Aid effectiveness: a progress report on implementing the Paris Declaration (Better Aid) Book

The 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness defines the principles and commitments by which donors and developing countries intend to ensure that aid is as effective as possible in contributing to the Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed development objectives. This report is a mid-term review of progress towards these commitments, drawing on the 2008 Paris Declaration Monitoring Survey and the Evaluation Synthesis Report among many other sources. Part I highlights the main actionable lessons and messages emerging from the analysis of progress to date. Part II covers the commitments under the five Partnership Principles related to ownership, alignment, harmonisation, development results and mutual accountability, together with four subjects of critical relevance: sector perspectives, the role of civil society organisations, situations of fragility and conflict, and the changing aid architecture. Table of Content : List of Abbreviations Executive Summary PART 1: MAIN MESSAGES -Introduction -Messages from the Progress Report -What Needs to be Done and by Whom? PART II. FINDINGS Chapter 1. Ownership - Leading national Development in Practice Chapter 2. Alignment Using National Development Strategies and Country Systems Chapter 3. Harmonisation - Rationalising Aid Delivery Chapter 4. Managing for Development Results Chapter 5. Mutual Accountability Chapter 6. Sector Perspectives Chapter 7. The Roles of Civil Society Organisations in Making Aid Effective Chapter 8. Situations of Fragility and Conflict Chapter 9. Implications of Changing Aid Architecture Annex I. Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness Annex II. Accra Agenda for ActionRead More