Comprehensive and Sustainable Alternative Development (AD)
Breaking the dependency of drug economies
Addressing the causes that motivate the illicit cultivation of plants destined for the production of substances requires intervening in the dependencies generated by the drug economy in the territories.
The Comprehensive and Sustainable Alternative Development (AD) approach is a way to implement policies that promote new opportunities for legal and sustainable economic growth.
In this way, the socioeconomic vulnerabilities of populations that depend on illicit drug-related activities are addressed, and the transition to lawful and sustainable economies over time is promoted.
Results
Environmental sustainability and innovation challenges
Inclusion of the gender perspective
A regional study has been promoted on innovative AD approaches in ‘non-traditional’ contexts (urban areas, border zones, indigenous territories), and the integration of products into the illicit cannabis and industrial hemp chains.
8 countries have developed roadmaps:
A specific budgetary programme in rural areas (Peru).
3 pilot projects with urban populations (Brazil, Ecuador and Uruguay).
An Alternative Development initiative (Guyana).
An action with small producers for legal medical cannabis markets (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).
A reforestation programme in forests affected by illicit crops (Paraguay).
A pilot DAIS-AD initiative and social use of assets seized from drug trafficking (Brazil and Colombia).
Brazil:
The policy on DAIS of the National Secretariat for Drug Policies and Asset Management (SENAD) has been strengthened through the enhancement of the innovative approach of the CDESC project (a public ‘think tank’ coordinated with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – UNODC and the United Nations Development Programme – UNDP).
An innovative pilot initiative on urban DAIS-AD (Pronasci Juventude programme) has been supported, as well as another linked to the social use of assets seized from drug trafficking (ongoing)
- Practical guide on how to address gender issues in Alternative Development projects, presented in key international forums such as the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the OAS Expert Group on DAIS (GEDAIS-OAS), and the EU–CELAC Coordination and Cooperation Mechanism on Drugs.
- More than 259 public officials from 13 countries have been trained on the gender approach in DAIS projects. In addition, Peru’s National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs (DEVIDA) extended this training to the institution’s regional offices.
- 4 countries have included or improved the incorporation of the gender perspective in their national DAIS strategies or programmes: Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay.
Results
Environmental sustainability and innovation challenges
A regional study has been promoted on innovative AD approaches in ‘non-traditional’ contexts (urban areas, border zones, indigenous territories), and the integration of products into the illicit cannabis and industrial hemp chains.
8 countries have developed roadmaps:
A specific budgetary programme in rural areas (Peru).
3 pilot projects with urban populations (Brazil, Ecuador and Uruguay).
An Alternative Development initiative (Guyana).
An action with small producers for legal medical cannabis markets (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).
A reforestation programme in forests affected by illicit crops (Paraguay).
A pilot DAIS-AD initiative and social use of assets seized from drug trafficking (Brazil and Colombia).
Brazil:
The policy on DAIS of the National Secretariat for Drug Policies and Asset Management (SENAD) has been strengthened through the enhancement of the innovative approach of the CDESC project (a public ‘think tank’ coordinated with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – UNODC and the United Nations Development Programme – UNDP).
An innovative pilot initiative on urban DAIS-AD (Pronasci Juventude programme) has been supported, as well as another linked to the social use of assets seized from drug trafficking (ongoing)
Inclusion of the gender perspective in AD initiatives
- Practical guide on how to address gender issues in Alternative Development projects, presented in key international forums such as the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the OAS Expert Group on DAIS (GEDAIS-OAS), and the EU–CELAC Coordination and Cooperation Mechanism on Drugs.
- More than 259 public officials from 13 countries have been trained on the gender approach in DAIS projects. In addition, Peru’s National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs (DEVIDA) extended this training to the institution’s regional offices.
- 4 countries have included or improved the incorporation of the gender perspective in their national DAIS strategies or programmes: Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay.
¿Cómo trabajamos?
Esquema regional
Conformación de tres grupos de trabajo con 28 países para generar reflexión a través de seminarios, guías conceptuales y metodológicas e intercambio de experiencias.Articulación con el Observatorio Interamericano de Drogas (OID) de la Comisión Interamericana para el Control del Abuso de Drogas (CICAD-OEA).
Aterrizaje multipaís y nacional
Lanzamiento de 22 acciones nacionales de fortalecimiento de OND con metas previstas y rutas de acompañamiento
Communication
Implementing partners
