Articles (242 in total)
February 17 2012 by Team Editorial
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With an erosion of their preferences to enter into the EU banana market, banana-exporting countries in the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) need to adapt. 2012 heralds the launch of the programming stage of the Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM), which provides a variety of support to eligible countries.
In 2009 the Geneva Agreement on Trade in Bananas (GATB) ended what had...
This article belongs to the topics: Agriculture & Rural Development, Aid Effectiveness, Private Sector, Trade & Regional Integration
February 9 2012 by Team Editorial
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Last week the European Commission presented an agenda to tailor trade and investment policies in favour of countries most in need, while providing new and different support to emerging economies.
Responding to the present-day realities of world trade, the European Commission Communication “Trade, growth and development” analyses the role of trade in supporting development, stimulating growth and...
This article belongs to the topics: Aid Effectiveness, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Private Sector, Trade & Regional Integration
February 7 2012 by Team Editorial
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Over the past couple of years a number of donor agencies have adopted Political Economy Analysis tools to assist development practice. The European Union Delegation to Zambia recently carried out two pilot political economy studies. Their experience provides lessons for developing an EC tool.
Ten years ago, political considerations were not formally integrated into development practice, according...
This article belongs to the topics: Aid Effectiveness, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support, Governance & Civil Society
February 3 2012 by Team Editorial
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Social media did not "cause" the end of Ben Ali’s reign last year, but it played a vital role in accelerating the course of events and enhancing the citizens' capacity to impact political events, according to Tunisian cyber activist, Amira Chebli.
Amira Chebli is a young Tunisian actress and singer. She has also been a cyber activist since the day of the self-immolation of the 26-year-old street...
This article belongs to the topics: Governance & Civil Society, Information & Communication Technology
January 31 2012 by Team Editorial
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As the European Commission prepares a new Communication on the involvement of civil society organisations in EC development cooperation, delegates at a recent Brussels meeting called on the European Commission to continue the dialogue with such entities and improve their involvement in EU aid delivery mechanisms.
At the end of 2011, over 80 stakeholders of the Structured Dialogue for an efficient...
This article belongs to the topics: Aid Procedures, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Democracy, Governance & Civil Society
January 27 2012 by Team Editorial
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One year after the launch of the five-year European Union Plan of Action for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development, the 2011 annual implementation report presented to the European Council showed that some steps have already been taken to improve the EU’s work with women and girls.
Many EU delegations and EU Member States are already putting into place new procedures to ensure...
This article belongs to the topics: Aid Effectiveness, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Children, Gender
January 24 2012 by Team Editorial
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Information gathering and time spent understanding the local context are key to operational success in fragile and post-conflict situations, according to Micha Ramakers from the European Union Delegation to Afghanistan.
Time is often in short supply in the fast moving and immediate world of emergency response, especially in a conflict environment like Afghanistan, where working on capacity...
This article belongs to the topics: Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Crisis Situations, Governance & Civil Society
January 20 2012 by Team Editorial
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Malnutrition strikes at the core of a child’s physical and cognitive growth, which makes it also a social and economic issue that can impact the potential of developing countries, according to experts. It can have many causes, including inadequate food intake, disease resulting from poverty, and poor social, political and economic environments.
Addressing malnutrition therefore calls for the...
This article belongs to the topics: Fighting Hunger, Food Security & Nutrition, Private Sector, Trade & Regional Integration
January 16 2012 by Team Editorial
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Worldwide, donors spend millions of euros on governance support but are often left assessing a mixed bag of results. Delegates at a recent workshop in Brussels considered why it is so hard to achieve reliably good results and concluded that the time is ripe for a change in approaches to supporting governance.
Earlier this year, more than 20 representatives from European Commission delegations...
This article belongs to the topics: Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Governance & Civil Society
January 12 2012 by Team Editorial
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Donors and partner country leaders welcomed the fact that capacity development was recognised as a central tool for achieving sustainable development at a top level event in Busan, South Korea.
Over 3,000 development professionals attended the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan last month, and many were heartened that capacity development’s place as a central means of achieving...
This article belongs to the topics: Aid Effectiveness, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform