EIA report Appetite for Destruction (released 29.11.12) exposes China as the world's number one buyer of illegal timber and a major exporter of deforestation around the world. This is the English version.

In this session Jorge Rodriguez from DEVCO Unit D2 presented his inisghts from the ACORDS programme in Madagascar, a programme very rich in lessons learnt and considered to be a source of inspiration for supporting...

PP Presentation HOW TO USE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY AS AN ENTRY DOOR FOR SUPPORT TO LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY PROCESS Just un exemple, not a model!!!

This presentation, by Jorge Rodriguez Bilbao, former Technical Assistant in Madagascar, summarises the lessons learnt by the programme ACORDS.The presentation provides guidance on:How to design a support programme in the absence...

This reference document from the European Commission (EC) provides guidance to EC sector specialists on how to improve the quality and impact of response strategies at sector level by analysing governance in sectors in a more...

This summary presents a synthesis of discussions that took place at a World Bank-EU workshop on decentralisation processes in Madagascar. It draws lessons from an analysis of: 1) the recent history of decentralisation, 2) the...

The ACORDS programme provided direct funding to 267 local authorities in 9 regions of Madagascar during 3 consecutive years through Triennal Action Plans (PAT in French), for a total of 20 M EUR. This was done through local call...

The ACORDS programme provided direct funding to 267 local authorities in 9 regions of Madagascar during 3 consecutive years through Triennal Action Plans (PAT in French), for a total of 20 M EUR. This was done through local call...

Within the ACORDS programme, Malgasy municipalities need to submit nine documents in order to request a pre-financement in the health sector. For some of the necessary documents, the template to be filled in is also attached. This...

The ACORDS programme provided direct funding to 267 local authorities in 9 regions of Madagascar during 3 consecutive years through Triennal Action Plans (PAT in French), for a total of 20 M EUR. This was done through local call...