The Peru Urban Management Education Programme (PEGUP) - linking capacity building with local realities

The development of initiatives for Local Agenda 21 for the cities of Peru, their documentation for the "best practices" programme of HABITAT II, and t he demand for a formalized programme of support, capacity building and tech nical assistance has stimulated the establishment of the Peru Urban Managem ent Education Programme (PEGUP). The PEGUP represents an innovative approac h to capacity building, working through different mechanisms of education a nd training, technical assistance to municipal development of Local Agenda 21 and the promotion of networking and experience exchange. The experiences to date indicate that the set of support mechanisms is in line with the re quirements of local governments which need a variety of support on the long road to develop urban management capacities that allow the solution of the ir urban and environmental problems. PEGUP offers a variety of services whi ch are part of the development strategy of "Forum of Cities for Life" netwo rk. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.