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Oliver Blake, Fragile States Adviser, EuropeAid (DEVCO)

JOINT PROGRAMMING SOUTH SUDAN

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• What is joint programming?

• What was achieved in South Sudan?

• Lessons/recommendations/challenges

Contents

EuropeAidSouth Sudan Joint Programming

What is "joint programming"? In South Sudan?

1. EU institutions and all 27 MS involved? ?

2. EU CSP replaces MS CSPs? ?

3. Covers all EU and MS development activities? ?

4. Includes MS funds already committed? ?

5. One EU programme replaces MS bilateral programmes?

?

6. Non-EU donors involved? ?

7. Led from Brussels? ?

8. Legally binding EU CSP? ?

9. Synchronised to beneficiary planning cycle? ?

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• A new country• Functional administration since 2005 but very low capacity• Large humanitarian programme, well-established• Six EU donors in Juba – and few staff• Strong personal commitment from Commissioner and many

MS ministers• Special funding because 10th EDF funds not available

South Sudan: Context

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Brussels

• Coordination by EEAS (Geographical Division)

• Support from DEVCO (E2/E3 + B1)

Khartoum/Juba

• Led by Head of Operations (BF)

• Support from Juba Office

EU Joint Programming Core team

Plus of course many others at various times….

EuropeAidSouth Sudan Joint Programming:Mandate and Task

1. Joint EU & Member States' Assessment & Global Response document

To be endorsed at June or July FAC

2. Joint EU & Member States' Country Strategy Paper With NIP

To be presented Sept/Oct

3. A single EU figure for pledging conference

Process: Creation of 2 ad-hoc programming groups (Juba and Brussels)Report to ACP Working Party and COAFR

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What is joint programming in South Sudan?

An annual workplan of EU

and MS activities?

One CSP used by EU and all MS as

programming doc?

OR

Or something in between…UK Germany

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1st ad-hoc programming group (Brussels, 18 March) agreed on the

following points:

• A pragmatic and flexible approach

• Ownership in country: Juba in the lead with Brussels facilitating

engagement of MS not present

• To be used by EU for programming and by willing MS as strategy

paper

• EU and MS should prepare matrix of current and future commitments

• An assessment of priorities should be done based on South Sudan’s

development plan

South Sudan Joint ProgrammingThe principles and first steps

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Key decisions made at this stage (27 March Kht/Juba jt prog gp

meeting)

• Adoption of a sector approach to joint programming

• Identification of sectors suitable for joint programming

• Start of process to identify EU coordinator for each joint

programming sector

• Start to identify MS committed and non-committed funds

South Sudan Joint ProgrammingThe first document

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South Sudan Joint EU/MS Programming Document 2011-2013 • Context• Presentation of gov dev plan plus plan for donor

coordination• EU + MS current roles, priorities and future plans• Challenges and next steps

South Sudan Joint ProgrammingThe first document

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The first document: sectors and leads

Health UK

Education UK

Water Germany

Urban management Italy

Agriculture EU

Justice/rule of law EU

EuropeAidThe May Dev Council

• Unanimous support for pragmatic, flexible, country-led

coordinated process – not for a legislative or binding process.

• Request for specific transition fund for new MS

• Request for support to facilitate engagement from small MS not

currently in S Sudan

EuropeAidDesigning phase 2: What value added?

For government:

• alignment

• division of labour

• reduced transaction costs

For MS:

• coordination

• joint messaging

• continuity/institutional memory

• pooling resources (money and staff)

EuropeAidDesigning phase 2: What structure for the CSP?

• Principles of engagement

• Analysis of Development Plan

• Cross-cutting issues

• EU Response (inc on aid effectiveness)

• M&E

• Indicative financial allocations per sector

• Detailed sector annexes

EuropeAidDrafting the CSP

• Agreed work programme and timetable

• Monthly meetings of Heads of Cooperation took decisions on key issues

• Sector working groups in Juba provided detailed annexes based on sector plans

• Main text drafted by consultant

• MS financial contributions handled at HQ level

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FROM:

TO:

Fragmented donors implementing various short-term projects largely through NGOs, with limited government involvement…

A managed transition to government-owned development, using government systems and building sustainable capacity.

