New Challenges for the CBMS: Seeking Opportunities for a More Responsive Role

New Challenges for the CBMS: Seeking Opportunities for a More Responsive Role Proceedings of the 2005 CBMS Network Meeting June 13-17, 2005 Colombo, Sri Lanka CBMS CRDI IDRC D U De U SnUe University Angelo King Institute f — 4 New Challenges for the CBMS: Seeking Opportunities for a More Responsive Role Proceedings of the 2005 CBMS Network Meeting New Challenges for the CBMS: Seeking Opportunities for a More Responsive Role Proceedings of the 2005 CBMS Network Meeting June 13-17, 2005 Colombo, Sri Lanka The 2005 PEP Research Network General Meeting, of which the CBMS Network Meeting was part of was organized by the CBMS Network Coordinating Team of the Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies in cooperation with Laval University-Canada and the Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka with the aid of a grant from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada. New Challenges for the CBMS: Seeking Opportunities for a More Responsive Role Proceedings of the 2005 CBMS Network Meeting Copyright © CBMS Network Coordinating Team, 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—whether virtual, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the written permission of the copyright owner. The preparation of this report has been made possible with the assistance of staff of Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka. The publication Qf this report has been made possible through the CBMS Network Coordinating Team of the Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies of De La Salle University-Manila with the aid of a grant from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada. Table of Contents Preface ix Program xii Welcome Remarks • Research as a Foundation in the Design of Anti-Poverty Policies 1 Saman Kelegama Opening Remarks .2 005 PEP Network Meeting: Aiming for Country-Specific Responses to Poverty 5 Celia Reyes •Th e PEP as a Gathering of Brains in Developing Poverty Reduction Strategies 7 John Cockburn .1 Role in Enhancing Global Partnerships for Poverty Research and Policymaking 11 Evan Due Keynote Address •P ost-Tsunami Challenge: Fast-tracking the Rehabilitation Efforts to Alleviate Poverty 15 Hon. Professor Wiswa Warnapala •S earching for Modalities in the Poverty Research and Policy Interface 25 Hon. Dr. Sarath Amunugama Conference Papers 33 Presentations for the Plenary Session •Me asuring Up to the Measurement Problem: The Role of Statistics in Evidence-Based Policymaking 35 Christopher Scott V • Designing an Integrative Framework for Different Approaches to Impact Analysis 95 Paul Shaffer • Empowering Local Communities for Better Poverty Monitoring and Planning in Sri Lanka 121 Siripala Hettige • Poverty Impacts of the Tsunami: An Initial Assessment and Scenario Analysis 137 Guntur Sugiyarto and A. T Hagiwara • Community Participation and Empowerment in Post-Tsunami Rehabilitation: The Case of the Hambantota District in Sri Lanka 169 Sonali Senaratna Sellamutu and EJ Milner-Gulland CBMS Session 1 - Multidimensional Poverty/Policy Assessment • Multidimensional Poverty Monitoring: A Methodology and Implementation in Vietnam 217 Louis-Marie Asselin and Vu Twin Anh • Local Development Planning Utilizing CBMS Data: A Sta. Elena Experience 253 Bimbo Doria • Implementation of Poverty Reduction Policies in Ethnic Minority Regions in Vietnam: Evidence from CBMS 281 Vu Twin Anh CBMS Session 2 - Poverty Profiles/Pilot Test Results • Poverty Profile of Five Wards under Muhammadpur Union in Bangladesh 327 Ranjan Kumar Guha • Findings of the CBMS Pilot Study in Pakistan 349 Durr-e-Nayab • Working Towards a Commune-Based Poverty Monitoring in Cambodia 377 Nou Keosothea, Chan Sophal and Kim Net • Results of the CBMS Pilot Survey in Lao 411 Phonesaly Souksavath vi CBMS Session 3- CIJMS Methodology/New Proposal • Community-Based Monitoring System in Indonesia: An Introduction 433 Sudarno Sumarto, Asep Suryahadi, Daniel Suryadarma, Hastuti, Akhmadi, and Nina Toyamah • Community Level Statistics for Monitoring System in Thailand 459 Oraphin Mathew and Kanjana Titasaro • Ghana's Experience in the Data Collection 467 Felix Asante • Implementation of a Community-Based Poverty Monitoring System in Tanzania: A Proposal 497 Rangya Muro CBMS Session 4 - CBMS Methodology/New Proposal • The System of Follow-up of Poverty in the Department of Yako/Province of Passore in Burkina Faso 515 Prosper Somda, Lassina Konaté and Michel Koné • Profiling the CBMS Pilot Site in Benin Using Some Basic Indicators 571 Marie-Odile Attanasso • Estimation of Monetary Indicators of Poverty for Local Communities in Senegal 609 Momar Balle Sylla CBMS Session 5- Linking CBMS and CGE • Using CBMS Data in CGE Modeling 661 Guntur Sugiyarto, Celia Reyes and Erwin Corong CBMS Day - CBMS Sri Lanka