Trade Mainstreaming
The contribution of the Enhanced IF
Luisa E. Bernal
UNDP Trade and Human Development Unit
Geneva
Presentation outline
i. Why trade mainstreaming?
ii. What is trade mainstreaming?
iii. Leading a mainstreaming process
iv. Concluding remarks
Number of people on different
income levels by region, in 1970
I. Why trade mainstreaming?
• To effectively leverage the potential of trade
for poverty reduction.
• Trade reform in isolation will not yield the
expected results.
• Broader development framework provides the
anchor to decide on the design and sequence
of particular trade reforms and
complementary policies.
II. What is trade mainstreaming?
• Articulating trade-related priorities in the
strategies to reduce poverty and attain the
MDGs.
• Translating policy statements into operational
objectives and action plans.
• Linking strategies to resources.
• Following through implementation.
• Monitoring and evaluating results.
Development planning cycle
Situation
analysis/diagnostic
Setting the
vision/Strategic
goals/ priorities
Managing and
using evaluation
Implementation
and monitoring
programmes
Broad
consultative
process
Allocating
resources
Defining an action
plan (including
capacity needs)
III. Leading a mainstreaming process
• Mainstreaming at three levels:
– Policy
– Institutional framework and processes
– Dialogue with development partners
How can the EIF contribute to trade
mainstreaming?
III. Policy level (1)
• Human Development - enlarging people’s choices:
• Productivity: ability to participate in the growth process
• Equity: access to opportunities; reduction of inequalities
and disparities
• Empowerment: ability to shape processes and events that
affect one’s life
• Sustainability: preservation of developmental
achievements
• Strategies for promoting inclusive growth
• Vehicles for trade mainstreaming
III. Policy level (2)
• DTIS/updates provide the analytical
underpinnings for trade mainstreaming
• In-depth analysis of main constraints to effective
integration
• Country owned and country specific/high
standards
• Action Matrix identifies priorities for action
• Priorities validated through broad dialogue
including development partners
III. Institutional framework (1)
• Broad on-going consultative processes
– Advocacy/dissemination of analytical findings and
trade-related information
– Long-term sustainability
• EIF support to intergovernmental coordination on
trade/ Aid for trade
– Links with finance, development planning, aid
coordination and other line ministries
– National implementation unit
• EIF support to NIA –broad group of stakeholders
– Private sector, business community, women councils,
civil society, development partners
– National steering committee
III. Institutional framework (2)
• Addressing capacity gaps
– Build and sustain capacity to mainstream
– Funding is available to address human resources
and institutional support needs
– DTIS and Action matrix identify priority TRTAs
– Available support from EIF partners to prepare
actionable plans
– Complementary funding for project development
and implementation
III. Dialogue with development
partners
• Mainstreaming is joint responsibility
– Aligning development assistance to NDP/DTIS
– Send consistent messages (NDP/DTIS basis of
dialogue)
– Raise trade-related priorities in dialogues with
donors
– Enhanced role for the donor facilitator in
country
– M&E focuses partnership on results/mutual
accountability
IV. Concluding remarks (1)
• Trade figures more prominently in PRSPs
(UNDP 2008).
• Trade mainstreaming requires strong
leadership and advocacy.
• It is a continuous process; not a one-off
exercise.
• Broad national ownership and sustainability
depend on effective engagement of
stakeholders.
IV. Concluding remarks (2)
• The EIF architecture and funding structure is
better suited to support trade mainstreaming
by LDCs.
• Trade mainstreaming joint responsibility.
• The wider AfT agenda has raised awareness.
• The CEB Cluster on Trade and Productive
Capacity advocates and mainstreams trade in
UNDAFs.
RESOURCES:
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THANK YOU!
Contact details:
luisa.bernal@undp.org