Launched officially on 2 May 2006, the 2006 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness is the first of three rounds of monitoring (2006, 2008 and 2010) and will determine the baseline for eight indicators against which future progress will be measured. The remaining four indicators will be assessed through desk reviews and made available as a point of reference during the survey process at country level. The main purpose of the surveys is to track and encourage progress in implementing the Paris Declaration at country level. The Surveys should build on existing local process with a view to: supporting broad-based dialogue at country level on how to make aid more effective; building a common understanding on how more effective aid contributes to achieving development results; and providing an accurate description of how aid is managed. Partners and donors are invited to provide in the Country Worksheet a qualitative assessment for each indicator that reflects discussions at country-level.