1 World Bank Headquarters 1818 H St. NW, Washington, DC DAY 1

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DRAFT Last update: Friday, January 30, 2015
World Bank Headquarters
1818 H St. NW, Washington, DC
DAY 1 – Wednesday, February 11, 2015
7:30 - 8:45 am - REGISTRATION and BREAKFAST (Main Lobby)
Redefining Fragility to End Poverty
Art Exhibition (Ongoing)
The World Bank Art Program in partnership with the Fragility, Conflict and Violence Cross-cutting Solution Area
(CCSA) of the World Bank Group is hosting an exhibition on the many faces and facets of conflict and violence.
This exhibit is part of the Fragility, Conflict and Violence Forum 2015. For nearly two decades, the Art Program
has supported the World Bank’s mission to fight extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity worldwide by
providing a voice to its member countries through their most sensitive social barometers: their artists.
9:00 - 10:00 am - OPENING SESSION: THE POLITICS OF PEACE BUILDING: LESSONS FROM PROMOTING
SHARED SOCIETIES (Joint event with Club de Madrid)
Featuring:
- President Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000-2012)
- Abdurrahim El-Keib, Prime Minister of Libya (2011-2012)
- Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, United Nations, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support
- Makhtar Diop, Vice President, Africa, World Bank Group
Moderator:
- Vasu Gounden, Founder and Executive Director, African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of
Disputes (ACCORD)
Opening Remarks:
- Betty Bigombe, Senior Director, Fragility, Conflict and Violence, World Bank Group
10:00 - 11:30 am - High risk, high reward: Practical learning and innovation from trust funds in FCV
In some of the harshest FCV environments, donors and governments look to the World Bank to administer
programs through multi-donor trust funds (MDTFs). With MDTF financing almost on par with IDA, trust funds
represent a major part of the way the World Bank does business in FCV. They also represent a source of
innovation and lessons for increasing effectiveness in FCV. Led by the World Bank’s Afghanistan Reconstruction
Trust Fund (ARTF), which to date has channeled over $7 billion, this session highlights the latest innovations
and lessons applicable to other FCV areas and beyond. It brings together operations from some of the most
difficult environments, including Afghanistan, Somalia and northwest Pakistan.
Speakers:
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- Ditte Fallesen, Senior Operations Officer, Afghanistan Country Management Unit, World Bank
- Nicholas Marwell, Operations Officer, Somalia Multi-Partner Fund, World Bank
- Mehreen Saeed, Communications Officer, Pakistan Multi-Donor Trust Fund, World Bank
Moderator:
- Josef Leitmann, Lead Disaster Risk Management Specialist, Urban, Rural and Social Development
Department – Global Practice, World Bank
11:30 am - 1:00 pm - Third Party Monitoring: Strengthening the World Bank’s oversight and accountability in a
challenging security context
Third party monitoring (TPM) plays a critical role in managing the World Bank’s US$1.8 billion portfolio (IDA
and ARTF) in Afghanistan. In a context characterized by challenging security, remote areas, low capacity and
weak governance structures, TPM allows the World Bank to access data from all over the country, benefitting
monitoring of both quality of infrastructure, output/outcome results and project effectiveness.
Speakers:
- Naila Ahmed, Rural Development Specialist, Urban, Rural, and Social Development Department-Global
Practice, World Bank
- Samantha De Silva, Senior Social Protection Specialist, Education Department-Global Practice, World
Bank
- Ajmal Askerzoy, Operations Officer, Transport and ICT Department-Global Practice, World Bank
- Mohammad Yasin Noori, Social Development Specialist, Urban, Rural, and Social Development
Department – Global Practice, World Bank
- Ditte Fallesen, Senior Operations Officer, Afghanistan Country Management Unit, World Bank
Moderator:
- Keith W. McLean, Lead Social Development Specialist, Governance Department-Global Practice, World
Bank
10:00 am - 12:00 pm (noon) - Decentralized governance as a catalyst for peace
Decentralization’s capacity to mitigate and solve conflict has been subject to heavy debates in recent years. In
some cases decentralization seems to fuel existing conflicts or trigger new ones, whereas in other cases it has
contributed to successfully ending conflict. This panel session will bring together thought leaders for a debate
on the current trends and merits of decentralized governance as a positive factor in peace processes and
efforts to bring about lasting solutions to conflict.
Speakers:
- Luka Biong Deng, Director, Centre for Peace and Development Studies, University of Juba, and Fellow,
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard University
- Balakrishna Menon Parameswaran, Program Leader Djibouti, Egypt, and Yemen Country Units, World
Bank
Moderator:
- Guenter Heidenhof, Practice Manager, Governance Global Practice, World Bank Group
10:00 - 11:30 am - Developing a conflict-sensitive strategy and portfolio: Lessons from the Kyrgyz Republic
The approaches integrated into the Kyrgyz Republic strategies and operations since its 2010 conflict provide an
excellent case from which to draw lessons on a portfolio and CMU-wide approach to conflict sensitivity. The
case also provides a robust example of collaboration between conflict specialists in social development, country
management, and different task teams in integrating conflict sensitivity into the overall work program of the
World Bank in a country context. This practitioner’s clinic will present lessons learned from the Kyrgyz case,
undertake a simulation exercise to show how a Conflict Filter approach can be applied to an operation, and
provide an opportunity for facilitated small-group discussions on how the Kyrgyz experience can be extended
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to other country cases with comparable needs.
Speakers:
- Alexander Kremer, Country Manager for Moldova and former Country Manager for the Kyrgyz
Republic, Chisinau (Moldova), World Bank
Facilitators:
- Aly Zulficar Rahim, Senior Social Development Specialist and original Task Team Leader (TTL) for the
Kyrgyz Republic Conflict Filter, Urban, Rural and Social Development Department – Global Practice,
World Bank
- Asli Gurkan, Social Development Specialist and current TTL for the Kyrgyz Republic Conflict Filter,
Urban, Rural and Social Development Department – Global Practice, World Bank
- Monica Stephen, head of International Institutions, International Alert
Discussant:
- Nikolas Myint, Senior Social Development Specialist (Myanmar), Urban, Rural and Social Development
Department – Global Practice, Yangon (Myanmar), World Bank
10:00 - 11:30 am - Using results measurements to enhance the effectiveness and learning of private sector
interventions in FCV
In fragile situations, the threat of resurging conflict, high uncertainty about conditions of doing business, and a
fragile institutional environment make private investment and private sector development (PSD) project
challenging. It is even more challenging in conducting monitoring and evaluation activities in FCV. The
objective of this session will share several IFC initiatives and experience in applying various result
measurements approaches that help the institution and projects improve the design, effectiveness and learning
of PSD interventions in FCV. It also aims to serve a platform for discussion and debate on the potential
contribution of the PSD interventions to the peace and stability.
Speakers:
- Luba Shara, Senior Results Measurement Specialist, Global Economy & Strategy, Development Impact
Department-Advisory Services, Johannesburg (South Africa), International Finance Corporation
- Chaoying Liu, Results Measurement Specialist, Global Economy & Strategy, Development Impact
Department-Advisory Services, International Finance Corporation
Moderator:
- Toshiya Masuoka, Director, Global Economy & Strategy, Development Impact Department-Advisory
Services, International Finance Corporation
10:00 - 11:30 am - New approaches to justice in FCV
New approaches to promoting institutions that deliver justice in FCV have important implications for World
Bank operations. These approaches grapple with the political and social context that shapes the delivery of
justice. It calls for an understanding of justice that goes beyond justice sector institutions, to a broader set of
sectors and public authorities that more directly shape citizen experiences of grievance and justice. Thus,
interventions on land, extractives, service delivery, public spending, infrastructure etc., can be crucial vehicles to
promoting institutions that produce just outcomes. Implications for justice sector work are explored through
case examples of Somalia, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Nigeria, and Liberia.
