ERDI Solutions provides expertise in achieving sustainable development at local, national, and regional levels. In alliance with others, we want to contribute to a future that ends global poverty and ensures fair and sound management of the world’s resources.
We are working, with our partners, to have a real impact on policy and practice at local, national and regional levels, combining a range of tools, skills and actions throughout a wide variety of activities.
ERDI Solutions values the following key principles:
Establishing and strengthening partnerships
Independent thinking to guarantee our reputation for impartial analysis
Supporting a greater voice for less powerful interests
Being flexible and multi-disciplinary in approach and working methods
Our Programme:
The programme of ERDI Solutions is based on its mandate, act of establishment and statute.
In synthesis, the programme of ERDI Solutions is mainly focused on research and implementation of programs and projects for rural development, agriculture and environment, in benefit of public with funds from international and local donors, public or private.
ERDI Solutions aims to improve the public policy for sustainable economic growth in urban, sub-urban and rural areas. Based on its programme, ERDI Solutions will support human resource development, sustainable capacity building through application of new technologies in this area, aiming their application at regional level. ERDI Solutions will support the public dialogue for integrated rural development, sustainable economic development, protection and conservation of environment.
ERDI Solutions will foster inclusiveness and accountability at national and local level. To achieve this goal, ERDI Solutions will use cost-effective and promotional events, such as seminars, training courses, working roundtables, workshops, conferences, local events, etc. ERDI Solutions will attract all key players and stakeholders to participate in such events.
ERDI foresees as a priority for action to participate in research and development studies and planning in sustainable rural development and environment at regional, local, district or municipality level.
ERDI Solutions aims to improve the impact of current activities and make recommendations for future activities based on comparative socio-economic research analysis for rural areas.
ERDI Solutions will promote best practices for rural, economic and environmental development, application of information technology as decision-support tools and technology transfer programs at regional level.
Our activities:
ERDI Solutions is committed to maintaining excellence throughout all our programme activities. ERDI Solutions has identified the following areas to maximase our impact:
Environment and Climate Change - mitigation, adaptation and vulnerability
Human Settlements – urban and rural poverty, urban and rural environment, rural-urban links
Governance – law, policy, planning, local and national governance, shared jurisdiction, institutional strengthening, public engagement for increased accountability
Education – training, skill development, research
Gender equity – promote woman partipipation in decision making, inclusiveness and democratic deliberation
Fostering partnerships - networking, communications, ICT, technology for development
Our clients:
ERDI Solutions services clients from a wide range of sectors:
Agriculture and Rural Development
Land Use Policy
Land Management
Land Registry and Cadastre
Natural Resources Management
Water Resource Management
Forestry
Soil Mapping
Environmental Assessment
Decision Support and Planning
Infrastructure Management
Utilities
Municipal Services
Disaster Management and Emergency Services
Regional Planning
Postal Code / Services
Mapping and Routing Solutions
Geosciences Applications
Commercial and Business Solutions
Our Branches:
ERDI Solutions Head Quarters is located in Tirana, Albania. ERDI Solutions has Regional Branches and Associates in Berat, Elbasan, Gjirokaster, Librazhd, Lushnje, Korce, Permet.
Our Staff:
ERDI Solutions is managed from the Board of Directors (BOD). BOD has the decision-making authority, prepares and monitors action plans, and is solely responsible for the management of ERDI Solutions. The Executive Director (EX) is a member of the BOD and is elected from the BOD. The Scientific Council (SC) provides advice to the BOD.
Our staff has considerable professional experience in environment and rural development.
Our experts have worked with a number of local and international institutions such as:
