whither ec aid? towards a new approach for the assessment of development cooperation
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Whither EC Aid? Towards a new approach for the
assessment of development cooperation
Introduction to the process and
Key emerging issues
Gwénaëlle Corre
ECDPM
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Project background• Global agenda: from Accra meeting to
the Reform Treaty and Doha• The EC plays a crucial role in EU
development cooperation- As a sizeable donor in its own right- As a facilitator
• But it is not systematically reviewed as a one-of-a-kind donor whose performance also highly depends on MS’ decisions
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Initial Discussion NoteAudience: limited to key
stakeholders
Interviews with 30 key stakeholder
s
Literature Review of 40 sources
e-Consultationweca-ecaid.eu
European roundtables
Southerndebates & workshops
Bibliography
Key recommendations
Reactions on roundtables
& workshops
Key events calendar
Comments on
discussion note
Phase 3: Final Report
Audience: initially 500 stakeholders directly associatedMultiplying effect of the e-consultationDissemination of information by participants to the roundtables
CONSULTATIVE
PROCESSDYNAM
ICPHASE 1:Research
PHASE 2 : Consultation
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Consultation Phase• Opportunity to get views from various groups of
stakeholders in informal setting about EC performance and Aid Effectiveness
• How can Spain contribute to the discussions with other MS, the EC and other EU institutions?
• How could this process most efficiently feed and fit into the EU preparations for Accra?
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Initial Discussion Note
• Result of limited stocktaking of views
• Statements hereafter reflect (recurring) opinions of interviewees and authors – not ECDPM/Action Aid views
• A basis for discussion
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Structuring the issues
Key issues on EC aid: 5 clusters Main concepts & policy priorities Aid architecture and management support
priorities? Added value of EC aid Accountability Ownership and partnership
>> summarised under 4 topics for further discussion
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Added value and comparative advantages of EC Cooperation
• Significant differences of perspective between stakeholders
• Questions about the potential advantages and how they turn out in practice
• EC capacity under constraint: facing unrealistic or contradictory demands from stakeholders?
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Institutional architecture of EC Development Cooperation
• Finding the right balance between poverty reduction and policy mix: how can the task division amongst services, budget structure and geographic policy split further adjust?
• To what extent will setup of the Common External Service support a stronger consistency for EC Cooperation?
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Policy reform and Implementation
• Implementation of major policy developments
• Adjusting skills to the vision, the role of political interface and the meaning of partnership
• What space conceded by Member States?
• What space for partners in strategic choices?
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Accountability and monitoring for impact
• Taking into account a multi level accountability and addressing tensions emerging from diverse expectations of different stakeholders
• Moving from accountancy to accounting for impact
• Paris targets and beyond: what can help to move the system forward?
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Implications
• Lack of common understanding on concepts and priorities hampers assessment of EC aid effectiveness
• EC as a federator and catalyst of EU development cooperation – how much space given by MS?
• Reflection needed on how to enable in practice broad-based partner ownership
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Discussing arising issues
• What could/should be a common European position in Accra?
• How can the new modalities of outcome-based conditionality and forms of political dialogue improve impact?
• What is the Spanish position towards the EU code of conduct on division of labour?
• What is expected from the new set-up of RELEX, DGDEV and the External Action Service “after Lisbon”?
• and others to be brought up by the participants.• Your ideas about the follow up of the WECA process.
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To participate further:
weca-ecaid.eu
Your comments are welcome
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