CLLD is more often associated with a rural or fisheries context. In this paper by Pietro Verga deals with ‘urban CLLD’, which builds on experiences, particularly, from the URBAN Initiatives and the LEADER programme. His research is based in Berlin and is within the policy context of the German Soziale Stadt programme (Socially Integrative City, […]
Other LD Policies & Programmes
Community Led Climate Action in the EU
LDnet is cooperating with AEIDL supporting a joint internernship in Brussels. Noémie Bessette, student of Sciences-Po Rennes (France) started her four-month internship working on a number of tasks. A key topic of her internship concerns Community Led Climate Action (CLCA) in the EU, as outlined below. Since its establishment in 1988, AEIDL has focused its […]
EURACADEMY: Resilient Rural Communities
A short participant’s report on the 16th EURACADEMY Summer Academy From 4th to 8th September 2017 the 16th Summer Academy of the EURACADEMY Association was held in Midleton, County Cork, Republic of Ireland. Participants from across Europe including Croatia, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Scotland, Slovenia, Wales and Armenia worked together with local communities in […]
The Praia Manifesto of Social and Solidarity Economy and Finance networks on local economic development
Meeting in Praia, Cabo Verde, on the occasion of the 4th World Forum for Local Economic Development, the SSE International Forum, the Global Fund for Cities Development-FMDV, the Global Social Economy Forum-GSEF, the International Association of Investors in the Social Economy-INAISE, the Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of Social and Solidarity Economy-RIPESS, and their regional […]
European circular economy stakeholder platform
The Commission and the EESC have jointly launched the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform, following the Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference held in Brussels on 9-10 March 2017. The European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform will be a “network of networks” going beyond sectorial activities and highlighting cross-sector opportunities and challenges. The Platform will be a hub […]
World Forum of local economic development – 17-20 October 2017, Praia, Cape Verde
The 4th World Forum will be held in Praia, Cape Verde, gathering national, regional, local government officials, practitioners and other stakeholders from all over the world. The World Forum of local Economic Development is an open working process that promotes open dialogue on Local Economic Development (LED), continues strengthening a global alliance among engaged stakeholders, promotes […]
Strenghtening communities and regions in Mali
During the last years Mali has been facing serious challenge to political stability due to the pressure by jihadist groups. However, there are many good reasons to believe in the recovery potential and long-term resilience of Mali due to the strengthening of the institutional capacities at local and regional level. One of the main drivers […]
Climate change and urban development at the edge of the Sahara desert
Imagine a town of a million or so inhabitants at the edge of the Sahara desert. It lies directly on the Atlantic coast, but wait, its fringes are some 200m away from the dunes stretching along. These dunes are around 20m high and 30m wide. Behind the dunes lies a depression, a lagoon dried up […]
Urban Innovative Actions
Urban Innovative Actions (UIA) is an Initiative of the European Commission that provides urban areas throughout Europe with resources to test new and unproven solutions to address urban challenges. Based on Article 8 of ERDF, the Initiative has a total ERDF budget of EUR 372 million for 2014-2020. The UIA supports local authority led projects […]
OECD LEED Programme
Created in the 1980s to help tackle unemployment, the LEED (Local Economic and Employment Development) is operated separately from OECD’s main activities funded by the Member States of OECD. LEED has regions and cities as its main members and operates at the sub national level. OECD LEED has identified themes, such as entrepreneurship, innovation and […]
Obama Administration Launches Strong Cities, Strong Communities to Support Local Development
In July 2011, the Obama Administration launched Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2), a new and customized pilot initiative to strengthen local capacity and spark economic growth in local communities while ensuring taxpayer dollars are used wisely and efficiently. To accomplish this, federal agencies will provide experienced staff to work directly with six cities: Chester, PA; […]
LED case studies from World Bank
From the World Bank Website. These LED approaches and accompanying case studies were carried out under the World Bank Delta programme Republic of Korea Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority(cache) Created with the aim of improving the business enabling environment for foreign enterprises and workers, the Incheon Free Economic Zone is a specially designated area that […]