Transcript Experience from Poverty Environment Initiative (PEI)

Session 5. Mainstreaming the SDGs through institutional,
policy and expenditure reforms
Experience from Poverty Environment Initiative (PEI)
in Lao PDR
Presenter:
Morakot Vonxay
Department of International Cooperation
Ministry of Planning and Investment
Lao PDR
2 0 T H P O V E R T Y E N V I R O N M E N T PA R T N E R S H I P ( P E P ) : I M P L E M E N T I N G T H E S U S TA I N A B L E D E V E L O P M E N T
G O A L S ( S D G S ) F O R I N C L U S I V E , C L I M AT E R E S I L I E N T, G R E E N E C O N O M I E S
2 6 - 2 9 T H M AY 2 0 1 5 , T H E H U B , E D I N B U R G H , S C O T L A N D
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SDGs: Goal 8
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic
growth, full and productive employment and decent work
for all seems to be very well link with the goal of PEI in Lao
PDR
PEI Structure
Output
Output 1
Output 2
Output 3
Output 4
Output 5
Responsible
MPI, Planning Department
MPI, Investment Promotion Department
MONRE, Department of Environment and Social Impact
Assessment
National Assembly
MPI, National Economic Research Institute
PEI Process of Developing Quality Investment
Management System
Awareness
raising
Developed of
policies,
strategies and
management
tools
Training/
testing/
improvement
of tools
Widespread
implementation
of policies,
strategies and
tools
Fully
compliant
investment
management
system
Key National Development Plan
National Investment Strategy
5 Pillars for Developing Investments
Deliver 8% annual GDP growth, develop a diversified economy that is not reliant
on environment assets and achieve LDC graduation by 2020
PILLAR 1
Promote
PILLAR 2
Select Quality
PILLAR 3
Strengthen
Environment
PILLAR 4
Improve
Management
PILLAR 5
Develop
Human
Resources
PEI Quality Investment Management Tools
Challenges
• Need strong M&E framework to monitor the progress and impact of PE
related indicators and targets
• Strengthen & support compliance – linking database between
ministries is important for investment monitoring and strategic
planning
• More participation of the local community and CSOs in reviewing and
developing the EIA process is required to ensure acceptable benefit
sharing and distribution for local poor.
• Improve effective performance of government staff TOR and
mechanism to evaluate performance assessment in supporting the
annual plan
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The most investment sector in Laos
• China – mining and hydropower sector
• Thailand – hydropower and services (hotels..)
• Vietnam – agriculture and mining
Problem with investor
• Not yet compliance to concession agreement. .e.g. some investor
signed CA with the government, and sale it to other investors
• Uncle land use planning make difficulty to identify land for
concession
• Monitoring still need to be strengthen to monitor compliance of
the inventor