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Promoting sustainable development through regional decentralized cooperation
14 December, 2009
ARENE Ile-de-France, the Regional Agency for the Environment and New Energies, works under the guidance of the Regional Council to ensure environmental and energy issues are an integral part of Ile-de-France’s local communities’ sustainable development actions. It does so by raising awareness, disseminating best practices and by providing advice, technical support and, in some cases, financial support for feasibility studies for innovative projects.
One of the ways ARENE promotes sustainable development is through regional decentralized cooperation, under the authority of the French Development Cooperation Agency (AfD) and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In this context, a study on the links between French communities’ experience of implementing Agenda 21 at the local level and their international cooperation activities was conducted - the results of which were the subject of the fourth meeting of stakeholders involved in decentralized cooperation for sustainable development, held in Paris on 23 November 2009.
Mr Youssef Brahimi, the GM’s Coordinator for North Africa and South-to-South Cooperation, attended the meeting in the context of the GM’s South-to-South Cooperation Programme, SolArid. Discussions revolved around how the local communities’ experience of governance, and their tools and networks could be used to inform sustainable development actions in the context of international cooperation.
The meeting was an excellent opportunity for the GM to exchange information and experiences with the French local communities on their work on the ground and has fostered positive interactions that will be included in discussions with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Delegation for Local Authorities’ External Action (AECL) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on 14 December on a potential triangular partnership to support the local communities through decentralized cooperation.
The meeting was an excellent opportunity for the GM to exchange information and experiences with the French local communities on their work on the ground and has fostered positive interactions that will be included in discussions with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Delegation for Local Authorities’ External Action (AECL) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on 14 December on a potential triangular partnership to support the local communities through decentralized cooperation.
For more information:
Mr Youssef Brahimi, Programme Coordinator, North Africa & South-to-South Cooperation
Tel. +39 06 5459 2584
y.brahimi (at) global-mechanism.org
Tel. +39 06 5459 2584
y.brahimi (at) global-mechanism.org
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