“Civil Society and the aid effectiveness agenda”

CCIC Pre-Busan Event, November 18, 2011

CSOs and aid effectivenessCSOs and aid effectiveness

•Why shouldn’t CSOs be subject to the Paris Declaration?

•Advisory Group on CSOs and aid effectiveness – Recommendations •Opened up access to the process in Accra•Opened up the Working Party•Initiated the Open Forum for CSO development effectiveness process

Accra and the OFAccra and the OF•Article 13, 20 in the AAA

•To “broaden country-level policy dialogue on development”•CSOs as “independent development actors in their own right” beyond service delivery agents•“deepen our engagement […so CSOs can] reach their full potential”• “provide an enabling environment that maximises [CSO] contributions to development”•BetterAid part of the WP-Eff •OF process to establish CSO principles

Since AccraSince Accra

•Turning point from Paris to Istanbul•Task Team on CSO Development Effectiveness and enabling environment•Community of Democracies•Special Rapporteur•Reaffirmation of AAA and recognition of IP and Siem Reap Consensus in Busan•BUT – enabling environment has deteriorated (Civicus, Act Alliance, AAPPP)

Challenges aheadChallenges ahead

• Is article 19 of the BOD enough?• Lack of emphasis on role of citizens,

democratic ownership, partners• No minimum standards on enabling

environment• Current loss of space for CSOs• Results agenda and service delivery• More directive funding• Actual recognition and implementation

of Art. 19 in the context of country compacts

ConclusionConclusion

•Why shouldn’t CSOs be subject to the Paris Declaration?

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Fraser Reilly-KingPolicy Analyst (Aid)

+1 613 241-7007, ext. 306freillyking@ccic.ca

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