National Priorities for Development in Territories

Segeplan developed the Guidelines for the Formulation of Municipal Development and Territorial Ordering Plans as a technical assistance tool in its work with municipalities, with a participative and inclusive approach. The methodology proposed seeks to engage multiple stakeholders in the local level in order to ensure sustainability and long-lasting impact, as well as a sound commitment to the development of the region. Two versions of this document were published, a long, detailed version and a more friendly guide, which looks to be easier to engage with.
At the central level, Segeplan made a commitment to advise local governments during 2018 for the realization of the PDM-OT. There were national and regional workshops launched where the invitation was made to local governments to join the process. The Secretariat assembled a core technical team at the central offices and in coordination with the delegations in each department, who were all trained in the methodology in order to be the direct advisors with municipalities. The methodology centers on a participative, community level formulation, in which multiple actors have to participate and instruments were design to collect their inputs.
After this, there were visits to each department (22 in total) of a technical team, who presented and trained others on SDGs, the national development plan and the relevance of local governments. During 12 months, the technical teams worked side by side with municipalities in the implementation of the guidelines