Transcript Aid Co-ordination Improvement Plan

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ministry of Finance and Treasury of BiH
Improving Aid Coordination and Effectiveness in BiH
Dusanka Basta, Assistant Minister, BiH MoFT
Richard Moreton, ACE Project Team Leader
Sarajevo, 6 October 2009
Aid Coordination and Effectiveness (ACE) Project
GOAL
To improve the effectiveness of
international development
assistance by application of
Paris Declaration Principles
Indicator 1
Self-assessment by the BiH
Government of adherence to
PD principles.
Indicator 2
Assessment of volume and
effectiveness of external
assistance to BiH
Aid Coordination and Effectiveness (ACE) Project
PURPOSE
The creation and adoption of a
functional aid coordination
architecture, to facilitate
development and improvement of
a process of planning,
programming and management of
external funds in line with BiH
development priorities.
Indicator 1
Extent of compliance by
Governments and donors with
documented architecture and
operating procedures
Indicator 2
Percentage volume of new
project funding approved by
CoM of BiH as being
compatible with development
priorities
Outputs to Purpose
PURPOSE
The creation and adoption of a functional aid coordination architecture, to facilitate development
and improvement of a process of planning,
programming and management of external funds in
line with BiH development priorities.
OUTPUT 1
OUTPUT 2
OUTPUT 3
OUTPUT 4
OUTPUT 5
OUTPUT 6
Established,
adopted and
implemented
mechanism for
the coordination,
supervision and
monitoring of
international aid,
driven by national
and sector
planning priorities.
Paris Declaration
signed and its
principles, in line
with the Accra
Agenda for Action,
applied at all
levels of
government in BiH
and amongst the
donor community.
The Public
Investment
Programme (PIP)
to become
effective as a
functional and
respected
instrument for
project
programming and
funding
mobilisation.
Effective and
efficient
operation of the
Sector for
Coordination of
International Aid
(SCIA) in
coordinating these
functions and
processes.
Capacity of
entity
ministries
responsible for
Aid
Coordination
and PIP
improved to
coordinate their
operation
effectively with
the SCIA.
Board for
Coordination
of
International
Aid (BCIA)
verified by the
Council of
Ministers (CoM)
and operational
as an effective
governance
mechanism.
SCIA Plans for the Period
October 2009 to September 2010
• Donor Mapping Report 2008-2009 Published
• BiH endorsement of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness
• Baseline Assessment of Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness
implementation in BiH
• Written mechanism and procedures for aid coordination
• MoUs signed with donors committing to new mechanism and
procedures
SCIA Plans for the Period
October 2009 to September 2010
• Unified criteria for project selection and prioritisation at state and
entity level
• Public Investment Programme harmonised with the MTEF and
Budget
• Monitoring and Evaluation guidelines for development projects at
state and entity level prepared
• Preparation of information systems development plan
• HRD programme for key state and entity aid coordination staff
Responsibilities of MoFT and DEI in Aid Coordination
In accordance with the Law on Ministries and other Bodies in BIH :

MoFT of BiH is responsible for “the coordination of international
economic assistance to BiH, excluding assistance from the EU”
 International assistance from all bilateral donors (EU
member states and others) and all multilateral donors,
except for the European Commission.

DEI is responsible for “the coordination of assistance from the
EU to BiH”
 Programming and coordination of all assistance from the EU
provided by the European Commission, predominantly IPA.
Thank you!
Questions and Discussion