectors. Implementation of our Governance Action Plan (GAP) is therefore crucial. The GAP identifies key reforms in the areas of judicial and legal system; public administration; public finance; anti-corruption; gender equity; demobilization; and natural resource management. The RGC recently held a national forum to disseminate information on the implementation of the GAP and administrative reform on I I December 2001. The National Program for Administrative Reform (NPAR) is a multi-year program in three phases. Phase One is about to be completed.3 Key operational priorities for 2002 identified by the General Secretariat of the Council for Administrative Reform include priority mission groups; deconcentration; human resource development; and information technology and communications. 20. The RGC recognizes that improvement to our public expenditure management will be crucial for the successful implementation of SEDPII and PRSP. Increased spending on social and economic priority sectors, in particular education and health services, agriculture, and rural development, is key to reducing poverty, accelerating 3Key accomplishments to date of the NPAR include conducting a civil service census and eradicating over 9.000 irregulars for payroll savings of about 1.8 million USD/year: pay automation; and developing a new classification system. 4  growth, ameliorating the living standards of the people, and promoting sustainable development. The RGC has taken measures to strengthen the links between poverty reduction strategies, planning and budgetary processes, and aid coordination and aid management arrangements to allow resources to be directed to priority areas and implementation capacity constraints addressed. The RGC has also taken measures to improve the expenditure framework and budget execution for the priority sectors, especially through rigorous implementation of the existing public procurement measures and improvement in financial procedures for the Priority Action Program (PAP). Particular attention is given to gradual financial devolution to the grassroots level under the PAP. Having strictly implemented fiscal reforms and budget management, we have received encouraging results, such as increased revenue and restrained expenditure to maintain macroeconomic stability. 21. The RGC has also established the Strengthening Economic and Financial Management Project in cooperation with a number of donors. Among the central elements of the project are fiscal reform, including improved budgetary management; re-orienting government spending to priority programs in agriculture, rural development, health, and education; and improving administrative procedures to ensure that social sector spending targets are met. Participatory process 22. To improve the transparency of policy formulation and the implementation and sustainability of the poverty reduction programs, the RGC has used a participatory approach in the formulation of SEDPII and the I-PRSP. * In April 2001, the RGC organized a PRSP workshop with key representatives from line ministries, National Assembly, local governments, development partners, and NGOs. * During March - May 2001, the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace (CICP) organized a series of eight roundtable discussions on various aspects of poverty reduction in Cambodia. * A Participatory Poverty Assessment (PPA) involving interviews and focus groups at the village level was conducted with the assistance of the ADB as part of SEDPII preparation. * Consultations with local authorities and groups were used to verify data and information from the poverty mapping conducted with the assistance of the WFP. * The delegation from Cambodia, consisting of representatives from RGC, Phnom Penh Municipality, the National Assembly, Senate, and the NGO Forum, attended the Regional National Poverty Reduction Strategy Conference in Hanoi during December 4-6, 2001. 23. The RGC will continue to incorporate participatory approaches and deepen the participation beyond the consultative process on the draft policies and strategies. To manage the participatory process, the GSCSD will (i) contract a participatory specialist to work within the GSCSD; (ii) coordinate with key stakeholders through existing mechanisms and networks including the NGO Forum, donor working groups, the Consultative Group (CG), the Government-Private Sector Forum, and research institutions; and (iii) organize consultations and workshops at the national 5  and regional level. The NGO Forum is keen to assist GSCSD with broad-based participation of civil society groups and the poor. The Forum, with support from Oxfam GB, will organize a Development Issue Project on the PRSP theme and is in the process of reviewing SEDPII and identifying activities for NGOs to participate in the PRSP work plan. II. Major constraints to completion of PRSP 24. There are several major constraints under the current CSD structure. First, the CSD does not include important economic ministries such as the Ministry of Public Work and Transport and the Ministry of Commerce. To ensure full involvement of economic ministries, CSD is planning to (i) include staff of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) in the core General Secretariat to incorporate MEF experience with I-PRSP and the linkage to budgeting; and (ii) request that key economic line ministries be included in the CSD structure. We expect this process to be completed in January 2002. 