Speakers:
- Deborah Hannah Isser, Senior Governance Specialist, Governance Department-Global Practice, World
Bank
- Gerald Gahima, Judge, War Crimes Chamber, Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Nigel Roberts, International Development Expert
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Katy Thompson, Policy Advisor, Rule of Law, Justice, and Security, United Nations Development
Programme
Moderator:
- Rachel Kleinfeld, Senior Associate, Democracy of Rule of Law Program, Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace
10:00 - 11:30 am - More than the sum of the parts: The security-development nexus
As leaders, practitioners and analysts take stock of past successes and failures in post-conflict re-engagement,
mutual reinforcement across the four main communities of practice - diplomacy, security, relief and
development - is consistently identified as critical to success in peace consolidation and recovery. Experience
shows that in the absence of deterrence against hostile elements, a credible peace agreement can rarely be
forged. A viable peace agreement rarely holds, absent a credible humanitarian relief effort restoring basic
human dignity. Finally, gains from an effective security, diplomatic and humanitarian effort can be reversed,
plunging society back into conflict, if true development does not follow, i.e., reconstruction (physical and
institutional) towards shared growth, better economic prospects. Against this background, the panel session
will focus specifically on the dynamics that link security and development in conflict and post-conflict settings,
drawing on recent experience. The ultimate objective of the session is to engage Bank staff operating in FCS on
the topic of the nexus between security and development, drawing on recent examples and reinforcing the
need to reflect that nexus in the conception, design and planning of the Bank’s future post-conflict reengagement strategies at the institutional and country levels.
Moderator:
- Luigi Giovine, Lead Operations Officer, Fragility, Conflict and Violence-Cross Cutting Solution Area,
World Bank
Speakers:
- Jordan Ryan, former Assistant Secretary General, Deputy Special Representative of the SecretaryGeneral, Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator, United Nations Development Programme,
United Nations Mission in Liberia
- Burcu San, Head, Defense Policy and Partnership Section, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Michael Miller, European External Action Service, Deputy Division Head, Conflict Prevention, Peace
Building and Mediation Instruments, European Union
- Brigadier Flemming Kent Vesterby Agerskov, Denmark’s Army, Director Combined Joint Interagency
Task Force-Shafafiyat, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
11:00 am - 12:00 pm – The Sahara: Key to the stability and development of Northern Africa and the Sahel
A cross-regional and cross-sectorial exchange that focuses on the linkages between security, governance and
development in the Sahara, articulating the dynamics that are leading to increased instability (armed violence
and trafficking), describing the opportunities that can be capitalized upon to develop operational initiatives
(trade, extractives and pastoralism), and identifying areas where further research is needed.
Speakers:
- Mark Shaw, Director of Communities, Crime and Conflict, Hong Kong STATT Consulting
- Yvan Guichaoua, Lecturer in Politics and International Development, School of International
Development, University of East Anglia
- Jeremy Swift, Pastoral Development Specialist and former Fellow, Institute of Development Studies,
University of Sussex
- Catalina Quintero, Conflict and Fragility Specialist, Fragility, Conflict, and Violence, World Bank
- Taies Nezam, Consultant, Fragility, Conflict and Violence, World Bank
Moderator:
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- Alexandre Marc, Chief Technical Specialist, Fragility, Conflict, and Violence, World Bank
12:00 (noon) - 1:00 pm - LUNCH
12:10 - 12:45 pm - Art Exhibition Walking Tour, Meeting Point: MC Information Desk
Join World Bank curator Marina Galvani in a walking tour and conversation which explores a bold, poignant
and poetic selection of artwork by artists of fragile states addressing the rampant violence, devastating conflict
and ravaging instability of their societies.
1:00 - 4:00 pm - National dialogues, political settlements and post-conflict transitions: International lessons and
role of the World Bank
The World Bank Group is increasingly requested to provide support and complement the role and expertise
provided by other development actors in the context of political transitions in the aftermath of conflict. While
this sphere of work is outside the usual areas of key engagement, the World Bank has a long history of
providing ‘under the radar’ technical assistance and advice. No coherent strategy in conceptualizing and
engaging in political transition has emerged and ‘lessons learned’ from previous Bank engagement have not
been documented. Based on increasing demand by clients and country teams this mini-conference will bring
together experts from the World Bank, UN, the Berghof Foundation, USIP and other external partners to create
a platform to exchange knowledge and experience, develop an overarching narrative and a broader stream of
work. The session aims to ‘kick-start’ a conversation on complementarity among those UN actors with the
principal mandate to engage on overtly political processes to help bring to bring relevant Bank and UN staff
onto the same page.
Speakers:
- Levent Bilman, Director, Policy Mediation Division, Department of Political Affairs, United Nations
- Susan Stigant, Director of Africa Programs, United States Institute of Peace
- Dr. Peter Bartu, Lecturer on Political Transitions in the Middle East, University of California (Berkeley)
- Dr Véronique Dudouet, Programme Director, Berghof Institute
- Guenter Heidenhof, Practice Manager, Governance Department-Global Practice, World Bank
- Mario Marcel Cullell, Senior Director, Governance Department-Global Practice, World Bank
- Nikolas Myint, Senior Social Development Specialist, and Team Leader of SPF/KTF Grants to “Support
Peace Process/Confidence Building,” Urban, Rural and Social Development Department-Global Practice,
Yangon (Myanmar), World Bank
- Matt Stephens, Senior Social Development Specialist, and Team Leader of SPF/KTF Grants to “Support
Peace Process/Confidence Building,” Urban, Rural and Social Development Department-Global Practice,
Manila (Philippines), World Bank
Moderator:
- Nigel Roberts, former Co-Director of the WDR 2011 on Conflict, Violence, and Development, and former
World Bank Country Director
1:30 – 3:30 pm - Going global: Collaborative solutions to reduce interpersonal violence
The Violence Prevention Global Beam (VPGB), coordinated by the Global Practice for Social, Urban and Rural
Development (GPSURR) will host a knowledge fair with activities across the World Bank that incorporate
violence prevention. The structure of this session is designed to promote an environment for networking across
the World Bank and to facilitate conversations on opportunities for collaboration. The focus is on interpersonal
violence including its relationship to self-inflicted and collected violence. The VPGB will showcase their platform
that promotes and facilitates World Bank-wide collaborations and synergies, and works to expand the
investment portfolio on violence prevention. The Knowledge Fair will be open all three days of the FCV Forum.
Presenters from the Bank’s Global Practices, Cross-Cutting Solutions Areas and RESOL-V will make informal
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presentations on: (a) how crime and violence hinders the achievement of important sector outcomes, (b) one
concrete solution that the sector is testing, and (c) one other GP with which it needs to collaborate to advance
its agenda.
* The Beam will support teams in the preparations of their posters. Identifying opportunities for collaborative
solutions, participants will move around the room to view posters and label those GP posters that they
envision working with.
