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CGDCMTFPFOBG1.OBA1.DEVE1.OPMENTTheIMrSResilienceandSustainabilityTrust:HowConditionalityCanHelpCountriesBuildResilienceJOHNHICK1.INAbstractTheIMF'sResilienceandSustainabilityTrust(RST)hasbeenoperationalforoverayear,withthefirstseventeencountriesreceivingcommitmentsOffinancialsupport.ButiflendingfromtheRSTistoachieveitsobjectives,theIMFshouldmakeitfitterforpurposebytakingaradicallydifferentapproachinapplyingconditionstotheloans.Thispaperfirstgivesthebackgroundandsummarizestheargument;setsouttheuniquechallengesinvolvedindesigningbestpracticeconditionalitytodealwithclimatechange-thefocusoftheRSTsofar;andmakesthreespecificsuggestionstoaddressshortcomingsintheemergingconditionalitytomakethemostoftheIMF'snewinitiativetohelpmembercountriesbuildresilienceandsustainability.TheIMFhasadapteditsapproachbasedoninitialexperience.AforthcomingExecutiveBoardreviewwillallowforfurthercoursecorrectionandmuch-neededgreatertractionfortheRST.PO1.ICYPAPER324MARCH2024TheIMF,sResilienceandSustainabilityTrust:HowConditionalityCanHelpCountriesBuildResilienceJohnHicklinCenterforGlobalDevelopmentTheauthorisgratefulforhelpfulconversationswithDavidAndrews,SanjeevGupta,KathrynMCPhai1.MarkPlant,andEtienneRomsom,andforcommentsfromtwoanonymousreviewers;andisresponsibleforanyremainingerrors.JohnHicklin.2024.wThelMF,sResilienceandSustainabilityTrust:HowConditionalityCanHelpCountriesBuildResilience.*CGDPolicyPaper324.Washington,DC:CenterforGlobalDevelopmenthttps：/www.cgdev.orgpublication/imfs-rst-how-conditionality-can-help-countries-build-resilienceCENTERFORG1.OBA1.DEVE1.OPMENTTheCenterforGlobalDevelopmentworkstoreduceglobal20551.Street,NWFifthFloorWashington,DC200361AbbeyGardensGreatCollegeStreet1.ondonSW1P3SEpovertyandimprovelivesthroughinnovativeeconomicresearchthatdrivesbetterpolicyandpracticebytheworld'stopdecisionmakers.UseanddisseminationofthisPolicyPaperisencouraged;however,reproducedcopiesmaynotbeusedforcommercialpurposes.FurtherusageispermittedunderthetermsoftheCreativeCommonsAttribution-NonCommerciaI4.0International1.icense.www.cgdev.orgCenterforGlobalDevelopment.2024.TheviewsexpressedinCGDPolicyPapersarethoseoftheauthorsandshouldnotbeattributedtotheboardofdirectors,fundersoftheCenterforGlobalDevelopment,ortheauthors'respectiveorganizations.ContentsA. Backgroundandsummaryofargument1B. Theexceptionalpolicychallengesposedbyclimatechange7Theurgencytoaddresstheexceptionalrisksofclimatechange8Theexceptionalsizeofthefinancingrequirements10Thecomplexityofthedomesticpolicychallenge11Theweaknessofdomesticaccountabilityforclimatechangepolicies12Thefailuresintheglobalsystemofaccountability13C. AmoreambitiousapproachtoRSFconditionality14Bestpracticeconditionality15MainfeaturesofRSFconditionalitysofar16AddressingtheshortcomingsofRSFconditionality17Issue1.MaximizingRSFeffectivenessthroughgreatertransparencyandaccountability17Proposal1.Establishanewmechanismfortransparencyandaccountability18Issue2.IncreasingRSFeffectivenessbyfocusonafew“IMF-focused”criticalactions21Proposal2.Focusmoreclearlyonafewcriticalactions22Issue3.IncreasingtheurgencyofRSFengagementwithasmanycountriesaspossible24Proposal3.Introducealow-accesscredittranchetotheRSF25TheparallelneedforamajorinitiativetostrengthenArticleIVsurveillanceforallmembers26References.271.istofBoxes1. Theescalatingrisksandcostsofclimatechange82. Accountabilitygapsintheframeworkofinternationalcooperation13A. BackgroundandsummaryofargumentTheIMFformallyestablisheditsnewResilienceandSustainabilityTrust(RST)inApril2022withitsdeclaredpurpose,tohelpcountriesbuildresiliencetoexternalshocksandensuresustainablegrowth,contributingtotheirlong-termbalanceofpaymentsstability.SeeIMFstatementandpolicypaper(IMF,April18,2022)andAndrews,PlantandHickJIn,"TheIMF'sRSTHaSMetContributors'Wishes-NowItMustMeetBorrowers'Needs!"(CGDblog.May10,2022).AnOperationalGuidanceNotewasissuedinNovember2023(IMF,November28,2023).ThefocushassofarbeenexclusivelytoaddressthechallengeOfclimatechangethoughpandemicpreparednesswasidentifiedasanotherareatobecovered,withthepossibilityofaddingothertopicsatalaterstage.Inall,143countriesweredeemedeligibleinprinciple.TheimmediateimpetusfortheIMF,sinitiativecameinthemidstoftheglobalpandemic.TheunprecedentedallocationinAugust2021ofsome$650billionworthofSpecialDrawingRights(SDRs)toIMFmembercountrieswasaccompaniedbyapledgefromthelargesteconomies-whohadnoneedofthelion,ssharetheyreceivedoftheadditionalSDRs-to"recycle"or'*re-channe,$100billionworthofSDRstocountriesingreaterneedofthem.SeeG20Rome1.eaders'Declaration(G20,2021).PartwasenvisagedtobolstertheIMF,sPovertyReductionandGrowthFacility(PRGT)withsomescopealsotochannelthroughothermultilateralinstitutions.Some$44billionwastargetedforthenewRST,ofwhichsome$36billioncouldbelentoutwiththeremaindersetasidetoprovideagainstliquidityandcreditrisk.Bytheend-December2023,theRSThadsecuredtotalpledgesofSDR31.9billion($42.8billion),ofwhi