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:

• Natural Resources – sustainable agriculture, forestry, water, fishery
• 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:

National:

• Albanian Ministry of Food and Agriculture
• Soil Research Institute
• Geographical Research Institute
• Geological Research Institute
• Geo-Environment and Natural Hazards
• Albanian Academy of Sciences
• Polytechnic University of Tirana

International programmes in Albania:

• EU-PHARE Corine Land Cover and Land Use Policy
• Mountains Area Development Agency (MADA)
• IOM
• IFAD
• Plan Albania
• UNOPS
• SNV
• DFID

International:

• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Agriculture and Agro-Food Canada
• Natural Resources Canada
• Environment Canada
• Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

For more information contact us at: info@erdislutions.org

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