Participatory planning by the book: lessons from the region of Mopti, Mali
This article describes the process by which Rural Councils in Mali, establish local development plans in a participatory manner in order to qualify for a grant from a government controlled capital development fund, l'Agence National d'Investissement des CollectivitÚs Territoriales (ANICT). The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has taken responsibility for supporting the decentralization process in the Mopti region f Mali, and in 200 it established the Projet d'Appui aux Communes Rurales de Mopti (PACRP).