Speakers:
- Rodrigo Guerrero Velasco, Mayor of Cali, Colombia
- Maninder S. Gill, Director, Urban, Rural and Social Development Department-Global Practice, World
Bank
- Hassane Cisse, Director, Governance Department-Global Practice, World Bank
- Alexandre Marc, Chief Technical Specialist, Fragility, Conflict and Violence-Cross Cutting Solution Area,
World Bank
Moderator:
- Rodrigo Serrano-Berthet, Lead Social Development Specialist, Urban, Rural and Social Development
Department-Global Practice, World Bank
1:00 - 3:00 pm - Data revolutions for better governance of extractive industries in FCV One of the main challenges to good governance of natural resources is a fundamental lack of access to
information as well as limited civil society capacity to utilize data to better monitor extractive industry
operations. To address these challenges, governments are starting to take pioneering steps and a number of
important “data revolutions” are underway. These initiatives seek to improve the generation of accurate and
publicly accessible information on extractive industries, as well as provide an evidence-base for communitylevel monitoring of extractive industry operations. The panel will discuss the potential, as well as limitations, of
harnessing data for better extractives outcomes, drawing on early learnings from ongoing data-driven efforts,
as well as experiences of community monitoring in DRC, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Speakers:
- Dag Seierstad, Senior Expert on Extractive Industries, United Nations Environment Programme PostConflict and Disaster Management Branch, co-Coordinator of MAP-EI partnership
- Eddie Rich, Deputy Head and Regional Director for Africa and the Middle East, Extractive Industries
Transparency Initiative (EITI)
- Jim Cust, Head of Data and Analysis, Natural Resources Governance Institute/CODEX Initiative
- Joy Saunders, Chief Executive Officer, Integrity Action
- Michael Jarvis, Program Leader, Governance of Extractive Industries, World Bank
Moderator:
- Robert Hunja, Practice Manager, Governance Global Practice, World Bank Group
1:00 - 4:00 pm - Alternatives to camps: Bringing a development response to forced displacement
This session aims to raise awareness of the need for a development response to the challenges of forced
displacement and of the role the World Bank is playing in providing support to the displaced. The session will
also: (i) raise awareness of UNHCR’s policy on ‘Alternatives to Camps’ with discussion of why a camp
environment can be detrimental for refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) and why stakeholders are
increasingly searching for alternatives, (ii) give the economic case for why alternatives to camps may have
better rates of return, (iii) give practical examples of World Bank projects in support of refugees and IDPs that
provide alternative models of support other than camps.
Speakers:
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Steven Corliss, Director of the Division of Program Support & Management, the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees
- Apollo Kazungu, Commissioner, Department of Refugees, Government of Uganda
- Sabir Ahmadov, Deputy Director, Azerbaijan Social Fund for the Development of Internally Displaced
Persons/ Azerbaijan IDP Living Standards and Livelihoods Project
- Namig Ibrahimov, Manager for Livelihoods, Azerbaijan Social Fund for the Development of Internally
Displaced Persons/ Azerbaijan IDP Living Standards and Livelihoods Project
- Niels V. Harild, Lead Social Development Specialist, Global Program on Forced Displacement, Fragility,
Conflict and Violence-Cross Cutting Solution Area, World Bank
- Aly Zulficar Rahim, Senior Social Development Specialist and Task Team Leader, Azerbaijan IDP Living
Standards and Livelihoods Project, Urban, Rural and Social Development Department-Global Practice,
World Bank
- Ximena Vanessa Del Carpio, Senior Economist, Social Protection and Labor Department, World Bank
- Zeynep Durnev Darendeliler, Social Development Specialist, Urban, Rural and Social Development
Department-Global Practice, World Bank
Moderator:
- Colin Bruce, Director, Africa Regional Integration, World Bank Group
1:00 - 2:30 pm - Evidence 4 Peace: Leveraging impact evaluation tools for better results in FCV contexts
Fragile and conflict affected situations face daunting developmental challenges, for which solutions remain
elusive. While there is consensus that policy decisions informed by evidence can help to achieve better results
on the ground, the evidence base for development interventions designed to address FCV has been quite thin.
To begin to address this gap, the World Bank’s FCV Group and the Development Impact Evaluation initiative
(DIME), together with external partners International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) and Innovations for
Poverty Action (IPA) recently launched the Evidence 4 Peace (E4P) program with the overall goal of assessing
evidence gaps in FCV response, generating improved knowledge about development effectiveness and
understanding of how to best support FCV clients in delivering the results so critically needed for citizens to
gain confidence in the path out of conflict.
Speakers:
- Macartan Humphreys, Professor, Department of Political Science, Columbia University
- Chris Blattman, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, Columbia University
- Marie Gaarder, Manager, Evaluation, Public Sector, World Bank
- David Robalino, Manager, Jobs-Cross Cutting Solution Area, World Bank
- Eric Mvukiyehe, Economist, Development Economics-Development Impact Evaluation Unit, World Bank
- Marcus E. Holmlund, Economist, Development Economics-Development Impact Evaluation Unit, World
Bank
- Annette N. Brown, Deputy Director, Advancement and Impact Evaluation Services, International
Initiative for Impact Evaluation
Moderator:
- Arianna Legovini, Adviser, Development Economics-Development Impact Evaluation, World Bank
1:00 - 2:30 pm - Responding to the challenge of fragility and security in West Africa
Since independence, the West Africa sub region has been the arena for various large-scale conflicts and civil
wars, as well as low-intensity conflicts. The turn of the millennium witnessed the recession of large-scale and
conventional conflict, but ushered in emerging threats. The specter of religious extremism, maritime piracy, and
narcotics trafficking threatens to undermine recent progress. This session will examine the challenges of fragility
and security in West Africa, along with the factors of resilience. It will investigate key drivers of conflict and
violence while exploring how the sub region has become a pioneer on the continent in addressing regional
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challenges. It will also identify key lessons in the dynamics of resilience against political violence and civil war,
drawn from countries such as Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Cote d’Ivoire.
Speakers:
- Carl LeVan, Assistant Professor, School of International Service, American University
- Professor Jimmy D. Kandeh, Department of Political Science, University of Richmond
Moderator:
Francisco Ferreira, Chief Economist, Africa Region, World Bank
2:30 - 4:00 pm - How can we do more good? Rethinking the logic of humanitarian and development
inventions in FCV: Lessons from the DRC (Joint event with the Great Lakes Policy Forum)
Twenty years ago, the now-Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) received massive influxes of refugees from
neighboring Rwanda, triggering a state collapse that claimed millions of lives. The international community has
invested billions of dollars addressing recurrent humanitarian needs in the east of the country, and yet, fragility
and crisis persist. Join a high-level discussion on new field research findings on the gaps and opportunities in
the humanitarian response, and a discussion on what lessons donors, governments, and NGOs can draw in
order to “do more good” and develop effective strategies to end the cycle of fragility. Operating since 1995, the
Great Lakes Policy Forum aims to keep the Great Lakes on the agenda of policy makers and provides a
platform where Government, NGOs, academics, and the Diaspora come together to search cooperatively for
solutions to the region’s conflicts. The Forum’s principals are: Amnesty International USA, Africa Studies
Program (Council on Foreign Relations), Nitze School of Advanced International Studies-Johns Hopkins
University, Refugees International, Search for Common Ground, United States Institute of Peace, Africa
Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Center
for Conflict Analysis and Prevention.
Speakers:
- Ambassador (ret.) George Moose, Vice Chairman of the United States Institute of Peace, and former
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1993-1997), Department of State, United States
- Shamil Idriss, President and Chief Executive Officer, Search for Common Ground
- Andrea Koppel, Vice President of Global Engagement and Policy, Mercy Corps
- Jonathan Papoulidis, Executive Advisor on Fragile States, World Vision and Co-Chair of the Conflict and
Fragility Working Group (co-convened by InterAction and the Alliance for Peacebuilding)
Moderator:
2:30 - 4:00 pm - Public-private partnerships in FCV: Experience from World Bank Group projects
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) in FCV countries can help delivery basic infrastructure and services and lay
the foundations for economic development. The World Bank Group helps broker such partnerships. As part of
these efforts, IFC’s Public-Private Partnerships Transaction Advisory Department has advised governments
worldwide on designing and implementing PPP projects in a variety of sectors and has worked on PPPs in FCV
countries, including Afghanistan, Haiti, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste. This event will provide a venue to
showcase the successes and challenges of some of these projects, share clients’ experiences; and highlight
what conditions are required for PPPs to succeed in fragile environments.
