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The survey, in brief, found that the donor’s actual disbursements are
considerably less than the amounts pledged, a considerable amount of ODA
does not come through the Government fi nancial systems, donors perceive
that Nepal has a limited capacity to formulate and implement development
programs, leading them to establish separate PIUs and direct budget
expenditure and management of procurement of goods and services.
Some suggested next steps were: 1) For Government, needs to create more
incen� ves for donors to channel aid through country systems, performance
based funding, E-bidding, PEFA ac� on plan, capacity development plan and
advocacy to un� e aid, 2) for donors, donor decentraliza� on, commonly
pooled technical assistance, common monitoring and evalua� on frameworks
and all donors par� cipa� ng in NPPR exercise. (Nepal Country Report 2008
Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declara� on, 2008)
In 2010, Nepal Country Evalua� on, an exercise on a Joint Evalua� on of
the Implementa� on of Paris Declara� on, was carried out by the Ministry of
Finance and the development partners. The following are the main fi ndings
and sugges� ons from that evalua� on work:
The effi ciencies and eff ec� veness developed through taking a programme
approach can be replicated in other sectors. The lessons from the sector
programmes in educa� on and health are applicable more widely.
Shared learning by GoN, DPs, civil society partners and service users and
benefi ciaries can be of benefi t.
• A focus on results increases responsiveness.
MfDR has changed the way in which programmes are designed and
delivered making delivery more responsive to benefi ciaries and puts
the individual, family and community at the forefront.
• Just by labelling it as a ‘Paris Declara� on Principle’ does not change
what is already being prac� ced.
Through the evalua� on many people discovered that what had
become common and expected prac� ce was in fact the applica� on
of the Paris Declara� on principles.
• Paris Declara� on implementa� on has enhanced results.
• Paris Declara� on principles are valid. Though it is too early to
iden� fy plausible contribu� ons that relate to the Paris Declara� on.
• The Paris Declara� on is not being adopted because of perverse
incen� ves within
Nepal and DP systems. (Nepal Country Evalua� on for Joint Evalua� on of
the Implementa� on of the Paris Declara� on, Phase II, 2010)
The key implica� ons of aid eff ec� veness for future are described as:
Aid eff ec� veness is not simply about the effi cient and eff ec� ve ins� tu� onal
dynamics of aid management, it relates to the processes through which
policy, strategy and service delivery meet the needs of Nepal’s ci� zens. This
requires improved ins� tu� onal capacity, access to informa� on and voice
and par� cipa� on at all levels.
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