Strategies for Financing Social Protection to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
17 May 2018 to 18 May 2018
Japan
ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs) recognize social protection as a key priority to achieve inclusive growth. Governments have already started designing and reforming their social protection systems, but coverage provided by social insurance typically remains limited to formal employment. One of the key challenges to expanding social protection in DMCs, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, is adequate financing.
This learning event aimed to promote discussion among government officials and experts to enhance capacity to assess and access financing options to expand social protection programs. It also aimed to strengthen the capacity of government ministries to better plan, design, implement, and monitor social protection programs.
Program and Learning Materials:
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2018 | Opening Remarks and Overview | Opening Remarks | Chul Ju Kim |
| 17 May 2018 | Opening Remarks and Overview |
ADB, Social Protection, and the SDGs: Emerging Challenges in Asia and the Pacific ADB Strategy 2030 envisions a prosperous, inclusive, sustainable, and resilient Asia. To realize this vision, developing member-countries (DMC) need to... |
Wendy Walker |
| 17 May 2018 | Opening Remarks and Overview | Introduction to the Workshop’s Objectives | Sri Wening Handayani |
| 17 May 2018 | Session 1A: Challenges of Financing Social Protection Agenda of SDGs in 16 Countries in Asia |
The Social Protection Agenda of the SDGs and its Fiscal Challenge Asia's accelerated growth has pressed manygoverments throughout the region to find resources to finance social protection programs. ADB has been assisting... |
Arthur van de Meerendonk |
| 17 May 2018 | Session 1A: Challenges of Financing Social Protection Agenda of SDGs in 16 Countries in Asia | Main Findings From A Preliminary Study for 16 Countries | Discussant: Nuno Cunha |
| 17 May 2018 | Session 1A: Challenges of Financing Social Protection Agenda of SDGs in 16 Countries in Asia |
Financing Universal Health Coverage Financing universal health coverage carries a high price tag - about $600 billion for sixteen countries in Asia. Developing countries in the region must... |
Eduardo Banzon |
| 17 May 2018 | Session 1A: Challenges of Financing Social Protection Agenda of SDGs in 16 Countries in Asia | Financing Universal Health Coverage | Ha Van Thuy |
| 17 May 2018 | Session 1B: Challenges of Financing Social Protection Agenda of SDGs in 16 countries in Asia |
Closing Financial Gaps for Contributory Schemes This presentation sharesthe International Labour Organization's (ILO) two-dimensional approach for the extension of social security: the vertical and ... |
Nuno Meira Simoes da Cunha |
| 17 May 2018 | Session 1B: Challenges of Financing Social Protection Agenda of SDGs in 16 countries in Asia | Closing Financial Gaps for Contributory Pension Schemes | K. Ravindra Pathmapriya |
| 17 May 2018 | Session 1B: Challenges of Financing Social Protection Agenda of SDGs in 16 countries in Asia |
Closing the Social Protection Gap: The Potential Contribution of Social Assistance Social assistance programs are valuable instruments that can help the marginalized cope with or even escape poverty. They can effectively ensure basic... |
Sri Wening Handayani |
| 17 May 2018 | Session 2: Designing Social Protection for Informal Workers–Recent Assessments: Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, and Viet Nam | Designing Social Protection for Informal Workers–Recent Assessments: Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, and Viet Nam | Caroline Tassot |
| 17 May 2018 | Session 2: Designing Social Protection for Informal Workers–Recent Assessments: Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, and Viet Nam | Designing Social Protection for Informal Workers–Recent Assessments: Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, and Viet Nam | Sumarjono |
| 17 May 2018 | Session 3 Progress in Social Protection in Selected Developing Countries | Recent Progress in Social Protection in Indonesia | Vivi Yulaswati |
| 17 May 2018 | Session 3 Progress in Social Protection in Selected Developing Countries |
Indonesia Proposed Technical Assistance for Building Inclusive Social Assistance The Program Keluarga Harapan or Family Hope Program in Indonesia is now one of the world's largest conditional cash transfer programs. It has contributed... |
Karin Schelzig |
| 17 May 2018 | Session 3 Progress in Social Protection in Selected Developing Countries | Recent Progress in Social Protection in Myanmar | Sar Mwe |
