8.c What is the Paris Declaration Evaluation Report?
The Paris Declaration highlights the importance of independent evaluation of the implementation of the Declaration. The overall purpose of the Evaluation of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness is to provide information about the development impacts and effects of increased aid effectiveness.
At the global level, the evaluation has been carried out in two phases in order to provide a proper basis for assessment. The first phase focused on the implementation of inputs and outputs associated with the Paris Declaration, while the second phase focused on the intended and unintended development outcomes and results attributed to the aid effectiveness agenda of the Paris Declaration. Both phases of the evaluation complement the Paris Declaration Joint Venture on Monitoring, by deepening understanding of the lessons emerging from the monitoring surveys of the 12 Indicators of Progress identified at the end of the Declaration.
Afghanistan successfully participated in Phase Two of the evaluation held in 2010, taking the lead to provide a country-level study of the evolution of aid effectiveness principles in Afghanistan. The OECD Secretariat will provide a Synthesis Report of all the participating countries in the evaluation, which will greatly contribute into the Fourth High Level Forum, scheduled to be held in Busan, Korea, at the end of 2011.