Aid for Development Effectiveness Managing for Development Results

Aid for DevelopmentEffectiveness-Managing for DevelopmentResults-Aid for DevelopmentEffectiveness-Managing for DevelopmentResults-

Terence D. JonesTerence D. Jones

UNDPUNDP

Third International RoundtableThird International Roundtable

Managing for Development ResultsManaging for Development Results

Mutual Accountability and Partnerships -- Breakout Session 4Monitoring the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness Hanoi,February 7, 2007 11:30 am to 1:30 pmMutual Accountability and Partnerships -- Breakout Session 4Monitoring the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness Hanoi,February 7, 2007 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

Paris Declaration (PD) Monitoring -OECD DAC 2005 Survey messages:Paris Declaration (PD) Monitoring -OECD DAC 2005 Survey messages:

1. Progress:1. Progress:

donors have made concrete commitments and strategies for scaling up, e.g. ECdonors have made concrete commitments and strategies for scaling up, e.g. EC

aid effectiveness is on country agendas and is becoming part of aid coordination instruments;aid effectiveness is on country agendas and is becoming part of aid coordination instruments;

strengthened national ownership;strengthened national ownership;

stimulated constructive dialogue and new forms of partnerships.stimulated constructive dialogue and new forms of partnerships.

2. Key constraints:2. Key constraints:

need for demand driven TC;need for demand driven TC;

slow progress on untying aid and ensuring predictability;slow progress on untying aid and ensuring predictability;

donor field-HQ disconnect impacting behaviour change at country level;donor field-HQ disconnect impacting behaviour change at country level;

need incentives for change and cost-effective interventions;need incentives for change and cost-effective interventions;

need for stronger and more accountable partner country institutions;need for stronger and more accountable partner country institutions;

lack of partner country institutional capacity to manage and coordinate ODAlack of partner country institutional capacity to manage and coordinate ODA

These messages should guide strategic interventions to support PDimplementation through results based ODA management and willdetermine the dynamics and breadth of progressThese messages should guide strategic interventions to support PDimplementation through results based ODA management and willdetermine the dynamics and breadth of progress

New Opportunities for Aid Effectiveness andDevelopment Results -1-New Opportunities for Aid Effectiveness andDevelopment Results -1-

1. Enhancing/Reforming CGs/RTs/RRMs to:1. Enhancing/Reforming CGs/RTs/RRMs to:

reflect new partnerships around: mutual commitments,accountability; results management;reflect new partnerships around: mutual commitments,accountability; results management;

provide policy coherence and strategic allocation of resources(e.g. JAS);provide policy coherence and strategic allocation of resources(e.g. JAS);

Introduce more rigorous M&E, e.g. through innovativeinitiatives like independent monitoringIntroduce more rigorous M&E, e.g. through innovativeinitiatives like independent monitoring

2. Aid Management Systems to:2. Aid Management Systems to:

ensure transparency and individual and mutual accountability;ensure transparency and individual and mutual accountability;

inform strategic resource allocation linked to budgetaryprocesses, to policy/monitoring and MDG outcomes.inform strategic resource allocation linked to budgetaryprocesses, to policy/monitoring and MDG outcomes.

UNDP FRAMEWORKPolicy SupportUNDP FRAMEWORKPolicy Support

National aid policies and coordination strategies -PD based

Partnerships - CG/RT/RRM/JAS andnational stakeholder

Accountable nationalprocesses, institutions andsystems

MDG baseddevelopment

outcomes

Evaluation

Indicators

Harmonization,alignment, capacitydevelopment and AIMS.

MDG based National development Priorities and Strategies -2005Summit Outcome Document

Process andinstruments

Managing for developmentresults

Figure 1: Aid for Development Effectiveness Pyramid

MDG baseddevelopment outputs

Monitoring

New Opportunities for Aid Effectiveness andDevelopment Results -2-New Opportunities for Aid Effectiveness andDevelopment Results -2-

1. MDG 8 - mutual accountability and partnershipgoal linking:1. MDG 8 - mutual accountability and partnershipgoal linking:

aid to development outcomes;aid to development outcomes;

PD as an instrument to promote development effectivenessacross MDGs and based on the 2005 Outcome Document andPD as an instrument to promote development effectivenessacross MDGs and based on the 2005 Outcome Document and

2. Peer & partner learning through:2. Peer & partner learning through:

facilitation of global, regional and country dialoguefacilitation of global, regional and country dialogue

S/S collaborationS/S collaboration

strengthening partner country ownership and participationstrengthening partner country ownership and participation

UN/UNDP ResponsesUN/UNDP Responses

1.UN Reform:1.UN Reform:

promoting policy coherence around the MDG agenda;promoting policy coherence around the MDG agenda;

RBM to ensure cost-effectiveness;RBM to ensure cost-effectiveness;

Simplification of rules and procedures and H&A;Simplification of rules and procedures and H&A;

M&E and RBM system coherenceM&E and RBM system coherence

2. UNDP support to PD implementation:2. UNDP support to PD implementation:

strengthening national ownership and systems through capacity diagnosticsand development;strengthening national ownership and systems through capacity diagnosticsand development;

facilitation of FfD dialogue and support to partner country participationfacilitation of FfD dialogue and support to partner country participation

Strengthening S/S collaboration and learningStrengthening S/S collaboration and learning

Reaching out to non-DAC and emerging donorsReaching out to non-DAC and emerging donors

www.devaid.orgwww.devaid.org

Capacity Assessment for AidEffectivenessCapacity Assessment for AidEffectiveness

National StrategyNational Strategy

Development and aidDevelopment and aid

strategiesstrategies

Policy and conducivePolicy and conducive

Legal frameworks –Legal frameworks –

ProcessesProcesses

developmentdevelopment

finance Processesfinance Processes

Focus on resultsFocus on results

frameworkframework

BuildPartnershipDialogue

Review/plan/ design/formulatebased onevidence

Cost/budget/implement/manage/coordinate

Monitor/Evaluate/managedata

Analyse data/Communicate/Report/Publicise /Inform

Enablingenvironment

Institutions

Individual