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uilding na� onal capacity and partnership, solici� ng an increased level of
coopera� on from donors, be� er understanding of donors with respect to
sensi� vity, selec� vity, avoiding trial and error methods, maintaining fi nancial
discipline, refl ec� on of fi nancial sources in the Annual Budget and improving
donor procedures (harmoniza� on). A revised dra� named Foreign Aid Policy
2010 also emphasizes on adhering to Paris Principles of aid eff ec� veness
as was reaffi rmed by the AAA and aims at transparency, accountability,
predictability and sustainability by enhancing na� onal capaci� es, domes� c
resources mobiliza� on and op� mizing the opportuni� es for trade and
investment. Mee� ng of Nepal Development Forum and Nepal Port Folio
Performance Review are the two pivotal instruments on mainstreaming aid
debates in the country.
In 2010, Nepal Country Evalua� on for 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. It recommends the replica� on
of sectors-based programs. MfDR has changed making aid delivery more
responsive to benefi ciaries. The evalua� on report states the validity of
indicators and says that the implementa� on of principle has enhanced
results. The major problem found is the pervasive incen� ves within
Nepal and DP systems. The fi nding hugely demands the improvement of
ins� tu� onal capacity, access to informa� on and par� cipa� on of all levels
and proper rela� onal needs between policy, strategy and service to meet
the real needs of people. Social inclusion, good governance, state building
and post confl ict situa� on, all cross cu� ng themes have to be integrated
within the discourse of aid eff ec� veness.
So at the prime hour to make Busan Forum for the sake of LDCs, Nepal
has to prepare agendas with wide na� onal/interna� onal consulta� ons of
poli� cal par� es, academia, development partners, civil society and ins� tu� on
like AAMN. The delegates hence must come up with a single but composite
voice of all stakeholders. Agendas should include aid predictability, mid-term
support for reconstruc� on and economic growth, donor harmoniza� on and
alignment, MfDR and country ownerships. Our priori� es about aid for trade,
technical Assistance pooling, capacity building, public fi nancial management,
and procurement systems have to be harnessed with acute discussions and
broad consulta� ons. A general discourse on ‘Development eff ec� veness’
rather than discussions confi ned to ‘Aid Eff ec� veness’ sounds exci� ng at this
stage from both accountability and delivery perspec� ves. Eff orts to sa� sfy
the taxpayers of both donor and recipient countries are needed and Busan
HLF-4 should go a long way in this regard.
Meena Acharya while analyzing the “Aid Eff ec� veness Agenda and Gender
Responsive Budge� ng – Experience of Nepal” reveals bi� er truth about
the reality of aid eff ec� veness on the lives of rural women. The grassroots
women have had li� le voice and infl uence in development and priority
se� ng processes in Nepal. Only during the prepara� on of the Tenth Plan
(PRSP, 2002-2007) some consulta� on with women groups from na� onal to
regional level took place. However, they have had very li� le infl uence on the
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