Speakers:
- Adriana de Aguinaga de Vellutini, Manager, Public Private Partnerships-Transaction Advisory Services,
International Finance Corporation
- Maria Isabel Marques De Sa, Chief Investment Officer, Public Private Partnerships-Transaction Advisory
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Services, International Finance Corporation
Moderator:
- Laurence Carter, Senior Director, Public Private Partnerships-Transaction Advisory Services, International
Finance Corporation
2:30 - 4:00 pm - The role of payment systems in FCV countries in both normal and emergency situations
Payment and settlement systems are central to the smooth functioning of the financial system and the overall
economy. Efficient payment systems support financial stability, promote economic and financial development,
and are a critical enabler of financial access. In the context of fragile and conflict affected situations, payment
system development becomes all the more critical to rebuilding the financial system. However, fragile countries
often lack both centralized payments infrastructure and central bank empowerment and capacity. This panel
will delve into examples of successful payment system intervention in fragile and conflict-affected situations
and distill best practices.
Speakers:
- Dr. Jihad AlWazir, Governor, Palestine Monetary Authority
- Fabiola Herrera, Director, Payment Systems Department, Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
- Massimo Cirasino, Practice Manager Financial Infrastructure and Access & Head, Payment Systems
Development Group, Finance and Markets-Global Practice, World Bank
Moderator:
- Gloria M. Grandolini, Senior Director, Finance and Markets-Global Practice, World Bank
4:00 - 6:00 pm VIRUNGA (Movie screening + discussion)
Virunga is an Oscar-nominated 2014 documentary film directed by Orlando von Einsiedel. "Virunga" focuses on
the conservation work of rangers within Virunga National Park, and the activity of a British company, Soco
International, which began exploring for oil within the UNESCO World Heritage site in April 2014. The
documentary tells the story of four characters fighting to protect Virunga National Park in the Democratic
Republic of Congo, home to the world's last mountain gorillas, against war, poaching, and the threat of oil
exploration.
Introduction:
- Betty Bigombe, Senior Director for Fragility, Conflict, and Violence, World Bank
Moderator (Q&A Session):
- Paula Caballero, Senior Director, Environment and Natural Resources Department-Global Practice,
World Bank
6:00 - 6:45 pm RECEPTION (Atrium)
DAY 2 – Thursday, February 12, 2015
9:00 - 10:30 am - “Was Ebola a disease waiting to happen?”: Strengthening health systems in FCV areas to
avert catastrophic epidemics
Building robust health systems in any context is a challenge. In fragile environments, however, this challenge is
especially difficult: limited resources, weak governance, poor to non-existent infrastructure, insecurity and
instability, all converge to create tremendous barriers that can hamper the delivery of basic health services.
These difficulties have become very apparent in the quest to manage and stop the spread of Ebola. This panel
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discussion will delve into the practical issues that have hindered effective health system strengthening in postconflict states. It will explore how these challenges can be resolved as well as the investments that will be
needed to build resilient health systems that are capable of sustaining core services and can withstand future
crises.
Opening remarks:
- Keith E. Hansen, Vice President, Global Practice Cross-Cutting Solutions, World Bank
Speakers:
- Hon. Tolbert G. Nyenswah, Assistant Minister of Health, Bureau of Preventive Services, Ministry of
Health and Social Welfare of Liberia
- Dr. David Nabarro, United Nations Secretary-General´s Special Envoy on Ebola (via videoconference)
- Dr. Edward Kelley, Director, Service Delivery and Safety Department, World Health Organization
Moderator:
- Phillip Jeremy Hay, Manager, Africa-External Communications, World Bank Group
9:00 - 11:00 am - Rebuilding public services in post-conflict countries: How to walk the line between building
and bypassing the State?
In post-conflict settings, short-term demands typically trump the long-term objective of building a capable
public service. To ensure peace and stabilize fragile political coalitions, governments are often obligated to
hand out public jobs and better pay to constituents, regardless of merit. Donor-financed projects relying on
highly paid staff, rather than on public servants, often become the primary vehicle to address citizens’
immediate service delivery needs. In view of these trade-offs, this panel will discuss the question how to find
pragmatic compromises between building and bypassing the state. The discussion will be informed by the
policy lessons from a new comparative study on how to (re)build public services in post-conflict countries.
Speakers:
- Vivek Srivastava, Lead Public Sector Development Specialist, Governance Department-Global Practice,
World Bank
- Jurgen Rene Blum, Public Sector Management Specialist, Governance Department-Global Practice,
World Bank
- Verena Maria Fritz, Senior Public Sector Specialist, Governance Department-Global Practice, World Bank
- Satyendra Prasad, Senior Governance Specialist, Governance Department-Global Practice, World Bank
- Bella Bird, Country Director, South Sudan and Somalia, World Bank
- Stephen N. Ndegwa, Country Manager, Kabul (Afghanistan), World Bank
- William Byrd, Senior Expert-Afghanistan, United States Institute of Peace
Moderator:
- Joel Hellman, Chief Institutional Economist, Governance Department, World Bank
9:00 am - 12:30 pm - Building resilience in FCV: Safety nets and jobs
Social protection and labor policies as well as interventions are among the main instruments for building
resilience and for protecting the poor in FCV. They help prevent common damaging coping strategies, which
affected populations resort to in time of stress. Well targeted safety nets including cash transfers, school
feeding and cash-for-work programs are most valuable where the population has been hit hard by domestic
and International – including violent conflicts, natural disasters, or extended periods of political and social
instability. During difficult times, SPL interventions promote income earning opportunities, including jobs. The
objectives of the workshop are a) to provide an overview on the main issues and strategies of Social Protection
and Labor priorities in FCV states; b) to design selected Safety-nets-country-responses in specific FCV contexts,
c) present and discuss country-level analytical work that tests new approaches for data collection on jobs,
including recent work in Cote d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone funded by the Korea Trust Fund for Economic and
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Peace-Building Transitions, and d) discuss opportunities and constraints to cash transfers in FCV.
Speakers:
- Arup Banerji, Senior Director, Social Protection and Labor, World Bank
- Nigel Twose, Senior Director, Jobs, CCSA, World Bank
- Rachel Slater, SLRC Project Research Director, ODI (by videoconference)
- Mirey Ovadiya, SPL Senior Specialist, World Bank
- Yasser El-Gammal, SPL Practice Manager, World Bank
- Ugo Gentilini, SPL Senior Economist, World Bank
- Nicola Pontara, Head of South Sudan Country Office and Program Leader, World Bank (by
videoconference)
- Patrick Premand, SPL Senior Economist, World Bank
- Nina Rosas Raffo, SPL Specialist, World Bank
- Kristen Himelein, Senior Economist, Poverty, World Bank
- Utz Pape, Economist, Poverty, World Bank
Moderators:
- Giuseppe Zampaglione, SPL Lead Social Protection Specialist, World Bank
- Dena Ringold, SPL Lead Economist, World Bank
Discussants:
- Ethan B. Kapstein, Senior Advisor, US Institute of Peace
Keynote Speaker:
- Christopher Blattman, Associate Professor, Columbia University
9:00-10:30 am - Working meeting of the Community of Practice for Land and Fragile, Conflict and Violence
Situations
This session is open to all those engaged with analytic work and projects supporting land rights and
administration in FCV. You are invited to come and meet each other, share experiences, compare projects and
discuss how the Community of Practice can best serve your needs and contribute to improved practice in this
sector.
