The Country Partnership Framework (CPF)for Tanzania covering FY18-FY22 comes at a time whenTanzania must both consolidate the gains of the last decadeand address the continuing gaps in its developmentoutcomes—including sharp spatial (rural-urban) and genderdisparities in income and assets, continued challenges withrespect to human capital and delivery of public services,and unsustainable use of critical natural resources. Toaddress this, Tanzania has set out an ambitious agenda ofnurturing industrialization for economic transformation, andhuman development. The CPF supports this agenda which islaid out in Tanzania’s Second Five-Year Development Plan(FYDP II) and Zanzibar’s Third Strategy for Growth andReduction of Poverty (ZSGRP III). The Systematic CountryDiagnostic (SCD) for Tanzania identifies three pathways toleverage the country’s advantages to achieve the nationaldevelopment goals: (i) structural transformation to leverageTanzania’s natural assets and capture latent comparativeadvantage to create more jobs; (ii) spatial transformationto build on Tanzania’s geographic advantages and maximizebenefits from spatial integration and agglomeration; and(iii) upgrading public institutions and organizations,underpinned by expanding human capital, gender equity, andmacroeconomic stability. Following a decade of strong growthand poverty reduction, the CPF addresses the challenges ofcarving a growth path that is more inclusive andsustainable.The CPF recognizes the close nexus betweenclimate change and poverty reduction in Tanzania and placesa strong emphasis on addressing the effects of climatechange. The CPF will call upon the full range of World BankGroup (WBG) instruments and financial products to respond toTanzania’s needs. The CPF will address InternationalDevelopment Association (IDA) special themes and seek to beagile in preparing operations and analytical products.TheCPF program has three areas of strategic focus. The FocusArea 1, enhance productivity and accelerate equitable andsustainable growth—is closely aligned with the FYDP II’semphasis on industrialization, and with the SCD structuraland spatial transformation pathways for development. TheSCD’s first foundation, macroeconomic stability, isnecessary for creating a conducive environment for privateinvestment and growth. Focus Area 2, boost human capital andsocial inclusion—is aligned with the human developmentpillar of the FYDP II and the SCD’s second foundation, humandevelopment and gender equity. Focus Area 3, modernize andimprove efficiency of public institutions—is aligned withthe SCD’s emphasis on institutional transformation and theTanzanian Government’s priority on public sectoraccountability, private sector support and regulation, andcapacity to deliver services. The three CPF focus areas arenot mutually exclusive and can be leveraged to achievesubstantial progress on overlapping goals. For example, ifworkers acquire job-relevant skills (Focus Area 2), thatwill contribute to the job creation goal (Focus Area 1); andimproving accountability and PFM is fundamental to reachingservice delivery objectives for health and education (FocusArea 3). Similarly, expanding social inclusion requiresaction in all focus areas.
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