Report on the Use of Country Systems in Public Financial Management

12-Feb-2009

The Report on the Use of Country Systems in Public Financial Management is part of the Joint Venture’s ongoing work on facilitating the implementation of the Paris Declaration (2005) as it relates to PFM. The report takes stock of progress  on using country systems in PFM and outlines recommendations on how best to achieve the 2010 targets as set out in the Paris Declaration and as we move to the Accra High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness and beyond.

2009 Edition of the Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows

09-Feb-2009

This publication provides comprehensive data on the volume, origin and types of aid and other resource flows to around 150 developing countries for the period 2003-2007.

Procurement Compendium

04-Feb-2009

Compendium of Country Examples and Lessons Learned from Applying the Methodology for Assessment of National Procurement Systems

Volume I – Sharing Experiences

Compendium - Passation des marchés

04-Feb-2009

Ce document présente l’expérience de 22 pays d’Afrique, d’Amérique latine et d’Asie et les enseignements qu’ils ont tirés de l’application de la Méthodologie d’évaluation des régimes nationaux de passation des marchés proposée par l’Activité conjointe du CAD-OCDE sur la passation des marchés. La Méthodologie a été mise au point et jugée apte à être testée sur le terrain en 2006 comme un outil visant à faciliter la réalisation des objectifs de la Déclaration de Paris et à promouvoir le renforcement des systèmes de passation des marchés.

Advisory Notes on addressing key emerging issues (e.g. climate change adaptation) through Strategic Environmental Assessment

22-Jan-2009

Four specific Advisory Notes provide guidance on how to address a range of key emerging issues through the use of Strategic Environmental Assessment. The Notes supplement the OECD DAC Good Practice Guidance on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA).

Doha Financing for Development Conference

05-Jan-2009

How can the Accra Agenda for Action (AAA) provide coherent reinforcement of domestic policies and international support in ways that generate viable longer term financial scenarios for developing countries? The predictability of aid and domestic revenue mobilisation were explored in this side event.

Launch of a new International Network on Conflict and Fragility (INCAF)

17-Dec-2008

DAC’s engagement in fragile situations saw a step change with the launch of a new International Network on Conflict and Fragility (INCAF), bringing together the former Network on Conflict, Peace and Development Cooperation (CPDC) and the Fragile States Group (FSG) into one forum. Over the past years, these two networks had addressed challenges posed by fragile and conflict affected countries. INCAF’s work will further build upon this, but moving beyond aid management concerns to examine the substantive policy issues of security, peace building and state capacity.

Statistical Annex from the 2009 Development Co-operation Report

05-Dec-2008

All Tables from the 2008 Development Co-operation Report.  See the latest OECD statistics that show how much aid donor country governments are giving, and to whom. How much goes to the poorest countries? How much to multilateral organisations like the United Nations? Which sectors get the most aid - economic infrastructure or social programmes?

Pro-Poor Growth and the Role of Agriculture in Mali

03-Dec-2008

Most of the poor people in Mali make their living in the agriculture sector - a key sector for the economy as it contributes to 38% of GDP. But the agriculture sector has greater potential and could become the driver of stronger growth that enhances the ability of the poor to participate in and benefit from economic activity. However, new approaches are needed to support the sector and increase productivity which, at the same time, impact on poverty reduction. A POVNET workshop was held in Bamako to help strengthen the contribution that agriculture makes to pro-poor growth in Mali.

Green publishing launch for OECD primer on Sustainable Development

01-Dec-2008

A new OECD book on sustainable development will practice what it preaches by using innovative low-carbon publishing technology for sales in far-flung global markets.