Concept Project Information Document (PID) - Angola Strengthening Statistical Capacity - P178043 (English)

There is a measurable increasing trend in the frequency and the severity of droughts in several parts of the country, with the number of people affected by these expected to increase in the coming years. [...] An incomplete legal and institutional framework limits the capacity of the NSS and creates deficiencies in the production of quality statistics. [...] Additional challenges include a lack of subscription to the special data dissemination standard (SDDS); delays in the collection of the demographic and health survey; low coverage of the vital statistics, and weak sector statistics because the lack of clear guidance and policies to produce statistics through administrative data. [...] The Angola National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS; 2015–25) defines a strategy toward a modern NSS in Angola, with one of the three main strategic directions being to develop the technical capacity of all NSS stakeholders, including line ministries, to improve the quality of official statistics. [...] The recession that began in 2015 - triggered initially by shocks in oil price and production and more recently exacerbated by the global COVID-19 pandemic - has dramatically changed the country context, the country’s need for support, and thus the partnership between Angola and the World Bank over the past five years.