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ROUNDTABLE V - POLICY COHERENCE DEVELOPMENT Date: 29-30 October 2009 Venue: Civis Polonus Foundation, ul. Kredytowa 4, lokal 18, 00-056 Warsaw, Poland The fifth roundtable, which was held in Warsaw, is part of the project led by CASE – The roundtable, is part of the project led by CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research (http://www.case-research.eu/) and Overseas Development Institute (ODI, http://www.odi.org.uk/) with the participation of the NGDO platforms from the Visegrad group (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, so called V4) and funded by the European Commission. The main objective of the project is to promote a greater understanding of the development challenges, to facilitate greater public support in New Member States for poverty reduction efforts and to contribute to more strategic and evidence-informed policy dialogue and engagement for international development issues. Find here the report with outcomes of this round table. Presentations: - Importance of Policy coherence for development (Marc Levy) - Examples of Incoherence (Nina Jósefina Bąk) - Challenges for Policy Coherence for Development (Romain Phillipe) - Advocacy and Lobbying, issue and power analyses, nine steps for lobbying, policy influencing methods & lobby tactics (Huub Sloot, Else Boonstra) The primary topic of the first day was Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) in Visegrad Countries in order to strengthen the knowledge of NGOs in this field. This has been discussed through lectures and on a cross-sectored roundtable. The topic of the second day focused on lobbying. In four sessions followed by group exercises, participants learned in an interesting way how to use lobbying and advocacy, experiences with PCD advocacy at national level will be shared. Participants went home with success criteria for influencing on PCD processes.
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This project is co-financed by International Visegrad Fund (www.visegradfund.eu) 
Objectives: 1) To gain knowledge on policy coherence for development (PCD) from the European level and NGDO perspectives 2) To gain knowledge on how to work on Policy Coherence for Development 3) To learn from some concrete cases of policy incoherence 4) To strengthen our practical understanding of the basic conditions for lobbying and advocacy on PCD issues. 5) To strengthen our practical skills on how to strategize for lobbying and advocacy 6) To give insights into actual PCD developments at the European level 7) To share information on national advocacy on PCD issues from other countries. Participants: Representatives of the national platforms of the Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland; NGDO representatives from the host country (Poland); experts; media representatives. ODI and CASE representatives. Outcomes: Participants gain knowledge on PCD, the general viewpoint from the European Level, what PCD means in practice for NGDO’s and some stories from the field of a developing country. Participants improve their capacities in the field of lobbying. Participants share their new knowledge with colleagues and peers. AGENDA DAY ONE – PAH (Polish Humanitarian Organization, member of the network Grupa Zagranica) SESSION ONE: INTRODUCTION CHAIR: Izabela Wilczynska, Policy Officer Polish Humanitarian Organisation (PAH) Time | Item | 09:45 – 10:00 | Registration of the participants | 10:00 – 10:15 | Opening remarks by Izabela Wilczynska – Polish Humanitarian Organisation Introduction round of the participants (please present your neighbour) |
SESSION TWO: EU POSITIONS - POLICY COHERENCE FOR DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: Izabela Wilczynska, Policy Officer Polish Humanitarian Organisation (PAH) Time | Item | 10:15 – 11:00 | Importance of Policy Coherence for Development: coherence and capacity development - introduction and general viewpoint of Capacity Development from the European level - by Marc Levy, senior advisor of institutional and capacity development in ECDPM, Netherlands | 11:00 – 11:15 | Questions and Answers | 11:15 – 11:30 | Coffee Break | 11:30 – 12:15 | Examples of Incoherence: case studies – by Nina Józefina Bąk, Sustainable Society Initiative, Poland | 12:15 - 13:00 | Discussion with both speakers | 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
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| Challenges for Policy Coherence for Development: Concord Position - introduction on Capacity Development from NGDO perspective – by Romain Phillipe, Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) Officer, responsible for the report CONCORD perspective and advocacy work on PCD | 14:45 – 15:00 | Coffee Break | 15:00 – 15:30 | Polish Perspective on PCD – by Mr. Ambassador Andrzej Łupina; Department of Development Cooperation, Poland & Mr. Ambassador Jan Bielawski, former responsible for PCD issue in MFa, Development Cooperation Department | 15:30 – 16:30 | Free panel discussion with experts – final conclusion of the day | 19:00 | Dinner at “u Szwejka”, Plac Konstitucji 1 |
DAY TWO - BBO WORKSHOP: ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING TRAINER: Huub Sloot, BBO, Netherlands Time | Item | 09:45 – 10:00 | Registration of participants | 10:00 – 10:15 | Opening and introduction (game on interests) | 10:15 – 11:15 | What is lobby and advocacy? Basic principles and conditions of lobby and advocacy The role of a lobbyist as a broker | 11:15 – 11:30 | Coffee Break | 11:30 – 12:00 | Steps for strategizing lobby and advocacy | 12:00 – 13:00 | Sharing experiences with PCD advocacy at national level: presentation and discussion | 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch break | 14:00 – 15:00 | Identifying success criteria for influencing on PCD issues: participants’ experiences (group work) | 15:00 – 15:45 | Plenary presentations and discussion on success criteria for influencing on PCD processes | 15:45 – 16:00 | Evaluation and closure of the workshop | 16:00 – 17:00 | Administrative meeting - preparation for the next roundtable in Prague |
This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of CASE and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union. ............................................................... See also:
News: EU positions on Policy Coherence for Development - a practical guide
News: Outcome and presentations Round Table V - Policy Coherence for Development
Publications: Round Table 2 outcome: Manifesto (Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, English)
Themes: EU positions
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