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Contents: Looking beyond 2013: Are Africa-EU relations still fit for purpose?; Securing Africa’s land for shared prosperity; How will new EU trade policy and changing world significance impact on Africa?; EU preferential trade agreements. Commerce, foreign policy and development aspects; Lessons learned in African peace operations; West Africa on the move to accelerate the implementation of its regional agricultural policy; ODI presents ten key facts about democracy; Overview of the decentralisation process in Latin America. km_and_communication food_security_agriculture new_dpir_team development_policy conflict_countries new_at_ECDPM dpir new_km_team eu_development_effectiveness acpeutrade eu-au policy_news new_trade_team epas new_governance_team political_economy_analysis weekly_compass local_governance_decentralisation international_relations governance Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:04:19 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/e1fa86f104a6018ba2e9f6e16b4a6d5e#cotonou_online http://www.ecdpm-talkingpoints.org/?p=2885&preview=true http://del.icio.us/url/e1fa86f104a6018ba2e9f6e16b4a6d5e http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/e1fa86f104a6018ba2e9f6e16b4a6d5e cotonou_online's links The European Commission’s (EC) Capacity4Dev website recently posted a message saying that Political Economy Analysis under its present form should be discontinued. In a Talking Points Audio interview, ECDPM’s Head of Strategy, Jean Bossuyt, outlines why the EC’s decision is a surprise, and not a surprise. ‘You badly need Political Economy Analysis, that should be the principle,’ he says. How Political Economy Analysis is done is not the issue. The essence is that the European Union Delegations have the tools to properly read rapidly evolving political situations, so they can detect where there is traction in society, and can then tailor their cooperation accordingly. ‘The worst for European cooperation credibility is that you go very far on the political road in terms of policy discourse, but you remain under equipped in terms of instruments.’ That would be a recipe for failure, says Bossuyt. new_dpir_team development_policy policy_news new_at_ECDPM new_governance_team dpir political_economy_analysis eu_development_effectiveness governance Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:03:09 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/8f5cff1b3012f9ba3c383012e98a6cdf#cotonou_online http://www.ecdpm.org/Web_ECDPM/Web/Content/Navigation.nsf/index2?readform&http://www.ecdpm.org/Web_ECDPM/Web/Content/Content.nsf/0/E124A94138256FE5C1257BAA0047C6B9?OpenDocument http://del.icio.us/url/8f5cff1b3012f9ba3c383012e98a6cdf http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/8f5cff1b3012f9ba3c383012e98a6cdf cotonou_online's links This European Think-Tanks Group’s High-Level Conference, taking place on 28 October, will address some of the strategic and thematic questions around the future of the partnership in the lead up to the Africa-EU Summit in April 2014. It will explore, in particular, four vital areas: African private sector development, governance, food security and dialogue on peace and security challenges. Participation will include high-level speakers and interveners from Africa and Europe, including policymakers, the private sector, think-tanks and civil society. Hon. Thabo Mbeki (tbc), former President of the Republic of South Africa, will make a keynote address at the gala dinner. The event is by invitation only, but we aim to generate a lot of discussion with a wide group of stakeholders ahead of the meeting. new_dpir_team eu-au policy_news new_at_ECDPM major_events new_governance_team dpir international_relations Fri, 26 Jul 2013 14:59:13 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/0c6912128da99837c8c3d4c81803cb6f#cotonou_online http://www.ecdpm-talkingpoints.org/west-africa-on-the-move-to-accelerate-the-implementation-of-its-regional-agricultural-policy-ecowap/ http://del.icio.us/url/0c6912128da99837c8c3d4c81803cb6f http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/0c6912128da99837c8c3d4c81803cb6f cotonou_online's links Ahead of a ministerial conference on West Africa’s regional agricultural policy in September, ECDPM’s Jeske van Seters discusses progress made in the implementation of the policy in our Talking Points blog. She notes that with only one-third of West African countries delivering on the commitment made by African Heads of State in Maputo 10 years ago to allocate 10% of their national budget to agriculture, West Africa can hardly be lauded, although it does score well compared to other regions. She emphasises that not only volumes but also the quality of expenditures count, which often gets downplayed. Ongoing studies initiated by the regional farmers’ organisation ROPPA, ECDPM and other partners are examining progress in West Africa in delivering on broader Maputo and West African/Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Programme commitments. new_dpir_team food_security_agriculture development_policy policy_news new_at_ECDPM dpir Fri, 26 Jul 2013 14:58:14 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/22fb40903fbd25ddf41fc438def45a2a#cotonou_online http://www.ecdpm.org/Web_ECDPM/Web/Content/Navigation.nsf/index2?readform&http://www.ecdpm.org/Web_ECDPM/Web/Content/Content.nsf/0/172D5FC75F303A50C1257B9C002A23DF?OpenDocument http://del.icio.us/url/22fb40903fbd25ddf41fc438def45a2a http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/22fb40903fbd25ddf41fc438def45a2a cotonou_online's links Three decades of decentralisation reforms have led to subnational officials across Latin America now possessing a historical, unprecedented level of political