Technical assistance to the Decentralization and Local Development Programme (DLDP) ( 2010 - 2011 )
The TA to the implementation of the DLDP in the Syrian Arab Republic includes:
- consolidating the institutional mechanisms to support local governance processes and modernising administrative units.
- improving service provision and local economic development through the establishment of comprehensive local (and regional) development strategies and an institutional framework.
- enhancing institutional and human capacities at various levels of local public administration.
The project was interrupted in May 2011 following the events in the country. The initial contract amount was EUR 6 994 000 and the initial duration was four years.