Harmonisation, alignment, results progress report on aid effectiveness

This report looks at the issue of aid effectiveness as it is affected by harmonisation, alignment, and managing for results. It recognises that aid effectiveness, important as it is, is only one among many factors that affect growth and poverty reduction.

The document takes stock of progress made to align donor support with developing country poverty reduction strategies, harmonise donor policies and practices to reduce transaction costs, and manage aid resources with a focus on development results. The authors aim to lay the ground for the preparation of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness

The report draws on a range of sources to gauge progress on the Rome and Marrakech commitments. Key findings include:

• almost all 18 partners that volunteered in Rome to be frontier candidates for implementation are working to translate the commitments made in Rome into concrete actions that have the potential to improve aid effectiveness
• on harmonisation, donors have made a start in using simplified procedures and practices, joint analytical work, enhanced focus on delivery of development results, delegated cooperation, common procurement and financial management procedures, and common arrangements for sector wide approaches and budget support