8 TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
8 TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Session I: High-Level Panel on progress made on structural economic transformation in LDCs
8 TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES overview UNIDO and the IPoA • activities in LDCs • results, lessons and good practices • towards the next Programme of Action •
8 TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES UNIDO’s mandate Inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) • every country achieves a higher level of industrialization and benefits from the globalization of markets for industrial goods and services; • no one is left behind: industrial growth must bring prosperity to women and men, to rural communities as well as urban dwellers; • broader economic and social growth is supported within an environmentally sustainable framework; • knowledge and resources of development actors are combined to maximize the development impact of ISID.
8 TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES resources policy, research and statistics
8 TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES why structural economic transformation ? • almost all modern industrial economies benefitted from structural transformation • strengthening and diversifying productive capacity and improving the contribution of industry help LDCs achieve development goals UNIDO assists LDCs through analytical and policy advisory services, institutional capacity building and technical cooperation activities to enhance the contribution of industry to national socio-economic progress
8 TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES UNIDO and IPoA Productive Capacity projects in LDCs Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development align to at least one Advancing Economic Competitiveness IPoA priority area Trade Creating Shared Prosperity Commodities across four Human and Social Development Safeguarding the Environment thematic areas, UNIDO today Multiple Crises and other Emerging Challenges Strengthening Knowledge and implements in LDCs Institutions 183 projects for a Mobilizing Financial Resources budget of $240m Good Governance at all Levels UNIDO Thematic Areas IPoA Priority Areas
8 TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES projects in LDCs 2012-2019 number of projects value in USD LDCs 460 $306m (34%) (28%) 911 $796m (66%) (72%) other countries
8 TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES results, lessons and good practices UNIDO is currently undertaking a results, lessons and good practices review of its LDC-focused work since 2012, in order to: • contribute to the monitoring and review of the IPoA; • support preparations for the Fifth UN Conference on LDCs; • improve UNIDO’s own strategy. The following examples demonstrate how UNIDO contributes to the IPoA Priority Areas. They highlight positive results and lessons that can improve future initiatives.
8 TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Cambodia : Reducing GHGs through improved Productive Capacity energy efficiency in industry Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development Results • for participating institutions, the project-demonstrated measures Trade delivered an average of 5% cost savings and reduced annual emissions by over 43,000 tCO 2 eq . Commodities • a ‘snowball’ effect was triggered: competitors of project Human and Social Development participants also adopted the project-demonstrated measures in Multiple Crises and other order to maintain competitiveness. Emerging Challenges Mobilizing Financial Lessons Resources • for long term sustainability of project results, key government Good Governance ministries need to take more ownership in the project. at all Levels
8 TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Benin : Strengthening productive and trade capacities Productive Capacity Results Agriculture, Food Security • technical support delivered tangible productivity increases: output and Rural Development rises by 300% at local clothing company; losses for local fish- Trade farming enterprise shrink from 60% to under 15%. Commodities • domestic capacity for the provision of technical business support has been developed, with 35 consultants trained through the Human and Social Development project and actively advising Benin enterprises. Multiple Crises and other Emerging Challenges Lessons • business support services cannot be designed ‘externally’: they Mobilizing Financial Resources need to be developed with and led by national support structures Good Governance and the domestic private sector. at all Levels
8 TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Liberia, Somalia, South Sudan : Training of refugees and youth Productive Capacity Agriculture, Food Security Results and Rural Development • skills development delivered through these short projects led to a growth in income and/or an increase in work opportunities for the Trade majority of participants. Commodities • in Somalia, participants were less likely to join local armed groups Human and Social as a direct result of the project training and conflict resolution Development activities. Multiple Crises and other Emerging Challenges Lessons Mobilizing Financial • in short-term project plans, expectations are often too optimistic: Resources for example, meaningful, sustainable institutional capacity Good Governance at all Levels development cannot be delivered within a one-year period.
8 TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Tanzania : Industrial statistics capacity-building Productive Capacity Agriculture, Food Security Results and Rural Development • the work strengthened cross-government analytical capacity to formulate evidence-based industrial policies and strategies that Trade support industrial growth. Commodities • institutional capacities developed through the work supported the Human and Social formulation of the country’s five -year Development Plan. Development Multiple Crises and other Lessons Emerging Challenges • the positive results arose through multiple UNIDO projects being Mobilizing Financial delivered coherently ‘as one’. Resources Good Governance at all Levels
8 TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Gambia, Tanzania : Renewable energy mini-grids Productive Capacity Agriculture, Food Security Results and Rural Development • the Gambia project directly supported the development of the Trade national Renewable Energy Law, as well as a standard Power Purchasing Agreement (including a Feed-In-Tariff). Commodities • the Tanzania project raised awareness of and mobilized domestic Human and Social Development resources available from the Rural Energy Agency. Multiple Crises and other Emerging Challenges Lessons • projects build awareness of existing domestic initiatives and Mobilizing Financial Resources resources and facilitate support for and access to those resources. The result is good for the beneficiaries and end-users as well as for Good Governance at all Levels the national authorities looking to promote their own work.
8 TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Sudan : Recovery of coastal livelihoods – modernisation of Productive Capacity artisanal fisheries Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development Results • physical and market infrastructure improvements have strengthened Trade the involvement of coastal communities in the value chain and, as a result, their income-generating opportunities. Commodities • the project changed the way fisheries’ resources were utilised, Human and Social modernising the industry and providing a clear road map. Development Multiple Crises and other Lessons Emerging Challenges • focus on women empowerment was central, integrating women into Mobilizing Financial the general economic life of their communities. As a result, more Resources than 90% of women increased their income and their contribution to Good Governance the broader welfare of their households and communities. at all Levels
8 TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Ethiopia : Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) Productive Capacity Agriculture, Food Security Activities and Rural Development Trade • working with the Government to identify national industrial development priority sectors, areas and actions; Commodities • building multi-stakeholder partnerships around these priorities; Human and Social Development • mobilizing large-scale domestic and international, public and Multiple Crises and other Emerging Challenges private investment to implement these priorities. Mobilizing Financial Resources Good Governance at all Levels
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