This learning brief summarises and reflects on the round table discussions, which focused on three themes: sustaining the focus on fragility in the MDB reform processes; alignment of MDB policies and financial instruments for increased relevance in fragile contexts; and fit for purpose partnerships. Participants were asked to focus their attention on three sets of questions:

1. How to ensure a sustained focus on fragility in the MDB reform process – including what kinds of authorising environments are conducive to more and better financing and the recruitment and retention of staff that could be rewarded and incentivised for working in fragile contexts
2. How to ensure MDB policies and financial instruments are fit for purpose for managing and mitigating risks, contributing to prevention and remaining engaged in politically constrained or estranged fragile contexts.
3. Whether we have the right sorts of partnerships for remaining engaged and what needs to change and how in order to manage the trade-offs between working through third parties to remain engaged and working with state institutions to address the underlying causes of state fragility.