On 2 July, CTA and other partners organised the sixth ‘Brussels Development Briefing’ - part of a series of discussion meetings on ACP-EU development issues. This briefing focused on the issues: ‘New drivers, new players in ACP rural development’.
Introductory remarks
- Hansjörg Neun, CTA
- Lluis Riera Figueras, DG Development, European Commission
Objectives and Programme of the Briefing
- Isolina Boto, CTA [presentation]
Perspective from the farmer’s organisations
- Ndiougou Fall, ROPPA [video interview]
Panel 1: New actors in the global aid system: opportunities and challenges
- Olga Sulla, World Bank [executive summary - presentation]
- Akin Adesina, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) [presentation - video interview]
- Rudolf Buntzel, Concord [executive summary - video interview]
Discussant: H.E. Mr. Sutiawan Gunessee, Ambassador of Mauritius
Panel 2: New donors from the South, new approaches?
- Hannah Edinger, Centre for Chinese Studies, Stellenbosch University, South Africa [executive summary - presentation - video interview]
- Jian-Ye Wang, African Department, International Monetary Fund [executive summary - presentation - video interview]
- Uwe Wissembach, Coordinator for Africa-China relations, European Commission [video interview]
Discussant: H.E. Brave Ndisale, Ambassador of Malawi [video interview]
Panel 3: Towards coordination, shared responsibility and accountability
- Christoph Langenkamp, Global Donor Platform for Rural Development [presentation - video interview]
- H.E. Ambassador Keiji Yamamoto [executive summary - presentation] and Motofumi Kohara, Rural Development Department, JICA, Japan [executive summary - presentation - video interview]
- Amadou Allahoury Diallo, NEPAD/CAADP [executive summary - presentation - video interview]
Discussant: H.E. Mr. Waven William, member of Parliament of Seychelles and Member of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, co-rapporteur of the report on Aid effectiveness and public development aid
Debate
More:
Reader (pdf)
Key documents and organisations
Profiles of panelists and discussants
Report of the meeting (pdf)
For more information please contact Romano Purro (rp@euforic.org)