Panelists:
- Deborah Isser, Senior Counsel, World Bank
- Matt Stephens, Senior Social Development Specialist, World Bank
- Hugo de Vries, Consultant, World Bank
Moderators:
- Sandra Kdolsky, Social Development Specialist, World Bank
- Mika-Petteri Törhönen, Senior Land Policy Specialist, World Bank
9:00 - 10:30 am - Challenges of international standards for corporate responsibility in FCV (Joint event with
OXFAM Novib)
Over the last 15 years, a plethora of international standards on corporate responsibility have emerged to
address negative effects of businesses. Some of these standards are generic; other standards have a special
focus on FCV. However, it is often not clear to companies which guidelines to use and how to apply them, and
it is difficult for governments and civil society organizations to hold companies accountable as most of the
international guidelines do not have accountability or complaint mechanisms. A panel will discuss the impact of
these guidelines and the actions that are needed to make these guidelines really work and reach scale.
Speakers:
- Fia van der Klugt, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
- Mark van Dorp, Researcher and Author of Report, Center for Research on Multinational Corporations
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(SOMO)
- Farouk Ismail Ukach, South Sudan Law Society
- Reg Manhas, Kosmos Energy
- Morgan J. Landy, Director, Transactional Risk Solutions, International Finance Corporation
Moderator:
- Joyce Kortlandt, OXFAM Novib
10:30 am - 12:00 pm (noon) – From Fragile States to States of Fragility – A pre-view of the OECD’s 2015 report
While in the MDG era the focus was on progress in developing countries, the post-2015 development agenda
will be universal. What does that mean for fragility? The OECD’s report States of Fragility 2015 – Meeting post2015 Ambitions argues in favour of proposed SDG 16 and seeks to present a new understanding of fragility
“beyond fragile states”. It assesses fragility as an issue of universal character that can affect all countries, not
only developing ones traditionally considered “fragile” or “conflict-affected”. To do so, it takes indicators related
to five SDG targets: institutions, violence, economic foundations, and capacity to adapt to shocks and disasters.
It applies them to all countries worldwide, and identifies the 50 most vulnerable ones in all five dimensions. The
group of countries most challenged on all five fronts differs little from the traditional list of fragile states and
economies. But several middle-income countries with disproportionately high levels of crime-related violence,
sub-national conflict or poor access to justice move into the spotlight. Making headway on the SDG targets will
require building a new portfolio of tools and interventions, and a new understanding of the international
community’s role in assisting this process.
Speakers:
- Jolanda Profos, Peace and Conflict Adviser, OECD
- Sarah Hearn, Associate Director and Senior Fellow, CIC/NYU
- Robert Parker, Director of Policy and Communications, Saferworld
- Gary Milante, Director of Security and Development Programme, SIPRI
Moderator:
- Ambassador Elizabeth M. Coussens, United States Representative on the UN Economic and Social
Council and Alternate Representative to the UN General Assembly (TBC)
11:00 am - 12:30 pm – Using micro-level data on welfare and behavior for policy making in FCV
The last few years have seen an explosion of data, including satellite crop cover, weather, night time lighting,
indices of political freedom, geocoded conflict data, and detailed individual, household and firm level data.
Even in areas affected by violent conflict such data are often available or can be collected. The potential of
these data to study and understand human behavior is huge. But how can project managers and policy makers
in conflict affected settings use such information? The clinic will give an overview of current research in the
micro-level analysis of welfare and behavior in conflict settings and discuss pitfalls, challenges and
opportunities of the use of data for economic and policy purposes.
Speakers:
- Philip Verwimp, Professor, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels
- Tilman Brück, Director, International Security and Development Center, Berlin
- Patricia Justino, Professor, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex
Moderator:
11:30 am - 12:30 pm - Practitioners for youth in peace building
A panel discussion to launch the joint UN-Habitat and World Bank Global Assessment of the Role of Youth as
Peace Builders will feature testimonials from peace activists and mediators in conflict situations. Several key
issues related to the role of youth in peace building will be addressed. These include how can youth contribute
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to peace building, what actions are being taken in post-conflict contexts so that youth break the cycle of
violence, lessons learned from successfully empowering young people as peace builders, the structures that
can be put in place for youth to contribute to reconstruction and peace building, and how effective programs
can be designed to strengthen the role of youth as peace builders.
Speakers:
- Oyebanji Oyeyinka, Chief Scientific Officer, UN-Habitat
- Joao Felipe Scarpelini, Youth Activist, Brazil
- Aline Rahbany, Youth Activist, Lebanon
Moderator:
- Ferid Belhaj, Country Director, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon, World Bank
Welcome Remarks:
- Betty Bigombe, Senior Director, Fragility, Conflict, and Violence, World Bank
12:30 - 2:00 pm - PLENARY SESSION: YOUTH VOICES AND RESILIENCE IN FCV: STORIES FROM FERGUSON TO
UKRAINE UNPLUGGED (Lunch included)
Speakers:
- Amira Yahyaoui, 2014 Laureate for the Chirac Prize for Conflict Prevention
- Emmanuel Jal, former Child Soldier, Political Activist, and Musician
- Rasheen Aldridge, Youth Representative for President Obama’s Ferguson Commission
- Mouaz Moustafa, Syrian Activist and Member of the Government Relations Committee for the Coalition
for a Democratic Syria (CDS)
- Razan Shalab Al-Sham, Field Director, Syrian Emergency Task Force
- Kurtmolla Abdulganiyev, Programme Analyst, United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine
- Jesica Zermeño Nuñez, Reporter and Producer, Univision Network (Mexico Bureau)
Moderator:
2:00 - 5:00 pm - Young minds: Addressing stress and adversity in youth programming in FCV
Stress and adversity exert strong influences on behavior. For youth, stress and adversity can complicate
transitions to adulthood. What does this mean for work with youth in FCV? This session will explore these
dynamics via a discussion of the findings of the World Development Report 2015 on Mind, Society and
Behavior for FCV, and a workshop focused on addressing stress and adversity in youth programming in FCV.
Speakers will include policymakers and technical experts in youth programming in FCV.
Speakers:
- Varun Gauri, Director of WDR 2015
- Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Sokoto Diocese, Nigeria
- Jimmie Briggs, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Man Up Campaign
- Chris Blattman, Associate Professor, Political Science & International Public Affairs, Columbia University
- Daisuke Funai, Technical Advisor, Youth and Livelihoods, International Rescue Committee
- Peter Darvas, Senior Education Economist, Adolescent Girls Initiative (AGI)
- Christopher MacLay, Mercy Corps Program Manager-PROSPECTS (Promoting Sustainable Partnerships
for Economic Transformation), Liberia
Moderator:
- Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Director, Global Practice on Social, Urban, Rural, and Resilience, World Bank
2:00 - 5:00 pm – Addressing Transition, Conflict and Development in the Middle East and North Africa:
Challenges and Opportunities
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This mini conference will examine the Middle East & North Africa’s transitional dynamics in light of the region’s
shifting political landscape and drivers of conflict, the challenges they present for long-term stability and
development, and implications for institutions such as the World Bank. A first panel will examine current drivers
of conflict and fragility, including sectarian divisions and ethnic conflicts, social and economic inequalities and
marginalization, and contested transition processes, including their consequences on national development
prospects and regional stability. The second panel will consider how the international development community
has responded, and discuss priorities for strengthening institutional and social resilience against external shocks
in contexts of transition.
Speakers:
- Paul Salem, Middle East Institute, United States
- Peter Bartu, University of California (Berkeley)
- Charlotte Slente, Ambassador, Special Envoy for Fragile States, Government of Denmark
- Ishac Diwan, Research Affiliate, Middle East Initiative, Harvard University
- Ferid Belhaj, Country Director, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon, World Bank
- Tim Williams, Senior Governance Advisor, Middle East and North Africa Department, Department for
International Development, United Kingdom
Moderator:
- Maninder Gill, Senior Director, Urban, Rural and Social Development Department-Global Practice,
World Bank Group
- Franck Bousquet, Senior Regional Advisor, Office of the Regional Vice Presidency-Middle East and
North Africa, World Bank
2:00 - 3:30 pm – Financing SME Growth in Fragile and Conflict-affected Countries: A Knowledge-sharing
workshop
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the engine of job growth in FCV areas, but they face even greater
barriers to success than their counterparts in non-fragile economies. This session will review models used to
provide much-needed financing (often with technical assistance) for SMEs to grow and develop. What are our
definitions of success? What models have seen success along these lines?
