Global Dialogue of Agencies and Ministries for International Cooperation and Development

Lima, PeruApril 11-12, 2013

Avenida Juárez núm. 20, Col. Centro, Del. Cuauhtémoc, , C.P. 06010, México, D.F., Tels.: (55) 3686 - 5100 http://www.sre.gob.mx

Amb. Bruno FigueroaChief of StaffMexican Agency for International Development Cooperation

1rst “Global Dialogue for International Cooperation and Development Agencies” AMEXCID – GIZ

• Held in the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico City, October 29 & 30th 2012

• 11 countries• 1 international organization• 4 international research centers

First “Global Dialogue for International

Cooperation and Development Agencies”

Workshop Program

Legal Frameworks, Organizational Structures and

Instruments

Partnerships and Opportunities between

diverse players.

The Role of Development Agencies

within Global Development Fora

Communication Strategies and

Cooperation Visibility

Monitoring and Evaluation Systems,

Budgeting, Programming and

Quantifying Development Cooperation

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MIC´s Development Agencies’ Legal Frameworks, Organizational Structures and Instruments

“Legal frameworks and coherent institutional structures can contribute significantly to effective and efficient cooperation”

Legal frameworks

Can enhance transparency, effectiveness and efficiency of international cooperation

Institutional arrangements

Can improve effectiveness, strategic alignment and coherence

Values and Interests

There is a need for aligning implementation of agencies’ priorities with national foreign policies

MIC´s Development Agencies’ Budgeting, Programming and Quantifying Development Cooperation

“Long-term budgeting planning for international cooperation for development, a challenge in Middle Income Countries”

National budgets are still low compared to those of traditional donor countries

Financial resources

The lag of effective lobbing in MICs’ legislative bodies, increases their dependence on Finance Ministries

Monetizing SSC

Following the MICs’ dual role as recipient and donor, quantification of cooperation ought to be also dual

Quantifying incoming and outgoing cooperation

MIC´s Development Agencies’ Monitoring and Evaluation Systems,

Methodologies and Approaches

“Monitoring and Evaluation are considered key elements for continuous learning and effective management”

Going beyond good practices

Monitoring of effectiveness/efficiency

Quality and impact Independence of M&E

Effective M&E

MIC´s Development Agencies’ National and International Communication Strategies and Cooperation Visibility

“MIC´s face the challenge of communicating being a recipient and a donor at the same time”

Communication strategies

Are necessary to ensure consistent and professional communication

Visibility

There is a need to make themselves visible at home, but also in the recipient countries

Information and education

There is a need for educating the public about the rationale and benefits of international cooperation efforts

The Role of Development and International Cooperation Agencies within Global Development Fora and partnerships

“In their new role as providers of cooperation, MIC’s are gaining weight in the international arena”

The emerging role of MIC’s not sufficiently valued in international fora

Multilateral fora

New forms of dialogue beyond traditional dichotomy

New forms of Expanse

Is a converging point of traditional and SS cooperation

Triangular cooperation

Capacity Development & Knowledge Management

Staff capacities Embassy personnel

Field Staff Job rotation

Academia (Think tanks) Knowledge management

“Capacity development is considered crucial as MIC’s engagement in international cooperation expands”

Monitoring&Evaluation Human capacity building

Communication Strategies Knowledge Sharing

Coordinated dialogue Triangular Cooperation

Areas for further discussion

Thank you for your attention!

bfigueroa@sre.gob.mxTwitter @BrunoBFigueroa

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