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with best practices and thus making harmonisation in these areas at regional level
feasible.
6.2.2 Partnerships with Emerging Market Economies
In developing strategic partnerships, the Region takes cognizance of the evolving
global development cooperation architecture as outlined in the Paris Declaration
on Aid Effectiveness (2005); the Windhoek Declaration (2006), the Accra Agenda
for Action (2008); and particularly the outcome of the Busan 4th High Level Forum
on Aid Effectiveness (2011) that forms an integral part of a new and more inclusive
development agenda, recognizing the inclusion of civil society, the private sector
and other actors to participate on the basis of common goals, shared principles
and differential commitments.
Over the past years the global economy and the development landscape changed
substantially with the emergence of a broader set of development actors and new
approaches impacting on the traditional architecture of international aid.
New actors such as emerging market economies have come to the fore and
promote new principles, approaches and values in the aid relationship that deviate
from the “traditional” model. The new principles promote mutual interest and
mutual development. The funding and methods of BRICs help balance the aid
recipient’s voice with traditional donors and provides chances for wider reforms in
the aid architecture and new opportunities for resource mobilisation in the context
of South-South cooperation.
SADC should explore these innovative partnerships and financial mechanisms
and put them in perspective with new challenges created for better harmonisation
and alignment. However risks associated with insufficient harmonisation between
traditional partners and non-traditional partners may exist. Such risks can be
mitigated by greater coordination effort led by SADC through implementation of
the partnership principles enshrined in the Windhoek Declaration.
New financing mechanisms and non-traditional partnerships should be explored
for the SADC Region’s development as they can contribute to broaden the resource
channels.
SADC also stands to benefit from its participation in regional and Pan-African
multi-country funding strategies. The Region is well placed to mobilise resources
by participating actively in the implementation of programmes and projects with
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