Paris Declaration Evaluation

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Paris Declaration Evaluation Phase IIAsia and
Pacific Regional MeetingSummary
FeedbackChhieng YanaraSecretary General,
CRDB/CDCRoyal Government of Cambodia30 November
2009
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Workshop objectives

• Role and nature of the evaluation to gather
  evidence on the link between aid effectiveness
  and development results
• Review of methodology and core evaluation
  questions
• Dialogue on the ToR and scope for adaptation
• Clarification on the process structures,
  implementation and timing

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Participation

• Afghanistan
• Bangladesh (DfID)
• Cambodia (and UNDP/JICA/SIDA/NGO)
• Cook Islands
• Indonesia
• Nepal
• Philippines
• Samoa
• Vietnam (and AusAID)

• Pacific Island Forum Sect
• IPU (Indonesia)
• Reality of Aid
• ADB
• Finland
• JICA
• Korea
• UNDP
• World Bank

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Main findings

• Highly interactive resulting in a conducive
  environment for learning and for future peer
  exchange
• Opportunity to provide comments and obtain
  clarification on the scope of work, methodology,
  core questions
• Each country can now feel confident in leading an
  exercise relevant to its own needs and
  contributing to a consistent and high-quality
  global study
• Useful validation for the Core Team
• Some countries indicated readiness to move to the
  next stage (establishing country reference group
  etc)