Policy Forum on Development (PFD)

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🔸The European Year for Development

🔸Session 1: The EU's engagement with CSOs and LAs 

• Presentation of the Communications on CSOs in Development and Local Authorities in Development
• The EU County Roadmap for CSO Engagement: state of play, presentation of examples and country processes
• Example of CSO participation in the Country Roadmap - Myanmar
• Example of CSO participation in the Country Roadmap - Pacific
• Introduction to the work on Territorial Approach to Development (TALD)
• The CSO-LA Multi-Indicative Programme (2014-2020), presentation and state of play

🔸Session 2: The Global Scene

• State of play of the 2015 process - Setting the scene and update on the process, including the Zero Draft
• Update on the European Union and Post-2015, including the latest Council Conclusions
• The challenge of implementation, issues arising from the European Report on Development (ERD)
• Climate Change and COP 21: EU intervention
• Climate Change and COP 21: CSO intervention
• Climate Change and COP 21: LA intervention

🔸Session 3: The EU in Asia and the Pacific- Regional programmes

• EU programmes in Asia and the Pacific
• EU cooperation with ASEAN
• Working with CSOs in the context of ASEM process, the experience of ASEF
• SWITCH-Asia Programme
• EU regional investment facilities
• Responsible management of the supply chain in the garment sector, preparation of an EU initiative