| 17 May 2018 | Session 3 Progress in Social Protection in Selected Developing Countries | Recent Progress in Social Protection in Myanmar | Arthur van de Meerendonk |
| 17 May 2018 | Session 3 Progress in Social Protection in Selected Developing Countries | Recent Progress in Social Protection in Timor‐Leste | Amandio Amaral Freitas |
| 17 May 2018 | Session 3 Progress in Social Protection in Selected Developing Countries | Recent Progress in Social Protection in Timor‐Leste | André Bongestabs |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2018 | Session 4: Assessing Financial Constraints to Meet Social Protection Targets in SDGs |
Towards Integrated Programs and Database for Social Protection Programs in Indonesia Indonesia faces several challenges in financing SDGs. These include lack of common understanding on standardized indicators among pertinent government... |
Ratnawati Muyanto |
| 18 May 2018 | Session 4: Assessing Financial Constraints to Meet Social Protection Targets in SDGs | Towards Integrated Programs and Database for Social Protection in Indonesia | Harry Hikmat |
| 18 May 2018 | Session 4: Assessing Financial Constraints to Meet Social Protection Targets in SDGs | Financial Challenges in Meeting Social Protection Related SDG Targets in Myanmar | Amy Liu |
| 18 May 2018 | Session 4: Assessing Financial Constraints to Meet Social Protection Targets in SDGs | Financial Challenges in Meeting Social Protection Related SDG Targets in Myanmar | Sar Mwe |
| 18 May 2018 | Session 4: Assessing Financial Constraints to Meet Social Protection Targets in SDGs |
Financial Challenges of Meeting SDGs in Timor Leste Timor-Leste has several options to overcome the financial challenges that hinder it from meeting its SDG targets. It can increase its revenues by improving... |
Andre Bongestabs |
| 18 May 2018 | Session 4: Assessing Financial Constraints to Meet Social Protection Targets in SDGs | Financial Challenges of Meeting SDGs in Timor-Leste | Fernanda Borges |
| 18 May 2018 | Session 5A: Fiscal Space Challenges for Social Protection |
Overview: Fiscal Space in Indonesia, Myanmar, and Timor-Leste Fiscal space refers to the financial resources that a government canuse to support a certain program without compromising its own financial position. ... |
Arthur van de Meerendonk |
| 18 May 2018 | Session 5A: Fiscal Space Challenges for Social Protection | Fiscal Space in Indonesia, Myanmar, and Timor‐Leste | Nuno Cunha |
| 18 May 2018 | Session 5A: Fiscal Space Challenges for Social Protection |
Fiscal Challenges and Social Welfare Reform in Mongolia Mongolia has been facingvarious economic challenges in recent years. Its gross domestic product growth decelerated, its fiscal deficit widened, and government... |
Philip Chang |
| 18 May 2018 | Session 5A: Fiscal Space Challenges for Social Protection | Fiscal Challenges and Social Welfare Reform in Mongolia | Tserenkhand Bat‐Orshikh |
| 18 May 2018 | Session 5B: Fiscal Space Challenges for Social Protection |
Public Revenues to Support Social Protection and Sustainable Development Goals Public revenues can be tapped to support social protection and the SDGs. However, this could be challenging for Asia because it has a comparatively limited... |
Yasushi Suzuki |
| 18 May 2018 | Session 5B: Fiscal Space Challenges for Social Protection | Public Revenues to Support Social Protection and SDGs | Indira Murzakhmatova |
| 18 May 2018 | Session 5B: Fiscal Space Challenges for Social Protection |
Social Budgeting for Achieving the SDGs: The Case of Timor-Leste Social budgeting can help show how government revenues and expenditures relate to social protection measures. This presentation applies this concept to... |
Andre Bongestabs, Arthur van de Meerendonk |
| 18 May 2018 | Session 5B: Fiscal Space Challenges for Social Protection | Social Budgeting for Achieving the SDGs: A Case Study of Timor‐Leste | Fernanda Borges |
| 18 May 2018 | Session 6 Group Discussion: Challenges in Creating Fiscal Space to Address Financing Gaps in Key Priority Areas of Social Protection | Group 1: Contributory Pension Programs | |
| 18 May 2018 | Session 6 Group Discussion: Challenges in Creating Fiscal Space to Address Financing Gaps in Key Priority Areas of Social Protection | Health Insurance Programs | |
| 18 May 2018 | Session 6 Group Discussion: Challenges in Creating Fiscal Space to Address Financing Gaps in Key Priority Areas of Social Protection | Social Assistance Programs | |
| 18 May 2018 | Closing Remarks | Charting the Way Forward and Wrapping Up | Sri Wening Handayani and Arthur van de Meerendonk |