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[Publications]
ㆍ How Do Non-DAC Actors Cooperate on Development? l Rachael Calleja, Beata Cichocka, and Sara Casadevall Bellés
This paper maps the landscape of non-DAC cooperation providers with the view of understanding how they engage in development cooperation. This is done in three parts. First, using qualitative information compiled primarily from country sources, we map the current cooperation priorities of 54 non-DAC providers that were identified as having formal institutions for managing outward development cooperation. Our data provides a snapshot of the volumes, modalities, and sectoral and regional priorities of non-DAC providers, highlighting differences across cooperation providers at different levels of income. Second, we complement our mapping with five short case studies that provide a brief history of how the cooperation programs of five provider countries—Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, Türkiye, and the United Arab Emirates—developed over time, with a focus on mapping changes in cooperation priorities and understanding the contexts that inform shifting trends.
ㆍ Exploring Barriers and Opportunities for Deepening Cooperation across DAC and Non-DAC Providers l Rachael Calleja, Sara Casadevall Bellés, and Beata Cichocka
At a time when progress towards the 2030 Agenda has stalled, there is a clear need for collective—and cooperative—development action to put the agenda back on track. The good news is that the number of countries with institutions dedicated to sharing knowledge, skills, and resources to support development outcomes is growing, with more DAC and non-DAC countries providing cooperation than ever before. The bad news, however, is that cooperation across these providers—particularly between DAC and non-DAC countries—has faced considerable barriers to deep and impactful partnerships. In this paper, we explore the barriers to cooperation between DAC and non-DAC providers for development and how they can be overcome.
ㆍ Mind the Gap : Bridging the Divide between Cooperation Providers l Beata Cichocka, Rachael Calleja, Sara Casadevall Bellés and Emma Mawdsley
Despite the increasing imperative for cross-provider collaboration, the quest for a truly “global” development paradigm remains elusive, marked by persistent divides between different types of development providers’ normative frameworks, models, experiences, capacities, and institutional allegiances. This paper explores the potential role of countries to act as bridges across these varying institutional, normative, or technical “distances” between providers. We begin by examining why, when, and under what conditions countries choose to act as bridges, given their differing capacities, credibility, knowledge, and willingness to act in the role. We then identify some common types and illustrative examples of bridging countries, including “dual donors,” “development experience” bridges, “political” bridges, and “geographic or cultural” bridges, and explore some of the most common types of actions that they can undertake.
ㆍ Examination of KOICA’s Effective Approaches to Financing the HDP Nexus l KIM Su Jin
This study aims to identify financing approaches that KOICA can explore for bilateral aid, with an emphasis on ‘flexible, multi-year financing’ highlighted in the OECD DAC Recommendation on Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (HDP Nexus) and the Grand Bargain, which are the central agendas for financing the HDP nexus. To achieve this goal, this study emphasises the importance of flexibility between development and humanitarian assistance budgets. As a secondary focus, humanitarian efforts should prioritise crisis prevention rather than solely emergency relief. This can be achieved by providing increased support for post-disaster recovery and disaster prevention.
