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EVALUATION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION’S CO-OPERATION WITH DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Country Level Evaluation Final Report Volume 2 Annexes November 2011 Evaluation carried out on behalf of the Commission of the European Union Consortium composed by ECO Consult, AGEG, APRI, Euronet, IRAM, NCG Leader of the Consortium: ECO Consult, Contact Person: Dietrich BUSACKER [email protected] Contract No EVA 2007/geo-acp This evaluation is mandated by The Evaluation Unit for: Directorate General for Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid (DEVCO) & Foreign Policy Instruments Service (FPI) This evaluation has been carried out by Robert LeBlanc (team leader), Karin Verbaken, Diego Ruiz, Barbara Massler, Reinhard Bader, Martina Jacobson and Miriam Amine Quality Control: Max Hennion Evaluation Manager for the Consortium: Martina Jacobson The opinions expressed in this document represent the views of the authors, which are not necessarily shared by the Commission of the European Union or by the authorities of the countries concerned. EVA 2007/geo-acp: Evaluation of EC’s co-operation with the Dominican Republic 2001-2009 ECO Consult – AGEG – APRI – Euronet – IRAM – NCG Table of Content 1. EVALUATION MATRICES 1 1.1. EQ1: TO WHAT EXTENT HAVE EUROPEAN COMMISSION (EC) SUPPORT STRATEGIES REFLECTED THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (GODR) AND NEEDS OF THE POOR? 1 1.2. EQ2: TO WHAT EXTENT HAS THE EC‘S SUPPORT THROUGH SECTOR BUDGET SUPPORT IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR CONTRIBUTED TO IMPROVING THE SECTOR POLICY FRAMEWORK AND INCREASING THE OPERATIONAL SERVICE DELIVERY LEVELS OF THE PRIMARY EDUCATION SUB- SECTOR? 31 1.3. EQ3: TO WHAT EXTENT HAS THE EC-PROVIDED BUDGET SUPPORT IMPROVED (OR IS LIKELY TO IMPROVE) THE POVERTY-REDUCTION FOCUS OF THE GODR PUBLIC BUDGET? 109 1.4. EQ4: TO WHAT EXTENT HAVE EC STRATEGIC RESPONSES CONTRIBUTED TO EMPOWERING CIVIL SOCIETY IN RELATION TO ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL SOCIAL AND POLICY DEBATES? 134 1.5. EQ5: TO WHAT EXTENT HAS THE EC CONTRIBUTED TO THE DR AND HAITI ACHIEVING COMMON DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES? 173 1.6. EQ 6: TO WHAT EXTENT HAS EC COOPERATION IMPROVED THE ABILITY OF DR PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS TO BE COMPETITIVE IN TERMS OF TRADE, PARTICULARLY BETWEEN THE DR AND THE EU MEMBER STATES? 186 1.7. EQ7: TO WHAT EXTENT HAS THE EC CONTRIBUTED TO ENSURING THAT THE MINING SECTOR‘S SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS HAVE BEEN MITIGATED? 217 1.8. EQ 8: TO WHAT EXTENT WAS THE EC AID MODALITY COMBINATION APPROPRIATE TO THE NATIONAL CONTEXT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY? 248 2. INVENTORY OF PROJECTS IN THE COUNTRY 266 3. INTERVENTION LOGICS 270 4. BIBLIOGRAPHY 277 5. METHODOLOGY 288 5.1 OVERALL EVALUATION APPROACH 288 5.2 TOOLS THAT WERE USED DURING THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE EVALUATION 290 5.3 PERSONS MET OR INTERVIEWED DURING THE EVALUATION 292 5.4 PROJECT FICHES 298 5.5 FOCUS GROUP FICHES 310 6. KEY DATA OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 314 7. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC POLICY FRAMEWORK 316 8. EC REGIONAL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND PRIORITIES 322 9. RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PREVIOUS COUNTRY STRATEGY EVALUATION 324 10. MINUTES TO THE SEMINAR FROM SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2011 IN SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 332 11. LAS CONCLUSIONES Y RESULTADOS DE NIVELES ESTRATÉGICOS 341 12. NOTES ON THE COMMENTS OF THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 346 13. PRESENTATION FOR DISSEMINATION SEMINAR 360 14. TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR EVALUATION MANDATE 369 Page i EVA 2007/geo-acp: Evaluation of EC’s co-operation with the Dominican Republic 2001-2009 ECO Consult – AGEG – APRI – Euronet – IRAM – NCG List of Tables Table 1: Status of Progress on MDGs in Dominican Republic 2 Table 2: Total costs to implement MDG targets, by year and MDG 4 Table 3: International Comparison of Results of Reading Exams 8 Table 4: Example of Discrepancies Between Data Sources for DR 13 Table 5: Dominican Republic: Expenditure on Education as a share of Public Expenditure (in millions of RD$) 51 Table 6: Extent of strengthening transparency and accountability of the management of education service delivery 71 Table 7: Educational Indicators 2007-2008 79 Table 8: Educational Indicators 2008-2009 79 Table 9: Other World Bank Education Sector indicators and Metrics 81 Table 10: Average number of school years in DR 82 Table 11: Illiteracy rate in DR 83 Table 12: Aspects Of the Socio-Equity Gap in Education 86 Table 13: Objectives and Indicators for 2010-12 for Education in DR 87 Table 14: Millennium Development Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education (DR) 90 Table 15: MDG 3 & 4 (DR) 91 Table 16: Education Results for the MDGs Monitoring Report 2010 95 Table 17: National average