Phase 1: 9 – 29 May 2011, Stockholm Sweden
Phase 2: 7-18 November 2011 , To be decided
The intention of the programme is to strengthen the participants’ capacity in the field of Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas. A main focus will be to increase participants’ capacity to prioritize given scarce resources.
Eligible participants may come from the following countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and East Timor. Participants shall represent local or regional environment administrations or other local/regional authority, where environmental management is a key element of the work, or come from central environmental agency and work with decentralization of environmental issues.
SIPU International and SWECO International have been mandated by SIDA to organise and execute the programme.
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) will cover your participation fee (covering all training costs such as lectures, literature, documentation, study tours and certain social activities), and the accommodation costs including board and lodging. SIDA will contribute up to USD 500 for International travel cost to and from Sweden. Costs beyond this amount must be borne by the participant’s organisation.
Closing date for the application is 11 February, 2011. The application form can be downloaded from this link.
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