DEEP EA works to create a sustainable and widespread industry of micro and small energy enterprises, providing energy services and employment in rural and peri-urban areas of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Beside the factual...
Action Fiche approved within the Annual Action Programme 2008 of the Environment Thematic Programme adopted the 7/8/2008 by Decision C(2008) 4129 of 7/8/2007. On the basis of this Fiche were developed 4 GCCA pilot interventions in...
This paper from the United Nations Capital Development Fund provides an overview of lessons learned from the design and implementation of performance-based grant systems (PBGSs) for local governments in 15 developing countries...
This presentation provides guidance on how to effectively conduct policy dialogue with national authorities and different actors of decentralisation. Examples from Tanzania, Uganda and Burkina Faso are provided, as well as tips...
Sector-wide approaches (SWAps) are seen as the new way to streamline development assistance. But how do they impact on centre-local relations? This study by the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) examines...
Decentralisation reforms have rarely bred empowered democratic local authorities. Discretion and accountability relationships depend on the political economy of each country, and historical/colonial legacies. Findings result from...
This desk study provides an overview of development partners’ support to decentralisation and local governance. The study looks into issues of management of decentralisation processes, coordination and harmonisation, alignment and...
This presentation presents the risks and challenges in decentralised education and makes a number of suggestions for priority issues for dialogue. Key challenges encountered include increased disparity, mismatching responsibility...
Last 31st May and 1st June 2010, the first Meeting of the African Renewable Energy Technology Platform (AFRETEP) was held at the European Commission - Joint Research Centre located in Ispra (Italy). The power point presentations...
