Sector: Rural development

LACIF supports rural development projects that empower the local community, contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 1 (End poverty in all its forms everywhere), 2 (Zero hunger) and 17 (Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development), among others. LACIF finances improvements in infrastructure and services, municipal finances, environmental systems and rural housing.

Relevant sub-sectors financed include:

Rural development:

Integrated rural development projects; promotion of decentralized and multi-sectoral competence for planning; implementation of regional development planning and measures (including natural reserve management); land management; land use planning; land settlement and resettlement activities; functional integration of rural and urban areas; geographical information systems.

Rural land policy and management:

Regional development planning; promotion of decentralized and multi-sectoral competence for planning, co-ordination and management.