Capacity Development

Local Service Delivery

UNDP supports the provision of essential services to the poor -- particularly those which directly contribute to achieving the MDGs, such as water supply, sanitation, solid waste management, local energy services, social services and public infrastructure facilities -- by fostering broad and inclusive partnerships among local governments, business, civil society partners and communities.

Support to UNDP Country Offices and UN Country Teams includes the following services:

• Promoting an "enabling environment", specifically at the policy, regulatory and institutional levels, conducive to local partnerships for pro-poor service delivery;
• Developing the capacities of partners, including local governments, local businesses and communities, to effectively engage in "quick win" innovative partnerships that improve service delivery to the poor.