PIOJ Annual Report 2005 - Planning Institute of Jamaica

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P I O J A N N U A L namely for Technical Assistance in the amount of €750 000 ($58.2 million) for preparation of the road sub-sector policy master-plan, and the Banana Support Programme (BSP) in the amount of €4.8 million ($372.2 million). The BSP is designed to increase international competitiveness of banana exporters, enhance operational efficiency and assist with the diversification of agricultural activities. Of the €30.3 million ($2.3 billion), disbursed, €11.1 million ($860.7 million) was direct budget support under the Support to the Economic Reform Programme (SERP III), and €7.2 million ($558.3 million) under the Northern Coastal Highway Improvement Project – Segment 3 (Ocho Rios to Port Antonio). Multilateral Technical Cooperation Coordination and oversight were provided to the projects being financed by the multilateral technical cooperation agencies. The Agencies of the United Nations Organization, the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC) provided new grant resources totalling US$5.4 million ($338.0 million) to fund projects in various sectors. The organizations provided technical expertise to enhance Government’s human and institutional capacity building programmes as well as funded several short and long-term courses. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) provided two short courses; the CFTC 13; the OAS 10 short, 3 long-term and 5 on-line study programmes. From the £101 130 ($11.2 million) disbursed for technical assistance programmes, the CFTC, in response to a request, made available an expert to the Broadcasting Commission to evaluate and make recommendations for enhancing the Children’s Code for Programming. As a part of the intervention, broadcasters, cable operators and musicians were trained in the principles involved in protecting children from potentially harmful media content. United Nations Children’s Fund disbursements amounted to US$2.3 million ($144.0 million) for development projects for the year. A Post-Ivan Project was managed under the Special Care and Protection Programme. In an attempt to address the possible psychological damage to children, as a consequence of the hurricane, professionals and para-professionals from rural communities were trained in the identification of posttraumatic stress and in basic intervention strategies. It is anticipated that the individuals trained will make themselves available to assist their communities in the event of future disasters. The Division provided support to several project formulation, assessment and evaluation missions. Among these were the United Nations Population Fund/European Union/GOJ Programme on Sexual and Reproductive Health, assessed by a team from Dakar; the International Atomic Energy Agency conducted a formulation mission; and the United Nations Development Programme conducted a Mission aimed at developing a project to respond to the security and justice needs of the island. Contribution to the work of United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation in Jamaica was made through participation on the National Commission. Technical advice and support was provided for the preparation of the Common Country Assessment and the development of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework. This document should provide the basis for an integrated and coherent response by the UN system organizations to Jamaica’s development priorities for the period 2007–2011. Multilateral Financial Programmes The Division coordinated and managed the programmes and projects funded with assistance from Multilateral Financial Institutions (MFIs) 1 . The cooperation programmes totalled US$795.8 million ($49.8 billion), comprising loans of US$557.3 million ($34.8 billion), grants of 1 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the OPEC Fund for International Development 12
R E P O R T 2 0 0 5 Lasford Stone (centre) Manager, Multilateral Programmes, Planning Institute of Jamaica surveys the area along with (left to right) Patrick Reid (crouched), Site Engineer, Caribbean Engineering Corporations Ltd., Everette Lagore, National Irrigation Commission Works Engineer for Hounslow and Norman Cameron, Portfolio Manager, Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), during an evaluation exercise and site visit in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth on March 9, 2005. The exercise is part of a collaborative process between the National Irrigation Development project and the Agricultural Support Services project, funded by CDB and the Inter-American Development Bank. US$16.3 million ($1.0 billion) and Government’s contribution of approximately US$222.2 million ($13.9 billion). The rescoping of projects in the IDB portfolio, aimed at arriving at a portfolio that was fiscally manageable was completed. The rescoping of the ROSE II and HIV/AIDS Prevention projects in the World Bank portfolio commenced. A loan of US$54.1 million ($3.3 billion) was approved by the CDB to finance the construction of the Montego Bay to Greenside section of the Northern Coastal Highway Improvement Project. Grant resources totalling US$1.95 million ($122.0 million) were approved comprising US$1.3 million ($81.4 million) from the IDB and US$650 000 from the Japan Policy and Human Resources Development facility, administered by the World Bank to prepare the Inner City Basic Services Project. The IDB grant amount included US$120 000 from the Japan Trust Fund to support the Trafficking in Person Project. Portfolio reviews were held with the IDB, CDB, Project Executing Agencies and Ministry of Finance and Planning to determine strategies for improving the rate of implementation of the existing portfolios. Additionally, the monitoring and coordinating function of the division was reinforced by continued participation on steering committees for projects in the portfolios and site visits to assist in the analysis of work in progress. The Division coordinated the preparation of the Country Assistance Strategies for Jamaica with the World Bank, IDB and local stakeholders. 13
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