OECD Development Co-Operation Peer Reviews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development, author, issuing body.

Series:

OECD development co-operation peer reviews.

OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance, Polish.

International cooperation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (72 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews

Place of Publication:

Paris : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development, 2023.

Summary:

The OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC) conducts peer reviews of individual members once every five to six years. Reviews seek to improve the quality and effectiveness of members' development co-operation, highlighting good practices and recommending improvements.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations and acronyms

Annual average exchange rate: 1 USD = PLN

1 USD = EUR

Executive summary

The DAC's recommendations to Poland

Highlights from the 2023 Development Co-operation Peer Review of Poland (infographic)

Poland's development co-operation at a glance (infographic)

Findings and recommendations

Context

Poland's political and economic context presents challenges and opportunities for its evolving development co-operation system

Recent crises are severely impacting Poland's priority partner countries

Fit-for-purpose institutional arrangements

Poland's legal and strategic framework provide a foundation for a whole-of-government development co-operation effort

The MFA's Department of Development Cooperation is responsible for steering Polish Aid, but its mandate and capacity to do so need reaffirming and strengthening

Poland has an opportunity to reinvigorate and realign its evolving system to better deliver on its policy objectives

As the Solidarity Fund evolves, clear roles and responsibilities will enable Poland to make the most of its unique strengths

Human resources are a significant bottleneck and need investing in as a priority

A more co-ordinated approach would also increase consistency between policy goals and promote policy coherence for development

Poland's bilateral programme: Priorities and programming

ODA volume has not reflected Poland's strong economic trajectory and continues to comprise a large share of in-donor costs at the expense of country programmable aid

Increasing the geographic and thematic focus of Poland's small bilateral ODA budget would enhance quality and impact

Ongoing reliance on annual projects limits Poland's ability to plan strategically in line with partner country priorities.

Defining a set of strategic objectives in line with partner country priorities and linking programming decisions to these would result in more sustainable investments

A strengthened approach to implementing cross-cutting issues and managing for risk is needed to improve the quality of bilateral ODA

The response to Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine could serve as a turning point for Poland's crisis response mechanisms

Multilateral and civil society partnerships

While core and assessed contributions account for the majority of Polish multilateral ODA, Poland could be more strategic and less fragmented in its earmarked allocations

The European Union remains Poland's primary multilateral channel, but more can be done to prioritise development in its political engagement

Greater engagement with EU Member States at country level would better enable Poland to leverage its presence and added value

Fully harnessing partnerships with civil society organisations requires a longer term approach to funding and partnering

There is potential to better mobilise civil society to raise awareness of development co-operation across Polish society and at a political level

References

Notes

Annex A. Progress since the 2017 DAC peer review recommendations

Annex B. Progress against OECD legal instruments under the responsibility of the DAC

Recommendations adopted by the Development Assistance Committee

Recommendation on the Terms and Conditions of Aid (1978) [OECD/LEGAL/5006]

Recommendation on Untying Official Development Assistance (2001) [OECD/LEGAL/5015]

Recommendation on the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (2019) [OECD/LEGAL/5019]

DAC Recommendation on Ending Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment in Development Co-operation and Humanitarian Assistance (2019) [OECD/LEGAL/5020].

Recommendation on Enabling Civil Society in Development Co-operation and Humanitarian Assistance (2021) [OECD/LEGAL/5021]

Recommendations adopted by the OECD Council

OECD Recommendation on Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (2019) [OECD/LEGAL/0381]

OECD Recommendation for Development Co-operation Actors on Managing the Risk of Corruption (2016) [OECD/LEGAL/0431]

OECD Recommendation on Environmental Assessment of Development Assistance Projects and Programmes (2020) [OECD/LEGAL/0458]

OECD-DAC Declarations

DAC Declaration on a new approach to align development co-operation with the goals of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (2021) [OECD/LEGAL/0466]

Annex C. Organisations consulted during the peer review

Organisations consulted in Poland

Public authorities

Civil society organisations and other actors

Organisations consulted in Moldova

Moldovan authorities

Polish authorities and other development co-operation providers in Moldova

Civil society organisations and other actors in Moldova

Other organisations consulted for the review.

Notes:

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ISBN:

92-64-72929-1

92-64-78518-3

OCLC:

1382694655