ORIENTATION WORKSHOP

Session 1 “CP Rationale and ECP course”

Country Programming Policies and Principles Vito Cistulli

CP Policies and Principles They are defined in the 108 th Programme Committee Document

CP Policies Policy 1: Integration  Priority setting, CPF, CWP  Emergency operations and Disaster Risk Management  Resource mobilization (e.g., resoure requirements and gap)  Project cycle management Policy 2: Alignment with  Country programming cycle  UN Programming cycle  FAO reform process (e.g., decentralization and roles and responsibilities) Policy 3: Subsidiarity Policy 4: Results-based

CP Principles Ownership and empowerment Mutual commitment Accountability and alignment Flexibility Financial feasibility Adherence to UN programming principles Strategic focus Needs driven and functioning as one Building on lessons learnt and good practices

CP Policies and Principles “The new approach requires that CPF and CWP be adopted for all countries receiving FAO support, regardless of whether there is an FAO country representation. Exceptions to the preparation of CPF are proposed by the FAO Representative to the ADG/RR, who assesses the reasons for the exception. “ Extract from the 108 th Session Report of the Programme Committee

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Reference slides

Country Programming Elements

Implications and Challenges for the New Generation of CPFs BEFORE EVALUATION  NMTPF isolated from Corporate Planning  Many FAO planning frameworks  Voluntary approach  NMTPF is a country office product  Priority setting tool  Multiple accountability and reporting AFTER EVALUATION  CPF fully integrated in Corporate Planning  One country programme  Prerequisite for funds allocation  CPF is a corporate product  Results oriented planning tool  One accountability and reporting

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ECP course and the logic Sylvie Robert and Katrin Taylor

ECP Course: the logic Being Strategic: The Country Programming Framework (CPF) Getting the resources: Resource Mobilization (RM) Developing and delivering on projects: The Project Cycle (PC) Planning and managing the work: The Country Work Plan (CWP)

Country Programming PLAN ACT REFLECT

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