Planning for Community-Led

Local Development

Wirthné Móricz Zsuzsanna

What is CLLD?
 It turns traditional “top down” development
policy on its head.

 Local people take the reins and form a local

partnership that designs and implements an
integrated development strategy.

 The strategy is designed to build on the

community’s social,
environmental and economic strengths.
 For this, the partnership receives long-term
funding - and they decide how it is spent.

 The strategy develops responses to the social,

environmental and economic challenges the
locals face.

 CLLD requires time and effort.

 Has a marked impact on people’s lives.

 Generates new ideas.
 Puts them into practice.

 CLLD’s principles improve on the traditional

top-down results.
 CLLD does not compete with top-down
approaches.

 It is just a tool to achieve better overall results.

CLLD is
 - focused on specific sub-regional areas;

 - led by local action groups composed of

representatives of public and private local
socio-economic interests,

 (in these groups, at the decision making level

neither public authorities, nor any single interest
group represents more than 49% of the voting
rights);
CLLD is
 - carried out through integrated and multi-
sectoral area-based local development
strategies;

 - designed taking into consideration local needs

and potential.

 - It includes innovative features in the local
context, networking and cooperation.
Main advantages of bottom-up
 - Local actors have a better knowledge of local
challenges.
 - Therefore they are able to mobilise local
resources.
 - This gives local actors a greater sense of
ownership.
 - Community-led approach can only be effective
if it develops trust among stakeholders and is
supported by local structures with experience
and expertise.
Advantages of using CLLD
 Method to involve partners at local level:

 civil society and local economic actors;


 They design and implement local integrated
strategies
 that help their areas make a transition to a
more sustainable future.

 Powerful tool in times of crisis.


Added value of using CLLD
Sub-regional areas. The local territorial
approach
 ↓
 Funds are concentrated on the areas that need
and can use them most.

 Solutions are adapted flexibly to meet

their diverse needs and opportunities - at the
right time and place.
Added value of using CLLD
 Community led partnerships. Participatory and
partnership approaches
 ↓
 Co-responsibility and ownership.
 No one interest group whether public or
private dominates.

 Partnership mobilises the knowledge, energy

and resources of local
actors.
Added value of using CLLD
Integrated multi-sectoral local strategies

 ↓
 The actions reinforce each other and build on
the strengths of the area.

 Linkages are improved horizontally with other

local actors and vertically with
other levels in delivery or supply chains.

 Different priorities and entry points.

Added value of using CLLD
 Innovation
 ↓
 In a local context, the method generates
new ways of thinking and doing.

 New markets, new products,

services, ways of working and social
innovation.
Added value of using CLLD
Networking and cooperation

 ↓
 Local areas and communities learn from
each other.

 They find allies for strengthening their

position in a global economy.
Reasons for the use of CLLD
 CLLD puts the people experiencing a need
or challenge in the driving seat.
 Strategies are designed and projects are
selected by local entities.

 Previously people were problems, now they are

part of the solution.

 Their direct experience adapts policies better

to real needs and opportunities.
Reasons for the use of CLLD
 Their involvement increases their capacity to
take constructive initiatives.

 A sense of local identity and ownership is

induced.

 Equal around the table with other partners:

 builds bridges and trust between people and
sectoral interest groups.
Reasons for the use of CLLD
 CLLD strategies can respond to growing
diversity and complexity.
 Diversity should be transformed into an asset.
 Differences must be considered when planning.
 CLLD strategies are designed by local people
and solutions must suit to local needs.
 Young people must be included.
CLLD: EU Funding Policy 2014 - 2020
How to launch CLLD in eight basic steps

1. Decide what you want to change (S)

2. Build alliances to help that change (P)

3. Define appropriate boundaries (A)

4. Prepare a strategy based on local needs (S)

5. Agree on partnership structure and roles

(P)

6. Adjust boundaries (A)

7. Prepare an action plan and funding

application (S)

8. Create a system for periodic review,

evaluation and refreshing (S)
Local markets – local products
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Developing urban environment
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Strong communities are needed
Developing public spaces
Family friendly city