Negotiating partnerships for governance reform: the draft code of conduct for forest sector development cooperation
2002
A. Wells | K. Schreckenberg | T. Tuomasjukka | B. Liss | A. Roby | T. Oksanen
This paper reviews experience with the 2001 Draft Code of Conduct for Forest Sector Development Cooperation. The Code aims to helpdonors engage more effectively with the institutional and policy contexts affecting forests, and to shift the governance agenda from conditionality to positive incentives for change.The brief outlines reasons for the development and implementation of a forest code of conduct. Policy conclusion drawn are: the code can help to reconcile donors’ pre-occupation with good governance and increasing emphasis on national ownership of the development processAs a generic framework to negotiate country-level memoranda of understanding between donors and their development partners, the Code can help build trust and confidencethe code creates an entry point for cross-cutting governance reform by working within national forest programmesthe Code promotes broader national ownership through a range of partnerships including central and local government, civil society and the private sectoralthough designed to support a sector-wide approach, the Code can also be applied where donor assistance is channeled through projectsimplementing the Code may involve high initial transaction costs for long-term returns, and changes in the way donors and partner institutions operate.[authors]
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