Transcript Workshop on Joint Cooperation Strategy

Joint Cooperation Strategy
“How to work more effectively together to
deliver real development outcomes”
Aid Effectiveness Unit
Economic Relations Division (ERD)
Ministry of Finance
06 July 2010
Bangladesh
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Population, 140 million
Population growth (annual %) 1.4
Poverty headcount ratio 40.0
School enrollment, primary 91.4
Literacy rate, 53.5
GNI per capita, (current US$) 520.0
GDP per capita growth (annual %) 6.51
Development Vision of the Govt.
The government has adopted a long term vision for the development of
the country that will be reflected in the long term Perspective Plan
(2010-2021). The Perspective Plan has some specific objectives:
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Eliminate illiteracy by 2014;
Attain cent percent enrolment in the 12th class by 2021 with gender
parity;
Reduce poverty to 15% or less by 2021;
Strengthen IT to establish a digital Bangladesh;
Emphasise energy availability to provide per capita energy consumption
of about 600 kWh by 2021;
The nation wants to be a prosperous middle income country by 2021;
National Development Strategy /PRSP
This Strategy would emphasise:
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Accelerated Economic Growth;
Employment Creation;
Universal Social Protection for the Hardcore Poor;
Role of Market, State & Community to be harmonized;
PPP to be encouraged to invigorate private investment;
Regional and Sub-Regional Connectivity for making Bangladesh an
open economy;
Gender Responsive Plan;
PRSP (contd)
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Technology base to be strengthened for ‘Digital
Bangladesh’;
Human Resources Development will receive top most
priority;
Environment and Climate Change adaptation mechanism
to be ensured;
Good Governance, Human Rights and Democratic Polity
to be ensured;
Least-Cost National Security systems to be adopted;
Effective Implementation and Monitoring will receive
priority.
Joint Cooperation Strategy
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A landmark in the history of development cooperation
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A framework for well-coordinated relationship between
GoB and DPs in support of the national strategy on
poverty reduction/5-Year Plan
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JCS concept, process and action plans emerged from PD
principles and Accra Agenda for Action (AAA) on aid
effectiveness
JCS: Make Paris/Accra Real in
Bangladesh
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Need commitments and real action from both
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Improving aid effectiveness to deliver development
outcomes for the population (reduce transaction
costs by joining design work, review missions, avoid
project implementation units, joined up analysis and
evaluation)
JCS: Make Paris/Accra Real in
Bangladesh (cont)
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Targets from both side
Support implementation of national development
priorities to improve implementation and achieve
MDGs
 Collaborate effectively at project, programme, sector
and national coordination levels (LCG, sector
programme, pooled funding, etc.)
 Avoid duplication (too many missions, ad-hoc
demands)
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Joint Cooperation Strategy (JCS)
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Statement of Intent (2008) on JCS: * Presented at 3rd HLF in Accra
Basis of understanding
* Jointly formulate JCS
- to improve aid effectiveness
- to enhance capacity for implementation of PRS
- to reduce poverty and to achieve MDGs
* Jointly committed to share responsibility
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GoB: Strong leadership to fully implement Paris, PRS, Key
reforms, like MTBF and ADP implementation
DP: Support GoB leadership and PRS implementation - Align
with GOB policies, strategies, systems, procedures
- Harmonise on the basis of Division of Labour
Shared results framework and monitoring.
JCS process
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JCS Roadmap agreed in 2008, for signing final JCS
Doc in 2010
GoB-DP JCS Working Group established for JCS
drafting and consultations
JCS consultations among the DPs in 2009
GoB internal consultations in 2009 & in early 2010
Active participation of GoB in regional and global Aid
Effectiveness meetings
Bangladesh Development Forum endorsement of JCS
process in February 2010
JCS Objectives
To improve the way how GoB and DPs can
work together in making aid more effective
 To ensure effective dialogue and coordination
mechanism (BDF, LCG)
 To result in well-harmonised and wellcoordinated programmes in support of GoB’s
national and sector strategies
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Aid Effectiveness Challenges
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Some progress in improving aid effectiveness, but
significant challenges remain:
- Improve GoB capacity to manage aid programmes:
prepare, implement and monitor
- Improve GoB-DP coordination and follow up/ monitoring,
- Improve DP alignment to GoB systems and procedures
- Reduce fragmentation of DP-supported projects, leading
to high transaction costs
- Improve mutual accountability and predictability of DP
aid flows
Change the way we do business
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Making aid more effective to improve “real development
outcomes”:
- Strengthen aid related dialogue and coordination in
line with Paris and Accra commitments,
- DPs to ensure coordinated support in GOB’s
capacity and skill development initiatives through
continuous reforms (incl. PFM, CSR, decentralisation)
- Further rationalisation of sector programmes (health,
education, climate change etc)
- GOB to streamline project approval and
implementation processes
Partnership Principles
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The Government of Bangladesh will:
- Exercise ownership and leadership, based on national
and sector strategies,
- Implement prioritised, balanced and results-oriented
operational programmes (MTBF, ADP),
- Broaden inclusive partnership with DPs, and civil
society/private sector for aid coordination
- Implement key reform programmes, including
governance and socio-economic management
Partnership Principles (Contd.)
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Development Partners will:
- Respect GoB leadership, support development
programmes and provide assistance to strengthen GoB
capacity, including aid management and public financial
management,
- Align with GoB’s policies and strategies and increase the
use of GoB systems and procedures,
- Ensure complementarity of aid modalities and align
support to the Medium Term Budgetary Framework
(MTBF),
- Ensure improved predictability of funds by sharing timely
information on utilisation and commitments
Partnership Principles (Contd.)
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GoB and DPs will jointly:
- Implement the JCS Action Plan to improve
aid effectiveness,
- Jointly monitor progress and hold each other
accountable on the basis of the JCS, the BDF
Action Plan and the upcoming joint
“Development Results Framework”
How do we achieve it?
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Key mechanisms:
- Regular high level (incl. BDF) and LCG sector
dialogue,
- Regular monitoring of the progress of JCS
Action Plan
JCS Action Plan
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Ownership: 5 Year Plan, BDF, Aid mgt review, capacity
support on aid mgt planned.
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Alignment: Public Financial Management (PFM),
project approval review, implementation process
improved, reduce parallel Project Implementation Unit
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Harmonisation: New sector programmes Health and
Primary Education 2011, possible programme based
approaches in other sectors, DPs considering division
of labour/sector rationalisation
JCS Action Plan (Contd…)
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Managing for Development Results: GoB-DP LCG
structure revised; fitting GoB’s ways of working,
joined up initiative for “Development Results
Framework” based on national and sector strategies,
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Mutual Accountability: Annual BDF, with action
points; LCG Aid Effectiveness Working Group
established, Paris Declaration Evaluation conducted
2010, participate in HLF on AE in South Korea 2011.
How do we measure success?
Monitoring and Evaluation
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JCS signed in 2nd June 2010
Follow up of BDF in September 2010 – Stock take of
progress – 5 Year Plan, JCS
Bangladesh part of “Paris Declaration Evaluation
2010”: assess in-country progress
Participation in next DAC Survey 2011
Keep update with background documents for the
High Level Meeting on Aid Effectiveness in South
Korea 2011
Let’s now continue to improve
further how we work together.
Thank you