INTRODUCTION
THE ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF ONGOING AND PIPELINE PROJECTS/ PROGRAMS FOR AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT has been compiled as a reference material for the Second Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD II) to be held in Tokyo on October 19-21, 1998. African Development Partners have implemented an extremely large and varied number of aid projects/programs for African development. In response to a request by the Government of Japan, one of the co-organizers of TICAD II, African Development Partners selected those ongoing and pipeline projects/programs that are in line with the draft "Agenda for Action for African Development Towards the 21st Century" (hereinafter called the "Agenda for Action") and meet the objectives and criteria described below, and voluntarily supplied the data of such projects/programs in the prescribed format.
This Illustrative List classifies the projects/programs concerned according to the structure of the Agenda for Action; namely, the three priority areas and sectors (social development and poverty reduction, economic development, and basic foundations for development), plus approaches and cross-cutting themes that are also focussed on in the Agenda for Action. The projects/programs are listed in alphabetical order of country or international organization supplying the requested data. Although each project/program is presented in a prescribed format, the Government of Japan takes responsilibity for the overall editing of the Illustrative List.
It should be noted that being no more than a reference material, separate from the Agenda for Action, this document does not assume adoption at the Conference.
OBJECTIVES
The Illustrative List has been compiled mainly to serve the following two objectives:
- (1) To promote an exchange of information relating to exemplary projects/programs for African development and to facilitate and promote the translation of the Agenda for Action into concrete action based on true partnerships between African countries and their Development Partners.
- (2) To demonstrate a sense of commitment by the Development Partners in supporting the development efforts of African countries in line with the Agenda for Action.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROJECTS/PROGRAMS
The projects/programs listed in the Illustrative List meet, in principle, the following criteria:
- (1) Priority is given to projects/programs that can serve as models or examples for the formulation of future projects/programs in the implementation of the Agenda for Action.
- (2) Ongoing and pipeline projects that are currently being implemented or are scheduled to be implemented from now on and have already secured financial resources or are deemed highly likely to secure necessary funds.
- (3) Projects/programs that benefit more than one country and spread the benefits as widely as possible across a region or sub-region.
- (4) Projects/programs that are designed and managed with emphasis placed on African ownership.
In addition, it is desirable to select those projects/programs that are supported by more than one donor country or organization and well-coordinated among these donors.
COUNTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS SUBMITTING LISTED PROJECTS/PROGRAMS
The projects/programs listed in this Illustrative List were submitted by the following countries and international and regional organizations by October 5, 1998. A certain number of projects/programs submitted shortly afterward will be compiled as a supplement and disseminated as soon as it is ready.
- COUNTRIES:
- Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Morocco, Netherlands, Phillipines, Republic of Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia and United Kingdom
- INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- AfDB, COMESA, DAC/OECD, ECA, EC, IFAD, IFRC, IOM, ITC, MIGA, North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, OAU, OECD-Club du Sahel, UNAIDS, UNCTAD, UNDP, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNIDO, UNU, UNV, WFP, WHO and the World Bank.
STRUCTURE OF THE ILLUSTRATIVE LIST AND TABLE OF CONTENTS
The projects/programs submitted were classified according to the structure of the Agenda for Action: that is, i)social development and poverty reduction focussing on education, health and population, and other measures to assist the poor, ii)economic development including private sector development, agricultural development, industrial development and external debt, and iii)basic foundations for development such as good governance, and conflict prevention and post conflict development. For multi-sectoral and other projects/ programs that can hardly be classified sector-wise as above, there is a section entitled "Multi-sectoral and other projects/programs" which contains projects/programs for the promotion and strengthening of regional and sub-regional cooperation and south-south cooperation and for the enhancement of capacity building, gender mainstreaming and environment management.
The table of contents indicates the title of each project/program and the name of the country or international and regional organization that has submitted projects/programs for inclusion in the Illustrative List.
OVERALL PICTURE OF THE LISTED PROJECTS/PROGRAMS
In total, 346 projects/programs have been submitted by 19 countries and 25 international organizations, including four regional organizations in Africa. Of 346, 149 projects/programs are classified as part of economic development, and 114 as part of social development. In the area of economic development, 70 projects/programs are private sector development, and 64 projects/programs are classified as agricultural development. In social development and poverty reduction, the largest number of projects/programs are in health and population with a total of 57 projects/programs, and the second largest in education, amounting to 33. The number of those classified into basic foundations for development is relatively small, totaling 37 projects/programs which are equally distributed between good governance, and conflict prevention and post conflict development. There are 46 projects/programs classsified in multi-sectoral and other projects/programs. Of 46, 14 projects/programs are for environment management, 12 for capacity building, 8 for gender mainstreaming and 6 for south-south cooperation.
| Projects/Programs by Sector | Number | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Social Development and Poverty Reduction | 114 | 32.9 |
| Education | 33 | 9.5 |
| Health and Population | 57 | 16.5 |
| Measures for the Poor | 24 | 6.9 |
| Economic Development | 149 | 43.1 |
| Private Sector Development | 70 | 20.2 |
| Industrial Development | 12 | 3.5 |
| Agricultural Development | 64 | 18.5 |
| External Debt | 3 | 0.9 |
| Basic Foundations for Development | 37 | 10.7 |
| Good Governance | 18 | 5.2 |
| Conflict Prevention and Post Conflict | 19 | 5.5 |
| Development | ||
| Multi-sectoral and others | 46 | 13.3 |
| Regional Cooperation | 5 | 1.4 |
| South-South Cooperation | 6 | 1.7 |
| Capacity Building | 12 | 3.5 |
| Gender Mainstreaming | 8 | 2.3 |
| Environment Management | 14 | 4.0 |
| Others | 1 | 0.3 |
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