In focus face of aid changing The Since her appointment as Minister of Foreign Trade and Development, Lilianne Ploumen has signalled a major shift in Dutch development policy – with a focus on a transition from aid to trade as the engine of sustainable, inclusive growth. We spoke to Minister Ploumen about her vision and the changing face of international development cooperation. 8 CONNECT #2 JULY 2013 Why should we invest in development? What makes development a wise investment? There are endless reasons why we should invest in development, whether it be the textile worker in Bangladesh who risks her life to make our jeans and t-shirts, the girl who sees her mother raped and murdered in eastern Congo or the Ethiopian farmer whose crops go to waste because of a lack of proper irrigation. And let’s not forget our direct self-interest: new markets to explore, greater stability and security and a better chance to safeguard international public goods such as the climate, migration, food security and water. And we have every reason to be proud of our return on investment in a world that is witnessing unprecedented progress on poverty indicators. We have seen a great deal of criticism of both the development industry and historical aid modalities in recent years. How do you react to claims that aid has been a failure so far? Those who claim aid is a failure ignore the facts. Both the Human Development Index and the advances made towards the Millennium Development Goals show that the progress is real and significant. Despite population growth, we have managed to Pagina 7
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