authority and fiscal autonomy according to a new Discussion Paper by ECDPM's Jean Bossuyt. The report was a basis for discussion at a recent regional EU seminar, facilitated by ECDPM, bringing together EU Delegations, local authorities and key experts from the region to reflect on EC support to decentralisation processes in the region. The report recommends that the EU should make flexible use of its funding modalities in order to use decentralisation as a means towards better local development outcomes. new_dpir_team development_policy policy_news new_at_ECDPM new_governance_team dpir local_governance_decentralisation governance eu_development_effectiveness Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:25:52 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/c83716db5b42a575550ea821e3f21f56#cotonou_online http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=f3098f0aa17cc73cc4c42bc9b&id=a480ecaaf0&e=61daaeec75 http://del.icio.us/url/c83716db5b42a575550ea821e3f21f56 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/c83716db5b42a575550ea821e3f21f56 cotonou_online's links Editor’s Pick: What and who drives regional integration in Southern Africa? Contents: Direct cash transfers to avoid the resource curse: pouring money over poor people will not fix politics; The enriching business of nutrition. Market-based partnerships and regional approaches to nutrition: What role for CAADP?; A comprehensive approach to financing the EU’s post-2015 development vision; Next steps for the EU strategy for security and development in Sahel; EU Change-makers address future challenges of development cooperation. new_dpir_team food_security_agriculture conflict_countries new_at_ECDPM dpir in regional_integration new_km_team eu_development_effectiveness int_development_effectiveness acpeutrade governance_of_economic_reform policy_news new_trade_team new_governance_team weekly_compass international_relations governance Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:18:18 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/4401873ab868710c8bc8242cf96dc194#cotonou_online http://www.ecdpm.org/Web_ECDPM/Web/Content/Navigation.nsf/index2?readform&http://www.ecdpm.org/Web_ECDPM/Web/Content/Content.nsf/0/F651F0F2D4A80FD9C1257BAC004BA7EB?OpenDocument http://del.icio.us/url/4401873ab868710c8bc8242cf96dc194 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/4401873ab868710c8bc8242cf96dc194 cotonou_online's links With gathering momentum around engaging the private sector for development and a spate of recent nutrition summits, statements and initiatives, this ECDPM Discussion Paper discusses the implications of linking the two agendas. It looks in particular at what might be done in Africa through the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) to turn nutrition policy statements into action, particularly at the regional level. The analysis suggests that although there is clear potential for aligning interests, market-based approaches are no golden bullets. They still require supporting institutions, standards, policy coordination from governments, and financial support for risk-sharing and effectively to "create the market'. Small markets and value-chain linkages potentially raise the need to think regionally about nutrition. new_dpir_team food_security_agriculture development_policy policy_news new_at_ECDPM dpir Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:26:30 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/518c0355f9875a744cfde419682a2430#cotonou_online http://annual-report-2012.ecdpm.org/ http://del.icio.us/url/518c0355f9875a744cfde419682a2430 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/518c0355f9875a744cfde419682a2430 cotonou_online's links new_dpir_team new_trade_team new_at_ECDPM new_governance_team new_km_team Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:36:36 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/b695981862ba9d95096d68981ba7d5d4#cotonou_online http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f3098f0aa17cc73cc4c42bc9b&id=1234b3750f&e=ecc89e25c3 http://del.icio.us/url/b695981862ba9d95096d68981ba7d5d4 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/b695981862ba9d95096d68981ba7d5d4 cotonou_online's links Editor’s Pick The Aid for Trade 4th Global Review – Aid for Productive Employment Contents: €800 million per year could be saved with better EU development policy coordination; EU Delegations in foreign countries saves national governments money; One step forward, two steps back - more needs to be done for greater peace in Africa; EEAS review an opportunity to strengthen conflict prevention; The European Commission of the 21st century; Creating a solid framework to assess OECD food security policies eu_institutional_reform eu_external_assistance food_security_agriculture new_dpir_team 3cs development_policy conflict_countries new_at_ECDPM dpir new_km_team eu_development_effectiveness acpeutrade eu_institutional_debates policy_news new_trade_team new_governance_team aid4trade eu_foreign_security_policy weekly_compass international_relations Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:24:55 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/cb7afeaeb30a87064ef728ccf8527740#cotonou_online http://www.donorplatform.org/aid-effectiveness/interviews/1049-quentin-de-roquefeuil-on-developing-a-methodology-to-assess-impact-of-oecd-policies-on-fs.html http://del.icio.us/url/cb7afeaeb30a87064ef728ccf8527740 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/cb7afeaeb30a87064ef728ccf8527740 cotonou_online's links ECDPM’s Quentin de Roquefeuil discusses a new methodology, being created by ECDPM and the OECD, to assess the impact of OECD policies on food security in developing countries. In a video interview with