Development Assistance Committee (DAC) peer reviews function as a tool for both learning and accountability. This report – containing both the main findings and recommendations of the DAC and the analytical report of the Secretariat – is the result of a nine month in-depth consultation and review process. It was produced by a review team comprising peer reviewers from Belgium (Geert Vansintjan and Isabelle Wittoek, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation) and the Netherlands (Paul Litjens and Bouwe-Jan Smeding, Ministry of Foreign Affairs), together with an observer from Romania (Angela Sima, Romanian Agency for International Development Cooperation). From the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate, John Egan, Senior Policy Analyst, served as the lead analyst for the review, together with Emily Bosch, Policy Analyst, Nadine Piefer-Söyler, Policy Analyst, Cyprien Fabre, Senior Policy Analyst (Crises and Fragility Specialist) and Karin McDonald, Policy Analyst. Autumn Lynch and Katharina Satzinger provided logistical assistance to the review, and formatted and produced the report. The report was prepared under the supervision of Rahul Malhotra, Head of Division, Reviews, Results, Evaluation and Development Innovation. The report was edited by Susan Sachs.
The team are grateful for valuable inputs from across the Development Co-operation Directorate, including statistical support from the Financing for Sustainable Development division, and the OECD, in particular the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration; the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs; the Directorate for Legal Affairs; the Directorate for Public Governance; the Economics Department; the Environment Directorate; the Statistics and Data Directorate; the Trade and Agriculture Directorate; the Development Centre; the Financial Action Task Force; and the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network.
The Peer Review of Germany benefited throughout the process from the commitment and dedication of representatives of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the Federal Foreign Office, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and KfW Development Bank. The review team are also thankful to the Ambassadors, Heads of Cooperation and the leadership of GIZ and KfW Development Bank in Kigali and Tunis and their staff, who ensured smooth contact with local counterparts as well as documentation, insights and logistical support.