F2F 2009 in India
SDC's Decentralisation and Local Governance network has come into existence in 2009. Around 45 of 80 members with a special interest in Decentralisation and Local Governance met at a first face-to-face meeting in Delhi in November 2009 and gave a first boost to the network.
Presentations
Documents
Pictures and Videos
Presentations
| Solution Exchange November 2009 Author: Elamon Joy - UNDP Solution Exchange, India Focus: Bringing out Practitioner Knowledge through Knowledge Sharing Context: Achievement of Millennium Development Goals on time / Aligned to Five Year Plan targets / Poverty Alleviation / Social Development | |
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| Practical steps towards aid effectiveness November 2009 Author: Nina Helm - DPWG-LGD Presentation of the Development Partners Working Group on Local Governance and Decentralization (DPWG-LGD) and its Secretariat | |
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International IDEA - State of Local Democracy Assessment November 2009 Author: Margot Gould - International IDEA Presentation of IDEA (International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance) and their work. | |
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Documents
| On the Merits of Decentralisation in Young Democracies November 2008 Author: Wolf Linder Three features of decentralization proposed by institutional development theory are analyzed for Mozambique’s Autarquias, politically autonomous municipalities since 1997. The three issues analyzed in this article are: Consolidation of the fiscal state, democracy, and the development of service quality in the local administration. Under decentralization, each of the three features is shown empirically to allow progress toward political development. | |
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Specific guidelines for enhancing aid effectiveness that will apply to specific country context December 2009 Author: International Development Partner Harmonisation For Enhanced Aid Effectiveness for Enhancing Alignment and Harmonisation on Local Governance and Decentralisation. After the formulation and approval of General Guiding Principles for Enhancing Alignment and Harmonisation on Local Governance and Decentralisation”, the DPWG-LGD has embarked upon the elaboration of “draft specific guidelines for enhancing aid effectiveness that will apply to specific country context.” Earlier studies have indicated that “the challenges for improving alignment and harmonisation are closely linked to two factors: i) how advanced the decentralisation process in the country is and ii) what the overall approach of government to coordination of DP support is”. | |
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| A Users’ Guide to Measuring Local Governance November 2007 Author: UNDP This Guide is intended to respond to an increasing demand from UNDP Country Offices and a wide range of national stakeholders for guidance on the multiplicity of tools and methods that are being used to measure, assess and monitor governance at the local level. The Guide uses the term ‘local governance’ to cover the range of governance issues that exist at the local level, including decentralisation of policies and processes, the roles and inter-relationships of different actors and institutions, local democracy and local government performance. | |
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Pictures
Pictures of the Conference taken by Kuno
Portrait Pictures taken by Vesna
Pictures of the Conference taken by different people and Field trip (Anna)
Videos:
Diashow form the event
on Youtube:
Swati on “Woman Sarpanch determined to learn”
Tofail on “Tree climbing training for Disaster Risk Reduction”
Amir on “Women preferring traditional well over hand pumps”
