Professional Services Council, August 2021
Efforts to increase localization can increase local inclusion and capacity. Challenges include trade-offs among potentially competing objectives, the importance of local voice and institutions, and how to mitigate risks while building pathways for involvement. It highlights the importance of choosing appropriate implementing mechanisms, identifying objectives and metrics, moving beyond aid dependency to building institutions, considering the role of third-country and regional institutions and diaspora communities, and strengthening the capacity of local implementing partners.