Appendix 1: Annotated table of contents for Results-based COSOPs

Appendix XI - COSOP linkages with the PRSP cycle at country level

As part of work-in-progress to enhance IFAD engagement in PRSP, the figure below outlines the PRSP cycle and identifies possible entry points for IFAD engagement in the cycle.

Participatory poverty analysis, poverty analysis, and stakeholder consultations, and M&E

One of the most important preparatory stages of a PRSP is a Participatory Poverty Analysis, which is linked to a more formal Poverty Analysis.  Where this Analysis is of a high quality, it can provide a key source of information for defining the COSOP baseline. Where the Analysis is of lower quality, there may be an opportunity for IFAD to provide technical assistance to improve the Analysis. Capacity building for relevant Government departments and/or rural stakeholder organizations –with the view to influencing the rural focus of the PRS process- can contribute to elaborating/delivering on the COSOP policy agenda. Support to PRS monitoring can also strengthen the COSOP’s results framework.

PRSP drafting and finalization

Ideally, the COSOP should be prepared once a PRSP is finalized. In the case of good synchronization, the COSOP can be an agreement between IFAD and the partner country as to how IFAD will support the implementation of the PRSP. However, in some cases, perfect synchronization will not be possible. It may make sense for IFAD to support the development of appropriate sector strategies – agriculture, rural development, water and sanitation- as an entry point for subsequent alignment process with the more detailed implementation strategies and influencing resource allocation to the rural sector.

Describing the link to the PRSP in the COSOP results management framework

The first column of the Results Management Framework should summarize the key quantified targets in the PRSP that relate to the selected Strategic Objectives in the COSOP.