OAS Development Pillar in ActionMid-year Report on the Executive Secretariat

for Integral Development (SEDI)

January-June 2014

CIDI Meeting. OAS Headquarters. July 22, 2014

Sherry Tross Executive Secretary, SEDI- OAS

Development with Social Inclusion

Other SEDI highlights at the OAS/GA:

Held high-Level dialogue on “Good governance and environmental justice”

Partnered with YABT on TIC Americas Social Innovation Award

Signed Joint Declaration with PAHO to work toward universal health coverage

Facilitated dialogue with workers’ representatives through the IACML

HEMISPHERIC CALL TO ACTION

Ethanol Plant inaugurated in HondurasHonduran President Juan Orlando Hernández & OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza cut ribbon at opening ceremony, July 15, 2014

SEDI’s Dept. of Sustainable Development provided technical assistance to the Government of Honduras during planning and construction of the country’s first ethanol plant:• Capacity to produce between 600 to 800 liters of ethanol per day; • Supplied by small sugar cane farmers from local community;• Expands the country’s renewable energy production capability; • Concrete result of the US-Brazil Biofuels Partnership Agreement to advance regional cooperation on

biofuels.

DIALOGUE + ACTION = RESULTS

OAS Development Cooperation Fund(Formerly FEMCIDI)

• Restructuring process shepherded to completion• Fund name simplified to telegraph function and focus• Statutes & criteria to guide program implementation revised• New emphasis on resource mobilization and partnerships• Measurable, well-defined objectives built into process• Simplified process for grant application and reporting• 11 projects under implementation for the 2010/2011 FEMCIDI

programming cycle amounting to $2,737,132 awarded

DIALOGUE + ACTION = RESULTS

2014 Program Grants Approved for all Sub-regions

• Cultural Satellite Accounts -- Peru, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador

• Craft Enhancement and Business Planning Training to Support Human Capacity Building in the Public and Private Sectors -- St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Antigua & Barbuda, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts & Nevis and St. Lucia.

• Youth network for creative exchange and artistic production -- Colombia, Peru and Uruguay.

* 8 additional projects in the areas of Education, Science & Technology, Tourism and Culture are benefiting nearly all Member States.

DIALOGUE + ACTION = RESULTS

Total awarded: $2,737,132

MULTIPLYING IMPACT THROUGH COOPERATION

Sustainable Destinations Alliance for the Americas represents the first-ever large scale, multi-sector initiative for sustainable tourism destinations within the region between the OAS, Central American Tourism Integration Secretariat (SITCA), Caribbean Tourism Organization, Royal Caribbean Cruises, and other partners

8 New Bilateral Cooperation Activities between Ministries of Labor to share experiences and best practices in labor legislation, employment services, and social dialogue were facilitated through the Inter-American Network for Labor Administration (RIAL) 

8 New Education Cooperation Agreements signed that will increase scholarship opportunities to study in Member States (Mexico, United States) and in Observer States (Belgium, Spain, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). These add to scholarship agreements already in effect

OAS/PAHO Partnership on Social Protection: Agreement signed at the 2014 General Assembly for OAS-PAHO to work together to advance universal health coverage in the Americas as an essential element of social inclusion of the Inter-American Social Protection Network (IASPN)

MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO SOCIAL INCLUSION

Public-Private Partnerships for Financial Inclusion high-level conference in New York brought together policymakers from 26 countries and over 100 banking and finance executives to trigger a dialogue on social change to support equality in the Americas; poverty alleviation policies; and programs to support financial inclusion, financial service delivery and education. Multiple cooperation and partnership opportunities were identified and agreements reached

Methodology for Participatory Gender Assessments in Social Development Ministries developed by the IASPN and the OAS Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM)

Inter-American Social Protection Dialogues (DIPS) series. The IASPN-DIPS series benefited 307 participants. 8 institutions -- World Bank, ECLAC, AFI, CRS, IEP/PC, VSL Associates, CFE and Fundación Capital – are program partners

Diploma Course on Social Protection for the Americas: 28 practitioners from 11 countries participated in the blended learning diploma course. Online coursework offered through the Educational Portal of the Americas and complemented by onsite instruction at the Universidad Católica, Chile

Over 900 citizens trained with 27 online courses offered through the Educational Portal of the Americas on topics such as teacher training, agriculture, ecotourism, and gender equality.

