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  • European Drugs Agency welcomes Drug Observatories from 32 Latin American and Caribbean countries

    European Drugs Agency welcomes Drug Observatories from 32 Latin American and Caribbean countries

    Published on 13/11/17

    COPOLAD meets countries’ demand from Latin America and the Caribbean to visit the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) which is reference agency of the EU.

    Spain leads this yearly initiative that on this occasion convenes in Lisbon more than 70 experts with the objective to keep promoting development and cooperation among the National Drug Observatories of the CELAC region. 

    Portugal successful example serves as a reference for best practices in the region and will be presented to the visiting countries.

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  • COPOLAD closes series of workshops in Mexico to promote alternative development projects to coca crops in Latin America

    COPOLAD closes series of workshops in Mexico to promote alternative development projects to coca crops in Latin America

    Published on 24/10/17

    COPOLAD closes this training cycle, with editions held in Quito (Ecuador) and Asuncion (Paraguay)

    Andean countries with a history in the field of Alternative Development participate, as well as countries new to the matter willing to deepen in this field.

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  • Latin America and the Caribbean advance in the validation of quality and evidence standards in Drug Demand Reduction

    Latin America and the Caribbean advance in the validation of quality and evidence standards in Drug Demand Reduction

    Published on 17/10/17

    First experts' meetings to validate quality criteria for Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean held in Costa Rica and Guayana in the framework of COPOLAD on 2-5 October.

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  • Paraguay hosts the 2nd edition of a workshops series on Alternative Development and value chains organized by COPOLAD

    Paraguay hosts the 2nd edition of a workshops series on Alternative Development and value chains organized by COPOLAD

    Published on 08/09/17

    From 5th to 7th of September 2017, institutional representatives, speak persons from companies and farmers, contributed to the collective construction of knowledge and exchange of experiences in the rural field.

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  • Costa Rica hosts 1st Bi-regional Meeting for the exchange of best practices on alternatives to prison for drug-related offences

    Costa Rica hosts 1st Bi-regional Meeting for the exchange of best practices on alternatives to prison for drug-related offences

    Published on 21/06/17

    In the framework of the COPOLAD Programme, from June 27th to 29th, the st Bi-regional Meeting for the exchange of best practices. “Drugs Policy and Criminal Justice Reforms: Alternatives to prison for drug-related offences”

    Search or post #COPOLADjust in Twitter for further information.

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