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New Communication on Local and Regional Authorities in Partners Countries
May 24, 2013
The European Commission has recently adopted the communication “Empowering Local Authorities in partner countries for enhanced governance and more effective development outcomes”. The document stresses the importance of LAs as actors for development: “being closer to citizens than other public institutions, Local Authorities hold responsibility in mobilising local societies’ opinions while acting as catalysts for change”. > Read More |
Jordan: New Funds for Supporting Civil Society and Sustainable Development
May 22, 2013
The EU has recently launched a call for proposals aimed at poverty reduction in the context of sustainable development. The specific objectives of this Call are to support actions which (i) benefit populations out of reach of mainstream services and resources and excluded from policy making processes; (ii) strengthen the capacity of civil society organisations in Jordan, with a view to facilitating their participation in defining sustainable development strategies and in implementing actions aiming at poverty reduction at the municipal level. > Read More |
Video Competition on the Theme of Waste
May 21, 2013
 The International Solid Waste Association has launched the 2013 edition of its short video competition. The theme of the contest is “Waste” as one of the major global problems of our society. The video, whether documentary, fiction, animation or a combination thereof, has to go through this theme in the most original way. > Read More |
Resilient Cities 2013
May 17, 2013
 The fourth edition of the Global Forum on Urban Resilience & Adaptation will take place inBonn, Germany, from the 31st to the 2nd of June 2013. The event aims to connect local government leaders and climate adaptation experts to discuss adaptation challenges facing urban environments around the globe. > Read More |
New Euro-Mediterranean Initiative for Youth Employment Promotion
May 17, 2013
Unemployment is one of the many challenges that Southern Neighbourhood countries are currently facing. A third of the southern Neighbourhood’s population being under 15 years of age, up to 60 million young people will join the workforce by the middle of the next decade. The economies in the region will need to create between 2.5 and 5 million jobs a year if they are to absorb new entrants to the labour market and to reduce unemployment. > Read More |
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