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International learning about CD in fragile situations IIEP Strategic Debate: Moving out of fragility through capacity development: Illusion or imperative?. James HRADSKY Capacity Development Team Development Cooperation Directorate, OECD/DAC 14 March 2010. What are we learning about CD?.
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International learning about CD in fragile situations IIEP Strategic Debate: Moving out of fragility through capacity development: Illusion or imperative? James HRADSKY Capacity Development Team Development Cooperation Directorate, OECD/DAC 14 March 2010
What are we learning about CD? • Fundamental aid dilemma: theory vs. practice • Country ownership is a prerequisite • Need to use sector level entry • Results based capacity development • CD key in poor or post-conflict/fragile states
How about CD in fragile situations? • “Take context as the starting point”! • Risk of doing harm is considerable • Avoid inflexible, linear models • Legitimacy is central • “Least bad” solutions • Humanitarian vs. development
Technical co-operation remains...The elephant in the room • Technical cooperation (technical assistance, training, educational grants) represents almost a ¼ of all ODA = est. USD 400 billion since 1960. • 40 years evaluating TC effectiveness … but slow progress in reform • Growing consensus: • Not a panacea for CD • Often not effective in support of CD: need for reform • Take advantage of South-South opportunities and local expertise • Various reforms on-going in parallel (Australia, EU, international training reform). Now some hope for South-North common approaches through the current aid effectiveness debate. Is Busan 2011 an opportunity?
Education in this context? • IIEP work helps join up evidence • Education is the longer term foundation