Belgium 2010 [electronic resource]

2011·3.9 MB·English

by  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Development Assistance Committee

>ECD Development
assistance Committee
PEER REVIEW
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OECD Development
Assistance Peer Reviews
Belgium 2010
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ACRONYMS
AAA AccraAgendaforAction
BFFS BelgianFundforFoodSecurity
BIO BelgianInvestmentCompanyforDevelopingCountries
BTC BelgiumTechnicalCo-operation(publiccorporation)
CGIAR ConsultativeGrouponInternationalAgriculturalResearch
CERF CentralEmergencyResponseFund
CHAP CommonHumanitarianActionPlans
CSO Civilsocietyorganisation
DDAECVCOM DInefvoerlmoaplmNeenttwAosrskisotfanDceeveCloompmmietntteeCommunicators
DGDC DirectorateGeneralforDevelopmentCo-operation
DRR Disasterriskreduction
EIA Environmentalimpactassessment
EEIMDADSD* AEncaol-yMsaisnaogfetmheenitmpaancdtAoufddietciSscihoensmeonsustainabledevelopment
EU EuropeanUnion
FAO FoodandAgricultureOrganization
FDI Foreigndirectinvestment
FPS FederalPublicService
FPSFA FederalPublicServiceForeignAffairs,ForeignTradeandDevelopmentCo-
operation
GDP Grossdomesticproduct
GGEHFD GGlooobdalhuEmnavniirtoanrmieanntdoFancoirlsihtiyp
GNI Grossnationalincome
ICP IndicativeCo-operationProgramme
ICRC InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross
IFAD InternationalFundforAgriculturalDevelopment
IFIs Internationalfinancialinstitutions
IFRC InternationalFederationofRedCrossandRedCrescentSocieties(IFRC)
ILO InternationalLabourOrganization
INCAF InternationalNetworkonConflietandFragility'
lOM InternationalOrganizationforMigration
LDC Leastdevelopedcountry'
MDG MillenniumDevelopmentGoal
MMIOCNUC MUniidtdelde-NiantcioonmseOcroguanntirsyationMissionintheDemocraticRepublicofCongo
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MOPAN MultilateralOrganisationsPerformanceAssessmentNetwork
NGO Non-governmentalorganisation
OODCAHA OOffffiicciealfodretvheeloCop-moerndtinaastsiisotnanocfeHumanitarianAffairs(UnitedNations)
PCD Policycoherencefordevelopment
PIU Parallelimplementationunit
PRSP Povertyreductionstrategypaper
SSEMAE SStmraaltlegaincdenmveidriounmm-esnitzaeldaesnsteesrspmriesnet
UN UnitedNations
UNCDF UnitedNationsCapitalDevelopmentFund
UNDP UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme
UNEP UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme
UNFPA UnitedNationsPopulationFund
UNHCR UnitedNationsHighCommissionerforRefugees
UNICEF UnitedNationsChildren'sFund
UNIFEM UnitedNationsDevelopmentFundforWomen
UUNNIRFIWLA UUnniitteeddNNaattiioonnssIRnetleireifmaFnodrWcoeriknsLeAbgaennocnyforPalestineRefugeesintheNear
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WFP WorldFoodProgramme
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Belgium’saidataglance
BELGIUM Gross ODA.2007-OBaiarags.unisssottternisasf?oiv/?
NetODA 2007 20082009(p) C2h0a08n/g0e9 ByIncomeGroup(USDmj I Ciooknisafromtop
CCuornrsetnatnt(U(S2DQ0m8)USDm) 21905914 22338866 22660611 119.50%% LDCs
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TopTenR(ecUiSpDiemnitlslioofn)GrossODA •UpperMiOdle-Income
21CRownagnod.aDem.Rep. 15942 Unallocated
43ICraaqmeroon 4563 ByRegion(USDm] aSub-SaharanAfrica
66BPaulreusntdiinianAdm.Areas 4235 South&CentralAsia
78VMioeztaNmabimque 2255 OOtcheearniAasiaand
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Top20recipients 50% Unspecified
BySector
0I% 101% 201% 30^% 401% 501% 601% 701% 801% 901% 1010%
