AGEG Consultants eG - International Consulting Services

Background :

Aim of the "Programa Desarollo Rural Sostenible" (PDRS) financed by the German Government is to improve the livelihood of the poor rural population through a more sustainable use of their natural resources. It is active in the Piura, Cajamarca und San Martin regions and focuses on a tight interlocking of protection and sustainable use of resources. The programme comprises different components: (1) Disaster Risk Management in rural areas, (2) Sustainable value added from natural resources: production, marketing and export and (3) protection of resources: Management of protected areas, buffer zones and catchment areas. Methodologically, the project aims at the close connection between protection and use of natural resources, the strengthening of the institutional capacities of the implementing organisations and public institutions as well as the integration of (new) disaster risk prevention instruments and regulations into strategic development and land use planning.

Services Rendered :

• Within the above mentioned components, the consortium of ECO and AGEG is in charge of the following service clusters:
• Environmental communication and education (incl. the implementation of international conventions).
• Mechanisms for the compensation of environmental services (incl. conflict prevention).
• Trade promotion and facilitation of market entry.
• Mainstreaming and diffusion of the most important products processes and lessons learnt among colleges, educational institutions, public institutions at national and sub national level as well as the private sector.