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Managing for Development Results (MfDR) signifies evidence-based decision making in the pursuit of human development. It is a strategy that uses sound information for policy making; it involves practical tools for planning, risk management, monitoring and evaluation. In partner countries and donor agencies, MfDR delineates a shift from focusing on inputs and immediate outputs to performance and achievement of outcomes and long-term impacts. 

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Report from Accra HLF-3 Roundtable 4, Managing for Development Results

12-Feb-2009

Managing for Development Results (MfDR) has fundamental importance for achieving the Paris Declaration commitments. But judging by the Paris Declaration’s indicator for progress in managing for results, progress since 2005 has been modest.

The Managing for Development Results Capacity Scan - a new tool to conduct assessments

25-Aug-2008

Any effort to develop serious capacity in the public sector to fully manage for results will have to start with an assessment of the existing capacity. Diagnostic reviews are an important - and growing - source of information to governments on the state of MfDR country systems. Together with the existing MfDR capacity assessment tools, this newly developed product allows developing countries to conduct assessments that provide a clear view of capacity gaps, develop actions to address them and target donor support.

Mutual Accountability

16-Apr-2008

These studies are designed to identify ways of strengthening arrangements for the governance of aid at international levels to reinforce country level arrangements for mutual accountability as set out in the Paris Declaration commitments.
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Policy Brief: Managing for Development Results

Development Results (MfDR) has emerged as a centrepiece of global efforts to improve the effectiveness of public resources.

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Provides examples of how different groups in different circumstances have applied the principles of managing for results and addressed the challenges that arose.

Sourcebook: Emerging good practices in managing for development results