Education,Health&Population •OtherSoda!Infrastructure EconomicInfrastucture
Production fMiultisector ProgrammeAssistance
DebtRelief HumanitarianAid Unspecified
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Tableofcontents
TheDAC’SMainFindingsandRecommendations 11
SecretariatReport 23
Chapter1StrategicOrientations
Newmomentumforinternationaleo-operation 23
StrategieframeworkofBelgium’sdevelopmenteo-operation 24
Sustainablehumandevelopment:aclearpriorityenshrinedinlaw 24
Sectorpriorities:concentration,andanewemphasisontheproductivesector 26
TAhfeocchuaslolnenCgeentorfaaldAdfrersisciangcross-cuttingissuesinpractice 2287
Belgium’sinstitutionalframeworkfordevelopmentco-operation 31
Someprogressmadeinbringingtogetheracomplexsystem 3
Harmonisationathome:takingfurtherstepstowardsaunified,coherentapproach 32
Communicatingandbuildingpublicawareness 34
Highpublicsupportfordevelopment,butlittleknowledgeofdevelopmentco-operation 34
Belgium’sstrategyforcommunicatingitsvision 34
Futureconsiderations 35
Chapter2PolicyCoherenceforDevelopment
Thethreebuildingblocks 37
Towardsanexplicitpolicystatement 37
Policyco-ordinationmechanisms 39
Monitoringandanalysingpolicyimpactondevelopment 41
Theexampleoftheenvironment:excellentpracticeonwhichBelgiumshouldbuild 42
Futureconsiderations 43
Chapter3AidVolume,ChannelsandAllocations
ODAvolumes:substantialincreases 45
ATAvahrceileectahyraelorlfescnthgraaenttenogeylssunseatenaddienlditthfteloerbauailddlgopecrtaotiignnrcgaretmahmseaebnleewaOtDcoAuntrylevel 444677
Brlateralallocationsreflectpolicypriorities 49
Geographicalconcentration:ontherighttrack 49
AConfceewntOrDatAiolnooannstswtiollttoitedhrteoeBseelcgtoirasnienxpfoorctusscountries 5510
Humanitarianaid 52
Strongandincreasinglyefficientsupporttomultilateralorganisations 52
Futureconsiderations 54
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Chapter4OrganisationandManagement
Organisationandsystem 55
TThheencheaeldlefonrgeatsotrdoenlgiveerrDaGsDonCetotakethepolicylead 5556
Theneedforfurtherdecentralisationandsimplificationofprocesses 59
InstitutionalrelationshipswithotherBelgiandevelopmentco-operationactors 62
Anexemplary',strategicandinclusiveapproachtoNGOs 62
Engagingfurtherwithinstitutionalpartners 63
StrAenwgetlhcenoimnegrtehsetrraoclteuorfinegvaolfutahteioenvsaluationfunction 6633
Theneedforanevaluationculture 64
Ensuringappropriateskillsandadequatehumanresourcecapacity 64
ManaginghumanresourcestosupportDGDC’sstrategicleadershiprole 65
Managingcareersandknowledgebetter 66
Futureeonsiderations 67
Chapter5AidEffectiveness
Strongpoliticalcommitmenttoaideffectiveness 69
Progressmadeonimplementingtheaideffectivenessprinciples 70
WelcomeeffortstoincludeallBelgianactorsintheParisagenda 70
Commitmenttoownershipandalignment 71
Takingharmonisationseriously 74
Scopeforfurtherprogressonmanagingforresultsandmutualaccountability 75
Futureconsiderations 76
Chapter6SpecialIssues
Capacitydevelopment 77
Theinstitutionalframework:w'orkinprogress 77
Capacitydevelopmentinpraetice:implementingtheaideffectivenessprinciples 78
AgrAicwueltlucroe,mehirgehvifsoioodnporfitcheessatnrdatdegoinconrorteesponses 8800
Agricultureandfoodsecurity:ahighpriorityforBelgium 81
Theneedtoco-ordinateinstrumentsbetter 83
Futureconsiderations 85
AnnexAProgressSincethe2005PeerReviewRecommendations 87
AnnexBOECD/DACStandardSuiteofTables 91
AnnexCBelgiumandtheGoodHumanitarianDonorshipInitiative 99
AnnexDVisittoPartnerCountry;Burundi 107
DescriptionofKeyTerms 113
Bibliography 117
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