Croatian Development Aid: Platform Looking Ahead

Tihomir Popovic25 2012th April

Croatian Histroy in the Context of Development Aid

Croatia from aid recipient to donor

Civil war and impact on development focus

R – egional specificities ability to be a goodexample

– ‘ ’NATO membership diffenent development edge

– EU membership new roles and visions

Current issues and situation Development vs humanitarian aid definition

– Ethical question of development aid and public support raisingawareness

– 50/50Bilateral vs multilateral aid divided approx

Role of civil society organisations

Regional focus also in line with some military missions eg Afghanistan and looking to focus on a particular state for sustainable impact

0.36% ( 125 ) – 2010 Looking to achieve GNI approx mil EUR so far in 60 , approx mil but likely to decrease

– . . Lack of transparency regarding what qualifies as ODA e g exchange, ? students translation of documents Need for a clear definition

How do we ensure a sustainable development budget is a fundamentalconcern

Setting up a platform – , – Early stages coordination with MfA and kick offmeeting

New National Strategy for Development Cooperation 2014due in

:Role of the platform – Build CSO capacity relatively small number of CSO

involved in dev aid Public awareness rising Encourage new CSOs – Play a role in policy making constructive dialogue and

‘ ’a seat at the table Support in writing proposals and implementation Research Monitor expenditure of the develoment aid budget

International cooperation

Close cooperation with other EU and regionalplatforms

Coordination of developmental priorities and organsing joint projects

Building ties with CSOs in recipient countries and - focus on a long term approach