Belgian Development Cooperation in aChanging World

Presented by: Richard ManningEgmont Palace, Brussels

13 May 2008

Partner Countries’ ViewsKigali Workshop, April 2008

• Genuine Ownership• More donor responsiveness to national

priorities (and more transparency by ‘new’ donors)

• From conditionality to mutually agreed actions

• Build local M&E capacity• More use of local systems (including budget

support)

Belgium in the DAC Context (1)

• ODA/GNI: Belgium 0.43%, DAC weighted average 0.28%, average country effort 0.45%

• Belgian net ODA 2007 $2 billion, 9th largest in EU, but....

• Projected increase in Belgian ODA 2006-10 $1 billion, 6th largest in EU

Belgium in the DAC Context (2)

• LDC share, 2005-06: Belgium 31%; DAC 20%• Sub-Saharan Africa share: Belgium 51%; DAC

31%• DRC/Burundi/Rwanda 31% of bilateral ODA in

1985-86; 13% in 2005-06 (affected by debt relief to Iraq/Nigeria)

• Belgium close to DAC averages on sector allocation, except for low share to economic infrastructure (Belgium 6% in 2006; DAC 15%)