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SICA, ECADERT & BELIZE. SICA, ECADERT & BELIZE The Central American Integration System (SICA) is the institutional framework of Regional Integration in Central America, created by the States of Belize , Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama
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SICA, ECADERT & BELIZE The Central American Integration System (SICA) is the institutional framework of Regional Integration in Central America, created by the States of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama SICA was established on December 13, 1991, by the signing of the Tegucigalpa Protocol Relevant bodies of the System Meeting of Presidents and Heads of State. It is the supreme organ of the Central American Integration System. Councils of Ministers: One of these is the Central American Agricultural Council (CAC). It was also created in 1991. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Belize is a member of the CAC
SICA, ECADERT & BELIZE ECADERT is an initiative in the framework of the SICA Its formulation process was approved by the XXXIII Central American Presidents and Heads of State Summit (December 5, 2008) They agreed to formulate the Central American Strategy for Rural Territorial Development in the following way To instruct the Central American Agricultural Council to prioritize the development of a Central American Strategy for the Rural Territorial Sustainable Development, in coordination with relevant institutions of SICA, and to manage regional and international technical cooperation and financial support for this strategy
ECADERT Formulation & Approval Process GTI-CAC reviews and approves Definition of General aspects (Vision, mission, objectives, functions, etc) Ministers Council CAC CA Meeting about RTD Establishment of Working Groups Presentation to Ministers of Foreign Affairs Final Regional and National consultation Establishment Regional Team (SECAC, IICA, RUTA) Presentation to International Coop. First nationaland regional consultation Contributions to the formulation process Presidential and Heads of State Summit approves Adjustment based on consultation process Guidelines for the process Draft version of ECADERT GTI-CAC reviews and approves Preparatory Phase Formulation Revision & consultation Political Agreements Dec 08 – Feb 09 Mar – Aug 09 Aug - Oct 09 Nov - Dec 2009
ECADERT webpage at www.territorioscentroamericanos.org • Electronic fora: General, Family farming, Rural youth, Knowldege management, Education and capacity-building • General information and gender issues at www.ruta.org