Speakers:
- Hugh Scott, Director, The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund
- Simon Bell, Global Lead on SME Finance, World Bank
- Florence Boupda, Senior Investment Officer, Financial Institutions Group, IFC
- Tracy Washington, Program Manager, SME Ventures, IFC
Discussant:
- Michel Botzung, FCS Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa, IFC
Moderator:
- John Speakman, Lead Private Sector Development Specialist, World Bank
2:00 - 3:30 pm - Learning in the face of adversity
Palestinian refugee students attending United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) schools in the West
Bank, Gaza and Jordan are achieving higher-than-average results in international assessments, despite the
challenging and adverse circumstances they live under. The UNRWA Education Program for Palestine Refugees
represents a resilience approach that includes effective classroom practices of teachers, strong school
leadership, assessments and shared accountability for learning, can support adaptability and performance in
high-risk contexts. The panel will discuss the findings and implications of the study of UNRWA schools, as well
as contrast cases of resilience in education in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Speakers:
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- Harry Patrinos, Manager, Education Practice, World Bank
- Husein Abdul-Hamid, Senior Education Specialist, Education Practice, World Bank
- Joel Reyes, Senior Institutional Development Specialist, Education Sector, World Bank
- Emanuela Di Gropello, Education Program Leader, Education Practice, World Bank
Moderator:
- Claudia Costin, Senior Director, Education Practice, World Bank
* The dialogue on cross-group collaboration will include representatives from the FCV CCSA, and the Social, Urban Rural, and Resilience
Group.
2:00 - 3:30 pm - Trust, voice, and incentives for service delivery: Windows of opportunity in transition
Transitions create spaces for institutional innovation and can accelerate reforms toward improving service
delivery. They have the potential to initially increase citizen trust and engagement. But transitions also place
additional demands on service providers as citizens expect to see improvements. Transitions should aim at
creating institutions and accountability mechanisms at the political, administrative and social levels to motivate
providers, public servants, and policymakers to deliver quality services to the poor and other non-privileged
populations. Success on this front would foster the state’s legitimacy and citizen trust in public institutions. The
session will share recent success stories and discuss emerging innovative approaches and lessons.
Speakers:
- Neil Simon M. Gray, Country Director for Morocco, World Bank
- Shantayanan Devarajan, Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa Region, World Bank
- Roberto Adrian Senderowitsch, Program Manager, GGOGA, World Bank
- Michael Woolcock, Lead Social Development Specialist, DECPI, World Bank
- Ellen Marie Lust, Professor, Department of Political Science, Yale University, and Consultant, World Bank
- Zahid Hasnain, Senior Public Sector Specialist, GGODR, and WDR 2016 Co-Director, World Bank
Moderator:
- Stella Dawson, Chief Correspondent, Thomson Reuters
3:30 - 5:00 pm - The balancing act between effective service delivery and state building: The case of
Afghanistan
Access to basic services in Afghanistan has significantly improved in all sectors. The way in which public services
are delivered, in terms of administrative arrangements vary, both within and between sectors from ‘off budget’
arrangements implemented directly by NGOs and donors to ‘on budget’ flagship national programs. The
different modalities have had their successes and failures and the implications are wide ranging. This
presentation will discuss the contrasting modalities chosen in an FCV environment such as Afghanistan and the
decade long balancing act between effective service provision, capacity development of sub-national staff or
structures, accountability and strengthening sub-national governance.
Speakers:
- Jain Holsheimer, Altai Consulting
Discussants:
- Ladisy Chenguia, Agriculture, World Bank
- Samantha de Silva, Education, World Bank
- Naila Ahmed, Social/Rural, World Bank
Moderator:
- Richard Hogg, Program Leader, SACKB, World Bank
3:30 - 5:00 pm - Amplifying the voice of civil society in the New Deal
As the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (IDPS) enters a critical phase, the Civil Society
Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (CSPPS) presents its work in support of the implementation of the
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New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States and shares key strategic perspectives for the year 2015 and beyond.
Speakers from civil society, government and multilateral New Deal stakeholders will offer perspectives and upto-date reporting about the status of New Deal implementation and elaborate on the role of civil society in that
process. CSPPS as the official forum for coordinated civil society participation in the International Dialogue on
Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (IDPS) aims to develop and strengthen the voice and capacity of civil society in
support of successful New Deal implementation.
Speakers:
- Lancedell Mathews, Director, New African Research and Development Agency (NARDA), Liberia
- Rita Martin Lopidia, Executive Director, EVE Organisation for Women Development, South Sudan
- Dr. Tolbert Jallah, Secretary General, Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches of West Africa
(FECCIWA), Togo
Moderator:
- Melanie Greenberg, CEO, Alliance for Peacebuilding and CSPPS
5:00 - 7:00 pm - The Interrupters: Screening and Q and A with Cure Violence
The Interrupters is a 2011 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that tells the story of three violence
interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. It examines a
year in which Chicago drew national headlines for violence and murder that plagued the city. The film features
the work of Cure Violence, an international NGO, working on four continents to reduce lethal violence. Cure
Violence has been proven effective at reducing shootings and killings by multiple independent evaluations.
Speakers:
- William D. Euille, Mayor, City of Alexandria
- Gary Slutkin, MD Founder/Executive Director, Cure Violence
- Ricardo (Cobe) Williams, National Community Coordinator & Violence Interrupter, and National Trainer,
Ceasefire [Also featured in the documentary]
Moderator:
- Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Director, GPSUR, World Bank
DAY 3 – Friday, February 13, 2015
9:00 - 10:00 am - PLENARY SESSION: THE DRIVER OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION: WHY THE
PRIVATE SECTOR IS CENTRAL TO THE FCV AGENDA
A thriving private sector is essential to development and stability in fragile and conflict-affected states. The
private sector is recognized as a key driver of economic growth and job creation, as a source of critical good
and services and as an important contributor to poverty reduction and higher living standards for poor people.
This panel discussion will focus on how to maximize the private sector’s potential; it will provide perspectives
from academia, politics, business, and the World Bank Group.
Speakers:
- Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister, Cote d’Ivoire
- Ed Garcia, President and Managing Director, Firestone Liberia
- Nigel Twose, Senior Director, Jobs, International Finance Corporation
- Paul Collier, Co-Director, Centre for the Study of African Economies, Professor of Economics and Public
Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, and Professorial Fellow of St Antony’s College, Oxford
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University
Moderator:
- Jean Phillipe Prosper, Vice President, Global Client Services and Fragile & Conflict Situations,
International Finance Corporation
10:00 - 11:30 am - Addressing gender-based violence: Scaling up innovations that work
Fragility and armed conflict increase risk of gender-based violence (GBV), which significantly affects survivors’
social status, physical and mental health and livelihoods. Emerging evidence from field-based studies
demonstrates how to overcome these impacts, including a recent impact evaluation from South Kivu, which is
the foundation for significant scaling-up and replication including under the World Bank’s IDA-funded $107
million Great Lakes Emergency GBV and Women’s Health Project. The panel will present the evidence, discuss
replication models as well as the use of innovative technology to support prosecuting sexual crimes and
highlight the role of the WBG.
