Improving European coordination in fragile states

This document synthetises the main findings of three separate but interrelated studies commissioned by the Practitioners’ network for European development cooperation. Together, these studies aim to better understand the challenges and opportunities for European practitioners to coordinate in situations of crisis and fragility, allowing to formulate recommendations for EU actors involved. (1) Literature review: in-depth review of literature on donor coordination and joint implementation in fragile states (academic literature, policy documents, evaluation studies); (2) Headquarters level analysis: mapping and understanding of coordination initiatives at HQ levels across Europe (Based on 57 interviews with officials in Brussels and other European capitals); (3) Field analysis: identifying and evaluation of interesting practices of joint implementation and provision of common goods and services in Niger, Palestine, DRC and Haiti (Based on 155 interviews with officials and stakeholders).