European Centre for Development Policy Management

The European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) is an independent foundation which was established in 1986 to monitor and support development co-operation between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. ECDPM style's itself as a "think and do tank". Its stated main goal is to broker effective partnerships between the European Union and the developing world, especially Africa. It aims to promote inclusive forms of development and cooperates with public and private sector organisations to better manage international relations. It also supports the reform of policies and institutions in both Europe and the developing world.[1]

European Centre for Development Policy Management
AbbreviationECDPM
MottoLinking policy and practice in international co-operation
Formation1986
TypeThink Tank
HeadquartersOnze Lieve Vrouweplein 21, Maastricht 6211 HE
Location
Director
Carl Michels
Websitehttp://www.ecdpm.org

The ECDPM deals with the international policies that govern development co-operation between the ACP countries and the EU member states. The most recent and most significant of these policies is the Cotonou Agreement, signed in June 2000 by 77 ACP countries and the EU. The Cotonou Agreement has been considered a landmark in EU-ACP relations due to its new political dimension and the integration of non-state actors into development co-operation.

The vast increase in the number of actors involved in the debate about and the negotiations of ACP-EU development policy constitutes a major challenge. The need to provide information and facilitate interaction between all stakeholders is one of the main objectives of the ECDPM.

The ECDPM has its main office in Maastricht, Netherlands which was recently renovated and opened by Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands.[2] ECDPM is governed by a board drawn from both Europe, and also Africa and the Caribbean The Current chairman of the board is P.I Gomez Ambassador of Guyana[3] to the ACP.

Aims and objectives

ECDPM aims to provide development stakeholders with information and resources necessary to better understand EU-ACP development co-operation. To this end ECDPM engages in:

  • policy-related research and information
  • capacity-building approaches
  • hands-on facilitation of dialogue between parties
  • networking
  • seminars and conferences.

The long-term strategic objectives of the Centre are:

  • To enhance the capacity of public and private actors in developing countries
  • To improve co-operation between development partners in Europe and the ACP regions.

Thematic programmes

ECDPM is a matrix organisation with staff working across programmes. Each programme is however led by a Head of Programme or Programme Manager. As of 2013 there were five programmes in ECDPM:

  • Strengthening EU External Action
  • Conflict, Security and Resilience
  • Economic Transformation
  • Africa's Change Dynamics
  • Food Security

Support programmes
  • Communication and Information [4]
  • Strategy and Innovation[5]
  • Finance and administration

Funding

The Centre receives strategic and financial support from the foreign ministries of the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Luxembourg and Belgium as well as the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation[6] and the Instituto Português de Apoio oa Desenvolvimento[7] in Portugal. It receives programme support from the Department for International Development of the UK.

ECDPM's Partners

References
  1. ECDPM website – About ECDPM at http://www.ecdpm.org Archived 17 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Speech by Prince Constantijn at the opening of the renovated ECDPM-building 30 juni 2011, <"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)>
  3. "ECDPM Annual Report 2012". ECDPM.
  4. "ECDPM Home: The European Centre for Development Policy Management". ECDPM. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. "ECDPM Home: The European Centre for Development Policy Management". ECDPM. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  6. "Development and Cooperation". www.sdc.admin.ch. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  7. www.ipad.mne.gov.pt Archived 18 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "EADI". EADI: European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  9. www.euforic.org Archived 16 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  10. www.africa-union.org Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  11. "ec.europa.eu". Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

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