A network of practitioners for local development management in Bosnia and Herzegovina was established

16.03.2018.

The Association of Municipalities and Towns of the Republika Srpska and The Association of Municipalities and Towns of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina supported by the Integrated Local Development Project (ILDP), jointly supported by the Government of Switzerland and UNDP, implements a number of activities in the field of planning and development management. The Integrated Local Development Project (ILDP) helps to establish and strengthen a functional system of planning and development management at local, cantonal and entity levels, as well as better implementation of public policies, contributing to the overall development of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Recognizing the opportunities and potentials of the exchange of good practices and networking, one of the key activities of the Alliance was the establishment of a Practitioner Network for Local Development Management.

The network of practitioners for local development management was founded on 15 March 2018 in Sarajevo with the aim of exchanging good practices and networking of members of the federation of municipalities and cities of Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Representatives from 70 municipalities and cities signed a Declaration on the Establishment of a Network of Practitioners for Local Governance Management, expressing the common orientation of practitioners from the local level to building a functional Network that will contribute to the improvement of professional capacities and more effective management of local development activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.