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

4 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 1. Why do we need a Global Donor Platform?

5 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 2. What is the Platform?

6 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 Organization Platform Secretariat

7 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 Chai: FAO BMZ EUFAOCIDABMZWBDFID Chair: FAO BMZ Organization

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

9 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 Pillar 1: Advocacy

10 Products: Platform website ( 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 Pillar 2: Shared learning

11 The Mission statement Long mission statement on common values and principles JDRC „The role of agriculture in achieving MDG1“ H&A Assesment in pilot countries Global SWAp Analysis PRSP study 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 1. Consensus with all members reflecting the core values of the Platform 2. Consensus with all members reflecting common opinions, expressed in joint publications 3. Agreement of members on joint analysis, improving their work, removing barriers to donor harmonization 4. Agreement of members on issues of significant global importance. 5. Individual donor policies 26 individual donor policies on development issues The Platform Consensus Pyramid

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

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

14 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 3. GDPRD and the Paris Declaration Dissemination of ‘pioneer work’ translating harmonization & alignment principles into practice in rural space

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