Asian Approaches to Development Cooperation
Organized by The Asia Foundation, in partnership with the Korea Development Institute (KDI), the ongoing Asian Approaches to Development Cooperation dialogue series brings together development experts and government officials from the Asia region and beyond to share ideas and perspectives among both emerging and traditional donors. In 2011, the Foundation and KDI convened four dialogues focusing on Asian approaches to development cooperation in various cities, including Kuala Lumpur in March, Colombo in June, and Seoul in September. The 2011 dialogues culminated at the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF4) in November in Busan, Korea, the world's largest and most important gathering for discussing issues of international development and foreign aid.
Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF4)
The Asia Foundation was selected by the OECD to hold an official side event at HLF4 in Busan. The side event "Emerging Asian Approaches to Development Cooperation" was hosted by Foundation President David Arnold and featured prominent panelists from China, Vietnam, Korea, and India, with commentary from Peter Baxter, the Director General of the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). Released at HLF4, a new book summarizes the series findings and available here.
New Delhi Meeting
Following the 2011 discussions, over 40 development experts representing more than 10 countries will convene in New Delhi in March 2012 for the fifth meeting. Discussions will center on approaches to pro-poor growth, lessons from Asian countries' experiences as both beneficiaries and donors, and comparisons between these and the approaches of traditional donors. It will be followed by a second 2012 dialogue in Beijing, as well as a roundtable discussion in Washington, D.C., and an authors' workshop in Seoul.