## * Feasibility study

Verification that a proposed project can be executive (achieved), and planning/formulation of a project that is suitable for implementation. An investigation regarding what possibilities the project has, whether it is appropriate, and what investment effect it will have.

## $ ^{*} $ Green Productivity Advisory Committee

An advisory committee established in 2003 by the Asia Productivity Organization (APO) to provide advice and cooperation from Japanese companies that have a high level of environmental technology, in order to achieve a balance of improvement of green productivity and protection of the environment. There are over 60 companies currently participating.

## $ ^{*} $ Specialist in Infrastructure Projects

Personnel assigned to individual overseas diplomatic missions to support infrastructure projects overseas, by gathering and consolidating domestic and overseas information regarding infrastructure projects, and by serving as liaison for communication and coordination with related organizations, chambers of commerce, etc.

## Toward aid effectiveness

Donor countries and developing countries conduct discussions regarding the approaches to improve the quality and aid effectiveness in order to achieve development goals such as MDGs. The approach to improve the aid effectiveness and its progress were discussed and evaluated at the High Level Meetings held in Paris in 2005 and in Accra, Ghana in 2008, where the Paris Declaration and the Accra Agenda for Action were adopted respectively. At the High Level Meeting held in Busan, South Korea in November 2011, discussions were held regarding the ideal nature of effective development and international cooperation in the future in addition to conducting an overall review of the Paris Declaration and the Accra Agenda for Action.

## Main points of the Paris Declaration (2005)

(1) Developing countries set their own strategies and priority issues.

(2) Donor countries align their own aid strategies to those in developing countries and use local systems.

(3) Donor countries coordinate procedures and share aid information to avoid duplication.

(4) Donors and partners are accountable for development results.

(5) Developing countries and donors improve resource

management and decision making for development results.

## Main points of the Accra Agenda for Action (2008)

(1) Donors provide 3-5 year forward information on their planned aid to partner countries.

(2) Donors use developing country systems for aid programs.

(3) Donors promote division of labor to avoid duplicating aid activities.

(4) Donors promote local procurement of goods and services (untying).

(5) Promote South-South co-operation and triangular co-operation.

## Busan High Level Forum (2011)

## Main points of the Busan Outcome Document

The following shared principles were agreed upon to achieve the development goals of the international community.

(1) Ownership of development priorities by developing countries

(2) Focus on results

(3) Inclusive development partnerships among developing countries, donors, emerging donors, private sector, and NGOs

(4) Transparency and accountability of developing countries and donors

## The main points of agreement to achieve these principles

(1) Use and strengthen developing countries' policies and systems

(2) Achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women

(3) Promote local procurement of goods and services (untying)

(4) Improve the availability and predictability of information on development co-operation

(5) Co-ordinate arrangements of aid to reduce fragmentation among donors.

(6) Promote sustainable development in situations of conflict and fragility

The importance of a wide range of cooperation in development, including South-South and triangular co-operation, private sector and development, combating corruption, and climate change finance were confirmed as well.