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Development Cooperation: The Path Ahead

Development Cooperation: The Path Ahead. Presented by Wassala Nimaga Cities Alliance Consultative Group Meeting November 10-11, 2005, Marrakech, Morocco. International development works. Per capita incomes up Longer life expectancy Millions of children spared Greater access

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Development Cooperation: The Path Ahead

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  1. Development Cooperation: The Path Ahead Presented by Wassala Nimaga Cities Alliance Consultative Group Meeting November 10-11, 2005, Marrakech, Morocco

  2. International development works • Per capita incomes up • Longer life expectancy • Millions of children spared • Greater access to drinking water • Birth rates down • Higher literacy

  3. Canada making a difference in the world Canada works in partnership with: • multilateral organizations • non-governmental organizations (NGO) • academic institutions in Canada and in developing countries • other departments and agencies • the private sector • other donors • developing countries themselves • youth

  4. Why are Canadians involved? “We understand that the surest way to achieve peace is to build a world in which all children, girls and boys, can go to a good school, get a good job, raise a healthy family, have a voice in their community and leave their own children a better planet.” - M. Aileen Carroll, Minister of International Cooperation

  5. What is CIDA? Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is the federal government’s lead agency for development assistance. CIDA’s mandate: to support sustainable development in developing countries in order to reduce poverty and contribute to a more secure, equitable, and prosperous world.

  6. CIDA’s programs • Geographic • Multilateral • Canadian Partnership • Policy Coherence • Performance and Knowledge Management • Communications

  7. Released in April 2005 • Strategic focus: 1) Specific sectors 2) Country concentration • Cooperation with multilateral organizations • To address MDGs • Engage Canadians

  8. IPS promotes aid effectiveness Improves coherence of government policies and actions affecting developing countries Aligns future efforts with Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Builds on principles of 2002 Strengthening Aid Effectiveness Policy Statement Focuses aid for maximum impact Strengthens multilateral organizations Engages Canadians, including through Canada Corps, in international development

  9. Making aid more effective: 5 key sectors • Good Governance (including Canada Corps) • Health (including HIV/AIDS) • Basic Education • Private Sector Development • Environmental Sustainability Gender Equality is a cross-cutting theme

  10. Urban in IPS-Development • Environmental sustainability in low income countries • Water and sanitation, and • Air-quality needs of urban areas • Weak governance and urbanization

  11. Urban Challenge in IPS • Diplomacy • Local governance: urban management and planning • Renewing Canadian leadership in human security • World Urban Forum: Diplomacy and development cooperation

  12. Making aid more effective: 25 Development Partners Countries selected on the basis of: • Level of poverty • Ability to use aid effectively • Sufficient Canadian presence to make a difference Target: • Concentrate at least 2/3 of bilateral aid on Development Partner Countries by 2010

  13. Country concentration Development Partner Countries

  14. Other Aid Relationships • Other ongoing bilateral relationships • Failed and fragile states • Middle-income countries • Other aid-eligible countries

  15. Growth of Aid Budget • International Assistance budget to be doubled (relative to 2001) to over $5 billion per year by 2010. • By 2008-09, Canada’s aid to Africa to double its 2003-04 level. • International Assistance to increase beyond 2010 and to increase at an accelerated rate as fiscal position improves.

  16. Multilateral Organizations • Currently deliver over 40% of Canadian aid • Canada will concentrates support on the most effective organizations, based on: • Ability to address MDGs globally and regionally • Specialized role in humanitarian crises • Specialized functions related to particular Canadian priorities for MDGs • Effectiveness of institution

  17. Effective Partnerships with Canadians • Partnering with Canadians across the country to build support and capacity in international development • Expanding CIDA’s Development Information Program • Engaging Canadians through Canada Corps in the advancement of human rights, democracy, and good governance internationally • Improving the way CIDA works, to provide: • Better support for the work of our partners • Better reporting to Parliament and the public

  18. Get the information • CIDA Web site: www.cida.gc.ca • Canada Corps: www.canadacorps.gc.ca • Foreign Affairs Canada www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca • WUF Canada: www.wuf3-fum3.ca • JAM: www.habitatjam.com • A Developing World Map: www.canadiangeographic.ca/worldmap

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