International Guidelines

Specific Guiding Principles for Enhancing Alignment and Harmonisation on Local Governance and Decent December 2009 The General Guidelines (GG) proposes some guiding principles and central fields of action within the frame of the five principles set forth by the Paris Declaration: ownership, alignment, harmonisation, managing for results and mutual accountability. The Specific Guidelines (SG) will cover the central fields of action under these principles, and focus on steps to be taken by the DPWG-LGD both at headquarters and at country level in order to apply the principles in a more operational manner. Download (PDF, 198 KB): [en]

European Charter on Development Cooperation in Support of Local Governance - Draft July 2009 This Charter sets out the principles for good international engagement in promoting local democratic governance and decentralisation in partner countries. It seeks to improve the coherence, complementarity and effectiveness of development cooperation in support of local governance and decentralisation, by fostering exchange and dialogue among concerned actors of local governance and encouraging a common understanding of key principles, approaches and support modalities. This Charter is addressed to all European actors of cooperation involved, whether directly or indirectly, in offering support at the local level: European Union, Member States, Local Governments, Civil society organisations, private sector. The Charter could be opened to all international actors of cooperation. Keywords: charter, development cooperation Download (PDF, 44 KB): [en]

European Charter on development cooperation in support of local governance July 2009 Author: French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Concept note Download (PDF, 74 KB): [en]

General Guiding Principles for Enhancing Alignment and Harmonisation on Local Governance and Decentr November 2008 The present general guidelines reflect a consensual approach on how the informal Development Partner Working Group (DPWG-LGD) participants can translate lessons learned and perspectives put forth by previous studies into joint action on alignment and harmonisation initiatives that can enhance aid effectiveness in the field of DLG. Download (PDF, 68 KB): [en]

Supporting Decentralisation and Local Governance in Third Countries December 2006 Author: EuropeAid This Reference document seeks to provide strategic and operational guidance on 1. how best to support processes of decentralisation and local governance in third countries, and 2. how to ensure that EC support to sector policies (eg in health, education, water & sanitation) take into account and reinforce ongoing decentralisation processes. Keywords: decentralisation, local governance, process, strategic, operational, guidance Download (PDF, 726 KB): [en]

Decentralisation in Client Countries November 2006 Author: The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) An Evaluation of World Bank Support, 1990-2007 IEG assessed the effectiveness of Bank support for decentralisation provided to 20 countries between fiscal 1990 and 2007. These countries were selected to ensure regional representation, and they accounted for 47 percent of all Bank commitments containing decentralisation components during the period. The aim was to examine what worked and what did not to inform the design and implementation of future Bank support. Keywords: bank, bank support Download (PDF, 112 KB): [en]

Lessons Learned on Donor Support to Decentralisation and Local Governance November 2003 Author: OECD DAC Evaluation Series The objective of the study was twofold. Firstly, to provide a synthesis of the lessons learned and good practice cases on donor support to decentralisation and local governance on the basis of the available evaluation literature. Secondly, to guide donors and partner countries (including civil society organisations and the private sector) towards improving programmes supporting decentralisation and local governance. Keywords: lessons learned, donor, support Download (PDF, 2333 KB): [en]

Specific Guiding Principles for Enhancing Alignment and Harmonisation on Local Governance and Decent July 2009 The General Guidelines (GG) proposes some guiding principles and central fields of action within the frame of the five principles set forth by the Paris Declaration: ownership, alignment, harmonisation, managing for results and mutual accountability. The Specific Guidelines (SG) will cover the central fields of action under these principles, and focus on steps to be taken by the DPWG-LGD both at headquarters and at country level in order to apply the principles in a more operational manner. Download (PDF, 198 KB): [en]