The Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific
(CIRDAP) is a regional, intergovernmental and autonomous organisation. It was established on 6 July 1979 at the initiative of
the countries of the Asia-Pacific region and the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations with support
from several other UN bodies and donors.
The Centre came into being to meet the felt needs of the developing
countries at that time as an institution for promoting integrated
rural development in the region.
From the original six members, CIRDAP has now grown up as a Centre
of 14 member countries. The member-countries are Afghanistan,
Bangladesh (Host State), India, Indonesia, Iran, Lao PDR, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and
Vietnam.
Operating through designated contact ministries and link
institutions in member countries, CIRDAP promotes regional
cooperation. It plays a supplementary and reinforcing role in
supporting and furthering the effectiveness of integrated rural
development programmes in Asia and the Pacific.
? CIRDAP Second Ministerial Meeting on Rurual Development in Asia and the Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh from 24th January-28 January, 2010.
? Training-cum-Exposure visit on Micro-Finance in Bangladesh for Indian Officials, 05-12 February 2010
? Innovative and Best practices in ICT and GIS application in Rural Development in India, at NIRD, Hyderabad, India from 15-24 June, 2009.
? Techinical Committee Meetings of CIRDAP, July 2009, Venue: Iran.
Fourth Regional Policy Dialogue on
Sustainable Rural Livelihoods, 26 January 2010, CIRDAP, Dhaka
Event-5
Description of
Event-5
Initiation of the ICT Centre at the
CIRDAP International Conference (ICC), 26 January 2010, CIRDAP, Dhaka
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Description of
Event-6
Twenty Fifth Meeting of CIRDAP Technical
Committee (TC-25), 26-29 July 2009, Tehran, Islamic .Republic of Iran
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Description of Event-7
The CIRDAP-IFAD Regional Consultation on ‘Access
to Land and other Natural Resources by the Rural Poor in the Select
Asian Countries’, 15-16, July 2009, CIRDAP, Dhaka.
Changing Rural Livelihoods in the
CIRDAP Member Countries: Opportunities and Constraints Regional
Seminar on CIRDAP’s 30th Foundation Day, Dhaka, 6 July 2009.
