The International Framework of Aid and Development Effectiveness

Karin Fällman, Sida 13 February 2014

Presentation

•The Aid and Development Affectiveness Agenda▫Brief history▫The Busan Process and the Busan

Partnership Document/GPEDC•The Implementation of GPEDC

▫Framework ▫Review of progress

The Declarations

•HLF-1: Rome 2003•HLF-2: Paris 2005•HLF-3: Accra 2008▫CSO EE ▫CSO DEFF

•HLF-4: Busan 2011

Preps for HLF-4 Busan • Task Team on CSO Development Effectiveness and

Enabling Environment▫Review of Evidence of Progress ▫Key Messages▫Communication Strategy – inclusion into HLF-4

and BpD

• CSOs via OF/BA▫Reports of Progress▫CSO Messages▫Communication Strategy – inclusion into HLF-4

and BpD • CSO Sherpa for Busan – a seat at the

negotiation table

CSO Enabling Environment

•Multi-dimensional notion incl. various elements of a country’s governance

•Task Team’s definition (UNSR, ICNL et.al.):▫Legal Framework: Keeping with existing

international HR commitments▫Policy and Practice: Systematic and

inclusive multi-stakeholder dialogue fora ▫Aid Effective Donor CSO Support

The Busan Partnership Document

TT and CSO messages reflected primarily in §22 on the role of CSOs and §11 and §12 on democratic ownership:

1. Recognition of CSOs as independent development actors

2. Provision of an enabling environment for CSOs 3. Recognition of CSOs’ efforts to enhance their dev.

eff.4. Importance of MSD (also at the core of BpD’s

proposal for a “new, inclusive and representative Global Partnership for Effective Development co-operation...that embraces diversity”)

Concerns regarding BpD’s clarity and consistency with regard to “democratic ownership”

BpD paragraph examples:

• §11: “Partnerships for development can only succeed if they are led by developing countries…”

• § 18: “transparent, country-led and country-level results frameworks and platforms will be adopted as a common tool among all concerned actors”

Risks: • Requirement for all non-state actors to align with one set of

national development plans or results frameworks• A “one results framework” approach could stifle the right of

initiative of non-state actors

GPEDC

• Structure:▫Three Co-chairs▫Steering Committee incl. CSO-rep.▫OEDC/DAC – UNDP support secretariat;

• Monitoring framework with 10 indicators, incl. CSO EE▫Uneven progress

• Four SC meetings; first HLM in Mexico (April 2014)▫Progress on implementing the Busan commitments ▫Tax and domestic resource mobilisation▫MICs and effective development co-operation ▫Knowledge sharing, South-South and triangular co-

operation ▫The private sector and effective development co-

operation

Task Team’s Review of Evidence on implementation of BpD 1(2)

• Democratic ownership and inclusive development partnerships

▫MSD effective and on the rise▫Ownership seen as alignment with

governments’ plans▫Inclusive partnerships are seen to exist when

CSOs act as co-implementers of government programs

• Enabling environment for civil society▫Continuous trend towards shrinking space incl.

growing restrictions on access to funding and limitations on peaceful assembly

Task Team’s Review of Evidence on implementation of BpD 1(2) • Donor support to and engagement with civil

society▫ Policies in place and a few good examples (CoP)▫ Gap between policies and practice and disrespect

for RoI/limited support to CSOs as dev. actors in their own right

• CSOs’ development effectiveness▫ Istanbul Principles and its framework; CPDE▫ Challenges include CSOs’ internal management

and governance; coordination and information sharing across CSOs and with governments; results monitoring and reporting; and ensuring demand-driven programming.

What’s the focus?THEMATIC FOCUS MAINSTREAMED

1. Democratic Ownership and Inclusive Development Partnerships

Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue, and CSO Independence

2. Donor CSO Support Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue ,and CSO Independence

3. CSO Enabling Environment Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue, and CSO Independence

4. CSO Development Effectiveness

For the next session….

▫Focus on what works in the implementation of CSO related commitments, and

▫Sweden’s track record

Thank you!