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A Post-Accra Agenda
In May 2008, an international preparatory workshop in Bonn brought together seventy
development practitioners from governments and civil society with the intention of
developing a concrete capacity development agenda for Accra and beyond. The "Bonn
Workshop Consensus" seeks to influence the deliberations in Accra and the Accra Action
Agenda in order to strengthen efforts for capacity development.
Beyond Accra: Six Areas for Action
- Integrate capacity development at the core of sector and thematic development:
Articulate actionable objectives in strategies and plans; include capacity development in
sector reviews; allocate adequate funding; convene stakeholder working groups; build
alliances of capacity development champions.
- Address systemic factors that enable or undermine capacity development: Identify
systemic constraints; reform incentive systems for retaining and sustaining capacity;
manage international labour migration; promote effective participation and accountability;
agree on appropriate ways to assess and measure progress; strengthen country management of
aid and aid relationships.
- Increase relevance, improve quality and expand choice of capacity development support:
Ensure “good fit” approaches, better deployment of existing capacity assets; establish
quality criteria and professional standards for support; establish accountability
mechanisms for technical cooperation; ensure real choice of suppliers for capacity
development services, including South-South cooperation.
- Engage and strengthen civil society and the private sector as agents for capacity
development: Recognize civil society and the private sector as capacity development agents;
agree on mechanisms for direct capacity development support and funding for civil society
organizations; support the development of country and regional capacity development service
providers and think tanks.
- Improve capacity development support in situations of fragility: Safeguard existing
capacity; engage quickly to support capacity development; sustain support when the
immediate crisis is over; establish temporary mechanisms for coordination and
accountability for capacity development; invest in knowledge acquisition by country agents;
integrate refugees and displaced people; involve the diaspora.
- Build alliances to change operational practice for capacity development: Form alliances
of champions at the country level to influence priorities and practice; broaden and deepen
knowledge and improve access; upgrade the capacity of donors and their agents to engage on
capacity development.
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