Involving local authorities and civil society organisations in EU development cooperation. ECDPM Tal
This has been an intensive week for civil society organisations and local authorities from the North and the South: the 2nd Assises of Decentralised Cooperation for development meeting was held in Brussels and the closing sessions of the Structured Dialogue (SD) took place on top of it. The Assises of Decentralised Cooperation for development meeting consisted of five round tables dealing with issues related to the role of local and regional authorities in food security, achieving inclusive growth, promoting sustainable development and strengthening multi-level governance. A fifth roundtable aimed at linking this event with the European Commission’s Structured Dialogue process by discussing local authorities’ involvement in aid policy and aid delivery mechanisms. There, EC representatives presented the first lessons learned from the process on strategic programming, implementation and aid delivery mechanisms specific to local authorities. ECDPM’s Gemma Pinol Puig provides a report.