OECD/DAC Donor-Developing Country
Dialogues on National Strategies for Sustainable Development
MID-TERM
REVIEW WORKSHOP
Novotel Coralia Hotel, Phuket, Thailand, 9-14 October
2000
Objectives of the Workshop:
To review the results of the status reviews and
progress with the dialogues; and to consider the annotated outline for
the guidance on nssds and identify priorities for its further elaboration.
AGENDA:
NOTE: This agenda is open to modification by participants at the
workshop.
Monday 9 October :
18.30
OFFICIAL OPENING
Ms Supatra Masdit , Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office, Thailand
Dinner at the Novotel Hotel
Tuesday 10 October:
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
08.30 (a) Welcome (Government of Thailand,
TDRI, DFID/EC ?) (5 min)
(b) Introduction of participants (15 min)
08.50 Introduction to the workshop
(DFID/EC/IIED)
(a) The nssd dialogue project:
objectives, outputs and approach
(b) The mid-term review workshop: objectives and agenda
(c) Update on progress (IIED)
(d) Links to other processes, eg. PRSPs, CDFs, (DFID)
09.20 Clarifications/comments
09.30 Coffee break
COUNTRY PROGRESS
[Each country: presentation
(20 min) on the results of the status reviews, progress with dialogues
and key lessons emerging, following the format for country progress
reports; discussants (a country and a resource person) (10 min); questions/comments
(10 min)]
10.00 Dialogue countries (and
then parallel countries, as below, or by region?)
12.00
Lunch Break
13.15 Dialogue countries (continued)
14.35
Discussion
15.00 Coffee break
15.30 Parallel countries
17.30 - 17.45 Summary and close
[Facilitators to identify key
lessons emerging for working groups to discuss on Wednesday]
Wednesday 11 October:
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE
DIALOGUES – what makes nssds work in practice?
09.00 Working Groups to discuss
key lessons that have emerged (on the development and implementation
of nssds, and the role of donors, eg. participation, capacity, integration
etc.)
10.30 Coffee break
11.00 Working Groups report back
12.00
Lunch Break
CONTENTS LIST FOR THE DAC
GUIDANCE ON NSSDS
13.15
Plenary discussion: From lessons to Guidance –key themes for the guidance
(chapter headings/sections)
15.00
Coffee break
15.30 Working groups to discuss/flesh
out the draft contents list
17.30 Close
Thursday 12th October:
AM – Meetings
between and within different groups of participants(for planning,
information exchange etc. as required by participants)
PM - Field Visit
Friday 13th October:
CONTENTS LIST FOR THE
DAC GUIDANCE (CONTINUED)
09.00 Working groups report back
10.30
Coffee break
11.00 Agreeing the draft annotated
contents list, and priorities for its further elaboration
12.00
Lunch
13.15
Ensuring the guidance can be implemented effectively - donor and country
needs (eg. capacity, awareness raising etc)
COUNTRY WORK-PLANS
14.15 Constraints to implementation
of country dialogues – sharing experience
15.00
Coffee break
15.30 Workplans for the dialogue
phase (Oct-Feb) - ‘Share Fair’ (country displays)
17.30
Close
Saturday 14th October (am)
CONCLUSIONS AND NEXT STEPS
·Country
workplans – briefing (IIED)
·Feedback
on the website, and communication/information needs
·Timetable
for developing the guidance and key milestones (Final Workshop, DAC
Ministerial, Source Book etc)
·Agenda
for the Final Workshop (Bolivia, February 2001)
·Developing
the guidance in parallel: the role of different participants
·Wider
dissemination and impact: links with key organisations (eg. the CSD,
Convention Secretariats, World Bank), and key events (eg. Rio +10) (how/when?)
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