Best practices

National pilot project on the design and model of effective and democratically con­trolled self-administration in the 2 biggest provincial capitals of Cambodia.

The Hanns-Seidel-Foundation project in Indonesia is focussing on Environmental Education for Sustainable Development and strengthening the legal structures in this country. Through appropriate modules the awareness of teachers and pupils on environmental protection is improved. Furthermore it is enhancing the role of the Indonesian Constitutional Court through exchange of information and expertise.

In the context of the friction in Southern Thailand between Thai majority and the Muslim Malay minority, the project helps with mutual understanding and acceptance as well as introducing a minority rights protection system. Through awareness raising measures, the population of the South will be enabled to fully participate in democratic processes.

In Vietnam 1 to 1.3 million people added to urban areas each year to 2020. The current urbanization rate of 27% today is expected to increase to 45% in 2020. Municipalities need to find innovative solutions to cope with this challenge in order to balance interests of different stakeholders in this process and to improve its responsiveness and services vis-à-vis its citizens.