Introduction: Aid Effectiveness, Decentralisation and Local Governance Harmonisation, Decentralisation and Local Governance
Jan 04, 2016
Introduction: Aid Effectiveness, Decentralisation and Local
GovernanceHarmonisation, Decentralisation and Local
Governance
Session OverviewIntroduction course structure
Introduction participants
Declarations and guidelines on (support to) DLG
Decentralisation and aid effectivenssParis DeclarationAccra AgendaDPWG-LGD General and Specific Guiding
Principles
Exercise: Brings & TakesIdentify and write down in one sentence
together with your name: Brings: One specific, valuable insight that they are
bringing (green post-its) Takes: One challenge they are facing, which they
would like to address during this course (yellow post-its)
Connect the “Brings” and “Takes” with the various sessions of the course
Assign one person to present the group
1985 - European Charter on Local Self Government
Adopted by almost all Member States of the Council of Europe
Recognises that local authorities are one of the main foundations of any democratic regime
Recognises the right of citizens to participate in the conduct of public affairs
1996 – Habitat AgendaIstanbul Declaration on Human Settlements:
"Sustainable human settlements development can be achieved through the effective decentralisation of responsibilities, policy management, decision-making authority and sufficient resources, including revenue collection authority, to local authorities, closed to and most representatives of their constituencies" (paragraph 177)
"Governments should examine and adopt, as appropriate, policies and legal frameworks from other States that are implementing decentralisation effectively" (paragraph 180)
adopted at the UN Habitat conference in Nairobi 2000 by UN and representatives of the world associations of cities and local authorities
framework for the practice of local democracy, as a vital contribution to improving people’s living conditions in cities all over the world
articles based on the European Charter for Local Self Government
2000 - World Charter for Local Self Government
2005 - Kofi Annan“Local authorities are essential partners. While our goals are global (MDGs), they can most effectively be achieved through action at local level“
2007/2009 - UN Habitat Guidelines2007: International Guidelines on
Decentralisation and Strengthening of Local Authorities, nine guidelines to promote good governance at all levels and to strengthen local authorities
2009: International Guidelines on Decentralisation and Access to Basic Services for all
2008 - European CharterThe European Charter on Development
Cooperation in Support of Local Governance aims to: Promote a national framework that fosters local
democratic governanceStrengthen democratic governance at the local
levelPromote social and economic development for the
reduction of poverty and inequalityStrengthen fiscal decentralisation and financing of
local auhtorities.
2010 - Kampala call to ActionThis document, adopted at the Global Forum on
Local Development promotes:The role of LG in national development policies to
reach the MDGsCreation of conditions for LGs to develop their own
policies and mobilise local resources Implementation of international principles on local
democracy, good governance and decentralisation at all government levels.
DPWG-LGD (2006)The independent Donor Partner Working Group
on Local Governance and Decentralisation was established to:enhance coordination and harmonisation of
assistance in the area of decentralisation and local governance
contribute to an improved understanding of different donor approaches
build consensus around fundamental issues to be considered when supporting decentralisation and local governance processes.
Activities of DPWG-LGD
Sharing experiences and good practices by:regular meetings and workshopspreparation of studies to take stock of experiencespreparation of guiding principles and guidelinescapacity development
General guiding principles for enhancing alignment and harmonisation on LGD (2008)
Aim:Foster exchange, dialogue and cooperation
between actors with a view to promote harmonisation
Encourage common understanding of key concepts
Improve coherence, complementarity and effectiveness of initiatives in support of DLG
Main principles: Paris Declaration
harmonisation
ownership
alignment
managingfor results
mutual accountability
Twelve specific guiding principles for enhancing aid effectiveness that will apply to specific country contexts
Steps to be taken in order to apply the principles in a more operational manner
Based on the Accra Agenda for ActionInclude all stakeholders (also LG)Design country-based action plans for
implementation
OwnershipSGP 1: Act strategically to strengthen the national
framework and key actors in fostering DLG
SGP 2: Take the DLG contenxt as a starting point
SGP 3: Strengthen domestic capacity development for planning, implementing and adjusting DLG reforms at all levels.
AlignmentSGP 4: Design aligned response strategies
according to the degree of ownership, commitment and political will to DLG
SGP 5: Ensure synergies and consistency between support to the national decentralisation framework and sector support
SGP 6: Strengthen fiscal decentralisation and local authorities financing
Harmonisation ISGP 7. Build on and strengthen nationally driven
DLG policies with harmonised strategic responses from DPs to different degrees of and commitment to DLG
SGP 8. Implement division of labour amongst DPs so that the mix of support programmes and aid modalities covers the key issues and actors in the countr specific DLG process
Harmonisation II
SGP 9. Harmonise approaches to DLG capacity development in sector support programmes
SGP 10. Adopt incentive systems in donor agencies that work in favour of harmonisation efforts
Managing for results
SGP 11. Support the establishment and strengthening of domestic monitoring and evaluation systems of DLG reforms
Mutual accountability
SGP 12. Build on and support DLG-reforms that strenghten accountability on both the supply and demand sides