Paper Presentations • CBMS as a Measure for Peace-Building and Conflict Transformation? Suggestions from Case Studies in Batticaloa, Eastern Sri Lanka 667 Markus Mayer and Hartmut Fuenfgeld S Identifying the Urban Poor and Investigating Local Level Dynamics through CBMS: A Case of Colombo 689 Nishara Fernando vu • Urban Poverty in Colombo 715 Nimal Shantha Jayasundera CBMS Session 6- Using CBMS for Impact Assessment and Gender-Responsive Budgeting • Poverty Impact Assessment of Programs and Projects 723 Louis-Marie Asselin • Gender-Responsive Budgeting Through the CBMS Lens 741 Debbie Budlender, Martha Melesse and Celia Reyes Field Visit to Sri Lankan CBMS Sites 777 Directory of Participants 785 Snapshots of the Meeting 827 VIII Preface Hosted by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), the members of Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) Network participated in the annual PEP Research Network Conference. The conference, which gathered together the members of its three subnetworks, namely, the Policy Monitoring, Measurement and Analysis (PMMA), the Modeling and Policy Impact Analysis (MPIA), and CBMS, was held on June 13-17, 2005 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. With financial support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC-Canada), the conference was organized by the Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies of the De La Salle University in cooperation with the Laval University of Canada and the IPS-Sri Lanka. Profile of participants The conference was the biggest meeting of the network with about 150 participants from 40 countries around the world including countries from South East Asia, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. The participants reflected a wide variety of backgrounds in poverty research which augured well for sharing of knowledge and fruitful interactions among researchers and experts. Host country Only less than 6 months after it devastated by the tsunami triggered by the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, Sri Lanka played a gracious host to the conference. Prof. Wiswa Wamapala, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs said that the conference came at an opportune time given the recent tsunami that put millions into poverty where recovery may take many years to happen. On his part, Dr. Sarath Amunugama, Minister of Finance ix of Sri Lanka, urged the conference participants to help his country in formulating appropriate policies that can jumpstart rehabilitation efforts. Addressing the call of the two Sri Lankan national government officials, a session on the impact of the tsunami on poverty was conducted wherein two papers were presented and discussed with focus on the initial assessment and scenario analysis of the effect of the disaster and ways on how communities can recover. Highlights of the proceedings For the members of the CBMS subnetwork, it was another opportunity to learn about the experiences of other countries and researchers regarding the study of poverty. One of the topics during its subnetwork' s meeting was on multidimensional poverty and policy assessment issues wherein two papers from Vietnam and one from the Philippines presented how CBMS can be used for this purpose. On the other hand, utilizing CBMS for poverty profile was the focus of the presentation from Bangladesh while the results of the pilot test were presented by Cambodia, Lao PDR and Pakistan. On the other hand, various methodologies used in the implementation of CBMS in their countries were discussed by country researchers from Indonesia, Thailand, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin and Senegal. Representative from Tanzania was also in attendance to present a proposal for CBMS implementation in their country. Meanwhile, three papers from representatives of private and government organizations from Sri Lanka were also presented highlighting the important role of CBMS in the country. Underscoring the increasing role of CBMS, a session on impact assessment and gender responsive budgeting was likewise included in the meeting. A joint session of the CBMS and MPIA Networks was also held where the invited resource person, Mr. Guntur Sugiyarto of the Asian Development Bank, presented how CBMS data can be used in computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling. x These various papers presented during the parallel sessions of the CBMS Network are all included in this volume. Aside from these, the papers presented by guest researchers during the plenary sessions on topics on the role of statistics in evidence-based policymaking, normative ways of integrating the different approaches to impact analysis among the MPIA, PMMA and CBMS networks, and the impacts of tsunami on poverty are also incorporated

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