Fostering harmonization & alignment in rural development programmes Michael Wales

2. Fostering harmonization & alignment in rural development programmes Michael Wales FAO Investment Centre Co-Chair of the Global Donor Platform IFAD VIth Annual Donor Meeting on Rural Development in West and Central Africa Rome, May 2006

3. Presentation outline • Why do we need a Platform? 2. What is the Platform? • The Platform and the Paris Declaration

4. 1. Why do we need a Global Donor Platform? • MDG1 will be missed unless rural poverty tackled • No consensus on how to reduce rural poverty • Different policies, duplication, ineffective lesson-learning, duplication of efforts • Rome Declaration on H&A • Paris Declaration on „aid effectiveness“ and re-orientation of delivery mechanisms launch of GDPRD

5. 2. What is the Platform? • A communication and facilitation mechanism • A learning network • Ultimate objective: Reduce poverty and enhance economic growth in rural areas • improved donor cooperation • coordinated dialogue with partner countries

6. Organization • 26 members at present (bi- and multi-lateral) each with a Focal Point • Platform Secretariat is hosted by BMZ in Bonn, Germany, and managed by GTZ

7. Organization • Steering Committee (SC) is the main decision-maker • SC is composed of the Focal Points of 6 member- organizations • Co-chairs Germany‘s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Development (BMZ) and FAO Chair: FAO BMZ

8. The 3 Pillars of the GDPRD • Advocacy • Shared learning • Fostering H&A at country level

9. Pillar 1: Advocacy • Product:“The role of agriculture in achieving the MDGs” • Key message: • Agricultural growth is the best way to achieve pro-poor growth, to better employ existing resources & create jobs • GDPRD sends messages through Focal Points, at conferences and through the media

10. Pillar 2: Shared learning • Products: • Platform website (www.gdprd.org) • Online Forum • Global SWAps Study • Lessons learnt from Pillar 3 • Facilitate donor understanding of what RD means and how to jointly implement it with partner countries

11. 1. Consensus with all members reflecting the core values of the Platform The Mission statement 2. Consensus with all members reflecting common opinions, expressed in joint publications Long mission statement on common values and principles JDRC „The role of agriculture in achieving MDG1“ 3. Agreement of members on joint analysis, improving their work, removing barriers to donor harmonization H&A Assesment in pilot countries Global SWAp Analysis PRSP study 4. Agreement of members on issues of significant global importance. Ten entry points: tbc by members Avian flu Demand driven supply Agricultural extension Genetically modified foods Private sector development Agricultural trade policy Sustainable drug prevention Livelihoods 5. Individual donor policies 26 individual donor policies on development issues The Platform Consensus Pyramid

12. Pillar 3: Fostering H&A efforts at country level • Products: • Build a global community of practice for PBAs • Four pilot countries: Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Nicaragua • Technical & financial support to donor harmonisation & alignment Documenting lessons learned from “real-life” donor cooperation

13. Cooperation programmes Should GDPRD look for cooperation outside its present members? • NEPAD- CAADP • Regional Economic Communities • Others?

14. 3. GDPRD and the Paris Declaration • A global learning network on how to implement the Paris Declaration in agricultural and rural programmes • Working with Learning Network on Programme- Based Approaches to help monitor implementation of Paris Declaration Dissemination of ‘pioneer work’ translating harmonization & alignment principles into practice in rural space

15. Michael.Wales@FAO.org or platform@bmz.bund.de