The National Rural Network, at the proposal of the Spanish Committee of Representatives of People with Disabilities (CERMI), has organized a new inter-regional Workshop on Inclusive Rural Development in the southwest of Spain, specifically in Ciudad Real, bringing together social action organizations, local action groups, and social and rural development policymakers from Andalusia, Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha, Madrid, and Castilla y León.

The objective of this workshop was to explore the advantages of working through cooperation and innovation to achieve inclusive rural development and address the needs of people at risk of social exclusion. The workshop also explored the role that social organizations can play within the framework of inclusive rural development to address the challenge of depopulation.

To learn more about the topics covered during the conference, the program and the various presentations are available. A briefing note with the main conclusions will be published shortly.