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1st COPOLAD II Annual Conference: From evidence to practice: challenges in the field of drugs policies
Start date
14/06/16
End Date
15/06/16
Place
The Hague, The Netherlands

The aim of the Conference is to further promote the exchange of information, coordination, and cooperation between authorities in charge of drugs policies in the EU and the CELAC, some key points for the planning process concerning changes in public policies are presented, also the gender approach and the cross-cutting strategy in transferring evidence into working lines are topics to be addressed.

Operative Dimension

Code
4.1.1
Year
2016
Component
C4 - Dialogue & Mechanism
Execution Level
Completed
Activity Types
Associated operational objectives

0.1 - Establish the necessary operational bases to ensure the quality and coherence of the work to be performed and the necessary coordination and participation of all partners.
0.2 - Have adequate baseline information to: provide specificity to the contents and the actions planned in each component; meet initial expectations of each partner in relation to its participation in COPOLAD; and facilitate the programme evaluation.
0.3 - Ensure visibility of COPOLAD and its activities and disseminate the contents in the main political and professional forums in the field of drug policies to be held both internationally and in CELAC.
0.4 - Establish the necessary institutional contacts to avoid duplication with already developed initiatives and ensure synergies with ongoing initiatives, both within the EU and CELAC.
4.1 - Increase the number of opportunities devoted to strengthening the impact of the bi-regional dialogue EU-CELAC on drug policy, in the framework of the Mechanism.
4.2 - Highlight, in the framework of the Mechanism, the role of the NAs and the NDOs in designing, implementing and monitoring public policies capable of offering new and effective responses to the different challenges and problems related to drugs.

Results

100 representatives from 42 countries and 8 organizations participated.
All the countries of Latin America (18)

  • 6 Caribbean countries participating for the first time in COPOLAD
  • 18 European countries. This figure is a great success of the call and presupposes the growing interest of European countries to participate in COPOLAD. It is the first time that there are as many European countries as there are Latin American ones.
  • European Commission (DEVCO and DGHOME), EEAS
    A European Agency, European Observatory on Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • As well as multilateral institutions and networks: CICAD-OAS, the Network of Ibero-American Prosecutors (AIAMP), IDPC, RIOD, these last two as bi-regional networks that incorporate a broad representation of civil society organizations working in the field of drugs in both regions.

Indicators

Increased the number of opportunities devoted to strengthening the impact of the bi-regional dialogue EU-CELAC on drug policy in the framework of the Mechanism
Organized at least 4 COPOLAD annual Conferences, back to back of the annual HLM of the EU-CELAC Mechanism. As well as among other activities: Financial and logistic support to all meetings of the Steering Committee of C2

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