sustainable development into country policies and programmes. This Guidance volume explains the benefits of using SEA in … development co-operation and sets out key steps for its application based on recent experiences. Twelve different entry points are … identified for the practical application of SEA in development co-operation. For each entry point, the text provides a guidance …

the way for more effective development co-operation in these areas. This compendium pays special attention to the role of … private sector development, agriculture and infrastructure in pro-poor growth – areas that were neglected by many donors … during the 1990s but are currently receiving renewed attention in the international development agenda. It also presents a …

This publication continues efforts by the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) to develop tools and … policy statement and paper endorsed in 2004 by development ministers and agency heads of the DAC and by the OECD council. It …

Investment in health is a strategically important and often underestimated component of economic development. This … health system and beyond it. It is for development practitioners in the area of health issues. …

The member countries of OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) give almost USD 70 billion in foreign aid … (development co-operation) annually. This study examines how to manage that aid for the best results. It is based on the …

The international community is committed to helping partner countries meet the Millennium Development Goal of halving … global poverty by 2015. Effective use of scarce official development assistance is one important contribution to this end …. The good practices presented here represent a set of practical steps that – if applied by development agencies – should …