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• Purpose was to get comments from non-EU stakeholders• Zero-draft CSP agreed by MS in advance and shared with

government and civil society• Followed up by formal presentation to government by

Commissioner• Comments integrated to produce 1st proper draft

The Juba workshop

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• Feb - March: HQ discussions with MS

• April – May: Preparation of scoping document

• June: FAC agreement on concept

• July: Agreement on CSP process/structure

• July – October:

• Sector work

• Consultations with government

• Drafting CSP sections

• October: Workshop and 1st proper draft

• November: AP consults GRSS

• December: MS final approval

• January 2012: “Welcome” by FAC

Timetable

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Issues:• Mandate of EDF committee limited to EDF funds• Commission cannot “approve” MS strategies or

funding

Solution:• Brussels procedures adopt only the part of the

response relevant to EU institutions

The adoption process

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• Analysis eg conflict analysis

• Identification of targets/indicators for EU + MS results in

each sector

• Programming of MS uncommitted funds

• More detailed road map on hum – dev transition

• Presentation of all of EU + MS development activities in

South Sudan

What was intended but not done?

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• Jointly agreed development strategy

• Aid effectiveness: o sector working with governmento alignment to government planso principle of joint review o division of labour with MS

• Framework for future programming

• Agreement on pooled funding in some areas

What was achieved?

EuropeAid  Health Education Infra. Rural Other Humanitarian  TOTAL

 Rule of

Law* WASHFood

Sec Sectors Not Yet Assistance  

 Lead EU UK UK DE EU Programmed  

    SK   NL NL        

BE           1.00     1.00

DE 0.50     13.00   2.50   9.17 25.17

DK     2.60     11.40 72.20 13.40 99.60

ES    1.5  1.6   6.13    5.1 14.33

FI 24.00 24.00

FR     0.35 6.00 0.48 0.73 1.50 9.06

IT           3.00     3.00

MT           0.15     0.15

NL 17.00     6.00 8.00    10.00   41.00

SE  10.00  15.0        15.00  20.00  25.00 85.00

SK 2.4 2.4

UK 19.00 30.00 62.00   44.00     26.00 181.00

EU** 45.00 61.50 41.50   122.00  15.00   60.00 345.00

EU +MS 91.50 110.40 108.05 49.00 180.13 48.53 102.93 140.17 830.71

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• Sector groups should continue to develop joint programming

in their sectors – including targets/indicators

• Heads of Cooperation should meet regularly to oversee the

ongoing process

• Allocation of new money, should be discussed as part of

ongoing process

• Government should use it to monitor progress on aid

effectiveness

The ongoing process …?

EuropeAidSouth Sudan Joint Programming

What is "joint programming"? In South Sudan?

1. EU institutions and all 27 MS involved?

2. EU CSP replaces MS CSPs?

3. Covers all EU and MS development activities?

4. Includes MS funds already committed?

5. One EU programme replaces MS bilateral programmes?

6. Non-EU donors involved?

7. Led from Brussels?

8. Legally binding EU CSP?

9. Synchronised to beneficiary planning cycle?

Most – in different ways?

?For some MS

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5 sectors

No

No

Yes at sector level

Country led

No

Yes?

EuropeAidLessons/recommendations/challenges

• Include an inception phase to define what “Joint

programming” means in the specific country context. • Identify and focus on delivering value-added for

government and MS• Ensure genuine in-country leadership• Be flexible on ambition and process• Stick to an agreed timetable and work programme

EuropeAidNext steps of joint programming

• Gradual implementation – next set of partner countries• In Directorate E: Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Rwanda• Could be others if there is demand from the field?• See letter of 13 January 2012 from CA, AP and SF