CIFAL Ecuador was inaugurated in 2014 with the objective of strengthening the capacities of local government authorities and civil society leaders in support of sustainable development. The centre is currently hosted by the International Foundation for Sustainable Development of Ecuador. It aims to support local authorities to implement the new Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.

Scope: Andean region.

Thematic Areas:

• Decentralization
• Planning and Territorial Development
• Projects Development and Monitoring
• Productive Development
• Roads, Infrastructure, Irrigation, and Drainage
• International Cooperation
• Environment
• Provincial Action Against Climate Change (APROCC)
• Finances for Provincial Governments

Topics:

• Disaster Risk and Climate Change
• Sustainable Tourism
• Rural Development
• Solidarity Economy