LOCALIZING THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

1. LOCALIZING THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS Presented by : Mr. Landiwe Mahlangu Development Bank of SA Manager: Operations Evaluation The Role of the Development Finance Institutions

2. The MDG and it’s Aftermath • MDG represent a landmark global consensus on development • MDG 8 Goals, 18 Targets and 48 Indicators • Monterrey Consensus : The 0.7% Agreement • Johannesburg Environmental Summit

3. The Nature of the Challenge“ A race against time” • Countries in developing countries will not be able to achieve most of the goals of MDG • Most African countries will not meet all of the goals, particularly Poverty Targets • 25 000+ people die of hunger daily and 2000 women die at giving birth, 115m children are out of school • Only five rich countries have met 0.7 % target of ODA • Development largely unsustainable

4. The Nature of the Challenge • Estimated costs to meet MDG’s by 2015 at USD$189b; only USD$53 is available; MDG Gap USD$135m • SSA will have to register growth rate of 7-8% per annum in the next 10 years • Investment in infrastructure to double as %GDP to about 9% of GDP • The conflicts must stop • The weather and climate must behave and God should be kind

5. The Constraint of the Mandate of DFI’s • DFI exist to serve specific development goals and purpose • Tension between financial and socio - economic objectives • Operations limited to areas of market failure • Small player in regional and national economies • Mandate and Resource mismatch

6. The DBSA Approach • Embracing the Global Dialogue and Consensus • Promote dialogue and partnerships with IFI and other Multi – lateral Institutions • Intermediate and serve as conduit of finance flows

7. The DBSA Approach cont. • Aligning to the National Development Agenda • Anchoring Operations on Key National Development Initiatives • National Government Programme of Action • Expanded Public Works Programme • Integrated Sustainable Development Programme and Urban Renewal Programme • Recently ASGISA

8. The DBSA Approach cont. • Stretching the Mandate Envelope • Advisor Role -Sharing best practices • Financer -Innovative products • Partner -Reducing transaction costs • Implementor -“Warm bodies” Deployment : Siyenza Manje • Integrator -Sustainable Communities, Local Investment Agencies

9. The DBSA Approach cont. • Embedding MDG targets indicators in operations • Quality at entry : 10 Key Indicator Framework • Moving from outputs to outcome • Intensify monitoring

10. The DBSA Approach cont. • Mainstream Knowledge • Research • Capacity Development and Building • Learning from Operations • Sharing knowledge widely

11. Challenges • Institutional Infrastructure • Short Termism • Quality of Achievements and Outcomes • Corruption • Evaluability and monitorability of MDG

12. Conclusion and recommendation • Intensify the building of Evaluation Capacity • Align to Government-Wide M & E Framework • Adapt and simplify evaluation tools and methodology • Interrogate continuous appropriateness of MDG’s targets • Harmonise and Integrate

13. Thank you! “ When all is said and done, often more is said than done”