Workshop Agenda

Thursday 17 November

8:30-9:30 / Welcome / Oswald Mashindano, ESRF
Andrew Rogerson, ODI
Introduction of participants and expectations for the workshop
Session 1
Mutual Accountability: Meaning and Challenges
Chair: Sam Wangwe, ESRF
9:30-10:30 / Presenters / Paolo de Renzio
Tony Killick
10:30-11:00 / Coffee break
11:00-12:30 / Plenary discussion
12:30-14:00 / Lunch
Session 2
Evolution of Mutual Accountability mechanisms in different countries
Chair: Andrew Rogerson, ODI
  • How and why did they begin and how were they developed over time?
  • What have been the key moving forces? Who were the key actors (within government and among donors)?
  • What were the dynamics - how did the evolution proceed?
  • What specific mechanisms have been established?How do they link to other ongoing processes (e.g. budget support groups, PRS processes, domestic accountability mechanisms)?

14:00-15:00 / Presenters / Tanzania, Mozambique
15:00-15:30 / Coffee break
15:30-16:30 / Presenters / Vietnam, Afghanistan
Comments / Paolo de Renzio
16:30-17:30 / Break-out groups
(by country) /
  • What have you learned from other country cases?
  • What are the possible ideas for doing things differently in your own country?

Friday 18 November

8:30-9:00 / Report back to plenary from Session 2 break-out groups: What are the key lessons to be shared between countries?
Session 3
Impact of Mutual Accountability mechanisms
Chair: Tony Killick, ODI
  • How much difference has mutual accountability made in practice (e.g. to transactions costs, to bringing reluctant donors in, changing the composition of aid, moving towards harmonisation and alignment with local systems)?
  • What role has the government played in bringing about any improvements or has it been largely self-imposed by donors?Are there grounds for expecting improvements in the future?

9:00-10:30 / Presenters / Mozambique on PAF for donors
Tanzania on Joint Assistance Strategy
Afghanistan on rules for donor engagement
10:30-11:00 / Coffee break
11:00-12:00 / Break-out groups
(by type of institution) /
  • Donors: what kind of impact do you expect mutual accountability to have on government behaviour?
  • Governments: what kind of impact do you expect mutual accountability to have on donor behaviour?
  • Civil Society: how can you best engage with mutual accountability mechanisms?

12:00-12:30 / Report back to plenary
12:30-14:00 / Lunch
Session 4
Linkages with international processes and debates
Chair: Oswald Mashindano, ESRF
  • What can other countries learn from the examples of the four countries present?
  • How can these country-level dynamics be transferred to the international level?
  • What changes at the international level can facilitate/support country-level mutual accountability mechanisms?
  • What are the implications for the follow-up to the Paris Declaration?

14:00-15:30 / Presenters
Comments / Andrew Rogerson
Vietnam on local responses to Paris process
Greg Briffa, DFID
15:30-16:00 / Coffee break
16:00-17:30 / Closing Session and Looking Forward
  • Did the workshop achieve its objectives and meet participants’ expectations?
  • What are the topics that can be identified for further research and dialogue?
  • How can a follow-up process be defined, including disseminating the results to other interested parties?