The Arab
Planning Institute (API) organized a training program for the Palestinian
Economic Development and Reconstruction Council (PECDAR) on "Local Development
Policies and Programs" in Amman - Jordan during
the period 4-11-8 / 11/2018. The aim of the program is to familiarize
participants with the concept of development in general, local development, its
objectives, characteristics, requirements and challenges in the State of
Palestine, as well as the requirements and challenges of decentralization and
its role in local development. The aim of the program was to analyze and
evaluate the experience of localities in the State of Palestine and to identify
the importance of the role of investment maps and the development observatory.
The program focused on presenting and discussing the requirements to enhance
the experience of the municipalities in the State of Palestine, as well as
identifying the entrances to human and institutional capacity development in
the municipalities. Finally, participants presented their views on the policies
and programs needed to promote the development of Palestinian municipalities