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ARTICLE-3: Principles     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) the Parties should ensure that decisions on the design and implementation of programmes to combat desertification and/or mitigate the effects of drought are taken with the participation of populations and local communities and that an enabling environment is created at higher levels to facilitate action at national and local levels; ...


ARTICLE-10: National action programmes     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. National action programmes shall specify the respective roles of government, local communities and land users and the resources available and needed. They shall, inter alia: ...


ARTICLE-13: Support for the elaboration and implementation of action programmes     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) increased flexibility in project design, funding and implementation in keeping with the experimental, iterative approach indicated for participatory action at the local community level; and ...


ARTICLE-16: Information collection, analysis and exchange     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (b) ensure that the collection, analysis and exchange of information address the needs of local communities and those of decision makers, with a view to resolving specific problems, and that local communities are involved in these activities; ...
... (b) ensure that the collection, analysis and exchange of information address the needs of local communities and those of decision makers, with a view to resolving specific problems, and that local communities are involved in these activities; ...