At the end of June, the European Commission adopted its Annual Report on the EU's development cooperation in 2009. Divided into 5 main parts (Policy, Implementation, Featured Articles, Performance and Results, and Aid Management) the report reminds yet once again, that the EC prides itself with being the second largest provider of development aid in the world, discusses the broad policy objectives and principles of actions of the EC and outlines the range of new financial instruments adopted by the EC in order to tackle the development challenges of the present and covers the programmes implemented in 140 countries.
The policy priorities outlined are not new to the ears of development workers: coherence, mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues, effectiveness and multi-actor cooperation. The EC promises to continue its work both with traditional donors and emerging partners and to keep the policy coherence very high on the agenda. In the implementation section, the report outlines all the funding instruments.
For the "Non-State actors and local authorities in development" budget line the section states the importance of this line in bringing participation into development projects, and mentions, that from the 53 projects monitored in 2009 (4% of the total number of projects) "In general, the ongoing CMTP [centrally managed thematic projects] which were monitored performed in a positive way in 2009 with regard to all five criteria. No projects with overall really serious deficiencies were identified." The performance, according to the ROM (results-oriented monitoring) seems satisfactory (see graph below), especially in the areas of relevance and impact with efficiency and effectiveness needing some improvement.
However, the Commission identifies some areas which need closer thought and consideration: a) more attention to the analysis of problems, risks and needs during the early programming phase; b) continuous monitoring and readjustment from project managers and c) better and closer involvement of various stakeholders. The report ends with a graphical representation which summarizes the main data on development assistance in 2009. Overall, the document encompasses some food for thought, some good statistics and definitely a worth-while reading for anybody working on Development Cooperation in the EU.
The policy priorities outlined are not new to the ears of development workers: coherence, mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues, effectiveness and multi-actor cooperation. The EC promises to continue its work both with traditional donors and emerging partners and to keep the policy coherence very high on the agenda. In the implementation section, the report outlines all the funding instruments.
For the "Non-State actors and local authorities in development" budget line the section states the importance of this line in bringing participation into development projects, and mentions, that from the 53 projects monitored in 2009 (4% of the total number of projects) "In general, the ongoing CMTP [centrally managed thematic projects] which were monitored performed in a positive way in 2009 with regard to all five criteria. No projects with overall really serious deficiencies were identified." The performance, according to the ROM (results-oriented monitoring) seems satisfactory (see graph below), especially in the areas of relevance and impact with efficiency and effectiveness needing some improvement.
However, the Commission identifies some areas which need closer thought and consideration: a) more attention to the analysis of problems, risks and needs during the early programming phase; b) continuous monitoring and readjustment from project managers and c) better and closer involvement of various stakeholders. The report ends with a graphical representation which summarizes the main data on development assistance in 2009. Overall, the document encompasses some food for thought, some good statistics and definitely a worth-while reading for anybody working on Development Cooperation in the EU.
Performance by evaluation criteria
The full report is available on the EC Website http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/multimedia/publications/publications/annual-reports/2010_en.htm
Information provided by Andra Tanase, TRIALOG
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