Challenges by New Actors in International Development

New report by Grimm, J. Humphrey, Sarah-Lea John de Sousa, E. Lundsgaarde focuses specifically on the challenges Europe faces by the emergence of new actors in international development co-operation.
Researchers have been keen to assess the impact of emerging donors on the development paradigm donors on the development paradigm. The particular aid policies of China, India, South Africa et al have been carefully considered to garner how emerging donor approaches differ from the ‘traditional’ OECD-DAC (Development Assistance Committee) funders. Yet little consideration has been given to the implications of the new aid actors’ activities for future OECD-DAC donor policy as a whole.
This paper seeks to detail implications for donor policy. Read more...
 

International Division of Labour: Challenging Partnerships

International division of labour among donors has become a key aspect of the aid effectiveness agenda, set out by the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (2005) and the Accra Agenda for Action (2008). However, international division of labour - i.e. the geographical distribution of donors among partner countries – is still to be backed by good practices and a more in-depth dialogue at the international level.
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European Development Cooperation to 2020 Project

In Europe's relations with developing countries new and interconnected issues of global nature are emerging. These include new actors in international development, Europe's energy security and climate change. All these discussions take place in times of wide-ranging global challenges, and at a time, when questions of European identity loom large in national debates. It is crucial that decisions and policies on emerging matters are based on good research and sound evidence. European Development Co-operation to 2020 therefore aims at improving EU policy makers' and other societal actors' shared understanding of emerging challenges facing EU development policy and external action.
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New Actors in International Development

There is increased evidence that developing countries will have more power in global governance, be it via increasing foreign direct investment, their weight in the international financial system or their increasing importance in regional and global security as well as in international organizations by virtue of sheer size and international connectedness...What effects will emerging actors such as China, India and Brazil have on European thinking about aid instruments, modalities and organization of the European aid system? Sven Grim on international development.