Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Forest governance learning group

| cop. 2011-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: International institute for environment and development (IIED)
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  • Keywords: governance, forest management, social justice, small enterprises, poverty alleviation, international co-operation, asia, africa south of sahara
The FGLG aims to improve governance of forest resources internationally and in 11 countries through: (1) forest rights and small forest enterprises; (2) legitimate forest products; (3) pro-poor climate mitigation forestry; and (4) trans-national learning for improved social justice in forestry.

The Center for people and forests (RECOFTC)

| cop. 2011-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: The Center for people and forests (RECOFTC)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: governance, forest management, community participation, poverty alleviation, capacity building, information networks, asia and the pacific
RECOFTC is an international organization with a vision of local communities actively managing forests in Asia and the Pacific to ensure optimal social, economic, and environmental benefits.

AIDS and local governance

| cop. 2011-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Idasa
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  • Keywords: development projects, aids, local government, institution building, capacity building, governance, disease control, southern africa
The Governance and AIDS programme (GAP) of IDASA was launched in 2008. One of the strategic objectives was to identify indicators of fragility of local government and to study the contribution of capacity development for cooperative governance on AIDS in southern Africa.

Social development : putting people first : local governance

| cop. 2011-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World bank
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  • Keywords: development assistance, world bank, community participation, governance, accountability, local government
At the World Bank, \"local governance\" is a subtheme of the \"social accountability and demand for good governance\" topic, together with the related subtheme of \"community driven development\".

Social development : putting people first : social accountability & demand for good governance

| cop. 2011-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World bank
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: nongovernmental organizations, community participation, accountability, governance, local government
DFGG aims to strengthen the capacity of NGOs, the media, local communities, and the private sector to hold authorities accountable for better development results. DFGG mechanisms can be initiated and supported by the state, citizens or both but very often they operate from the bottom-up.
 

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