Mapping South South Cooperation at local level in Latin America

MAPPING OF SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION AT LOCAL LEVEL IN LATIN AMERICA, UNDP ART Project/Initiati ve

Providing/Le ad Country

Human Local Cuba Development Programme (PDHL Cuba)

Recipient/Part icipating Countries Nicaragua

Thematic Area

Human Development

Local

Donors/Partner s (incl. UNDP CO/units)

Participating government or other institutions

Human Local  Development Programme

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Type of exchange/cooperation, results/follow-up actions

UNDP Role

Source

Cuba: Pinar del Rio and Cienfuegos Program specialist, technical advisor and public officers Nicaragua: Segovias Program specialist, technical advisor and public officers

Exchange of experiences on Local Development between the Segovias (Nicaragua) Pinar del Río and Cienfuegos (Cuba) territories. Contribution to the delivery of the ART programme in Nicaragua.

Key results/follow-up actions: Transfer of the methodology of participatory programming, definition of local development priorities, work team’s intersectional instruments and local human development experiences of the territories of Pinar del Río and Cienfuegos of the Local Human Development Project in Cuba.

UNDP facilitated and organized the workshop of the Mission.

Dominican Republic: : Local Economic Development Agencies Network (ADELDOM NETWORK) ; National Council for the promotion of the Dairy Industr

Transfer of the experience of development and implementation of an integrated technical support programme for the entire dairy chain that included both entities and producers, collectors, local processors as well as national regulatory entities (Dairy National Council, CONALECHE) Key results/follow-up actions: • Strategies to be followed to promote the growth and integration of dairy chains designed. These laid the foundations for the articulation between the national and local instances and facilitated re-rapprochement of

UNDP promoted the UNDP exchange agreement Dominican between the Dominican Republic Local Economic Development Agencies network and Cuba’s National Agricultural Health Center (CENSA) with the aim of supporting a territorial economic development public policy in Dominican Republic

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UNDP ART Programme

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Local economic development

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(CONALECHE ); Technical Assistance National Progamme on Dairy issues (MEGALECHE ); General Directorate of Norms and Regulations (DIGENOR ); Ministry of Health; Ministry of Agriculture, General Directorate of Ranching Cuba: National Agricultural Health Center (CENSA)

local producers with national regulatory institutions • Increase of the local stakeholders’ capacities on the technical, organization and regulatory aspects of the diary activity contributing to the initiation of an empowering process.

• Contribution to the capacity strengthening of national technical experts which provide permanent advice to the producers • Change of mentality on the organizational approaches required to achieve the integration among producers of different chain links and among producers of different economic levels in a very fragmented sector with a wide record of failed actions which created distrust among different stakeholders.

During the last year, more than 15 new enterprises and productive cooperatives were created starting from the integration process of the chain, which contributed to the increase of employment and incomes of small and medium local producers A national Association of Dairy Transformers has been created in 2013 as a results of the integration process at the local level 500.000 USD credit fund from the Special Fund for Agriculture Development has been assigned to Dajabon LEDA to support dairy chain In October 2013 an International Dairy Congress was held in Dominican Republic in order to communicate the results of this important process, exchange knowledge and experiences with other countries in the region and promote public policies in support of the dairy chain. The congress is organized by the national LEDAs Network in coordination with all the relevant institutions and entities at the

national level.

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

Local economic development

UNDP Dominican Republic, UNDP El Salvador

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Dominican Republic: General Direction of Territorial Planning and Development (DGODT), El Salvador: Technical Secretariat of the Presidency and the Ministry of Economy

Exchange visits of El Salvador to government institutions and the Local Economic Development Agencies in Dominican Republic (microfinance and strategies for local economic development) Key results/follow-up actions:  Participants created a network for sharing information, best practices and support each other's initiatives within the framework of South-South Cooperation  Strong willingness of Salvadoran participants to adapt the successful Dominican model in El Salvador, and triggered a reflection on the technical, political and administrative policies steps to do so.  Pilot LEDA (local economic development agencies) of La Unión (EL Salvador)  Experience selected and presented in Nairobi at the Global south-south Development expo

UNDP promoted technical exchange between local economic development actors of El Salvador and Dominican Republic and supported the follow up actions

UNDP Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

BOL/61689 ART Project Participatory Citizenry in Bolivia

El Salvador

Gender

UNDP Dominican Republic, UNDP El Salvador

Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Uruguay

Local economic development

UNDP Dominican Republic

Argentina, Uruguay and Peru

Local economic Development

UNDP

Bolivia

Ministry for Industry and Commerce, Ministry for Women, Fundaci贸n Reservas del Pa铆s

Bolivia: Ministry of Production Development and Plural Economy, Municipality of La Paz, Municipality of El Alto, National Council of Micro And Small Enterprises (CONAMYPE), the

Exchange visits of El Salvador to government institutions and the Local Economic Development Agencies in Dominican Republic to establish similar pilot projects in El Salvador and the Dominican Republic for Leadership and Economic Empowerment of Women at the local level. The projects would be established through the Local Economic Development Agencies promotion of leadership and small enterprises for women in Local Economic Development Agencies (DELs) of both countries.

Gender Focal Points were established and trained in DELS Project documents were prepared.

Information and knowledge exchange on best practice on Local Economic Development experiences, best practices and lesson learned in support to national strategies and policies.

Key results/follow-up actions: Joint Publication on successful experiences of DEL in Latin America Presentation of best practices in the II World Forum on LED in Brazil (October 2013)

UNDP promoted technical exchange between actors of El Salvador and Dominican Republic and supported the follow up actions

UNDP Dominican Republic

UNDP Regional Networks of ART Programme supported this knowledge exchange process within the region

UNDP Dominican Republic

Technical Support and Capacity Building to local organizations of La Paz for the promotion and business development at territorial level. More specifically: transfer of best practices in public policies, territorialization mechanisms, innovation and micro finance to micro and small enterprises as well as to the CONAMYPE, FEREMYPE, CADEPIA, COCEDAL, Chambers of Industry and Commerce.

Technical Assistance

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Brazil

Bolivia

Science and technology

Itaipu BiNational Foundation

Regional Federation of Medium and Small Enterprises (FEREMYPE), the Chamber of Crafts and small Industry (CADEPIA), Artisans Council (COCEDAL), Chambers of Industry and Commerce.

Results/follow-up actions: General conditions established for the public and private articulation for the development of the whole business sector in accordance with the new public and political context.

Bolivia: Ministry of Education; Vice ministry of Science and Technology, Municipality of La Paz, Pharmaceutical Industry Chamber of Bolivia.

Information exchanges about the management model of Science and Technology Parks.

Results/ follow-up actions: Memorandum of Understanding to be signed between Itaipu and UNDP-ART Bolivia in the near future. The predicted main strands of action are:  Reinforcing South-South cooperation between Brazil and Bolivia.  Supporting local economic development initiatives in dairy, crafts and wood sectors.  Promotion of alternative and sustainable energies.  Supporting Science and Technology Parks in Bolivia.

Technical Assistance

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