Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Forests and governance programme

| [2011- ]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Center for international forestry research (CIFOR)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: governance, natural resources, forest management, community participation, accountability, social justice, private sector, public sector
The overall goal of CIFOR’s Forests and Governance Programme is to promote good forest governance based on social justice, equity, and accountability. Its priority themes are: (1) governance and multistakeholder forests; and (2) forest finance, trade, law enforcement, and corporate accountability.

Development opportunities

| [2011- ]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: European commission (EU). ARIAL programme
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, decentralization in government, development policy, international co-operation, data bases, eu, africa south of sahara, caribbean region, asia and the pacific
A database with information on the local government situation, government policy, and donor policies in each ACP country. It also provides links to local government associations in the country, national local government partners, and regional local government representation.

ACP-LGP : the Africa Caribbean Pacific local government platform = Plateforme des collectivités locales des pays Afrique Caraïbes Pacifique

| [2011- ]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: ACP-LG platform
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, development assistance, eu, africa south of sahara, caribbean region, asia and the pacific
The ACP Local Government Platform was created in 2001 to improve the quality of local governments’ participation in ACP-EC cooperation. The ACPLGP website is intended for Local Government associations throughout the Africa Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.

FAGLAF : Forum d'action pour la gouvernance locale en Afrique francophone

| [2011- ]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Forum d'action pour la gouvernance locale en Afrique francophone (FAGLAF)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, local government, capacity building, training programmes, governance, information networks, information exchange, internet, africa south of sahara, west africa, senegal, niger, mauritania, mali, guinea, burkina faso, benin, west africa
The Local Government Action Forum for Francophone Africa (FAGLAF) was established to promote research in decentralization and local government issues and to foster capacity building through peer-to-peer learning, training programs, and knowledge dissemination.

International land coalition

| [2011- ]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: International land coalition
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: land rights, poverty alleviation, international co-operation, capacity building, civil society
The International Land Coalition is a global alliance of civil society and intergovernmental organisations working together to promote secure and equitable access to and control over land for poor women and men through advocacy, dialogue, knowledge sharing, and capacity building.
 

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