Final Agenda Workshop 13-17 April 2015

09.00 - 09.30

Registration and coffee/ tea - Attendance list 

09.30 - 09.45

Welcome by DEVCO B2 (Ms Rosario Bento Pais, Head of Unit “Civil Society and Local Authorities”).

09.45 – 10.00

Introduction of participants and facilitators and presentation of seminar objectives, agenda and methodology (by DEVCO B2 and ECDPM)

10.00 – 10.45

Session 1.1. Overview of 20 years of EU support to Local Authorities, local development dynamics and decentralisation reforms around the world (by Jorge Rodriguez Bilbao) (20 min) followed by Q&A

10.45 – 11.00

Coffee/ tea

11.00 – 12.30

Session 1.2. Overview of EU engagement in decentralization, local governance and Local development in the next programming cycle (by DEVCO B2 and ECDPM)

First interactive PANEL with three EU Delegations that have planned to provide support to DR-LG-LD in the next programming cycle

12.30 – 13.45

Lunch break

13.45 – 15.15

Session 2.1.  Decentralization and development: Basic Concepts (by Leonardo Romeo) (30 min) followed by Q&A

Plenary Session around 2-3 key questions

15.15 – 15.30

Coffee/ tea

15.30 – 17.00

Session 2.2. Territorial Approach to Local Development (TALD)

The missing link between decentralisation reforms and development outcomes (by Leonardo Romeo) (30 min) followed by Q&A

18.30 – 20.30

Social event (details on location will follow)

09.30 – 9.45

Key notes of day one (ECDPM) (15 min)

9.45-10.00

Session 3.1. – Introduction and general framing   (by Jorge Rodriguez Bilbao)

10.00 – 11.00

Session 3.2. Testing pilot actions promoting local development (LD) through a territorial approach using the Thematic Program CSO-LA(by Alfonso Garcia) (30 min.) followed by Q&A

11.00 – 11.15

Coffee/ tea

11.15 – 11.45

Session 3.3. Promoting Local Development through the Thematic Programme CSO-LA, the "rules of the game" by  Marina Juan Oliva (20 min.) followed by Q&A + Plenary debate

11.45 – 13.00

Session 3.4.   Interactive PANEL with three EU Delegation that have planned to launch pilot experiences to promote Local development through the Thematic programme

13.00 – 14.15

Lunch break

14.15 – 15.30

Parallel Tutorials (sessions for smaller groups geared at going deeper into key issues raised during formal sessions and informal discussions during the workshop):

• How to design pilot experiences aiming at promoting Local Development to through the thematic programme CSO-LA (Alfonso Garcia, Leonardo Romeo, Jorge Rodriguez)
• Procedural issues: The "rules of the game" of the thematic programme CSO-LA (Marina Juan Oliva)

15.30 – 15.45

Coffee/ tea

15.45 – 17.00

Second round of parallel Tutorials

• How to design pilot experiences aiming at promoting Local Development to through the thematic programme CSO-LA
• Procedural issues: The "rules of the game" of the thematic programme CSO-LA

09.30 – 9.45

Key notes of day two (ECDPM) (15 min)

09.45 - 10.00

Session 4.1.  How to decide the scope (entry points, foreseen outcomes) of a EU support program to DR-LG-LD-Introduction (by Jorge Rodriguez Bilbao)

10.00 – 10.35

Session 4.2. Why should we do a PEA analysis when supporting DR-LG-LD? Consequences of not doing it (by Paul Smoke) (20 min), followed by Q&A

11.00 – 11.15

Coffee/ tea

11.15 – 12.30

Session 4.4. Providing BS to DR-LG-LD. Main opportunities & dilemmas.

Introduction

Case Study n°1 Pakistan

2nd ppt by Giacomo Miserocchi 

12.30– 13.45

Lunch break

13h45- 15.15

Session 4.5. Project approach to support DR-LG-LD. Introduction (by Jorge Rodriguez Bilbao)

Practical Case: Support to Local Development in Jordan, with a focus on building institutional capacity of decentralised structures (by Aladeen Shawa)

Q&A

15.15- 15.30

Coffee/ tea

15.30- 16.30

Parallel Tutorials

• PEA analysis: Sharpen the understanding of the political economy of decentralisation reforms (Paul Smoke)
• Supporting decentralisation reforms and strengthening local authorities systems (DR-LAS), dealing with issues such as: (a) the architecture of the sub-national system of governance and related accountability relations (b) functional assignments (c) resource assignments across levels of government, as well as (d) human resources management systems and responsibilities; (e) financial support to performance-based, inter-governmental grant mechanisms (Leonardo Romeo, Mohamed El Mensi)
• Design and implementation of programmes aiming at promoting local/territorial development (Aladeen Shawa & Jorge Rodriguez)

16.30 - 17.30

Parallel tutorials (second round):

• PEA analysis (Paul Smoke)
• Support to DR-LAS (Leonardo Romero & Mohamed El Mensi)
• Support to local-territorial development (A. Shawa & Jorge Rodriguez)

09.45 – 10.00

Overview of sectors identified in the MIP 2014-2020 by Jorge Rodriguez Bilbao

10.00– 11.00

Session 5.1: Local authorities and democracy (by Jesse Ribot), followed by Q&A

11.00 – 11h15

Coffee/tea

11.15-12.00

12.00 – 12.45

Session 5.1.1 Energy and Local Development (Thomas Gueret, DEVCO)

Session 5.2.   LAs and sustainable agriculture and food security (Leonardo Romeo) followed by Q&A

Session 5.3. LAs and promotion of Local Economic Development (by Aladeen Shawa)

12.45– 14.00

Lunch Break

14.00 – 15.00

Session 5.4.  LAs and Natural Resources and Environment (Jesse Ribot)

15.00-15.15

Coffee/tea

15.15-16.15

Parallel tutorials

• Scope for LAs involvement in Rural development and Food security (by Leonardo Romeo
• LAs & Natural Resources  (by Jesse Ribot)

16.15- 17.15

Parallel tutorials

• LAs and promotion of Local Economic Development (by Aladeen Shawa)
• LAs & Democracy  (by Jesse Ribot)

9.15 – 11.15

Session 6. 1 Strategic partnership EU- key LA structures at European and regional levels.

Introduction: Overview of LAs sector activities (Policy, Quality Support, and Management of Thematic programme (by Michel Laloge) (15 min) followed by Q&A 

Partnership agreements with Associations of Local Authorities from the EC perspective (by Elena Asciutti) (20 min) , followed by Q&A 

11.15 – 11.30

Coffee/tea

11.30 – 12.30

Overall conclusions of the seminar and validation (ECDPM)

Closure of the seminar by Ms. Rosario Bento Pais (Head of Unit “Civil Society and Local Authorities”).

Summary Main Messages of the Workshop