In September CAIDP received an update from the OECD-DAC
CAIDP board member Evan Due was thanked for making himself available to contribute views to our mid-term review of Canada’s development co-operation and informed that:
- A letter had been circulated to the members of the Development Assistance Committee outlining findings from the review of Canada’s progress implementing the recommendations of our 2018 peer review. The letter is being posted in the Related links, at the bottom right of the Canada 2018 peer review webpage: https://www.oecd.org/canada/oecd-development-co-operation-peer-reviews-canada-2018-9789264303560-en.htm
- Canada’s next full peer review is scheduled to be undertaken in 2024 and we look forward to your active participation in it. We recently revised the methodology and analytical framework for peer reviews. Details can be found here:https://www.oecd.org/dac/peer-reviews/about-peer-reviews.htm
- A newly launched platform, Development Co-operation TIPS: Tools Insights Practices is available. To date this includes one practice from Canada – IDRC’s investment in research and innovation in developing countries. Global Affairs Canada’s results-based management approaches will be uploaded in the near future.
In July CAIDP Board member Evan Due represented our community at a virtual review meeting
During the meeting he shared our views and perspective on Canada’s development co-operation specifically around the following points:
- The most important improvements Canada has made to its development co-operation system since the 2018 peer review and critical challenges which remain.
- The extent to which the partnership between Global Affairs Canada and civil society organisations (CSOs) empowers CSOs as agents of change and independent actors in their own right.
- In particular, the extent to which changes to Global Affairs Canada’s approach to grants and contributions are making international assistance efficient, effective and innovative
- The extent to which Global Affairs Canada’s policies, guidance and tools provide sufficient direction for staff and partners to enable them to implement the feminist international assistance policy.
In June CAIDP was invited to participate in the OECD’s Development Co-operation Directorate mid-term review of Canada’s development co-operation
Mid-term reviews occur around three years after each formal Development Assistance Committee (DAC) peer review and provide an opportunity to touch base with each DAC member on changes to their development co-operation system since the last review and progress implementing the review’s recommendations. They also provide an opportunity to consult with key stakeholders.
The full report of Canada’s 2018 peer review is published online DAC Peer Review of Canada together with a brief document containing the main findings and recommendations.
In advance of the mid-term review, Global Affairs Canada provided OECD-DAC with an update of changes since 2018 and a report outlining progress implementing the review’s recommendations.