International consultative process on aid effectiveness at the local level

TANGIER-TETOUAN REGION, MOROCCO HARMONIZATION OF DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS 33 Decentralized Cooperation actors, 3 bilateral cooperation partners (Spain, Italy, Belgium) and various UN agencies jointly supporting local development plans.  A Development House within the Regional Council premises constitutes a reference for international and decentralized cooperation actors and serves as instrument for coordination among local, national and international development partners.  8 Municipalities have been supported in developing their local participatory development plans.

SOUTHERN PROVINCE, SRI LANKA POST DISASTER HARMONIZATION Harmonized mobilization of more than 700 decentralized cooperation actors in support of the National Recovery Strategy, in cooperation with European funds of local governments (Andalusian, Catalan, Galician).

FROM RECOVERY TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:  More than 50 territorial actors (sub-national governments, NGOs, academia and private sector) and 15 development partners using the ART common operational and institutional framework.  Strengthened institutional capacities for Local Economic Development.

CARCHI PROVINCE, ECUADOR ALIGNING LOCAL - NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL LEVELS  The national and local government have taken full ownership for the ART mechanisms for territorial planning as well as for international cooperation management.  Strategic Guidelines for International Cooperation promoting alignment and harmonization of interventions in the Province.  A mechanism promoting linkages and coordination between national and sub-national levels of government put in place.  Instrument measuring aid effectiveness at the local level.

PARTICIPANTS Action Research for Co-Development (ARCO), Italy; Agency for Local Authorities Cooperation (ACEL), Italy; Alternatives Foundation; Arco Latino; Association of Ecuadorian Municipalities (AME); Autonomous Government of Region of Oruro, Bolivia; Association of Local Democracy Agencies Veneto (ALDA), Italy; Association Pathologists without Borders, Italy; Autonomous Province of Trento, Italy; Autonomous University of Barcelona; Barcelona Provincial Council; Bureau in Support to Canadian Cooperation (BACDI), Senegal; Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Embassy to Senegal; Carretera Central Association (ARCI), Italy; Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Handcraft and Agriculture (CCIAA), Italy; Civil Society Actors Platform (PASCiB), Benin; Complutense University of Madrid (ICEI), Spain; Council for the Development and Integration of the South (CODESUL), Brazil; Development Cooperation Interregional Observatory (OICS), Italy; Economic and Social Research Institute of Puglia (IPRES), Italy; Economic Development Agency of Ruhuna (RUEDA), Sri Lanka; Enlaza Mundos Programme, Colombia; European Foundation for North-South Cooperation (FECONS); European Parliament Development Commission; Family Compensation Fund of Antioquia (COMFAMA), Colombia; Family Compensation Fund of Fenalco (COMFENALCO), Colombia; German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ); Government of Andalusia, Spain; Government of the Basque Country, Spain; Ministry for Development Planning of Bolivia; Government of Caldas, Colombia; Government of Catalonia, Spain; Government of César, Colombia; Government of Cundinamarca, Colombia; Regional Autonomy Directorate, National Development Planning Agency of Indonesia; Government of Mexico City; General Directorate for the Promotion of Rural Development, Mozambique; Government of Nariño, Colombia; Government of Quindío, Colombia; Government of the Balearic Islands, Spain; Government of the State of Río of Janeiro, Brazil; Government of Tolima, Colombia: Government of Valencia, Spain; G.T-FASS- COLOBANE, Senegal; Health Agency of Tuscany Region (ASL8), Italy; International Cooperation Association of Lodi (ALCI), Italy; International Cooperation South - South NGO (CISS), Italy; International and Latin American Foundation for Administration and Public Policy, (FIIAPP), Spain; Italian Farmers Confederation (CIA Umbria), Italy; Center for International Strategic Studies (CEPEI) Colombia; Local Authorities for Peace, Italy ; LuxDevelopment – Senegal; MedCités; Mediterranean Apiculture Forum, Italy; Merloni Institute, Italy; Metropolitan Institute of Technology (ITM), Colombia; Ministry of Decentralization and Local Authorities, Senegal; Ministry of Economic Development, Sri Lanka; Ministry of Finances and Economy, Senegal; Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGCS), Italy; Municipalities Association of Umbria (ANCI), Italy; Municipalities Coordination for Peace (CO.CO.PA.) ; Municipal Council of Maputo, Mozambique; Municipal Council of Nador, Morocco; Municipality of Araboua, Morocco; Municipality of Barcelona, Spain; Municipality of Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Municipality of Boghé, Mauritania; Municipality of Bogotá, Colombia; Municipality of Bologna, Italy; Municipality of Buenos Aires, Argentina; Municipality of Caldono, Colombia; Municipality of Casablanca, Morocco; Municipality of Chefchaouen, Morocco; Municipality of Colonia, Uruguay;Municipality of Florence, Italy; Municipality of Foligno, Italy; Municipality of Haret Hreik, Lebanon; Municipality of Lauro de Freitas, Brazil; Municipality of Medellin, Colombia; Municipality of Moron, Argentina; Municipality of Pasto, Colombia; Municipality of Perugia, Italy; Municipality of Rosario, Argentina; Municipality of Siena, Italy; Municipality of Spoleto, Italy; Municipality of Temara, Morocco; Municipality of Terni, Italy; Municipality of Torino, Italy; National Association of Local Authorities (ANCLM) Morocco; National Federation of Departments, Colombia; National Institute of City Planning (INU Umbria), Italy; New Horizon, Senegal; NGOs Association of Piemonte - Casa dei Popoli, Italy; OCO URBAL III Regional Office Bogota, Colombia; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , OECD; OXFAM, Italy; Partnership for Policy and Effective Responsibility (PEPA), Senegal; Poliedra Projects in Partnership Company (P3), Italy; ProvenceAlpes-Côte d’Azur Region (PACA), France; Programme in Support to Microfinance Sectorial Policy (PALPS), Senegal; Programme to Strengthen Local Authorities’ Institutions and their Services (Pericles), Mauritania; Provincial Government of Aousserd. Morocco ; Provincial Government of Esmeraldas, Ecuador ; Provincial Ministry of Economic Development, Southern Province of Sri Lanka; Provincial Fund of Milan for International Cooperation (FPMCI), Italy; Province of Florence, Italy; Province of Perugia, Italy ; Province of Pesaro and Urbino, Italy; Province of Sassari, Italy; Province of Terni, Italy; Province of Torino, Italy; Public Enterprises of Medellin (EPM), Colombia; Red Cross Prevention and Relief Training Center (CEPAD), Colombia; Region of Puglia, Italy; Region of Umbria, Italy; Regional Council of L’Oriental, Morocco; Regional Council of Louga, Senegal; Regional Council of Tanger-Tetouan, Morocco; Regional Development Agency of Diourbel, Senegal; Research and Action Group (GRAPAD), Benin; Restrepo Barco Foundation, Colombia; School of Management, Finance and Technology (EAFIT), Colombia; Senegalese Agency in support to decentralization and citizen initiative (ASADIC), Senegal; Social Association - L’Officina della Memoria (APS), Italy; Social Watch, Benin; Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces, (FEMP), Spain; Task Team on South-South Cooperation (TT-SSC); Technical Secretariat for International Cooperation (SETECI), Ecuador; Union of Associations of Local Authorities, Senegal; Union of Municipalities of Dunnieh, Lebanon; UN Millennium Campaign; United Cities Italian Committee (CICU) – UCLG; United Nations Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL); University of Antioquia, Colombia; University Bocconi Milan, Italy; University Mohammed 1st of Oujda, Morocco; University of Bologna, Italy; University of Dakar, Senegal; University of Florence, Italy; University of Perugia, Italy; University of Pisa, Italy; University Oriental of Naples, Italy; UNDP Virtual School; Vice-Ministry for Development Cooperation, El Salvador; Water Right Foundation, Italy; Western Africa Women Association (AFAO), Senegal; Zinguinchor Council, Senegal

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INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATIVE PROCESS ON AID EFFECTIVENESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL The ART Initiative Articulation of Territorial and Thematic Networks for Human Development

Roadmap of the Consultative Process

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Barcelona (Spain) October 2010 set the foundations for the discussion on AE at the local level

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Foligno (Italy) June 2011 completed the cycle adopting the key messages

The ART Initiative Experience The ART Framework Programmes active in 19 countries provide Development Partners (DPs) with a tested mechanism for aligning and harmonizing their interventions with national and local priorities. ART promotes multiactor frameworks which facilitate coordination, encourage inclusive ownership, mutual accountability and a results based management.

Key Instruments  National Coordination Committee (NCC): a multi stakeholder instrument under the leadership of the National Government, promoting articulation and linkages between local development processes and national policies. The NCC brings together representatives from various ministries, local governments, UN agencies, international cooperation actors (bilateral and decentralized) and civil society.

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Medellin (Colombia) April 2011 incorporated the Latin American perspective and validated the key messages

Busan (South Korea) HLF4

 Strategic Guidelines for International Cooperation: tailored document translating local development plans into prioritized fields of intervention for DPs.

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Dakar (Senegal) February 2011 incorporated the African perspective

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATIVE PROCESS ON AID EFFECTIVENESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL

Context Complexity of the evolving development cooperation architecture with an increasing number and diversity of development partners.

Confirmed role and capacity of local governments and non-state actors to support development outcomes at the local level.

Citizens of the North and the South are increasingly engaged in the governance and development of their territories.

A structured “dialogue between territories” can further local governance and sustainable human development.

Objectives of the Consultative Process

Create a space for dialogue and knowledge sharing on aid effectiveness at the local level.

Give voice to hundreds of partners from all continents to

 Territorial Working Groups (WGs): led by sub-national government and composed of relevant local actors and DPs active at the local level. The WGs foster integrated and participatory territorial planning, thereby promoting alignment and harmonization of DPs with the local development plans and priorities.

DEPARTMENT OF NARIÑO, COLOMBIA CONSENSUS-BUILDING FRAMEWORK enrich the global debate on aid effectiveness with the local perspective.

Share and systematize field experiences and lessons learnt of concrete experiences for enhanced aid effectiveness at the local level.

Key messages from the Consultative Process

For enhanced aid effectiveness at the local level it is crucial to:  Adopt a territorial approach to development, with an active role of sub-national governments and stakeholders.

Participatory planning for local development and strategic peace building, including national, local and regional institutions, civil society organizations, international organizations and traditionally excluded groups.  Multiplier effect: between 2008-2011 the number of development partners intervening through a common framework increased from 7 to more than 300 (implementing 30 Million USD).  Participatory design and implementation of local and area-based agendas for human development and strategic peace building, including the full participation of women, youth, indigenous communities, Afro-Colombians, peasants and victims of violence.  Promotion of a culture of peace and dialogue.

 Strengthen the link between territorial development processes and national strategies and policies.  Develop multilevel governance frameworks integrating the local, national and global levels of governance for development.  Better harmonize the action of the multitud of stakeholders engaged at the local level.  Capitalize the strategic potential of decentralized cooperation working with the multilateral framework.

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