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Municipality development Association is a non lucrative NGO specialized in Municipal work and laws in Lebanon and the Arab countries. It performs studies and researches on economic, social and administrative infrastructure of the municipalities aiming at enhancing the improving the municipal performance. MDA’s main themes/foci are attaining sustainable human development, promoting decentralization and improving the quality of living for citizens in Arab cities.
Upcoming Events - Year 2011
Municipal Development Association (MDA) has announced its plans for year 2011 to include the organization of a workshop on the mechanism and/or application of Administrative Decentralization with the current municipal law of Lebanon. Workshop will engage experts, academics, and specialists on the subject of municipal and administrative decentralization.
MDA also announced the preparation of The National Campaign for the application of administrative decentralization with a system of wider authority and which is able to play the active role of development and local governance. more...
Latest News - Year 2010
Convinced with the importance of amending and updating the municipal system in Lebanon and being able to see the upmost necessity for the application of the principal of administrative decentralization provided for in the National Accord Document, Municipal Development Association organized a scientific seminar under the title “Municipalities and Administrative Decentralization” in Phoenicia Intercontinental Hotel on the 11th of December, 2010. more...