Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Participatory budgeting

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  • Publisher: Facebook
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  • Keywords: democracy, accountability, budgeting, popular participation, information technology, information exchange
This is a Facebook group for the exchange of information among those interested in practices of participatory budgeting, participatory democracy and ICT usage as a support to participatory democracy practices.

Livelihoods and natural resource management

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  • Publisher: University of Sussex. Institute of development studies (IDS). Eldis
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  • Keywords: natural resources, resources conservation, management, poverty alleviation, rural areas
This section of the ELDIS website provides recommended reading and a regularly updated list of resources on livelihoods approaches to the management of natural resources, including land, soil and water, forests and fisheries.

DEV training

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  • Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT)
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  • Keywords: governance, training programmes, local government, decentralization in government, rural areas, west africa, east africa, southern africa, central africa
KIT Development Policy & Practice (DEV) has knowledge in four areas: health, education, social development and gender equity, and sustainable economic development. Trainings include : boards and governance in Africa, and local governance and rural decentralization (both French and English).

Information on local government in Africa : North-south local government co-operation programme

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  • Publisher: Association of Finnish local and regional authorities
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  • Keywords: local government, development assistance, capacity building, public services, governance, democracy, popular participation
The North-South Local Government Programme is coordinated by the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities (AFLRA). It aims to strengthen the capacities of local government to provide basic public services and to promote good governance and local democracy.

The Asia foundation : working to build a peaceful, prosperous, just, and open Asia-Pacific region : governance programs

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  • Publisher: The Asia foundation
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  • Keywords: governance, accountability, local government, decentralization in government, civil society, corrupt practices, conflict, asia
The Foundation supports local initiatives aimed at strengthening the effectiveness and responsiveness of governance in Asian countries. Projects and activities include: conflict management, counter corruption, decentralization and local governance, and civil society development.
 

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