Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Guidelines for total sanitation programme in Nepal

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Steering committee for national sanitation action (SCNSA)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, public services, sanitation, community participation, guidelines, nepal
This guideline has been developed for policy makers, planners, donors, local government bodies, and district level line agencies with a broader aim to help implement the promotional actions on hygiene and sanitation as envisaged by the Master Plan on Hygiene and Sanitation in Nepal.

Enhancing consumer participation in water service delivery through water action groups

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Water services regulatory board (WASREB) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: water supply, governance, accountability, private sector, public opinion, public services, kenya
In Kenya, ‘Water Action Groups’ (WAGs) were created to channel consumer concerns at all stakeholder levels and sector institutions (citizens, commercial providers and government bodies) towards improving transparency, accountability, and enforcement of better water service provision.

Results of the innovation plans contest from the learning path

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: International land coalition (ILC)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: land rights, rural areas, popular participation, legal aspects, empowerment, nicaragua, guatemala
The results of the Innovation Plans Contest developed as part of the learning path “Innovative experiences in participatory cartography and legal empowerment as tools to solve conflicts and ensure indigenous and peasant communities´ land rights” in Nicaragua and Guatemala.

The Uganda national land policy : popular version

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Uganda land alliance (ULA)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: land tenure, economic development, poverty alleviation, legislation, development policy, land rights, uganda
Details are provided on the constitutional, legal, and land tenure framework. The national land policy aims to ensure efficient, equitable utilization and management of Uganda’s land and land based resources for poverty reduction, wealth creation and overall socio-economic development.

European charter on development cooperation in support of local governance = Chartre européenne de la coopération en matière d'appui à la gouvernance locale

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Platforma
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: development assistance, local government, decentralization in government
The Charter proposes a framework for more coherence and complementarity in the actions of the different actors supporting local governance. It also gives guildelines on applying the Paris Declaration at local level.
 

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