Background and introduction to NeST within the context of the global SSC debates Presenta(on for the NeST SA reference group mee(ng Neissan Alessandro Beshara( Kievits Kroon, Pretoria, 12 February 2015
The Rise of the South UNDP HDR 2013 Increase in quantum, geographic reach and diversity of approaches to SSC Against declining ODA from DAC donors financial crisis in North America and Europe Trends and Consequences Closing aid taps to Middle- Income Countries More expectaaons on the South sharing burden of global development
A new confusing development landscape GDP nominal Brazil 2476652 Chile 248585 China 7318499 Colombia 333372 Egypt 229531 India 1872840 S.Korea 1116247 DAC Iceland comparator 14026 Mexico 1153343 SaudiArabia 576824 SouthAfrica 408237 Turkey 774983 UAE 360245 1 GDP per capita 2 (WBclass) 12,594 UpperMIC 14,394 UpperMIC 5,445 UpperMIC 7,104 UpperMIC 2,781 LowerMIC 1,509 LowerMIC 22,424 HIC CzechRep. 20,677 HIC 10,047 UpperMIC 20,540 HIC 8,070 UpperMIC 10,524 UpperMIC 45,653 HIC peoplelivingin direpoverty 3 GINI Coef. ina equality HDI 4 10,8% 54.7 0,730 20,8mil high 2.7% 52.1 0,819 0,4mil veryhigh 27.2% 42.1 0,699 363,8mil medium 15.8% 55.9 0,719 7,3mil high 15.4% 30.8 0,662 13,1mil medium 68.8% 33.9 0,554 842,5mil medium 31.3 0,909 veryhigh USA 8 USA Portugal 1.2% 45.0 0,816 3,8mil veryhigh 4.5% 47.2 0,775 5,1mil high 0,782 high 31.3% 63.1 0,629 15,6mil medium 4.7% 40.0 0,722 3,4mil High 0,818 veryhigh Aid provided 5 (%ofgni) ODA received 6 G77 OECD G20 /DAC Y N/N Y 300A1,000 870 7 161 Y Y/N 3,000A7,000 A796 7 Y N/N Y 0,4 1024 Y N/N 18,4 412 Y N/N 785A3,000 3221 Y N/N Y 1,550 118 N Y/Y Y (0,13%) Greece S.Korea N Y/Y 324 118 0,13% 320 963 N Y/N Y 5,075 N Y N/N Y (0,85%) 100A3500 1398 Y N/N Y (0,2%A1%) 9 2,531 3193 N Y/N Y 0,32% 1,000 N Y N/Y (0,32%)
A new mula- stakeholder partnership (donors, recipients, mulalaterals, CSOs, businesses, parliament, etc. From aid to development effecaveness PCD and diversity of approaches and modaliaes A new global and naaonal monitoring and accountability for effecave development cooperaaon.
African mul(- stakeholder plamorm to engage in GPEDC The African Consensus * Africa speaks with one voice African leadership: AU- NEPAD, Rwanda, South Africa, Nigeria, Malawi The African Ac(on Plan
Southern providers and the GPEDC GPEDC is a trap sall a DAC driven thing We don t want to follow the same rules as the North - Not our rules we didn t make them They are not appropriate for our specific type of development cooperaaon SSC and NSC are essenaally different things Different history Different paradigm/approach Different funcaons Incomparable volumes Different capaciaes not the same seasoned DAC donors (40 years of experience) We are sall developing countries with lots of poverty Nego(a(ng Busan Outcome Document: bending backwards for China, India & Brazil diluted and weaker document voluntary for SSC Common goals differenaal commitments
North S. Korea DAC UAE OECD- DAC lovers G20 Russia* Turkey China* South Africa* Mexico Indonesia Saudi Arabia OECD Chile Taiwan Colombia Thailand OECD- DAC friends India* Brazil * G77 OECD- DAC haters ArgenAna Notes: Bold = K5 countries * = BRICS countries Venezuela South
India and China = no show Brazil came to say: we are not part of this South Africans and Africans: let s consider the needs of the poorest/ldcs, mostly in Africa - effecaveness and accountability issues are relevant also to SSC
Delhi Conference of Southern Providers March 2013 Following the same spirit of other Southern conference: Bandung (1955), Buenos Aires (1978) Nairobi (2009) and Bogota (2010) Funded completely by the Indian government
Delhi Conference of Southern Providers Issues and challenges in South-South Cooperation Poor data and informaaon management. Weak monitoring and evaluaaon across all Southern agencies. Major evidence gap rogues donors or beacons of partnership? Accountability concerns emerging also from beneficiaries and tax- payers in the South Need for a plalorms for exchange of knowledge, experiences, peer learning and development of SSC narraave. Develop a common posiaon among Southern partners when engaging in other global policy fora (GPEDC, UN, WTO, etc.) and counter- balancing the dominant OECD- DAC narraave.
