The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development is a network of 38 bilateral and multilateral donors, international financing institutions, intergovernmental organisations and development agencies.
Members share a common vision that agriculture and rural development is central to poverty reduction, and a conviction that sustainable and efficient development requires a coordinated global approach.
Following years of relative decline in public investment in the sector, the Platform was created in 2003 to increase and improve the quality of development assistance in agriculture, rural development and food security.
// Agriculture is the key to poverty reduction
Agriculture, rural development, and food security provide the best opportunity for donors and partner country governments to leverage their efforts in the fight against poverty.
However, the potential of agriculture, rural development and food security to reduce poverty is poorly understood and underestimated.
Cutting-edge knowledge of these issues is often scattered among organisations, leading to competition, duplication of efforts, and delays in the uptake of best practices.
// Addressing aid effectiveness
Therefore the Platform promotes the principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, the Accra Agenda for Action for sustainable outcomes on the ground, and the Busan Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation.
Increasing aid to agriculture and rural development is not enough. Donors must work together to maximise development impact.
// Adding value
The Platform adds value to its members’ efforts by facilitating the exchange of their development know-how, which consolidates into a robust knowledge base for joint advocacy work.
Working with the Platform, members are searching for new ways to improve the impact of aid in agriculture and rural development.
- An increased share of official development assistance going towards rural development
- Measurable progress in the implementation of aid effectiveness principles
- Greater use of programme-based and sector-wide approaches
- More sustainable support to ARD by member agencies
// Vision
The Platform endorses and works towards the common objectives of its member institutions to support the reduction of poverty in developing countries and enhance sustainable economic growth in rural areas.
Its vision is to be a collective, recognised and influential voice, adding value to and reinforcing the goals of aid effectiveness in the agricultural and rural development strategies and actions of member organisations in support of partner countries.
// Evaluation
Between August and October 2014, the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development underwent an Evaluation. The evaluators interviewed across board focal points (FPs) of member organisations, partner institutions, staff of the secretariat and key agricultural and rural development experts from different organisations involved in the Platform initiatives. KIT reviewed Platform documentation of the past 10 years, online resources and services to complete the assessment.
According to the report, the change in overall global development objectives of the Post-2015 agenda and its sustainable development goals (SDG) will only reiterate the relevance of the Platform’s work in coordinating donor activities. Agriculture and rural development are incorporated in many of the SDGs. The targeted development of appropriate policies and innovative strategies will depend on increased, cross-sectoral cooperation which the Platform stands for. The achievement of the Platform’s objectives of advocacy, knowledge sharing and network facilitation functions remains to be a crucial contribution to agriculture and rural development.
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Displaying 356 - 360 of 809Regional Geoid for the Balkans
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Since a geoid is the ratified framework on which mapping and measuring work in each country is based, creating a common geodetic reference frame for neighbouring Balkan countries will facilitate seamless combination of geographic data across borders. As we know, the effects of climate change and mitigation of the effects are not confined to national borders and increasing regional cooperation among the actors involved in managing these issues would only be beneficial. Background Through the Norwegian Mapping Authority, the Government of Norway has for many years assisted countries in the Western Balkan region in preparing geographic information and in establishing services ensuring access to the information. The partner institutions are (with some variation) functioning satisfactorily, but lack funds to prepare up-to-date geographic information, and access to this type of information for their respective land and sea territories is limited. Data to deal with the effects of climate change is a special challenge, and partner institutions are also challenged with meeting European standards on access to geographic information. Because of the socialist legacy, partner institutions still need to improve their register services for the emerging land markets in privatised properties. The overall goal of this regional project is improved governance on central, regional and local levels; sustainable land use; secure land markets; and safe navigation at sea. Activities •For Bosnia and Herzegovina, activities will focus on 1) Roll-out of a digital archive system, and 2) Improvments to the system for efficient use of GPS technology. •For Montenegro, activities will focus on 1) Establishment of an address register, 2) Improving production of topographic maps, and 3) Improving capacity for preparing sea maps of coastal areas •For Serbia, activities will focus on 1) Establishing a Condominium register, and 2) Improving solutions for data distribution and exchange •For Kosovo, activities will focus on 1) Establishing addresses in more municipalities, 2) Completing the cadastre map database, 3) Rolling out a property register to three municipalities in the north of Serbia, and 4) Upgrading of IT systems at KCA. •For Albania, activities will be focused on 1) Enhancing the capacity of ASIG to provide geographical information to users, 2) Ensuring efficient and professional production of sea maps, 3) Development of a first version og an integrated information system for coastal areas with testing in one area, and 4) Enhancing education in mapping and cadastre at University level. •For Macedonia, activities will be focused on 1) Establishing a Digital Terrain Model (DTM) for 1/3 of the country, and 2) Establishing capacity for storage and distribution of electronic terrain data. In common for all six partner countries, there is a focus on 1.Establishing a plan for improving the vertical component of their geodetic framework, through a regional working group and calculating the vertical reference frame for the region; and 2.Procurement of gravimetric instruments.
Participatory Integrated-Watershed Management Project (PIWAMP)
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The aim of the project was to increase agricultural productivity of 12,000 poor rural households nationwide by empowering them to undertake and maintain integrated watershed management activities that enhance their livelihoods and protect their natural resources. Activities gave priority to the inclusion of women in training for rice and livestock production and vegetable cultivation, and in the improvement of their access to financial services. As with all other project activities, interventions related to land and natural resource governance specifically targeted women and enhanced their access to land.
Communications Evidence and Learning (CEL)
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The CEL contract—managed by the E3/Land and Urban Office—is a broad, multi-faceted support mechanism available for field Missions and USAID/Washington operating units to buy into for activities through May 2023. CEL can provide short- and long-term technical assistance, analytical services, and field implementation across six primary domains: 1. Evaluations – from simple performance evaluations to complex, rigorous impact evaluations; 2. Research – both primary research and secondary, desk research; 3. Assessments – targeted assessments available from subject matter experts across a wide variety of disciplines; 4. Pilots – limited on-the-ground implementation of field activities to test promising approaches or technologies; 5. Communications and Knowledge Management – strategic communications planning, digital storytelling, website management, and support for knowledge sharing events and webinars; 6. Training – including in-person and online training programs and workshops
Support for the National Program for Securing Rural Land
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As part of a global FLEX 2008 program to support the agricultural sector, the project aims to implement the National Program for Securing Rural Land through training (delimitation of land) and the issuance of land certificates, the improvement of the administrative and technical system, the establishment of geo-referenced terminals to delimit the village lands and ensure their cartographic transcription, the provision of rental contracts, the revision and implementation of land legislation, the launch of a communication campaign