This report was conceptualised by the Crisis, Conflict and Fragility team in the Policies and Networks Division of the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD) under the guidance of Cyprien Fabre and Eva Beuselinck. It was drafted by Emile Boral-Rolland, Maximilian Brien, Jens Hesemann, Jonathan Marley, Zoe Naranjo Leon, Leila Sahib, Sarah Spencer Bernard and Cushla Thompson. The team is particularly grateful for the support received across the DCD under the stewardship of María del Pilar Garrido Gonzalo.
The team was especially humbled and honoured by the reaction and support of the 16 leaders, experts, advocates and activists who agreed to submit their perspectives on fragility for Chapter 4 of the report: Neam Alqaseer (Ministry of Environment, Iraq), Amin Awad (President of the Foundation Council, DCAF - Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance), Helder da Costa Secretary General (g7+), Ana María Diez (President, Coalicion por Venezuela), H.E. Mr. Bihi Iman Egeh (Minister of Finance for the Federal Republic of Somalia), Dr. Derek Futaiasi (Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening in Solomon Islands), Wayne Ghemu (Minister responsible for the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening in Solomon Islands), Naomi Hossain School of Oriental and African Studies), Carola Klöck (Science Po) H.E. Mrs. Francia Márquez (Vice President of Colombia), Ibrahim Mohamed (University of the Comoros), Habib Ur Rehman Mayar (Deputy Secretary General (g7+), Mariam Safi (DROPS), Joao M. Saldanha (Joao Saldanha University), Deqa Yasin (Human Rights Advocate & Social Justice Activist), Momodou Swawaneh (Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening in Solomon Islands), and Yasir Zaidan (University of Washington). In equal measure, gratitude is also due to Sandra Paesen (European External Action Service), Frederik Teufel (African Development Bank) and Kim Yukyum (Korea International Cooperation Agency) for the contributions from their respective institutions. The team was equally grateful for the engagement with Jules Ndambu and Paul Ouma (both from Crossboundary). For the content on subnational fragility, the team’s appreciation goes to Michela Corvino (European Space Agency), Marko Davila (European Investment Bank); and Elizabeth De Benedetti.
Throughout the process, the team greatly benefited from the substantive advice and feedback received from members of the International Network on Conflict and Fragility (INCAF) of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC). A special thank you goes to the Reference Group members who have selflessly given their time to support and guide the team through the concept and production process, including among others Colin Ashley-Bruce, Sara Batmanglich, Paul Bisca, Matthew Cogan, Rebecca Dale, Jonas Gewölb, Kimiko Hibri Ishida Pedersen, Marion Jelley, Kevin Melton, Diana Koester, Olivia Lazard, Sandra Paesen, Mateja Peter, Réachbha FitzGerald, Ryutaro Murotani, Estelle Saint-Cloud and Laura Schusser.
Thanks also go to the World Bank for providing data and advice on the use of poverty statistics, to Harsh Desai (DCD) for guidance on methodology and data, and to Clare Lockhart for valuable feedback at key junctures. The report benefited from peer reviews by Jonathan Papoulidis (Food for the Hungry) and the team led by Prof. Tim Allen at the Centre for Public Authority and International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Guidance on the case studies and global partnerships was recieved from our colleagues at the Global Relations and Cooperation Directorate with thanks to Karim Dahou, Tamas Hajba, Celeste Laporte Talamon, Grégory Lecomte, Nejla Saula, William Thompson, Ferre Westermann. Harsh Desai, Cyprien Fabre, Frederik Matthys, Léopold Ghins, Ida McDonnell, Eloise Watson, Dan Schreiber and Gregory de Paepe provided valuable additional comments and feedback at key stages. This report was edited by Susan Sachs and proofread by Jill Gaston. Graphic design and data visualisation were provided by Lushomo Graphics. Joelle Bassoul, Stephanie Coic, Ola Kasneci, Henri-Bernard Solignac-Lecomte, Jessica Voorhees and Lucia Zarama supported the production and communications process at the OECD. The team would particularly like to acknowledge the invaluable support of Mireille Benicke.
This project was generously co-funded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).