An appropriate home for SSC Urgent need for a plalorm to allow South- South partners to analyse, monitor, account, share knowledge on their development cooperaaon, and build a common posiaon for engagement in other global development fora Op(ons? GPEDC - TT- SSC / Building Blocks / Voluntary Ini(a(ves UNDCF DG forum of Southern Providers BRICS IBSA G20 Development Working Group Regional AU- NEPAD / SEGIB / Asia- Pacific Forum
Establishment of the Network of Southern Think- Tanks (NeST) On the fridges of GPEDC HLM - (SRE offices, Mexico City, 14 April 2014) With support from CAITEC, RIS, UNDP, AMEXCID IniAaAve led and driven by Southern think- tanks in order to develop: A common definiaon on SSC Conceptual framework for SSC Indicators to measure impact of SSC SystemaAzaAon of data collecaon on SSC Road- map for development of SSC DIE, IDS, DFID and other Northern actors also wan7ng to be part of the party Purpose of NeST: generate, systemaase, consolidate and share knowledge on South- South CooperaAon (SSC) approaches in internaaonal development.
NeST Execu(ve Group Think- Tank from African LIC (tbc)???
NeST Global Work-Plan. Beijing, October 2014 Conceptual/MethodologicalFramework Empiricalresearchand fieldevaluation Knowledgesharing,exchange, peeralearning CapacityAdevelopment indevelopingcountries Improvementofdataand informationmanagement systems SSCpositionbuildingand policyinputsintoglobalfora Technicalsupportto Southerndevelopmentagencies
Resource mobilization strategy Secretariat hosted by India NeST membership fees? Parallel resource mobiliza(on: global NeST ac(vi(es na(onal chapters No funding from North stay independent, strong Southern orienta(on, no condi(ons or strings aeached, no expecta(ons of interference and influence on the direc(on and work of the group Fund- raising strategy: 1. Southern governments 2. Mul(lateral and regional ins(tu(ons (ie. UNDP, AU- NEPAD, etc.) 3. Civil society and private sector (from the South)
NeST Membership experts, universiaes, research insatutes think- tanks, NGOs and CSOs private sector foundaaons networks engaged in research, policy debate and analysis of south- south cooperaaon and internaaonal development cooperaaon.
Role of Southern governments, development agencies, finance ins(tu(ons, mul(lateral and regional organiza(ons Clients users of the NeST services and products Advisors make sure NeST stays on track with reality and relevant to policy processes. Observers listen and take what they want for their own policy- making Supporter financially and poliacally Upcoming Global Plans: NeST Advisory Group: Southern Development Agencies (ie. SADPA, DPA, ABC, MOFCoM, etc.) MulAlateral and regional insatuaons (ie. AU- NEPAD, UNDP, UN- DESA, UNCTAD, etc.)
NeST Na(onal Chapters Forum for Indian Development CooperaAon Research Network on Chinese Aid NeST Brazil 26 February NeST SA 28 January A mul(- stakeholder plamorm (SA government departments, think- tanks, universi(es, philanthropies, CSOs, humanitarian agencies) to informally discuss South African and African development coopera(on policy
Launch of NeST SA reference group Johannesburg, 28 January 2015
Network of Southern Think- Tanks South African Chapter Purpose of NeST SA: Genera(ng broad- based support, enthusiasm and momentum for the NeST work in South Africa and in the region; Developing common understanding among local stakeholders on the nature, principles, prac(ces, approach, effec(veness, challenges and strength of South Africa s development partnerships in Africa; framing, unpacking and elabora(ng on the South Africa- specific approach to development coopera(on, and how it relates or differs from the approaches of other Southern providers and tradi(onal donors. Improving data availability, access to informa(on, knowledge and evidence around South Africa s approach to development coopera(on on the con(nent; Providing useful inputs for SA s development coopera(on policy, the future work of SADPA, and South Africa s posi(oning in the global development coopera(on debates.
Some SA specific issues PoliAcal challenges Balancing domesac prioriaes with foreign policy Regional power / hegemon / big brother in Africa? African poliacs vs BRICS/G20 poliacs Principles of SA development cooperaaon Technical challenges Everyone is in Africa coordinaaon, raaonalizaaon & coherence DefiniAon of SA s development assistance Weak M&E, reporang, informaaon and accountability systems Engaging private sector, civil society, parliament and other stakeholders OpportuniAes ComparaAve advantage and pivotal role in Africa Darling of the North, trilateral cooperaaon promises Learning from rest of the South but also from the North S(ll establishing SADPA 8 years later???
NeST Technical Workshop Midrand 3-5 of March 2015 Small and focused working group: academics and technical experts from China, India, Brazil, Turkey, Colombia, Mexico, South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe. Developing common definiaons and frameworks to measure quanaty, quality and impact of South- South CooperaAon
Mul(- Stakeholder Policy Dialogue Emerging Partners in Africa s Development Monitoring and Accountability of South- South Coopera(on Midrand, 3 March 2015 Governments, civil society, academia, private sector, media from Africa and the global South, mulalateral organizaaons and tradiaonal development partners. Providing inputs, contribuaons and shared ownership for the SSC framework.