Project Info
Project Code
1819X
Tranche
T11
Tranche Type
Regular
Status
Active
Title
Measuring, monitoring and improving performance in regional integration within ECA, ESCWA and ESCAP regions
Entities
Implementing Entity (Lead)
ECA
Collaborating DA Entities
ESCWA
ESCAP
Financial and Evaluation Info
Total Budget
$810,000.00
Project Selected for Evaluation
No
Countries and Regions
Countries or Areas:
Benin, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, United Republic of Tanzania (the)
Regions:
Africa, Asia
Sub-Regions:
Intermediate Regions:
Countries in Special Situations:
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDC), Least Developed Countries (LDC)
Areas of Work
SDG
1
8
17
9
SDG Targets
1.b
17.6
17.11
17.13
17.18
8.2
8.3
9.1
9.2
Thematic Clusters
International Trade
Statistics
Brief Description
Regional integration is seen as a key priority by many developing countries towards achieving economic diversification, industrialization and structural transformation that are critical steps to enable sustainable growth and development. However, for the regional integration process to be successful, it requires that countries can accomplish certain levels of performance in different dimensions of integration. This project precisely aims at strengthening the capacity of selected developing countries to measure, monitor and improve their performance in regional integration within the Africa, Western Asia, and the rest of Asia-Pacific regions. This objective is to be realized through: 1) The provision of a robust regional integration index to be freely and easily accessible to all stakeholders in each of the three main regions of focus; 2) Capacity building and technical assistance offered to selected developing countries on the use of the information generated through the index for better policy making and analysis with a view to improving their own performance in regional integration, with strong emphasis on trade integration.
Objective and Expected Outcomes
Objective
To strengthen the capacity of selected developing countries to measure, monitor and improve their performance in regional integration within ECA, ESCWA and ESCAP regions
Expected Outcome 1
Enhanced capacities of selected Member States to measure and monitor their progress in regional integration
Expected Outcome 2
Strengthened capacities of selected Member States to improve their performance in regional integration