The global objective of this Call for Proposals is to promote integrated urban development through partnerships built among Local Authorities of the EU Member States and of partner countries in accordance with the 2030 Agenda on sustainable development.
Partnerships will support Local Authorities from partner countries to address sustainable urban development through capacity building and service-delivery. Peer to peer exchanges of Local Authorities are at the heart of this approach. Actions could support the building of new partnerships or contribute to upscale long-lasting partnerships and cooperation relations.
The new political priorities of the EU, and notably the “New Green Deal”, will be taken into account by raising the importance of sustainability enhancement in the different specific objectives.
The specific objectives of this Call for Proposals are:
Strengthen institutional resilience in context of fragility: addressing fragility require tailoring differentiated approaches to fragile contexts and working across the full spectrum of issues, some of which are inherently difficult and sensitive. In this call for proposals, “fragility” is considered from a governance perspective for instance on cases where the central state is weak or ineffective, failing to exercise its prerogative or to provide basic services to the population on its territory or a part of the territory. Local authorities could therefore play a key role to build or re-build foundations for peaceful and stable society, basis for an inclusive growth and a sustainable development and laying the foundations of participatory and accountable decision-making. Local authorities could also act as coordinators of actions carried out by other actors, such as public or semi-public body / agency (example: water distribution, waste management, etc.), universities and research centres, civil society organisations or even local private sector, to unleash the potential of its territorial development.