2nd CONFERENCE OF AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN REGIONAL AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES

The II Conference of European and Africa Regional and Local Authorities on the theme of “ The impact of the economic and financial crisis on decentralized governance in Africa the response of local authorities to the new development challenge ” aims to raise awareness in the international community about the difficulties encountered by the institutions closer to citizens in responding to the development challenges posed by the crisis The purpose of the Conference is to give opportunity to international agencies national and regional authorities and civil society as well as international organizations and senior managers of public institutions and/or programs related to decentralized governance to review initiatives and give specific proposals to reduce the impact of the crisis and its effects The conference will revolve around the following topics 1 Decentralization and sustainable development the leveraging of territorial resources to fight poverty and achieve the