Overview of the evaluation of the implementation of the Paris Declaration

The Paris Declaration poses an important challenge both to the world of development cooperation in general and to the field of development evaluation in particular. Compared with previous joint statements on aid harmonisation and alignment, it provides a practical, action-oriented roadmap with specific targets to be met by 2010 and definite review points in the years between. The number of countries and international organisations participating in the 2005 High Level Forum (HLF) and putting their signature to the joint commitments contained in the Declaration was unprecedented, reflecting a progressive widening of the range of voices included in major meetings convened by the OECD DAC.

The evaluation of the implementation of the Paris Declaration is an integral part of the Declaration itself. The first phase of the evaluation, which was presented at the HLF in Accra, is an early evaluation and focuses on ways of improving and enhancing implementation, rather than giving any definite judgement about effectiveness. The second phase of the evaluation will be more summative and will provide information about the end impacts and effects of increased aid effectiveness.

THEMATIC STUDY on the developmental effectiveness of untied aid:

Untying aid: Is it working?

Summary and Recommendations

Burkina Faso Country Study
Ghana Country Study
Lao Country Study
South Africa Country Study
Vietnam Country Study

Zambia Country Study

Final Terms of Reference for PDE Phase 2
 

Evaluation Framework
Terms of Reference for Country Evaluations  -  FR  -  SP  -  PR
Terms of Reference for Donor/Agency HQ Studies
Guidance for Management of Country Evaluations
A note on Financing Country Evaluations

As Approved by the International Reference Group on 10 December 2009

Documents for the 2nd Meeting of
the International Reference Group
Paris, 30 Nov. - 1 Dec. 2009

Draft Agenda 
Progress Report

Evaluation Framework (revised draft)

Revised Draft Generic TORs Donor Agency HQ Evaluation

Donor/ Agency HQ Evaluation, Supplement

Revised Draft Generic TORs Country Evaluation

Guidance for contracting Country Evaluation Teams

Draft Proposal for Survey on Non-PD Ressources

Transaction Costs - Final Concept Paper

Critical Milestones

Powerpoint presentations:

Progress Report

Evaluation Framework & Workplan

Anglophone Africa Workshop Feedback
Latin America Workshop Feedback
Francophone Africa Workshop Feedback
Asia PacificWorkshop Feedback

Donor/Agency HQ Evaluations
Evaluation Support Mechanisms
Country Evaluations Generic Terms of Reference & Common Evaluation Matrix

 Key conclusions & follow-up actions
 

PARIS DECLARATION EVALUATION - PHASE 2

• Draft Generic Terms of Reference (ToR) for Donor/Agency HQ Evaluations 
  -  Collated Comments
• Draft Generic Terms of Reference (ToRs) for Country Evaluations   -  Collated Comments
• Update 2 October 2009
• Update 27 August 2009
• Note to the International Reference Group
• Minutes of the 1st Management Group meeting
• Evaluation of the Paris Declaration Phase 2 - Approach Paper   (FR)  (SP)
• Terms of Reference for Evaluation Core Team
• List of participants

Documents for Regional Workshops

• Asia Pacific
• Latin America
• Anglophone Africa
• Francophone Africa

Draft Synthesis Report:
The Developmental Effectiveness of Untied Aid

Paris Declaration Evaluation Phase 2 -
Auckland Workshop, 11-13 February 2009
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Invitation Letter

Draft Agenda

First Draft Approach Paper (FR)  (ES)
Survey of lessons learnt during Phase I

Final Workshop Report (FR)  (ES)

Second Draft Approach Paper

Powerpoint presentations:

• Brief summary of main findings of the phase 1 evaluation
• Evaluation Utilisation: the case of the Paris Evaluation (Phase 1) and its use in the Accra HLF3 process
• Evaluation of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness
• General Approach for Phase II of the Evaluation of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness
• Key Issues for Evaluation Design
• Evaluation of the Implementation of Paris Declaration Country Level- Bangladesh
• The Uganda Country Evaluation of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration, Phase 1 (2005-2007)
• Evaluation Methodology

PARIS DECLARATION EVALUTION PHASE 1

Final Report - Phase 1

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Executive summaries English French Spanish Portuguese

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Country Evaluation Zambia (not included in the above)

Synthesis report - Phase 1

• English: Evaluation of the implementation of the Paris Declaration - Phase one: Synthesis report 
• French: Évaluation de la mise en oeuvre de la Déclaration de Paris - Première phase: Rapport de synthèse 
• Spanish: Evaluación de la implementación de la Declaración de París - Primera fase: Informe de síntesis

Thematic studies

• The applicability of the Paris Declaration in fragile and conflict-affected situations - final report
• The Developmental Effectiveness of Untied Aid: Evaluation of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration and of the 2001 DAC Recommendation on Untying ODA to the LDCs - final report
• Thematic Study on the Paris Declaration, aid effectiveness and development effectiveness - final report
• Thematic study of support to statistical capacity building - final report
• Improving the effectiveness of support to statistics - briefing paper

Other documents

• Briefing note on Phase two of the Evaluation of the Paris Declaration based on the Thematic Study on the Paris Declaration Aid Effectiveness and Development Effectiveness - French - Spanish
• Evaluation follow-up to the Paris Declaration - DAC briefing note February 2007
• Factsheet on the evaluation of the implementation of the Paris Declaration
• Evaluation brief for Accra round table 1: Country ownership
• Evaluation brief for Accra round table 2: Alignment
• Evaluation brief for Accra round table 3: Harmonisation
• Evaluation brief for Accra round table 4: Managing for development results
• Evaluation brief for Accra round table 5: Mutual accountability
• Follow-up to the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness - An options paper
• Follow-up to the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness - Review of Literature

Terms of Reference - Phase 1

• Framework Terms of Reference for the first phase of the evaluation of the implementation of the Paris Declaration  -  French
• Management structure for the evaluation of the Paris Declaration (Annex 1) - French
• Generic TOR for country level evaluations (Annex 2) - French
• Guidance for management of country level evaluations (Annex 2A)  - French
• Generic TOR for development partner evaluations (Annex 3)  - French
• Guidance for management of development partner level evaluations (Annex 3A)  - French
• Final Terms of Reference for the synthesis report
• Final Terms of Reference for thematic study on the Paris declaration, aid effectiveness and development effectiveness
• Final terms of Reference for thematic study of developmental effectiveness of untied aid
• Terms of Reference for thematic study: the Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness: its applicability in fragiles situations and conflict affected countries
• Terms of Reference for thematic study of support to statistical capacity building