Aid Effectiveness in the Infrastructure Sector: Final Report

Urban Institute • Center on International Development and Governance • 2100 M Street, NW • Washington, DC • 20037 • USA Phone: 1-202-261-5775 • Fax: 1-202-466-3982 • Email: idginfo@urban.org • Web Site: www.idg.urban.org Study on Aid Effectiveness in the Infrastructure Sector: Final Report January 2009 Harry Garnett Ritu Nayyar-Stone Sarah Polen Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank all of the government officials, donor representatives, and NGO staff who met with members of the study team in each of the case study countries, as well as the members of the Steering Committee who provided both technical guidance on the study and logistical support for the trips and regional workshops. Thanks should also go to the senior advisors, local consultants, and research support team, who provided invaluable assistance in all aspects of conducting the study and preparing the report (see Annex D for a complete listing). - Harry Garnett, Sarah Polen, and Ritu Nayyar-Stone, Study on Aid Effectiveness in the Infrastructure Sector—Final Report - Gretchen Mikeska, Lead Author, Ghana Case Study - Ritu Nayyar-Stone, Lead Author, Indonesia Case Study - Juliana Pigey, Lead Author, Burkina Faso Case Study - Sarah Polen, Lead Author, Vietnam Case Study - Francine Steininger, Lead Author, Bangladesh Case Study - Geoffrey Weyinda, Lead Author, Senegal and Uganda Case Studies Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..................................................................................................................... i I. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY..................................................................................................... 1 A. Objective of the Study................................................................................................................ 1 B. Summary of the Paris Declaration............................................................................................... 1 C. Approach to the Study................................................................................................................ 2 1. Case Studies and Phase I Report............................................................................................ 2 2. In-depth Country Case Studies................................................................................................ 2 3. Regional Workshops............................................................................................................... 2 D. Study Team............................................................................................................................... 3 E. Structure of the Report............................................................................................................... 3 II. INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE PARIS DECLARATION — HYPOTHESES......................................... 3 III. FINDINGS FROM THE IN-DEPTH COUNTRY CASE STUDIES........................................................ 4 A. Ownership................................................................................................................................. 7 1. Sector strategies.................................................................................................................... 7 2. Implementation agencies........................................................................................................ 9 3. Donor role.............................................................................................................................. 9 4. Capacity constraints............................................................................................................. 11 B. Alignment................................................................................................................................ 11 1. Procurement, public financial management, and other partner country systems......................... 12 2. Resource predictability.......................................................................................................... 14 3. Project Implementation Units................................................................................................. 14 4. Staff capacity....................................................................................................................... 15 C. Harmonization......................................................................................................................... 15 1. Donor harmonization and government ownership.................................................................... 16 2. Funding modalities............................................................................................................... 17 D. Managing for Results............................................................................................................... 18 1. Project- and program-level monitoring for results.......................