Sam, In my mind, ANY term is likely to have some problems, so I agree that we need to pick a term but then qualify what we mean. In most cases where we use the term, we also qualify or expand it with expressions like :under-represented countries" or "underserved populations" As has been pointed, where we are targetting such populations, we are also aiming at disadvantaged populations that may reside within a higher-income contry. So pick something, but then with a foot note of more formal definition make it clear what we mean. Also note that we are not RESTRICTING grants to such groups but merely targeting them. Alan At 22/11/2019 06:45 PM, Sam Lanfranco wrote:
All,
As a development economist I want to raise a small point. The term “developing countries” is used nine times in the Draft. While the World Bank and others have dropped the term, it remains acceptable as a descriptor, but there may be a problem for its use here. In some instances disagreements could arise with regard to eligibility to apply based on what decides who is, or is not, a developing country.
Other settings now tend to use the formal term Low- and-Medium-Income-Countries (LMIC) where countries are classified by the World Bank (WB). Other organizations (UN, IMF, WHO, etc.) sometimes produce slightly different rankings.
I suggest that we either adopt LMIC, or state that the term developing countries means LMIC, or pick another reference list. We do not want a Mechanism to have to struggle, in some instances, with what is or is not a qualifying applicant country. (I note this still does not deal with occupied territories, breakaway states, and the other complexities of modern nationhood :-( )
Sam L.
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