ICA Annual Report 2011 - The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa

ICA Annual Report 2011
8. Disbursements to African Infrastructure
8.1. Quantitative Information
This chapter appears for the third year in the ICA Annual Report. It is aimed at giving a more comprehensive picture
of commitment, including an assessment of what is happening “on the ground”, by tracking how much is actually
spent on infrastructure in Africa.
The questionnaire distributed to ICA Members to help prepare this report, includes two discrete sections, the first on
qualitative and the second on quantitative disbursements. Qualitative information is designed to help gain a better
understanding of the reasons for delays in disbursement and categorise the issues around risks. Furthermore,
the collection of qualitative information on disbursements gives an opportunity to establish estimates, identify
bottlenecks and define measures that may help manage risk and issues.
Data on disbursements was presented for the first time in the Annual Report 2009 in order to provide a bigger
picture of the actual flow of financial support to the continent and allow first conclusions on reasons for delay. The
ICA Secretariat plans to continue with the collection of information on disbursements and include the data in future
reports.
Reporting on disbursements in a standardised way is a complex and protracted exercise, as Members have
different monitoring or accounting systems and varying financial years. The following figures should therefore to be
considered as approximates.
Sebastian Mogos-Lindemann, November 2012
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