The paper discusses the expanded EU funding for UN organizations, particularly focusing on the EU-UNDP partnership. It examines the concept of "added value" in EU funding decisions, exploring three perspectives: the division of labor, UNDP's implementation capabilities, and the EU's role as a funder. The findings suggest that understanding these dimensions can guide future EU-UNDP cooperation.
This paper discusses the potential opportunities and challenges that the internationalization of sector-specific ministries may present for development cooperation as a policy field and outlines a research agenda to analyze the scope, character, and implications of their international engagement.
Abstract: "This study provides an introduction to scenario analysis as a tool for development policy planning. The study is divided into three parts. The first part of the study outlines the central characteristics of scenario analysis methods, distinguishes scenario analysis from other research approaches, and presents a general guide for building scenarios. Illustrations of applications of scenario analysis methods in fields related to global development complement the methodological discussions in this part of the study. A second part of the study develops an original illustration of how scenario methods can be applied to examine development policy issues byfocusing on the question of how foreign direct investment flows could change the African development landscape toward the year 2030. This chapter culminates with the presentation of four fictional narratives charting how investment patterns and development outcomes could unfoldover the next two decades.The third and final chapter of th
As the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD) enters the implementation phase, this paper reviews the features of this blended finance facility, outlines debates surrounding its establishment, and explores the fund’s prospects at country level with illustrations from Ghana and Senegal.
Taking the role of sector-specific bureaucracies as aid providers in Germany and the United States as a point of departure, this paper reviews funding trends across bureaucracies, examines intragovernmental coordination mechanisms, and reviews organizational reform proposals in the two systems.