Decentralization/Federalism – 1999

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Decentralization/Federalism – 1999

1999

No Implementation No implementation

No bill was introduced despite it being 10 years after the accord was signed.

The council of ministers in 2001 approved a law that would give more powers to municipalities including the authority to allocate and prioritize resources and projects. During 2002 and 2003, UNDP implemented a project Promotion of Decentralization and Local governance with resources provided by the Democratic Governance Trust Fund.1 As of 2010, the administration decentralization law was not proposed by the Ministry of Interior.

  1. “Lebanon: Local governance in Complex Environments- Project Assessment.”