In the arid and semi-arid north of Kenya, about 65% of the population make their living from semi-nomadic livestock herding. The rural youth u/15 years, who make up about 45%...
Since the beginning of the decentralization in Benin and the ten-year advisory services by PDDC a lot has been achieved. Key responsibilities for meeting the basic needs of the population,...
Mozambique is a state of predominantly rural characteristics. Offering public services to the population in remote areas and providing a functioning infrastructure ...
The city of Beira situated on marshy terrain below sea level is especially vulnerable to detrimental effects of climate change. Beira already suffers from extreme weather events, such as cyclones...
Important milestones have been reached in Cameroon in both decentralization and poverty reduction. Initiated in 1996, the decentralization reform of government and administrative systems...
The project is strengthening the capacity of the MINEPAT and MINFI in terms of a coherent results-based planning and programming of public funds in the investment budget. Additionally, the project...
The program’s development goal is the reduction of land degradation in agricultural land and the improvement of small farmers’ productivity, particularly in areas that are increasingly affected by land degradation...
In Burundi, the local authorities have great difficulty to supply the population with essential basic services and to create an environment which promotes economic development. The causes are.....
Like in most sub-Saharan countries, a marked feature of Ethiopia’s energy sector is the high dependence on biomass. Growing demand for biomass together with increased demand for agricultural output has...
Though a decentralization process was initiated in Mali in 1992 with substantial donor support, the effects of this policy remain minimal. Communities lack personnel and administrative capacities...