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Fostering harmonization & alignment in rural development programmes

Michael WalesFAO Investment Centre

Co-Chair of the Global Donor Platform

IFAD VIth Annual Donor Meeting on Rural Development in West and Central Africa

Rome, May 2006

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1. Why do we need a Platform?

2. What is the Platform?

3. The Platform and the Paris Declaration

Presentation outline

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MDG1 will be missed unless rural poverty tackled

No consensus on how to reduce rural poverty Different policies, duplication, ineffective lesson-

learning, duplication of efforts Rome Declaration on H&A Paris Declaration on „aid effectiveness“

and re-orientation of delivery mechanisms

launch of GDPRD

1. Why do we need a Global Donor Platform?

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A communication and facilitation mechanism

A learning network

Ultimate objective: Reduce poverty and enhance economic growth in rural areas improved donor cooperation coordinated dialogue with partner

countries

2. What is the Platform?

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26 members at present(bi- and multi-lateral) each with a Focal Point

Platform Secretariat is hosted by BMZ in Bonn, Germany, and managed by GTZ

Organization

WBG

OECD

IADB

IFAD

FAO

EU

ADB

KfW

USAID

SDC

SidaDANIDA NMFA

MFAN

MFAF

MAE Lu

MFA

MFE

MAE

AFD

DFID

CIDA

GTZ

MZADA

PlatformSecretariat

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Steering Committee (SC)is the main decision-maker

SC is composed of the Focal Points of 6 member-organizations

Co-chairsGermany‘s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Development (BMZ) and FAO

DFID

WB

BMZ

CIDA

FAO

EU

Chai:FAOBMZ

Chair:FAOBMZ

Organization

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The 3 Pillars of the GDPRD

• Advocacy• Shared learning• Fostering H&A at country level

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Product: “The role of agriculture in achieving the MDGs”

Key message:Agricultural growth is the best way to achieve pro-

poor growth, to better employ existing resources & create jobs

GDPRD sends messages through Focal Points, at conferences and through the media

Pillar 1: Advocacy

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Products: • Platform website (www.gdprd.org)• Online Forum• Global SWAps Study

• Lessons learnt from Pillar 3

Facilitate donor understanding of what RD means and how to jointly implement it with partner countries

Pillar 2: Shared learning

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TheMission statement

Long mission statement on common values and principles

JDRC

„The role of agriculture in achieving MDG1“

H&A Assesment in pilot countriesGlobal SWAp Analysis

PRSP study

Ten entry points: tbc by members

Avian fluDemand driven supplyAgricultural extensionGenetically modified foods

Private sector developmentAgricultural trade policySustainable drug preventionLivelihoods

1. Consensus with all members reflecting the core values

of the Platform

2. Consensus with all members reflecting common opinions,

expressed in joint publications

3. Agreement of members on jointanalysis, improving their work, removing

barriers to donor harmonization

4. Agreement of members on issues of significant global importance.

5. Individual donor policies

26 individual donor policies on development issues

The Platform Consensus Pyramid

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Products: • Build a global community of practice for PBAs• Four pilot countries: Tanzania, Burkina Faso,

Cambodia, Nicaragua• Technical & financial support to donor

harmonisation & alignmentDocumenting lessons learned from “real-life”donor cooperation

Pillar 3: Fostering H&A efforts at country level

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Cooperation programmes

Should GDPRD look for cooperation outside its present members?

• NEPAD- CAADP• Regional Economic Communities• Others?

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A global learning network on how to implement the Paris Declaration in agricultural and rural programmes

Working with Learning Network on Programme- Based Approaches to help monitor implementation of Paris Declaration

3. GDPRD and the Paris Declaration

Dissemination of ‘pioneer work’ translating harmonization & alignment principles into practice in rural space

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Michael.Wales@FAO.org

or

platform@bmz.bund.de