Local and Regional Democracy and Good Governance

 

Centre of Expertise for Local Government Reform


COUNTRY SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES FOR CAPACITY BUILDING
 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION
(CHECHEN REPUBLIC)

 

Activities in 2011

New working method introduced for seminars, moving from purely training format to capacity-building. The aim being to provide Chechen Local and Regional authorities with more practical instruments ready to be applied in their own local government unit (LGU) and possibly shared with other neighbouring municipalities having a multiplier effect in the region
Evaluation session introduction to assess impact of Programme activities
Chechen LGUs representatives supported in the preparation of municipal plans
Seminar on development of local self-government in the Northern Caucasus organised


Activities in 2010

Five training activities in democracy and local self-government

Workshop on the leadership capacities of the newly elected mayors;
Seminar on the performance of the new competencies of the local authorities of the Chechen Republic;
Practical workshop on the social-economic planning o territories (Open to representatives of all Republics of the North Caucasus Federal District);
Legal assistance in developing normative acts in local self-government units;
Practical workshop on the fiscal competencies of local authorities (budgetary policies, increase of revenues, property tax).

Previous activities

Local government training activities

Date:
2008-2009

In co-operation with
Russian Federation for the Chechen Republic