Ethio-Japan Partnership Seminar Proceeding - CRDA Ethiopia

Role of government and civil society (including non-NGO partners)Consideration on gender, minority, disabled, elders, etc.2.2. Peace consolidation and good democratizationSupport to think tank/advocacy NGOsRefugees and returnees3. Environment degradation and climate changes Environment and development/investment, natural resourcemanagement and livelihood Pastoralist and development EIA in development GMO, bio-fuel, natural resource exploitationCross cutting issues in terms of partnership between ODA and civil societyOwnership (whose?), priority (whose?), accountability (to whom?)Holistic approach, linkage, partnership, programme approachPeople centered, poverty reductionParticipation of civil societyFlexibility of the assistance programmeHow to establish regular communication between Japanese ODA and civilsocietyGroup Discussion presentationsGroup One - Accelerating Economic Growth1. Issues raised/to be considered in future activities: Every project and activity should start with need assessment, i.e.based on community need Projects should consider both the Rural and Urban poor; mostly theurban poor are overlooked.22