Development Assistance Committee (DAC) peer reviews function as a tool for both learning and accountability. This report – containing the findings and recommendations of the peer review – is the result of a seven-month in-depth consultation and review process. It was produced by a review team comprising peer reviewers from Germany (Leveke Neumann, Permanent Mission to the OECD, and Thomas Piesch, Ministry for Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) and Hungary (Gabriella Fórizs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Orsolya Tóth, Permanent Delegation to the OECD and UNESCO). From the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate, Santhosh Persaud, Policy Analyst, served as the lead analyst for the review, together with Anita King, Policy Analyst and Matthias Leitner, Policy Analyst (Crises and Fragility Specialist). Katharina Satzinger provided logistical assistance to the review, and formatted and produced the report. The report was prepared under the supervision of John Egan, Senior Policy Analyst and Team Lead (Peer Reviews) and Rahul Malhotra, Head of Division, Reviews, Results, Evaluation and Development Innovation. The report was edited by Fiona Hinchcliffe.
The team are grateful for valuable inputs from across the Development Co-operation Directorate – including the Financing for Sustainable Development Division, the Global Partnerships and Policies Division, the Reviews, Results, Evaluation and Development Innovation Division, and the Foresight, Outreach and Policy Reform Unit – and the OECD, in particular the Environment Directorate and the Development Centre.
The Peer Review of Portugal benefited throughout the process from the commitment and dedication of representatives of Camões, I.P., Portugal’s development co-operation agency, as well as of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and across government. The review team is also thankful to the Ambassador of Portugal to Mozambique and his staff, who ensured a smooth virtual mission and valuable exchanges with stakeholders in Mozambique.