Speakers:
- Donald Steinberg, World Learning, Former Deputy Administrator, USAID
- Pia Peeters, co-Task Team Leader for the IDA-funded $107 million Great Lakes Emergency SGBV and
Women’s Health Project, World Bank
- Paul Boulton, Johns Hopkins University (via videoconference)
- Betty Bigombe, Senior Director, FCV Group, World Bank
Moderator:
- Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Director, GPSUR, World Bank
10:00 - 11:30 am - Developing a practical handbook for environmental regulators in situations of fragility,
conflict and violence (FCV)
The Environmental Regulatory Practice Handbook (ERPH) seeks to provide principles, approaches, methods,
skills and experiences to aid regulators to tackle some of the immense challenges that they may face in FCV.
ERPH is an output from a workshop for environmental regulators from over 10 FCV-affected countries (financed
by the Korean Trust Fund-KTF, organized and hosted by the World Bank). The objective of this workshop is to
present an advanced draft of the Handbook, to generate structured discussion among peers to provide
feedback on the content and applicability of the handbook and generate ideas on its wider dissemination.
Speakers:
- Milena Petrova, GCFDR, World Bank
- Ella Humphry, GCFDR, World Bank
Moderator:
- Wolfhart Pohl, Adviser, GCFDR, World Bank
10:00 - 11:00 am - Private sector development in FCV: The role of public-private and multi-stakeholder
dialogue
Private sector development (PSD) plays a crucial role in post-conflict economic development and poverty
alleviation. FCV environments, however, face major challenges, such as difficult access to finance, power and
markets; poor infrastructure; high levels of corruption; and a lack of transparency in the regulatory
environment. Most fragile and post-conflict economies — the majority of which are found in Sub-Saharan
Africa — are at the bottom of the World Bank’s Doing Business rankings. Improving the business environment
by easing the conditions of doing business can bolster formal private-sector activities, state authority and
service delivery. In fragile and post-conflict economies, there is often deep mistrust between the government
and the private sector, resulting from widespread rent-seeking behaviors, cronyism and lack of legitimacy. To
overcome these shortcomings and to strengthen public trust, engaging the private sector in a reform dialogue
is essential.
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Speakers:
- Steve Utterwulghe, Senior Private Sector Development Specialist and Global Lead, Public-Private
Dialogue, Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice, World Bank
- Seth Kaplan, Professorial Lecturer in the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns
Hopkins University
- Mamadou Blondin Beye, Manager, International Government Affairs, Chevron
Moderator:
- Ivan Rossignol, Chief Technical Specialist, Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice, World Bank
10:00 am - 12:30 pm - Impact of Agricultural Public Policies on Reduction of Conflicts in Rural Communities
(event with Agence Française de Développement)
In arid area subject to strong environmental constraints accentuated by Climate and Demography, generate
crises if they are not accompanied by investment and public policy. In these areas, we must develop irrigated
agriculture (valleys of the Niger, Senegal, Volta), a green leafy rain-fed agriculture (Guinean savannah) and at
the same time maintain the seasonal mobility of herds of more or less long distances, according to climate
variability (all the Sahel). The nexus "agricultural intensification" / "privatization of the organic matter of
cultivated areas" / "densification of space" / "pastoral mobility" is translated by seasonal conflicts between
pastoralists and farmers but also more between farmers aspiring to be as breeders and vice versa. Public
policies to accompany these changes reducing conflicts must combine three dimensions: (i) A new local
decentralization ensuring a recognition of historical land uses and organizing a new assignment through land
use plans and local governance bodies, including the condition of the land between the users and uses; (ii) The
organization of evolutionary pastoral systems, retaining their essential quality of mobility and the ability to
value free seasonal biomass; (iii) A reasoned agricultural intensification locally according to the potential.
Examples: Mali, Niger, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Chad and Cameroon to the north, show that the simultaneous
combination of these three approaches "Local Governance / pastoralism / agriculture" can reduce the risk of
conflict.
Speakers:
- Francois G. Le Gall, Adviser, Agriculture Department-Global Practice, World Bank
- Stéphane Forman, Senior Livestock Specialist, Agriculture Department-Global Practice, World Bank
- Ali Bety, Programme Manager for Rural Development in Niger, Agence Française de Développement
Niamey
- Ced Hesse, Principal Researcher-Drylands, Climate Change Group, and Team Leader, Research for
Advocacy, International Institute for Environment and Development
- Christian Berger, Senior Agricultural Specialist, Agriculture Department-Global Practice, World Bank
- Caroline Plancon, Senior Land Policy Specialist, Urban, Rural and Social Development DepartmentGlobal Practice, World Bank
- Seydou Sanou, Observatoire du Foncier
- Peter Hochet, Research Director, Laboratoire Citoyennetes
- Sébastien Demay, Head of Mission, Ouagadougou (Burkina Fasso), Agence Française de
Développement
- Dr. Ousmane Sy, former Minister for Decentralization, Mali
- Benoit Verdeaux, Strategic Positioning and Communications, Sub-Saharan Department, and Regional
Coordinator for Nigeria, Agence Française de Développement
- Marc Trouyet, Assistant Director for Democratic Governance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France
Moderators:
- Jean-Luc François, Agence Française de Développement
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- Zacharie Mechali, Agence Française de Développement
Introductory Remarks:
- Olivier Ray, Head of the Fragile States Unit, Agence Française de Développement
12:10 - 12:45 pm - Art Exhibition Walking Tour, Meeting Point: MC Information Desk
Join World Bank curator Marina Galvani in a walking tour and conversation which explores a bold, poignant
and poetic selection of artwork by artists of fragile states addressing the rampant violence, devastating conflict
and ravaging instability of their societies.
12:30 - 2:00 pm - PLENARY SESSION: REDEFINING FRAGILITY: NEW THINKING ON ENDING POVERTY
(Lunch Included)
Opening Remarks:
- Betty Bigombe, Senior Director, Fragility, Conflict and Violence, World Bank Group
Speakers:
- Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
- Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister, Cote d’Ivoire
- Dr. Rodrigo Guerrero, Mayor of Cali, Colombia
- Nancy Lindborg, President, United States Institute of Peace (TBC)
- Ambassador Martin S. Indyk, Vice President and Director of the Foreign Policy Program, Brookings
Institution
Moderator:
- Femi Oke, Journalist and International Broadcaster, Host of Al Jazeera’s ‘The Stream’
2:00 - 5:00 pm - Violence prevention: Overview of the state of the field
Violence is a major global development problem, with low- and middle-income countries, and the urban young
bearing the largest burden. Successful violence prevention programs exist; however, the existing evidence base
often does not inform practice or policy-making. Furthermore, significant gaps in the evidence base remain;
many programs that have been evaluated in higher income countries are problematic to implement in less
resourced contexts. An overview of the state of the field will be provided, with a focus on urban youth violence
prevention. New bank partnerships to build the global evidence base around the effectiveness of violence
prevention development aid will be presented and discussed.
Speakers:
- Mark Rosenberg, President and CEO of the organization and Director of the Task Force's Center for
Global Health Collaboration
- Rodrigo Guerrero, Mayor of Cali, Colombia, and member of CISALVA, the Violence Research Center of
Universidad del Valle, and the Institute of Medicine
- Nancy Guerra, Professor of Psychology and Brain Sciences, Co-chair, Global Learning Initiative to
Prevent Violence in Childhood, Director Prevention and Culture Lab-University of Delaware
- Roseanna Ander, Founding Executive Director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab, the Chicago
Education Lab and partner in the joint WB-University of Chicago J-PAL (The Abdul LatifJameel Poverty
Action Lab) Crime Initiative
Discussants:
- Alexandra Toma, Executive Director of the Peace and Security Funders Group
- Joan Serra Hoffman, Senior Social Development Specialist, World Bank
Moderator:
- Maninder S. Gill, Director, Urban, Rural and Social Development Department-Global Practice, World
Bank Group
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2:00 - 3:30 pm - Exploring the link between fragility and criminal activity
Transnational organized crime, corruption, illegal trade in natural resources, the laundering of the proceeds of
crime and tax evasion – impact governance and development outcomes across the developing world. These
threats fuel grievances and violence and undermine the effectiveness of national institutions and social norms,
ultimately compromising economic growth. Presenting recent research by the OECD and the World Bank, this
session will explore the linkages between criminal activities, their related illicit financial flows, and the
implications for conflict and fragility. It will also look at how “follow the money tools” can be used to stem these
flows and combat the underlying offences.
