The Development Centre For Alternative Policies is a public policy and legal
research and development organization working since 1987
 
About Us
 
  Objectives of DCAP  
     
Develop and promote conceptual and theoretical understanding and clarity on law and legal systems from a legal and cultural pluralistic perspective.  
     
Adopt strategies for engaging with local communities, local governance institutions and other stakeholders on dialogue on law and legal systems and evolving alternative governance frameworks.  
     
Promote research on state and non-state legal frameworks on environmental resources of land, forest and water in an integrated, multi-disciplinary perspective and approach, for their impact on livelihood security of citizens and on the ecosystem.  
     
Promote sustainable development and management of environmental resources through consensual strategies and processes.