UCLG Capacity and Institution Building Working Group Meeting

“Experiences in South South cooperation: engagement of Brazilian cities in development cooperation”

Antônio Maspoli – European Affairs Representative of National Front of Mayors Cologne, Germany - 29 and 30 September 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) Presentation of FNP;

2) Evolution of Cooperation North - South X South-South Cooperation in Brazil: history, changes in posture and financing of actions;

3) Decentralized International Cooperation: Aspects and relevance 3.1. Brazil – Italy 3.2. Brazil – France3.3. Call for Proposals of South-South Cooperation 3.4. Brazil – Mozambique;

4) Methodology g100 and EU African Associations of Municipalities.

1) Presentation of FNP

- 25 years of history;

- 250 municipalities affiliates;

- Nonpartisan entity;

- Exclusive participation of mayors in the exercise of its

functions;

- Vice presidencies of international relations in evidence.

Maguito Vilela (PMDB)Mayor of Ap. de Goiânia (GO)2º National Vice president

Renildo Calheiros (Pcdo B)Mayor of Olinda (PE)1º Vice president of International Relations

Luiz Marinho (PT)Mayor of São B. do Campo (SP)General Secretary

Luciano Rezende (PPS)Mayor of Vitoria (ES)2º Vice president of International relations

José Fortunati (PDT)Mayor of Porto Alegre (RS)President

Fernando Haddad (PT)Mayor of São Paulo (SP)1º National Vice president

Marcio Lacerda (PSB)Mayor of Belo Horizonte (MG)Vice president of Institutional Coordination

Zenaldo Coutinho (PSDB)Mayor of Belém (PA)1º Secretary

ACM Neto (DEM)Mayor of Salvador (BA)2º Secretary

1) Presentation of FNP (Executive Board of FNP)

2) Evolution of Cooperation North - South X South-South Cooperation in Brazil: history, changes in posture and financing of actions;

2007 2010 – Consolidation of the reposition of Brazil as an actor on the international political scene;

2010 2014 - Evidencies of shares of Brazilian local actors in international cooperation.

3) Decentralized International Cooperation in Brazil: Aspects and relevance

• States and municipalities playing an international role;

• Exchanges of experience and best practices - Enhancement of public policies;

• Changing role in the reception of international cooperation;

• Absence of a legal framework.

3.1. Brazil – Italy

• Program "100 projects for 100 cities Italy-Brazil“: Social and human rights policies and

public services (solid waste, sanitation, among others);

• 100 cidades + Brasil Próximo

• Financing actions: 1) Italian central and local government + Brazilian central government

central government local

2) E.U. projects

• Example of this cooperation:

1) Project to combat the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents during major events

2) project for the benefit of municipalities with high socio-economic vulnerability (g100).

3.2. Brazil – France

• Political and technical meetings of Brazilian and French local authorities “Meetings Brazil

- France``: Exchange experiences and strengthen binomial cooperation;

• Meetings Brazil - France (2006 - Marseille, France / 2007 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil / 2009 -

Lyon, France / 2013 - São Paulo, Brazil);

• Trilateral Call for proposal: Cooperation between Brazilian and French local authorities

towards African municipalities Brazilian central government (local government

funding) + French central and local government.

3.2. Brazil – France

3.3. Call for Proposals of South-South Cooperation

• The project received support up to $ 200,000 to implement the actions of international

cooperation, through the resources of Brazilian central government:

1) Curitiba(Brazil) and Rosário (Argentina) Integrated care services to

citizens;

2) Canoas (Brazil) e Morón (Argentina) Observatory of citizen security and

violence;

3) Bagé (Brazil) e Cerro Largo (Uruguai) Rescue and recovery of Cultural

Heritage;

4) Vitória (Brazil) e Xai-Xai (Mozambique) Integral management of

territories.

3.3. Brazil – Mozambique

• Within the framework of Brazilian Central

Government Priority South-South cooperation /

among Emergent Countries

• Before (By 2011):

Brazilian technicians visits to Mozambique and contrariwise;

Meetings and actions of networks of municipalities (UCLG, Metropolis, UN-

Habitat, FALP,...);

Terms of cooperation FNP – ANAMM; Terms of coopartion between cities

BR – MZ.

• Now (Post 2011) Project to improve the capacity of local authorities as

actors of international decentralized cooperation.

3.4. Brazil – Mozambique

3.4. Brazil – Mozambique

ACTORS

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3.4. Brazil – Mozambique

Topics of cooperation

- Urban and Territorial Management;

- Financial management and democratic participation;

- Information management and land cadastre;

4) Methodology g100 and EU African Associations of Municipalities

• The g100 is the group of 100 cities with over 80,000 inhabitants who have a high demand for public services (health, education and social care) and low financial capacity;

• Project of FNP – Institutional strengthening of municipalities in the g100 Tripartite cooperation: Brazil - Europe - Africa: FNP and E.U. shares with associations of African municipalities methodology to mitigate differences of municipalities based on the experience of the EU and g100.

Videos

Video Cooperation Brazil – Mozambique (English)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imR5MKOs2UQ

Presentation of III EMDS (Portuguese)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rucHg6_LZTg

Thanks!

Antônio Maspoli – European Affairs Representative of

National Front of Mayors antonio.maspli@fnp.org.br (39) 3283 353 773