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Local actors from the Enbek-Kazah district set up an ODAK
At the end of two workshops held at IEAWO Resource Centre in the village of Enbek, in Enbek-Kazakh District from the 20th to the 24th of November, the local actors of the district, constituted in a "Steering Committee", have signed an agreement to create a legally recognized organization named ODAK (in Kazakh "union") to promote and support the territorial socio-economic development and a "One-Stop-Shop"
The XII International Forum of Territorial Development was concluded, with the participation of ILS LEDA
COLOMBIA: On November 8, the XII International Forum of Territorial Development opened in Bogotá on the 6th. The Forum was organized by IICA, the European Union, the United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture (FAO), the Uniminuto University Corporation, the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá, the National University of Colombia, the Brazilian Network of the Research and Management in Territorial...
COLOMBIA - XII FORO INTERNACIONAL DE DESARROLLO TERRITORIAL
Bogotá - From 6 to 9 November 2018 the XII International Forum of Territorial Development "Structural changes in public policy for the rurality of Latin America in the 21st century" will be held in Bogotà. The Forum has been organized by IICA - Inter-American Institute of Cooperation for the Agriculture, FAO, the National University of Colombia, the Scientific Park of Social Innovation of UNIMINUTO...
The LADP Program strengthening local governance in Iraq
IRAQ – The Local Area Development Programme (LADP) identifies key obstacles to local-level planning and service delivery in Iraq. Funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by UNDP in partnership with UN-Habitat, the Ministries of Planning (MOP) of the Federal and Kurdistan Region governments respectively, and the Governorates, LADP-EU supports development of local planning frameworks linking investment expenditures...
AGRUPAR PROJECT wins the Silver Award in "Future Policy Award 2018"
QUITO (ECUADOR): This Friday, October 12, 2018, the names of the winning experiences of the Future Policy Award 2018 were announced. The “100% organic state” Sikkim, in India, is this year’s winner of the “Oscar for best policies”, beating 51 nominated policies from 25 countries. Policies from Brazil, Denmark and Quito (Ecuador) take home Silver Awards. This year’s award is co-organised by the...
Brief history of LEDAs in Colombia
RED ADELCO (Colombia): The Local Economic Development Agencies - implemented since the first years of this century - are the best examples of how the communities can change their territories. Cauca, Boyacá, Santander, Nariño and Antioquia are some of the successful cases. In June 2017 the inhabitants of northern Boyacá and southern Santander received a news they had been waiting for a long time. After more than...