Securing Durable Development in Afghanistan : Policy Notes for the Government

The government of Afghanistan has an opportunity in the coming months to turn the country around. It is now opportune to improve security, governance, and development. Unprecedented international military support, political attention and aid are a...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO FOOD ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO SERVICES ADEQUATE CALORIES ADVERSE IMPACTS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AID EFFECTIVENESS ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS ANIMAL HEALTH ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ARID REGION ARTERIES AUDITS BASIC HEALTH BASIC HEALTH CARE BLOCK GRANTS BOTTLENECKS CALORIC INTAKE CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPACITY-BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CHRONIC MALNUTRITION CLIMATE CHANGE COAL COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL FARMERS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMPENSATION RATES CONFLICT CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CREDIT ACCESS DECISION MAKING DELIVERY MODELS DEMAND FOR MEAT DIVERSIFICATION DRINKING WATER DRIVERS DRIVING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ENVIRONMENTS EXPLOITATION EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES FARM INCOME FARM INCOMES FARM MANAGEMENT FARM WATER FARM-GATE FARMERS FOOD CROPS FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD INSECURITY FOOD POVERTY FOOD PRICE FOOD SECURITY FREIGHT FUELS GENDER DIMENSIONS GEOLOGICAL DATA GLOBAL MARKETS HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME GENERATION INCOME-GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY IRRIGATION LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT LIVESTOCK POPULATION LIVESTOCK REARING LIVESTOCK SECTOR MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MALNUTRITION MARKET FACTORS MARKET FAILURES MATERNAL MORTALITY MILK MINES NATIONAL TRANSPORT NATURAL RESOURCES OIL OPIUM OPIUM CULTIVATION OPIUM ECONOMY OPIUM POPPY OPIUM PRODUCTION POLICE POLLUTION POOR ECONOMIC GROWTH POOR INFRASTRUCTURE POPPY POPPY CULTIVATION POVERTY LINE POVERTY RATE POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCERS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS QUALITY STANDARDS RAIL RAIL TRANSPORT RAILWAY REGIONAL COOPERATION REGIONAL FOOD REGIONAL FORUMS REGIONAL IMBALANCES REGIONAL PARTNERS REGIONAL TRANSPORT RESETTLEMENT RIVER BASINS ROAD ROAD NETWORK ROUTE ROUTES RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMY RURAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT RURAL ENTERPRISES RURAL FINANCE RURAL GROWTH RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INCOMES RURAL INSTITUTIONS RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION RURAL PRODUCTION RURAL REHABILITATION RURAL ROADS RURAL SECTOR RURAL WATER SAFEGUARDS SAFETY SANITATION SHEEP SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL PROTECTION SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION SPATIAL PATTERNS SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE FARMERS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSIT TRANSIT ROUTES TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT STRATEGY TRANSPORTATION UNEMPLOYMENT VEHICLE VETERINARY SERVICES VILLAGE LEVEL VILLAGE LEVEL INFRASTRUCTURE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS VULNERABLE PEOPLE WAGES WALKING WALKING DISTANCE WATER SUPPLIES WATER USERS WEALTH WHEAT PRODUCTION WIDESPREAD POVERTY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/04/16238786/securing-durable-development-afghanistan-policy-notes-government http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12364

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Summary:	The government of Afghanistan has an opportunity in the coming months to turn the country around. It is now opportune to improve security, governance, and development. Unprecedented international military support, political attention and aid are available to Afghanistan. The government is inheriting years of good economic performance, notable progress on social outcomes, and continuing strong support from the international community. Gross domestic product (GDP) has grown at an average of 12 percent in the last five years with moderate inflation and a stable Afghani. The National Solidarity Program is spurring community-driven rural development in nearly all districts of the country and the large opium economy is in retreat. Significant progress has been achieved in basic education and health. Gender indicators are improving. The government and its development partners have an obligation to seize this opportunity for all Afghans. All donors made an explicit commitment at the London Conference in January 2010 to progressively cede leadership to the Afghan people. The donors agreed to route half of their development aid through the national budget from the current one-fifth in the next two years, as local capacity to execute development programs improves. Further, donors aim to work together to improve aid effectiveness by better alignment with Afghan priorities, minimize opportunities for corruption and improve aid predictability. This overview summarizes the view of the World Bank on priority development issues and policy actions. It is intended to be a useful reference for the government as it prepares for the Kabul conference. The issues and policy options proposed are consistent with the ands and the Bank's interim strategy note of May 2009. It synthesizes the key findings and analyses of the detailed policy notes which draw upon the World Bank's past and ongoing work in Afghanistan, as well as wider experiences, including those from other countries experiencing conflict.

Securing Durable Development in Afghanistan : Policy Notes for the Government

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