25. Second, there has been poor coordination and cooperation from line agencies in the PRSP process. Primary responsibility for preparing the PRSP has been transferred from the MEF to the MOP as the core organization of the CSD. The limited human resource and capacity of the MOP, combined with the need to prepare SEDPII, has hindered coordination and preparation efforts for PRSP. 26. To improve the coordination among the government agencies, GSCSD will (i) submit the Status Report and Work Plan to the Council of Ministers so that they will be granted the approval by December 26, 2001; (ii) organize a CSD and GSCSD meeting to discuss the status report and work plan to clarify line ministries' activities and responsibilities in the development of PRSP; and (iii) follow up on progress during the regular monthly meetings of the GSCSD, which were recently initiated on 16 November 2001 and the quarterly meetings of the CSD. III. Completion date for PRSP 27. Based on the draft work plan for the PRSP prepared as an outcome of the PRSP workshop, the RGC has prepared a revised work plan for PRSP preparation. We expect PRSP preparation to be completed in October 2002. Given our limited capacity, meeting this completion date will require (i) immediate technical assistance to enhance GSCSD capacity; (ii) selectivity and focus on only those activities, which are of highest priority for PRSP completion. IV. Required technical assistance 28. Because the limited capacity of the GSCSD is a key constraint for PRSP preparation, technical assistance from our development partners to strengthen GSCSD capacity is of the highest priority. This includes World Bank support through an IDF grant for an international and two local consultants; participation workshop and training to build GSCSD capacity to manage the PRSP; and UNDP and SIDA support for the PMATU (described earlier) to support the GSCSD. In addition, many other development partners will be providing the RGC with assistance to agencies other than the GSCSD on various other specific activities related to poverty reduction strategies. 6  PRSP Institutional Arrangement Council for Social Development Chaired by Minister of Planning + Secretaries of State from 10 Ministries + Secretaries of State from key economic ministries. GSCSD Chaired by the Unrdersecretary of MOP - a core team (three WB Office MOPstaff) PMA TU 1 consultant-Economist and + one stah of MEF CORI + 10 local experts Participation (DFID) (Supported by UNDP) 1 Intemational and 2 local consultants (one consultant working on participation) (Supported by IDF Grant-WB) 10 line ministries working groups Key MOEF MAFF MRD MOH MEYS MWV MSALVY MCPUC COM CDC economic 3 pes 3ner 3pem 3 p- 3tp- 3pers 3 pes 3 pers 3pr 3 per. Ministries 4 thematic working groups Sectoral Social Aid Poverty Admin & WG WG Monitonng and Logistics Analysis WG 7  Work Plan for Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Date Activities Responsibilities September 2001 Establishment of an Inter-ministerial Steering Committee (CSD) RGC Establishment of the Technical Secretariat (3 core staff from MOP) CSD Establishment of an Inter-ministerial Technical Taskforce (GSCSD) CSD Ten government agency working groups Four working groups-Administrative and Logistics, Poverty Monitoring and Analysis, Sectoral, and Social Aid. 4th week of Preparing TORs for Core Staff, Local and International Consultants to assist the GSCSD GSCSD Core staff Sept.2001 November 2001 Discussion with the World Bank mission on the IDF grant support Sept - Dec 2001 Developing PRSP Preparation Status Report and Work Plan ,, November 16, 2001 Meeting with all the inter-ministerial technical taskforce to discuss PRSP Preparation Status Report and Work Plan if November 2001- Recruiting core staff for PMATU and revising PMA work plan UNDP, CDRI and January 2002 GSCSD Dec 4-6, 2001 Cambodian delegation participating in the PRSP Regional Conference in Hanoi CSD/GSCSD December 2001 The Council of Ministers approved the draft SEDP II COM/MOP December 2001 Submission of PRSP Preparation Status Report to the Council of Ministers, WB, and IMF GSCSD December 2001 Finalizing TORs for local and international consultants to assist GSCSD it January 2002 Revise the Royal Decree to include key economic line Ministries in the CSD structure CSD/GSCSD January 2002 CSD, GSCSD taskforce (with the economic line ministries), delegation attended the Hanoi meeting to discuss: 1. Clarify responsibilities of inter-ministerial technical taskforce 2. Messages from the PRSP Regional Conference in Hanoi January 2002 Translation and dissemination of PRSP Preparation Status Report and Work Plan to all GSCSD stakeholders January 2002 Recruitment of one international and two local consultants to assist CSGSD WB and CSD/GSCSD End of Jan - mid Series of small workshops with NGOs, Donors, Media, Parliamentarians, Local government GSCSD/Core Staff Feb 2002 8  Jan - October 2002 Monthly GSCSD meetings GSCSD/Core Staff January 2002 Developing PRSP outline CSD/GSCSD, Line Ministry WGs, Consultants February 2002 Core Staff, National Workshop for all stakeholders (Government, Development Partners, NGOs, GSCSD, private sector) to discuss the outline of PRSP Consultants Feb - April 2002 Developing contents and training CSD/GSCSD, Line Ministry WGs, Consultants April - May 2002 National Poverty Forum to discuss consultative mechanisms for all stakeholders PMATU, CDRI, GSCSD May 2002 Participatory process to identify key priority elements of PMA system PMATU, CDRI, GSCSD End May 2002 CSD meeting to review the first draft Core Staff, Translation and dissemination of the draft to all stakeholders GSCSD, Consultants June 2002 National Workshop on the first draft June 2002 Presentation of PRSP draft to CG Meeting CSD June - July 2002 Six regional workshops for all stakeholders to discuss the first draft NGO forum, GSCSD, Consultants August 2002 Revise the first draft, translate and distribute to all stakeholders Core Staff, GSCSD, Consultants August 2002 CSD meeting to review the second draft it End of August - National Workshop to discuss the second draft Early Sept 2002 September 2002 Develop the final draft October 2002 CSD approves the final draft before sending to the COM October 2002 Submission of the final draft of PRSP to the Council of Ministers October 2002 Submission of PRSP to the Boards of the WB and IMF in Washington. ,, 9