Fostering harmonization & alignment in rural development programmes Michael Wales
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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