Development Assistance Committee (DAC) peer reviews function as a tool for both learning and accountability. This report is the result of an in-depth consultation and review process. It was produced by a review team comprising peer reviewers from Spain (Ana Henche Cuesta, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, and Irene Seco Serra, Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, AECID) and the United Kingdom (Richard Teuten and Eleena Ahmed, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office), together with observers from Qatar (Buthayna Al Muftah and Aisha Abdulrahman Al-Obaidan, Qatar Fund for Development). From the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate, Santhosh Persaud served as the lead analyst for the review, together with Eleanor Carey, Policy Analyst, and Sarah Spencer Bernard, Policy Analyst, and Renwick Irvine, Team Lead Peer Reviews oversaw the review. Autumn Lynch and Samantha Proteau provided logistical assistance for the review and formatted and produced the report. Yasmin Ahmad and Harsh Desai verified the data. The report was prepared under the supervision of Rahul Malhotra, Head of Division, Reviews, Results, Evaluation and Development Innovation. The report was edited by Suzanne Parandian.
The team are grateful for valuable inputs from across the Development Co-operation Directorate 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 Trade and Agriculture Directorate; the Development Centre; and the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network. Written submissions from a selection of the Netherland’s partners helped to focus and enrich the review, including a comprehensive written submission from Partos, the Netherlands’ development co-operation civil society umbrella organisation.
The Peer Review of the Netherlands benefited throughout the process from the commitment and dedication of representatives of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The review team is also thankful to Karin Boven, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Uganda and her staff, who ensured smooth contact with local counterparts in Uganda as well as documentation, insights and logistical support.