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Ethiopia, Article 89/6: the government shall at all times promote the
participation of the people in the formulation of national development
policies and programs; it shall also have the duty to support the
initiatives of the people in their development endeavours.
Uganda, Article II: (i) The State shall be based on democratic principles which
empower and encourage the active participation of all citizens at all levels in
their own governance and (ii) shall be guided by the principle of
decentralisation and devolution of governmental functions and powers to the
people at appropriate levels where they can best manage and direct their own
affairs; and (iii) Civic organisations shall retain their autonomy in pursuit of
their declared objectives.
Innovations in the Cotonou Agreement
Cotonou Agreement acknowledges the need to partner with local government to foster
good governance and local development principles. In that regard,
Article 2 promotes participatory development
Article 4 recognises local decentralised authorities as having a complementary role of
and potential for contributions to development cooperation and development
process
The Agreement recognises decentralisation as a political priority
The 8th and 9th EDF was dedicated to supporting decentralisation ,
Article 10 calls for greater involvement of local decentralised authorities where
appropriate
Article 33 states that the Cotonou Agreement would pay attention to efforts that help
to: build the capacity at the local and municipal levels which is required to implement
decentralisation policy and to increase the participation of the population in the
development Process
Article 58 par. 2 provides that local decentralized authorities from ACP States
become eligible for financial support, subject to the agreement of the ACP State or
States
Article 70-71 recognises decentralised cooperation between Africa and EU local
authorities as an effective means for reinforcing development.
Busan Declaration
29 November-1 December 2011
Challenges
Policy Development
Institutional Capacity
Financing
Policy Institutional Finance
Data and information Leadership & corporate
Local autonomy & governance to manage Revenue sharing
Decentralisation change Intergovernmental fiscal
Intergovernmental relations Organisational capacity to relations
Financing mechanisms deliver outputs Resource mobilisation capacity
Human resource Traditional institutions Integrity transparency and
Urbanisation and poverty Legislative frameworks accountability
Globalization Partnerships
Conflict management
Knowledge
Developme
nt
Capacity
Developm
ent
Knowledge Capacity
disseminatio Enhancem
n and ent and
Sharing access to
services
The Role of MDP-ESA