GROUP 6
IMPLICATIONS OF NEW AID ARCHITECTURE ON
AID EFFECTIVENESS
PARTNER CO-CHAIR: GHANA
RAPPORTEUR: ZAMBIA
THE NEW AID ARCHITECTURE
THE NEW AID ARCHITECTURE IS CHARACTERISED BY:
INCREASING DIVERSITY AND COMPLEXITY OF ODA CHANNELS
SIGNIFICANT EARMARKING OF FUNDS FOR SPECIFIC USES OR FOR SPECIALPURPOSE ORGANISATIONS
LESS CONDITIONALITY
FLEXIBILITY
QUICKER DISBURSEMENTS
BROAD ISSUES ADDRESSED
DO WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO MANAGE THESE MULTIPLE AID CHANNELS?
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF EARMARKING ON NATIONAL AND SECTORAL
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
ALIGNMENT OF NEW PLAYERS WITH COUNTRY SYSTEMS
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF NEW PLAYERS ON AID EFFECTIVENESS AND ON
DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPARENCY vs. CONDITIONALITY
WHAT PROCESSES TO USE TO INTEGRATE THESE AID CHANNELS
KEY MESSAGES FOR RT 9 AND AAA
PARTNER COUNTRIES SHOULD HAVE CLEAR FRAMEWORKS AND GOOD AID
POLICY BACKED UP BY STRONG POLITICAL WILL TO BE APPLIED TO ALL DONOR
PARTNERS
NEW PLAYERS HAVE TO ALIGN WITH COUNTRY SYSTEMS AND COUNTRIES
HAVE TO MANAGE BETTER THIS TYPE OF AID INCLUDING THE “TRADITIONAL”
TYPE
THERE IS THE NEED TO HAVE A CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE FINANCIAL
ENGAGEMENT WITH NEW DONORS IN RELATION TO EXPORT CREDITS AND
PROJECT FINANCING.
KEY MESSAGES FOR RT 9 AND AAA
TECHNOCRATS SHOULD MOBILISE POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR
EXISITING AID MANAGEMENT PROCESSES AND ALSO ENHANCE
CAPACITY FOR PARLIAMENTARIANS.
ENGAGE IN SUBSTANTIVE DIALOGUE WITH EMERGING DONORS,
SUCH AS FOCAC (AFRICA-CHINA FORUM). PARTNER COUNTRIES
TO HAVE A COMMON POSITION BEFORE SUCH MEETINGS.
TRADITIONAL DONORS HAVE TO LEARN FROM THE FLEXIBILITY
THAT NEW DONORS ARE BRINGING TO THE TABLE
KEY MESSAGES FOR RT 9 AND AAA
GLOBAL FUNDS MUST ALIGN WITH COUNTRY NATIONAL PLANS
AND SYSTEMS AND AVOID PARALLEL PROCESSES
THERE IS A NEED TO ENSURE THAT GF ARE ON BUDGET AND ON
THE MTEF, AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON DISBURSEMENTS
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BOTH MINISTRIES OF FINANCE AND
RESPONSIBLE SECTOR MINISTRIES MUST BE INVOLVED
GLOBAL FUNDS SHOULD CONSOLIDATE COUNTRY PROPOSAL
ROUNDS
KEY MESSAGES FOR RT 9 AND AAA
ENSURE THAT COUNTRY COORDINATING MECHANISMS (CCMs)
FIT INTO SECTOR-WIDE DIALOGUE
NEED TO ENSURE MEDIUM TERM PREDICTABILITY AND
SUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBAL FUNDS
GLOBAL FUNDS SHOULD HELP TO IMPROVE CAPACITY AND
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
CONCLUSION
NEED TO BUILD OUR COUNTRY SYSTEMS TO ENGAGE
WITH NEW DONORS, INCLUDING STRONG POLITICAL
WILL TO SUPPORT EXISTING AID PROCESSES.
PARTNER COUNTRIES MUST HAVE CLEAR STRATEGIES
THAT WILL ENABLE THEM DRIVE THE PROCESS OF AID
DELIVERY
DONORS TO ASSIST ENHANCE LOCAL CAPACITY TO
MANAGE DIVERSE AID FLOWS
CONCLUSION
HAVE STRONGER PARTNERSHIP WITH
TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL DONORS
UNDER A COMMON PLATFORM LED BY
PARTNER COUNTRIES BUT SUPPORTED BY A
HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL COMMITMENT ON BOTH
SIDES IN ACCRA.