Local Area Development Programme Financed by the Implemented European Union by UNDP Local Area Development Programme in Iraq ANNUAL REPORT Reporting Period 1 February 2016 – 31 January 2017 February 2017, Iraq Local Area Development Programme in Iraq – Annual Report (1 Feb 2016 – 31 Jan 2017) 2 Table of Contents 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................................... 7 2. BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................................ 10 2.1. Features of the sector ............................................................................................................................. 10 2.1.1. The process of local development in Iraq .......................................................................................... 10 2.1.2. Target groups ..................................................................................................................................... 13 2.1.3. Beneficiaries ...................................................................................................................................... 13 2.2. Problems to be addressed ...................................................................................................................... 13 2.3. Cross-cutting issues to be mainstreamed (Programme principles) .......................................................... 14 3. INTERVENTIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 23 3.1. Overall objective ..................................................................................................................................... 23 3.2. Specific objectives, key results and activities .......................................................................................... 23 3.2.1. Specific objective ............................................................................................................................... 23 3.2.2. Programme purpose and key results ................................................................................................. 23 3.2.3. Main activities .................................................................................................................................... 24 Activity 1.1.1. Improve Governorate and Local-Level Sectoral Planning Capacities ................................... 24 Activity 1.1.2. Build Capacity of Federal- and Regional-level Ministries of Planning and affiliated Bodies to sustainably support the local development planning processes. ......................... 31 Activity 1.1.3. Alignment of Governorate level plans with National Development Priorities and Goals ............................................................................................................................................. 35 Activity 1.1.4. Support Outcome-based, Multi-Sectoral, Integrated Provincial Annual Development Plans linked to achieving National and SDG Priorities ......................................................... 37 Activity 1.1.5. Improve Local Development Knowledge Management ....................................................... 42 Activity 1.2.1. Improve budget execution processes in sector line directorates and Governor’s offices ............................................................................................................................................. 44 Activity 1.2.2. Support Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) ......................................................................... 45 Activity 1.3.1. Development of priority service delivery improvement plans.............................................. 46 Activity 1.3.2. Implementation of urgent and innovative service delivery ................................................. 48 Activity 2.1.1. Establish a platform for dialogue and information sharing between national/regional and local government .......................................................................................................... 53 Activity 2.2.1. Establish frameworks for community participation in local-level planning and development processes ........................................................................................................ 56 Activity 2.2.2. Vulnerability mapping and assessment ............................................................................... 57 Activity 2.2.3. Enhancing participation of communities and vulnerable groups in local planning ............. 58 Activity 2.2.4. Strengthening the role of CSOs in advocacy and citizen participation ................................ 62 4. ASSUMPTIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 63 4.1. Assumptions at different levels .............................................................................................................. 63 4.2. Risks and flexibility ................................................................................................................................. 64 5. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS .............................................................................................................. 66 5.1. Organisation and implementation procedures ....................................................................................... 66 5.1.1. National Advisory Committee ............................................................................................................ 66 5.1.2. Programme Management staffing .................................................................................................... 66 5.1.3. Coordination arrangements .............................................................................................................. 67 5.1.4. Addendum ......................................................................................................................................... 68 6. VISIBILITY ........................................................................................................................................................ 72 7. CONCLUSION ………………….………………….………………….………………….………………….………………….………………….……. 58 *Cover image: Reza Visual Academy Local Area Development Programme in Iraq – Annual Report (1 Feb 2016 – 31 Jan 2017) 3 Attachments Annex I Financial Report Annex II Provincial Steering Committees: Guidelines for the establishment in the Governorates, Confirmation of Steering Committee members and Basra Steering Committee and Technical Group order Annex III Conservation and Development Plan for the Historic Quarters of Basra: 5 Basra Panel Consultation Workshop reports and presentations, Introductory Presentation, Work Plan 2016-2017, Old Basra Conservation and Development Plan, Old Basra Project Brief (June 2016) Annex IV Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs): EU Covenant of Mayors (CoM) Overviews presentation, Inception report and Questionnaires, Deliverables (Report from Workshops 1 and Workshop 2, List of Participants, Agenda, Presentations: CoM Initiative, SEAP, Role of Non State Actors, Examples of National Finance Mechanism, Baseline Emission Inventory, Development of SEAP, Building Code, Efficient Appliances, Public Procurement, Renewable Energy, Urban and ICT), Templates (Action List, Action template, LA Building and Facilities List, Non-LA Building and Facilities List, List of Clinics, List of Public Schools, Street Lighting Data) Annex V Urban Expansion Plan in the Governorate of Missan: Urban Expansion Brief Qalat Saleh, Detailed Urban Development Plan for an Expansion Area in Maysan (January 2017), Planned Urban Extension Work Plan 2016-2017 Annex VI Community Based Strategic Planning Workshop, Provincial Development Strategy Workshop, December 2016: Workshop Report, Workshop Agenda, Training Materials in English and Arabic (Presentations: Local Planning Checklist, Mapping Areas of Concern, Strategic Issues, SWOT Analysis, Vision, Log frame, Citizen Participation, Participatory Workshop Checklist; Handouts: Local Planning Checklist, Strategic Planning flow chart, Goals Sectors, Areas of Concern, Problem and Goal Tree, SWOT Diagram, Log frame Tools, Toolbox, Citizen Participation, Community Participation, Citizen Participation Toolkit), Flipchart Summaries from 5 Governorates, and Feedback Report Annex VII Water, Waste and Wastewater Management: Inception Reports (September 2016) and Progress Reports (January 2017) Annex VIII National Urban Strategy (NUS) and Governorate Urban Strategies (GUS): Structural plans (Basra, Missan, Muthana, ThiQar), Strategic Urban Development Framework for Governorates in Iraq Part I & II, Indexes Relevant to the NUS (Review of Available Governorate Indicators), Summary of Indexes relevant to NUS, NUS Indicator Technical Brief, NUS-GUS Work plan 2016-2017, NUS-GUS Next Steps Participatory Planning 2017, NUS-GUS Participatory Process Annex IX Blog and Online Platform: Dashboard and snapshots Annex X Provincial Development Strategies: Inception Report (Report, Toolbox, LG structure, Profile of the Governorate v.1., Profile of the Governorate v.2., Strategic Planning process, Security Budget, Areas of Concern, Work plan, 3 Baseline Study guidance notes, Indicative structure of the PDS, Governorates Committees list); Deliverables (September Workshop report, List of participants, photos), Training