EXPANDING ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION

350+ scholarships offered through the Partnerships Program for Education and Training (PAEC), the Professional Development Scholarship Program (PDSP), and the OAS Scholarship Program for Haiti. (The majority of 2014 scholarships to be awarded in the second semester).

50 interest-free loans provided through the Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund

600 Teachers from 17 OAS Member States received online training through the Inter-American Teacher Education Network (ITEN), a community of over 18,000 members.

Over 90,000 Policymakers, Educators and Students participated online on onsite in Virtual Educa International Symposiums on innovation in education that were held in Trinidad and Tobago and Peru

Sustainable Cities: 14 Community-based projects of U$50.000 each in areas such as clean energy, disaster management, transport and recycling solutions completed under Phase I of the Sustainable Cities Initiative. The call for grants for Phase II has been released.

Biodiversity and Land Management: 12 project grants continued, improving the capacity of participating Caribbean countries to meet commitments made in the Caribbean Challenge to increase coverage and effective management of marine protected areas (MPAs).

Sustainable Energy: 12-month wind data gathering exercise finalized in Jamaica, allowing the Government to perform a broader wind resource assessment for modern wind turbines.

Sustainable Energy: National Work Plans on Closed Looped Cycle Production approved in Colombia, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago.

ADDRESSING CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Risk Management and Climate Change: Implementation of the Comprehensive Disaster Management Strategy 2014-2024 in the Caribbean is being supported. A related capacity needs assessment was completed in Saint Lucia, which will inform broader Caribbean-wide discussions and progress in this field.

Environmental Governance: New Inter-American Judicial Capacity Building Program on the Environmental Rule of Law. Related agreements signed with the Ministry of Justice of Paraguay and the Senate of Mexico with a third agreement to be signed with the Supreme Court of Argentina.

Biodiversity and Land Management Through the Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative (WHMSI), a Flyways for the Americas Strategy was developed to build country capacity to conserve and manage .

ADDRESSING CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

First Americas Competitiveness Exchange on Innovation and Entrepreneurship 60 government officials, chief executives, and academics from 20 OAS countries visited US sites as part of the work of the Inter-American Competitiveness Network (RIAC).

New Competitiveness Center created in the Colombian Caribbean. Universidad Autónoma del Caribe (AUC) in Barranquilla built on technical support and on the exchanges enabled by the RIAC to design its new Caribbean Competitiveness Center (CCC). The center will conduct research, analysis, and present proposals on territorial and business competitiveness – particularly SMEs. 

New strategic partnerships with cooperatives. With its 42,000 cooperatives, 242 million members and over 350,000 jobs, the cooperative movement in the Americas is a privileged partner in promoting sustainable and inclusive development. Discussions to further promote the cooperative model in the region are underway.

SUPPORTING ECONOMIC GROWTH & INNOVATION

Port authorities at the 9th regular meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) emphasized a continuing focus on "Innovative and Competitive Ports for Sustainable Economic Development with Social Inclusion in the Americas“ through 2016.

1st Maritime Awards of the Americas. Public and private recognized best practices are being documented and shared, providing an opportunity for inter-sectorial and inter-American cooperation.

10 new private sector partners joined the CIP as paid Associate Members, reinforcing public-private collaboration for port development and modernization.

SUPPORTING ECONOMIC GROWTH & INNOVATION

Authorities of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) committed in the Declaration of Santo Domingo at its Sixth Assembly to increase digital access and to foster and strengthen regulatory frameworks that promote competition, investment, innovation, users’ rights, and public-private partnerships.

Improved Website and Enhanced Communications Tools:

IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS

Integrated Calendar

Project database Media Center:- Newsletter- Press articles- Pictures & Videos

New Twitter Accounts:@OAS_Development@OEA_Desarrollo

www.oas.org/sedi

Publications

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Multidimensional Poverty Indexes: Sharing Experiences and Launching a Regional Discussion

The Economic Impact of the Creative Industries in the Americas

Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation to Climate Change

OAS-SEDI Knowledge products inform policy decisions and program design to advance sustainable and inclusive development.

UPCOMING HIGH-LEVEL

Tourism CongressBarbados, September 3-4

Competitiveness ForumAnnual Meeting of the Inter-American Competitiveness Network (RIAC) & VIII Americas Competitiveness Forum

Trinidad and Tobago, October 8-10

• Science and Technology (Guatemala)• Labor (Mexico)• Sustainable Development (Honduras)

• Education (TBC)• Social Development (TBC)• SME Authorities (TBC)

2014:

2015:

Culture Ministerial