Transcript “We are committed to achieving increased development assistance impact and more effective investment in rural development and agriculture” Overview to the Global Donor.

“We are committed to achieving increased development
assistance impact and more effective investment in rural
development and agriculture”
Overview to the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development
By Manfred van Eckert, GTZ Advisor to the
Global Donor Platform for Rural Development
East Agri Annual Meeting
Berlin,
4 – 5. May 2006
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Presentation outline
1. Why do we need the Platform? The
consensus
2. What do we do? The three pillars
3. What are our products so far?
4. Organizational set-up
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1. Why do we need the
Global Donor Platform?
Growing consensus: We‘ll miss MDGs if rural poverty not
reduced.
But:
 Consensus on how to reduce rural poverty is fragile
 Differences in policies, ineffective lesson-learning,
duplication and inadquate dispersion of efforts impede
sustainable RD
at the same time:
 Paris Declaration demand „aid effectiveness“
and a re-orientation of the delivery mechanisms
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1. Why do we need a
Global Donor Platform? (ctd.)
So:
The Platform was born out of the consensus that we
must have a common direction.
It was launched as a joint global initiative of donor
agencies and international institutions to increase aid
effectiveness and support its member organisations
in the translation of the Paris Declaration
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Our ultimate objective:
Reduce poverty and enhance economic
growth in rural areas in developing countries through
improved donor cooperation, collaboration &
coordinated dialogue with partner countries
We believe that we can do that best as a
harmonized and aligned global initiative
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2. What do we do?
We focus on three pillars:
1. Advocacy:
We highlight the importance of rural development and agriculture to the
achievement of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals.
2. Shared learning:
We communicate research and thought-leadership in rural development
so as to:
• Build a consensus amongst donors on what works in practice
• Focus on the hot issues that need resolution or further study
• Identify and close information gaps.
3. In-country facilitation:
We foster H&A efforts in the rural development sector at
country-level
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3. What are our products so
far? (1)
Pillar 1: Advocacy
We aim to ensure that the needs and opportunities of ARD in the
debates at international, regional and national levels are
acknowledged and considered:
Product: “The role of agriculture in achieving the MDGs”,
donor pamphlet & narrative paper
Key messages:
Agricultural growth = Best avenue to pro-poor growth. No other way
to better employ existing resources & create enough jobs
GDPRD promotes its messages through its Focal Points at
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donor agencies, in conferences and through broad media
Products (2)
Pillar 2:
Promote shared learning
We raise the quality and heighten the impact of rural development
investment through better practice, networking, shared
learning, collecting and disseminating innovation:
Products:
• Platform website to share donor experiences and documents
(www.donorplatform.org)
• Online Forum to facilitate drafting joint policies (e.g. Joint
Donor Rural Concept)
• Rural Focus of PRSPs (led by IFAD, with other members)
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Global SWAp Analysis (led by FAO, with IDS and ODI in UK)
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Lessons learnt from in-country facilitation services (Pillar 3)
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Products (3)
Pillar 3: Foster H&A efforts in RD at country level
In four pilot countries, Nicaragua, Burkina Faso, Tanzania and Cambodia,
we:
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Facilitate the joint development of a road map between donors
and partners to implement enhanced modes of delivery in
development aid;
Add value to country-led processes by ensuring headquarter
alignment behind local donor representation.
Documenting lessons learned, identifying knowledge gaps
about Paris Declaration and bottlenecks in donor cooperation
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4. Organization
WBG
26 members at present
(bi- and multilateral)
ADA
MZ
GTZ
OECD
CIDA
IADB
DFID
IFAD
Steering Committee (SC)
is the main decision-maker,
chaired by BMZ and FAO
AFD
FAO
FAO
EU
DFID
MAE
EC
CIDA
ADB
Operational Management
by Platform Secretariat
in Bonn, Germany, and
managed by GTZ
BMZ
MFE
WB
MFA
KfW
MAE Lu
USAID
MFAF
SDC
MFAN
Sida
DANIDA
NMFA
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East Agri and GDPRD
What can we do together?
Pillar 1: Advocacy
• Strengthen networks and alliances to get more voice for ARD.
• Benefit from positive experiences of increasing role of
agricultural sectors for overall development from countries in
transition to underline importance of ARD for DC´s.
• Join forces and strengthen ARD advocacy work
Pillar 2: Shared learning about
• Design and dynamics of country led processes
for H&A to EU policies and its adaptability to DC´s
• Required policy framework and conditions for enhanced
private sector investments in RD.
• Reform processes for establishing effective institutional set
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up for modern ARD sector.
East Agri and GDPRD
What can we do together? (2)
Pillar 3: Foster H&A efforts in RD at country level
• Partner countries may request external facilitation for ARD
policy and strategy formulation, if independent process
facilitator is required
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Thank you very much
for your attention!
[email protected]
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