Speakers:
- Tuesday Reitano, Head of the Global Initiative Secretariat, Global Initiatives
- Steven Schoofs, International Alert
- Zainab Ahmed, CEO of NEITI
- Larisa Gray, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, Financial Integrity, World Bank
Moderator:
2:00 - 5:00 pm - Design and delivery of private sector development projects in FCV (Closed session by Trade
and Competitiveness Global Practice)
A workshop to provide knowledge and skills for staff working on design and implementation of private sector
development projects in fragile and conflict situations. This workshop draws on the experience and knowledge
of World Bank Group’s experts in working on private sector development projects in these challenging
environments. The participants, will be guided by the experts through a case study, and will be asked to
diagnose a situation and brainstorm about solutions.
Speakers:
- John Speakman, Lead Private Sector Development Specialist, Trade and Competitiveness, World Bank
- Nabila Assaf, Senior Private Sector Development Specialist, Trade and Competitiveness, World Bank
2:00 - 3:30 pm - Assessment and management of environmental damage due to armed conflict and acts of
war
Environmental damage due to armed conflict and acts of war affects victims more often and in more direct
ways than generally acknowledged, and frequently represents one of the most significant and persistent
impacts. This is also a field where the World Bank Group, through its expertise in the analysis, assessment,
management and mitigation of pollution, degradation of land, and depletion of natural resources can provide
significant value to conflict-affected countries and situations. This clinic proposes a methodology for rapid
damage assessment and prioritization that relies on a screening analysis of key factors, such as socio-economic
needs, obtainable baseline data, and damage data.
Speakers:
- Benoit Bosquet, Practice Manager, GENDR, World Bank
- Ayaz Pervez, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, GCCDR, World Bank
- Muralee Thummarukudy, Senior Programme Officer, Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations
Environment Program
Moderator:
- Wolfhart Pohl, Adviser, GCFDR, World Bank
2:00 - 3:30 pm - Addressing fragility in middle income countries
The current criteria for fragility, focusing on states (primarily lower income countries) having weak policies and
institutions or countries affected by conflict, has strong limitations in accounting for fragility and heightened
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risk of socio-political instability in middle income countries (MICs). This session proposes an expansion of the
concept and operational implications of fragility, to enable inclusion of fragile MICs in a way that is useful to
policy makers and practitioners when designing development strategies and allocating funds. The session also
discusses how interventions to support fragile MICs may differ from support to fragile LICs.
Introductory Remarks:
- Ferid Belhaj, Country Director for Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, Middle East and North Africa
Region, World Bank
Speakers:
- Pauline H. Baker, President Emeritus, Fund for Peace (FFP)
- Seth Kaplan, Professorial Lecturer in the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns
Hopkins University
- Kevin Carey, Lead Economist on Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management (Middle East and North
Africa Region), World Bank
- Elisabeth Huybens, Practice Manager, Social Development, Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank
- Nadia Piffaretti, Senior Economist on Fragility, Conflict, and Violence, World Bank
Moderator:
2:00 - 3:30 pm - The nexus between religion and peace: Harnessing the power of faith to promote peace and
stability
This interactive panel discussion will explore the nexus between religion and peace, drawing on academic
research as well as concrete case studies and practical examples to explore the positive role that religious
actors can play in peacebuilding efforts.
Speakers:
- Michelle Breslauer, US Program Manager for the Americas, Institute for Economics and Peace
- Adam Russell Taylor, World Bank
- Kristen Looney, Head of Programs and Partnerships, Tony Blair Faith Foundation
- Dr. William Vendley, Secretary General, Religions for Peace
- Torrey Olsen, World Vision US
- Dr. Chris Seiple, President, Institute for Global Engagement
- Andrea Bartoli, Community of Sant'Egidio
- Dr. Mohamed Elsanousi, Director of External Relations, Secretariat of the Network of Religious and
Traditional Peacemakers
Moderator:
3:30 - 5:00 pm - Efficient basic services delivery as a conflict-mitigating tool in FCV (RBF-OBA)
The session will provide practical examples of how and why innovative financing tools such as Results Based
Financing (RBF) and Output Based Aid (OBA) can be used to expand access for the poor to basic services in
FCV. Many believe that improved service delivery can play a conflict-mitigating role, by reducing tensions and
grievances over services between conflicting groups, yet service delivery in FCV is often ineffective due to the
lack of a proper framework and adequate coordination amongst different local, national and international
actors. Incentives for adequate service delivery may be distorted through corruption and the private capture of
public resources at local and national level, while incentives to reach the poor may be lacking entirely.
Speakers:
- Jain Holsheimer, Altai Consulting
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Naila Ahmed, Rural Development Specialist, Urban, Rural and Social Development Department-Global
Practice, World Bank Group
- Samantha de Silva, Senior Social Protection Specialist, Education Department-Global Practice, World
Bank Group
Moderator:
- Richard Hogg, Program Leader, SACKB, World Bank
3:30 - 5:00 pm - Lessons from citizen engagement solutions in Fragile States
Social and political fragmentation, limited access to information, low level of citizen engagement, in addition to
infrastructural gaps, make fragile states vulnerable to breaches in trust that can arise when citizens feel
disconnected from decision-making processes. Engaging citizens in policy making is central to reinforce social
cohesion, inspire civic ownership, and help shape the authorizing environment needed to advance
development policies and programs. While technology-enhanced citizen engagement can bring shortcut
solutions to problems in local communities, low level of internet access and use of ICTs create limitations to
citizen voice and participation in fragile contexts. Proper mechanisms for online and offline citizen engagement,
and the right balance between these forms of engagement are crucial to ensure development impact in these
contexts.
Speakers:
- Stephen Davenport, Senior Governance Specialist, Digital Engagement, Governance Global Practice,
World Bank
- Asta Olesen, Senior Social Development in Afghanistan Specialist, Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
Global Practice
- Rens Rutten, Senior Monitoring and Evaluation officer, Corporate Strategy Unit – Cordaid
- Joy Saunders, Chief Executive Officer, Integrity Action
Moderator:
- Jeff Thindwa, Practice Manager, Governance and Inclusive Institutions, Governance Global Practice,
World Bank Group
3:30 -5:00 pm - Theories of change on fragility, conflict & violence
Experts from the UN, USAID, World Bank, and Alliance for Peacebuilding will present a panel that will illustrate
the utility of theories of change for the World Bank community of practice. Panelists will explain how their
organizations use theories of change; what theories of change are implicitly or explicitly emphasized in their
organization; and/or how their organization uses theories of change to design evidence-based programs and
policies.
Speakers:
- Melissa Brown, USAID Director of Conflict Management and Mitigation
- Henk-Jan Brinkman, UN Peacebuilding Support Office
- Lisa Schirch, Alliance for Peacebuilding Director of Human Security
- Teresa Crawford, Director of Security Sector Reform, Partners for Democratic Change
- Steve Commins, World Development Report 2015, World Bank
Moderator:
5:00 – 6:00 pm - CLOSING REMARKS AND RECEPTION (Atrium)
- Betty Bigombe, Senior Director, Fragility, Conflict and Violence, World Bank
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