The Parties shall take, individually or through bilateral or multilateral cooperation,

Note: The public sector is divided between donor government (bilateral aid), partner government and third-country government, which includes delegated co-operation.

This will also help to promote better donor harmonisation, sharing of staff and delegated partnerships.

The MFA should strengthen its participation in joint working arrangements, and delegated co-operation, seeking practical progress when possible.

(d) undertake delegated aid cooperation on each other's behalf, where appropriate, based on arrangements mutually determined by the Parties.

Delegated co-operation could also be envisaged in the interest of aid effectiveness and division of labour with Member States.

Sweden can continue to work systematically with other donors who are similarly able to generalise their involvement in delegated partnerships.

Austria also uses delegated co-operation and silent partnerships as means of increasing aid effectiveness and reducing transaction costs in the long term.

The programme in Moldova clearly demonstrates Austria’s ability to identify opportunities for delegated co-operation in line with the EU Agenda for Change.

Australia has also strengthened its collaboration with other donors, notably through joint country strategies, co financing and delegated programmes.

Finland has begun participating in delegated co-operation arrangements such as with Norway in Sudan, while it generally seems to maintain an emphasis on visibility for Finland’s contributions.

They should experiment with sector wide and programme approaches as well as forms of delegated partnership, working jointly with other donors whenever possible.

It should intensify co operation with other donors, including the use of modalities such as budget support and forms of delegated partnership, to the extent they support country realities.

Because of its flexible implementation procedures, Sida has been able to successfully implement delegated partnerships with some other like minded donors, such as the Netherlands and Norway.

The DAC therefore supports Australia’s plan to co-operate closely with other donors and whenever possible to rely on delegated co-operation arrangements when engaging in a new country.