| Introduction
1. Historical Overview of UNCDF
2. The Participatory Eco-Development Programme -
Summary of Concepts and Objectives
2.1. Concepts
2.2. Levels of Intervention
2.3. Objectives
3. PED Projects in the Field - General Issues
3.1. Context
3.2. Innovations within PED projects
3.2.1. The "local area"
dimension
3.2.2. Rural credit
3.2.3. Hydro-agricultural schemes
3.2.4. Rural housing
3.3. Operation in the field
4. Concepts
4.1. "Homogeneous" village
communities
4.2. Ecological equilibrium
4.3. The eco-swap
4.4. Levels of intervention – the "local
area"
5. Methodological Approaches and Tools
5.1. General considerations
5.2. Methodology of the pre-formulation
and formulation phases
5.2.1. Pre-formulation/identification
of projects
5.2.2. Formulation of projects – institutional
arrangements
5.3. Knowledge-acquisition tools
5.3.1. General considerations
5.3.2. Specific considerations relating
to certain tools
5.4. Participation in the eco-development
programme
5.4.1. Village participation
5.4.2. Institutional co-operation
– partnerships
5.5. Selection of development activities
– methodology of negotiation
5.6. Programming activities – VDPs
and AVDPs
5.6.1. Village development programmes
(VDPs)
5.6.2. Annual village development
programmes (AVDPs)
5.7. Setting up activities
5.8. Monitoring tools
5.9. Impact studies
5.10. Summary analysis of methodological
tools – suggested operational procedure for eco-development projects
5.11. Some remarks on the UNCDF operational
guidelines
6. Problems in Managing Participatory Eco-Development
Projects
6.1. The staff of co-ordination units
6.2. Links with partners
6.2.1. Links with local structures
6.2.2. Links with the UNDP and implementing
agencies
6.3. Capacity-building
6.3.1. Project staff
6.3.2. Village communities
6.3.3. Technical services
7. Conclusion
8. Recommendations
8.1. General Recommendations
8.2. Specification recommendations
8.2.1. Concepts/overall approach
8.2.2. Formulation – institutional
arrangements
8.2.3. Approaches and tools
8.2.4. Internal project management
9. Future Options for the PED Programme
Documents Consulted
Annex 1 Terms of Reference
Annex 2 Contribution by Melissa Leach
Annex 3 Report on Niger
Annex 4 Report on Mali
Annex 5 Report on Mauritania
Annex 6 The "4Rs" Framework for
Analysis as a Mans of Clarifying Local Development Co-operation Methods
Annex 7 Example of Multi-Criteria Analysis
Methodology as an Aid to Decision-Making/Negotiation
Annex 8 Some Remarks on Institutional Participation
and Forums for Dialogue
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