Transcript Mutual Accountability in Cambodia: What has

Mutual Accountability in
Cambodia: What has
been done so far?
Heng Chou
Cambodian Rehabilitation and Development Board
Breakout Session on
Mutual Accountability:
How can partner countries hold donors accountable?
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Introduction
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Global consensus: More and Better Aid
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Paris Declaration, allowing for country context
though, embodies global consensus for doing
“More and Better Aid”
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In all, Paris Declaration is commitments by both
sides to take action to deliver results, which will
be monitored, in an accountable manner and to
each other
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The relevant agenda for Cambodia
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Context
 Poor
aid practices in past
 TA could be improved
 (Aid management) capacity limited
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NSDP to reach the Cambodian MDGs
 ODA financed
 Aid
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effectiveness priorities
Partnership commitments
 Declaration
on Enhancing Aid Effectiveness
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Mutual accountability in Cambodia
A mechanism/process that includes the promotion of:
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Strengthening and using national systems
Increasing the impact of technical assistance
Implementing the core public service reforms
Developing programme-based approaches
Integrating PIUs / PMUs
Application of the Paris Declaration and its indicators
Mobilisation and increased impact of resources
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Mutual accountability in Cambodia:
the crossing points
Joint Monitoring Indicators (JMIs)
a) 12 NSDP-based indicators linked to reforms
b) Established by technical groups and jointly reviewed
Action Plan on Harmonisation, Alignment & Results
a) Aid effectiveness commitments informed by Paris
Declaration
b) Needs to have targets
c) Implement Declaration on Enhancing Aid Effectiveness
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Mutual accountability in Cambodia:
dialogue structures
Dialogue structures
a) Technical Working Groups (18 sectors/themes)
b) Government-Donor Coordination Committee (JMIs)
c) Cambodia Development Cooperation Forum (high-level,
formal and broad-based dialogue based on a mutuallyagreed agenda to assess progress – formerly the CG)
Annual Aid Effectiveness Report
a) ODA Database (incorporating Paris indicators)
b) Monitoring of H-A-R Action Plan
c) Presented to CDCF
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Challenges for a mutually accountable
partnership
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Joint Monitoring Indicators (JMI) should really
be joint effort
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Aid effectiveness commitments -- Declaration
of Enhancing Aid Effectiveness
 Commitments
but not “not legally binding”
 No joint commitment to assess implementation of
commitments
 Mutual accountability is about behavior change
 Some donors here are not willing to provide
information !!!!
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Thank You
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