International development conference : achieving effective delivery of the development agenda|Lessons from the front line|Conference summary

This report summarises a conference that shared the practical lessons that participants have learned in designing and implementing development projects. The conference provided a forum to share innovative responses to the challenges encountered in the field and to identify ways to achieve more responsive, effective and sustainable development on the ground. Parallel discussions focused on: - Security sector reform in conflict-affected environments; - Placing a spotlight on transparency initiatives: The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), Construction Sector Transparency (CoST) Initiative and the Medicines Transparency Alliance (MeTA); - Managing funds for development impact; - Putting private sector development strategy into practice, and - Climate change