Decentralization, urban/rural governance and basic services delivery

The Development Policy section, in collaboration with the Social Protection and Social Justice as well as the Water Security sections of ESCAP, has been completing research and project activities in the fields of decentralization, urban/rural governance and basic services delivery.

Meetings and Events

	ESCAP-UNDP Regional Technical Seminar on "Local governance and basic services delivery in conflict affected areas"
	Executive Secretary's Seminar Series: "Empowerment, Governance and Poverty Eradication in South Asia" by Professor Rehman Sobhan and Professor Rounaq Jahan
	Workshop on Knowledge Transfer and Capacity Building for Water and Sanitation Services in Asia and the Pacific
	Workshop on Sanitation Solutions for the Urban Poor in Pacific Island Countries

Publications and Resources

	UNESCAP Working Paper Series WP/09/03 - From Human Development to Human Security: A Prototype Human Security Index (October 2009)
	UNESCAP Working Paper Series WP/09/01 - Towards a New Model of PPPs: Can Public Private Partnerships Deliver Basic Services to the Poor? (January 2009)
	Local Democracy and Peace Building in Asia: Devolution arrangements and power sharing in local government councils
	Basic services delivery in conflict affected and fragile areas
	Delivering as ONE: Asia-Pacific Regional MDG Road map 2008-2015
	MDG III Report: A Future Within Reach 2008
	Access to Basic Services for the Poor: The Importance of Good Governance
	Persistent and Emerging Issues in Rural Poverty Reduction (2007)

	Ongoing project activities
	Completed project activities
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