CMIREPORT Poverty in Mozambique Discourse, Analysis and Monitoring Suggestions for National Stakeholders and the Donor Community Jan Isaksen (team leder) Anette Staaland Bernhard Weimer R 2005: 9 Poverty in Mozambique Discourse, Analysis and Monitoring Suggestions for National Stakeholders and the Donor Community Jan Isaksen (team leader) Anette Staaland Bernhard Weimer R 2005: 9 CMI Reports This series can be ordered from: Chr. Michelsen Institute P.O. Box 6033 Postterminalen, N-5892 Bergen, Norway Tel: + 47 55 57 40 00 Fax: + 47 55 57 41 66 E-mail: [email protected] www.cmi.no Price: NOK 50 ISSN 0805-505X ISBN 82-8062-118-0 This report is also available at: www.cmi.no/publications Indexing terms Poverty Research Mozambique Project number 25021 Project title Norad: Poverty analysis & monitoring - CMI REPORT POVERTY IN MOZAMBIQUE R 2005-9 Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................................V ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .....................................................................................................................X INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................................................1 PART I: INSTITUTIONS, ANALYSIS AND ISSUES IN MOZAMBIQUE ............................................................3 1. BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................................................................5 2. POVERTY IN MOZAMBIQUE: DATA, INSTITUTIONS AND ANALYSIS .......................................9 2.1 GENERATION OF DATA......................................................................................................................................9 2.2 POLICY ANALYSIS INSTITUTIONS..................................................................................................................10 2.2.1 Governmental Institutions........................................................................................................................ 10 2.2.2 Academic, Research and Training Institutes........................................................................................ 12 2.2.3 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the Private Sector NGOs.................................................. 13 2.2.4 Donors......................................................................................................................................................... 14 2.2.5 Poverty Observatory (PO) ....................................................................................................................... 15 2.2.6 Second and Third Tier Government: Nampula Province................................................................... 15 2.2.7 Consultancies............................................................................................................................................. 16 2.3 IMPORTANT POLICY DOCUMENTS.................................................................................................................17 2.3.1 Poverty and Well-Being in Mozambique: IAF and the Second National Assessment................... 17 2.3.2 The Annual Poverty Report 2004............................................................................................................ 20 2.3.3 Balanço do Plano Económico e Social 2004........................................................................................ 21 3. DATA, INSTITUTIONS AND ANALYSIS: PRESENT AND EMERGING ISSUES ....................... 23 3.1 DATA.................................................................................................................................................................23 3.1.1 Present Situation........................................................................................................................................ 23 3.1.2Emerging issues............................................................................................................................................... 24 3.2 STUDIES.............................................................................................................................................................25 3.2.1 Present Situation........................................................................................................................................ 25 3.3.2 Emerging Issues......................................................................................................................................... 26 3.3 INSTITUTIONS...................................................................................................................................................27 3.3.1 Present Situation........................................................................................................................................ 27 3.3.2 Emerging Issues......................................................................................................................................... 28 4. WAYS OF SUPPORTING POVERTY RESEARCH IN MOZAMBIQUE .......................................... 29 4.1.1 Research Cooperation .............................................................................................................................. 29 4.1.2 A Centre for Poverty Documentation..................................................................................................... 33 4.1.3 Capacity Building, Training, Exchange of Personnel......................................................................... 35 4.1.4 Institution Building.................................................................................................................................... 36 4.1.5 Pluralistic Research and Discussion..................................................................................................... 39 PART II: NORWAY’S ROLE ....................................................................................................................................... 43 5. NORWEGIAN INSTITUTIONS AND RESEARCH.................................................................................. 45 5.1 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................45 5.2 NORWEGIAN INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN POVERTY RESEARCH..............................................................46 5.3 POVERTY RESEARCH RELATED TO THE ENERGY, HEALTH AND FISHERIES SECTORS...........................47 5.4 INSTITUTIONS AND RESEARCHERS WITH EXPERIENCE OF MOZAMBIQUE ...............................................50 5.5 CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................................................52 iii CMI REPORT POVERTY IN MOZAMBIQUE R 2005-9 6. ROLES FOR NORWAY: MODALITIES AND PROJECTS ................................................................... 53 6.1 RESEARCH COOPERATION ..............................................................................................................................53 6.2 A CENTRE FOR DOCUMENTATION.................................................................................................................57 6.3 CAPACITY BUILDING, TRAINING, THE EXCHANGE OF PERSONNEL..........................................................57 6.4 INSTITUTION BUILDING...................................................................................................................................58 6.5 A LANGUAGE CONSTRAINT?..........................................................................................................................59 FIRST STEPS.....................................................................................................................................................................59 REFERENCES....................................................................................................................................................................62 ANNEX 1. TERMS OF REFERENCE...................................................................................................................... 63 ANNEX 2: TEAM FIELDWORK AND INTERVIEWS IN MOZAMBIQUE.............................................. 66 ANNEX 3: POVERTY IN MOZAMBIQUE: INSTITUTIONS, DATA AND ANALYSIS ........................ 71 3.1 DATA..........................................................................................................................................................................71 3.1.1 Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) and the National Statistical System.................................. 72 3.1.2 Banco de Moçambique (BM)........................................................................................................................ 73 3.2 POLICY ANALYSIS....................................................................................................................................................73 3.2.1 Governmental Institutions............................................................................................................................ 73 3.2.2 Academic Institutions: University and Research Institutes.................................................................... 77 3.2.3 Independent Research and Training Institutes, Consultancies.............................................................. 78