Is Australian Aid Fair Dinkum? A Forum On The Independent Review Of Aid Effectiveness

Monday, September 5th, 2011

Venue: Old Parliament House, 18 King George Tce, Parkes 8222, Canberra Date: Tuesday, 13 September 2011 6:00 PM Summary "In a world where we have achieved so much, from quantum leaps in medical research to the development of sophisticated technologies, it seems implausible that there are more hungry people in the world today ...

The Evaluation of the Paris Declaration: Phase II Report

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

"After the landmark international Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, endorsed in 2005, what have been the improvements in the quality of global aid and its effects on development? And how can a political declaration, implemented across widely varying national contexts, be robustly evaluated? An independent global evaluation - a fully joint ...

A results take-over of aid effectiveness? How to balance multiple or competing calls for more accountability

Friday, July 15th, 2011

Date: 25 July 2011 12:00-13:30 (GMT+01 (BST)) Venue: British Academy, London This debate will explore possible tensions – and opportunities – when donors seek to reassure domestic publics that aid is being spent well, while also endeavouring to support the needs and priorities of aid recipient countries and their citizens. The language of ...

Released: Australian Government’s response to the Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

The 'Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness' and the Government's response were released on 6 July 2011 by Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, in an official launch at Parliament House, followed by a Ministerial Statement to Parliament. For an overview, see this page on the AusAID website Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness: Independent Review ...

Evidence of the effectiveness of evidence?

Sunday, May 29th, 2011

Heart + Mind? Or Just Heart? Experiments in Aid Effectiveness (And a Contest!) by Dean Karlan 05/27/2011 | 4:00 pm Found courtesy of @poverty_action RD comment: There is a killer assumption behind many of the efforts being made to measure aid effectiveness - that evidence of the effectiveness of specific aid ...

Promoting Voice and Choice: Exploring Innovations in Australian NGOAccountability for Development Effectiveness

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

- Exploring innovations in Australian NGO accountability for development effectiveness by Chris Roche, ACFID research paper, 2010 From the Preface "This research paper represents the latest chapter in a body of work, led by ACFID’s Development Practice Committee (DPC), focused on Australian NGO program quality and effectiveness. Over the past ...

IMPACT AND AID EFFECTIVENESS: Mapping the Issues and their Consequences

Monday, April 4th, 2011

[from the IDS Virtual Bulletin, March 2011] Introduction In this virtual Bulletin we bring together ten articles dating from across three decades. They all address Impact. From the outset, we ...

Eight lessons from three years working on transparency

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Blog posting by Owen Barder February 22nd, 2011 "I’ve spent the last three years working on aid transparency. As I’m moving on to a very exciting new role (watch this space for more details) this seems a good time to reflect on what I’ve learned in the last three years. This is a ...

Current discussions on aid effectiveness: An ad hoc list

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

On Not Being Cavalier About Results by Nancy Birdsall, Centre for Global Development, 1Dec 2010 It's wrong to assume results-based aid will lead to a culture of quick wins, Andrew Mitchell, 25 Nov 2010 Aid policy is dangerously contradictory. Seeking quick wins in development sends civil servants chasing fictional figures while long-term ...

“Britons think development aid for poor countries is wasted”

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

Mark Tran, Guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 8 September 2010 11.40 BST "More than half of Britons think development aid is wasted and do not support the coalition government's policy of ring-fencing assistance for poor countries, a survey shows. Aid ...