Supporting Decentralisation and Local Governance in Third Countries

Tools & Methods - Reference Document n°2

This Reference Document targets donor agencies and, more particularly, EC staff working at headquarters and in the Delegations. It seeks to provide strategic and operational guidance on:

1. How best to support processes of decentralisation and local governance in third countries,

2. How to ensure that EC sector support strategies (e.g. in health and education) take into account and (indirectly) reinforce ongoing decentralisation processes.