the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development, he explains that the motivation behind the initiative is that after 10 years of Policy Coherence for Development, there is still a lack of evidence to show impact. The methodology will be flexible and will provide a solid framework that can be used beyond just OECD countries. de Roquefeuil hopes it will feed into the “institutional machines” of developed countries to help them take into account the effect of their policies on other countries. This work builds on ECDPM’s recent Discussion Paper Insights from Developments in National Policy Coherence for Development Systems: Key Cross Cutting Issues and Dilemmas. int_development_effectiveness new_dpir_team food_security_agriculture development_policy 3cs policy_news new_at_ECDPM dpir eu_development_effectiveness Fri, 05 Jul 2013 15:15:26 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/b5a251dde02b298e80a17ce454e8f064#cotonou_online http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=f3098f0aa17cc73cc4c42bc9b&id=ba5bd61a92&e=540025a8c8 http://del.icio.us/url/b5a251dde02b298e80a17ce454e8f064 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/b5a251dde02b298e80a17ce454e8f064 cotonou_online's links Editor’s pick:GREAT Insights: Aid for Trade special issue Contents: Smallholder farmers need to be better integrated into markets; CAADP and emerging economies: The case of Tanzania; Innovative approaches for multi-stakeholder engagement in the extractive industries; VIDEO: Interview with Aiichiro Yamamoto, Japan International Cooperation Agency’s EU representative; Vacancy: ECDPM’s Young International Professionals Programme (YIPP Africa); New ECDPM Scoop.it! pages new_dpir_team food_security_agriculture 3cs development_policy new_at_ECDPM dpir new_km_team eu_development_effectiveness acpeutrade new_trade_team policy_news emerging_economies_in_africa_and_eu new_governance_team aid4trade weekly_compass Fri, 05 Jul 2013 15:13:25 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/16bc1ea9fa22895fd55938ecad54c02f#cotonou_online http://www.ecdpm.org/Web_ECDPM/Web/Content/Navigation.nsf/index2?readform&http://www.ecdpm.org/Web_ECDPM/Web/Content/Content.nsf/0/04F9F999D5F21F00C1257B9E0042996C?Opendocument http://del.icio.us/url/16bc1ea9fa22895fd55938ecad54c02f http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/16bc1ea9fa22895fd55938ecad54c02f cotonou_online's links New national agricultural policies are being implemented in Tanzania - among them the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) - and public and private actors from the emerging economies are increasingly present in the agricultural sector. As part of the larger study “Emerging Economies and the Changing Dynamics in African Agriculture: what role for CAADP?” , ECDPM, together with Sokoine Agricultural University have undertaken a country case study looking into the changing dynamics of Tanzanian agriculture and what role the emerging economies play in this transformation. Central to the study is the perception of different Tanzanian stakeholders of both the impact of these partners, but also of Tanzania’s capacity to develop encompassing agricultural development strategies that can engage all of its partners. Read more... acpeutrade new_dpir_team food_security_agriculture development_policy new_trade_team policy_news emerging_economies_in_africa_and_eu new_at_ECDPM dpir Fri, 05 Jul 2013 15:12:24 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/03c1c928cada79c7b6518f3604eacd1d#cotonou_online http://www.ecdpm-talkingpoints.org/video-japans-position-on-aid-assistance-and-the-problems-working-with-the-eu-japan-international-cooperation-agency/ http://del.icio.us/url/03c1c928cada79c7b6518f3604eacd1d http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/03c1c928cada79c7b6518f3604eacd1d cotonou_online's links VIDEO: Interview with Aiichiro Yamamoto, Japan International Cooperation Agency’s EU representative Aiichiro Yamamoto, the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA) EU representative, talks about how the North-South aid paradigm (rich countries giving aid to poor countries) is transforming it to a partnership model where emerging countries are also becoming donors. These three parties can work together – through triangular cooperation - to solve the common global issues such as climate change and poverty he says. In these two videos, he also outlines the strengths and weaknesses of the European Union’s international development cooperation, and how Japan is keen to work with the EU institutions and Member States if they utilise their potential to work more coherently on complex foreign policy and global development issues. Read more... new_dpir_team 3cs development_policy policy_news new_at_ECDPM dpir eu_development_effectiveness Fri, 05 Jul 2013 05:14:56 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/dc9ac2076ba9efb4f533e75f5074605e#cotonou_online http://www.donorplatform.org/aid-effectiveness/latest/1043-oecd-pcd-assessment-donors-are-major-target-group.html http://del.icio.us/url/dc9ac2076ba9efb4f533e75f5074605e http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/dc9ac2076ba9efb4f533e75f5074605e cotonou_online's links The meeting brought together a small set of experts in order to comment on a draft methodology ECDPM and the OECD are designing in order to assess the impact of OECD non-aid policies on food security in developing countries. The aim of the methodology is to help OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members in pursuing their Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) policy objectives through providing evidence for policy change domestically and for development programme design at country level. 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