Integrated Local Development Project (ILDP)

Name of Organization
Geographical Scope
Type of Initiatives:
Country
Regions:
  • Europe and CIS
Country:
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
Purpose
The UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina is implementing the Integrated Local Development Project (ILDP). The project aims at systematising and modernizing local development planning country-wide through elaboration and anchoring of a standardised approach to local strategic planning. Pillars of the projects are elaboration of a comprehensive local development planning capacity assessment methodology for Bosnia and Herzegovina; development of a standardised local development planning methodology; capacity building of 24 municipalities and their socio-economic partners to engage in participatory and integrated local development planning processes.
Area of Governance
Civil Society
Democracy
Governance and Environment
Local Governance and Decentralization
Keywords
local development planning
Website of initiative
Publications
Standardised local development planning methodology for Bosnia and Herzegovina, toolkit package (theoretical part, practical part and set of practices, annexes and tools on a CD)
Funding sources
Swiss Agency for Development and Coperation
Source of Data
Using a combination of own and existing data
Type of Data Collection
Administrative Data
Aggregation of multiple indicators using various d...
Focus groups
In depth interviews
Performance assessment / Desk studies
Measurement Methods / Tools Generated or Used
Local development planning capacity assessment methodology for Bosnia and Herzegovina, based on 3 thematic pillars of appraisal: status of existing local development strategic documents, local processes, structures and resources to organise and lead local development planning processes and local structures and resources to implement development strategies. The capacity assessment methodology provides a local development planning capacity index, as well as identifies possible measures and capacity development actions as response to identified critical lacks of capacities related to local participatory and integrated development planning.
Main Outcomes (Products)
Standardised local development planning methodology for Bosnia and Herzegovina; Local development planning capacity assessment methodology (web-based software application); Comprehensive package of training courses on integrated and participatory local development planning, focusing on operationalisation, monitoring, evaluation and implementation of local strategies.
Main Users
Civil society
Donor agencies
International agencies
Policy makers