of general exams 8th grade (1998-2010) 103 Table 18: Comparison of Scholastic Results in Science, Math and Reading in Various LA countries 103 Table 19: Percentage of DR National Budgets Allocated to key Poverty-related Sectors (in millions) 109 Table 20: Execution of GBS by Function and by Sector as a percentage of total expenditure 2004-2006 111 Table 21: Information in Public Budget Documents 112 Table 22: KEY indicators of importance of GBS in National Budgets 113 Table 23: Laws, regulation and Constitutional Articles that have an impact on CSOs participating in the PRIL 136 Table 24: Propuesta de interés social dirigia a la administración pública 138 Table 25: Pertenencia a Redes, Plataformas, Foros o Espacios de Coordinación Nacionales 145 Table 26: Organizaciones, redes y coordinaciones nacionales reiteradamente mencionadas 145 Table 27: Pertenecia a Redes, Plataformas o Foros Internacionales 146 Table 28: Leyes relevantes con participación ciudadana 151 Table 29: Buenas prácticas de la democracia participativa 153 Table 30: Matriz de intervenciones de fortalecimiento institucional en los Ayuntamientos apoyadas por el Componente de Descentralización del PARME 154 Table 31: List of some State Reform initiatives affecting Civil Society participation 159 Table 32: Transferencias/Asignaciones Corrientes a ASFL (Presupuesto 2008-2010 en RD$) 162 Table 33: Comparison of Initial Strategy and Revision through MTR 169 Table 34: PET: Ejecucción presupuestaria: Informe final: Situación hasta el 30 de septiembre 2010 (RD$).Expenditures and progress 177 Table 35: COMPONENTE 1: Se desarrolla el mercado de los servicios de apoyo a las pequeñas empresas 197 Table 36: COMPONENTE 2: Fortalecimiento de los GEC y de sus organismos de apoyo 197 Table 37: COMPONENTE 3: Mejora del ambiente de los negocios 198 Table 38: PROBANANA log frame mix trade and employment objectives 204 Table 39: PROEMPRESA log frame mix trade and employment objectives 204 Page ii EVA 2007/geo-acp: Evaluation of EC’s co-operation with the Dominican Republic 2001-2009 ECO Consult – AGEG – APRI – Euronet – IRAM – NCG Table 40: Participation of MS in support to DR by sector 205 Table 41: International donor support for DR 206 Table 42: Dominican Republic‘s exports to Haiti (2009) 207 Table 43: DR‘s Trade Policies and Practices by Measure, 2008 211 Table 44: Dominican Republic and European Union: Imports from DR 212 Table 45: Programa Desarrollo de Capacidades en apoyo a las Políticas de Competitividad: 216 Table 46: Concesiones de derechos mineros (CMRD) 224 Table 47: Explotación de minas y canteras – Tasa de Crecimento anual (%) 226 Table 48: Production and Economic Status of a Selected Number of Mines in Two key regions of the DR 232 Table 49: Workplace and Infrastructure Security Status of a Selected Number of Mines in two key regions of the DR 236 Table 50: Allocations according to CSPs and MTRs (millions of €) 252 Table 51: Individual commitments (contracting) 2009 252 Table 52: Disbursements 2009 253 Table 53: Summary of financial implementation compared with the 2008 objectives (including the risk factor) 254 Table 54: Key Developmental Indicators for the Dominican Republic 314 Table 55: Summary of Progress on MDGs in Dominican Republic 314 Table 56: Selection of laws and regulations concerning civil society in the DR 321 Table 57: Key Laws and Regulations in the Mining sector in DR 321 List of Figures Figure 1: Geographical distribution of poverty (in % of homes in extreme poverty per region 2005) 15 Figure 2: Porcentaje del PIB invertido en el MINERD 2004-2010 51 Figure 3: Gasto en Educación como porcentaje del PIB Corriente (1970-2010) 52 Figure 4: Porcentaje de ejecución MINERD como gasto del gobierno central 1970-2010 52 Figure 5: Assessment of public policies and achievement of MDGs (education) 94 Figure 6: Dominican Republic‘s exports in goods, in value (US$m), 2000-2010 187 Figure 7: Dominican Republic‘s exports in goods toward the rest of the world in value (US$m), 2001-2010 188 Figure 8: Dominican Republic‘s good exports toward the Caribbean,in value (US$m), 2000- 2010 188 Figure 9: Dominican Republic‘s good exports toward the EU in value (US$m), 2000-2010 189 Figure 10: Dominican Republic‘s good exports toward the EU in value (US$m), 2000-2010 192 Figure 11: Dominican Republic‘s good exports toward the EU in volume (US$m), 2000-2010 192 Figure 12: Dominican Republic‘s agricultural exports toward the EU, in value (US$m), 2000-2010 (first 12 ranked products) 193 Figure 13: Dominican Republic‘s agricultural exports toward the EU in value (US$m), 2000-2010 (16 second ranked products) 193 Figure 14: Dominican Republic‘s industrial exports toward the EU, in value (US$m), 2000-2010 (6 first ranked products) 194 Figure 15: Per Cent Growth in Tourism in DR 1980-2007 – Selected Indicators 201 Figure 16: Dominican Republic‘s exports in goods (in US$m) 210 Figure 17: Compared effective market access 211 Figure 18: Historical overview of trade concerning the DR 213 Figure 19: EC`s disbursement to the Dominican Republic 2000-2009 251 Figure 20: Reconstructed Logic Diagram for EDF8 270 Figure 21: Faithful Logic Diagram for EDF9 (i.e.