WOMEN IN CITIES

Female Leadership in Local Government

By |2024-01-04T15:48:16+01:00March 7th 2022|

Half of the world’s population is made up of women, but their representation in decision-making bodies at the local, national, and international level leaves much to be desired. Macoura Dao Coulibaly, Mayor of Foumbolo, Côte d'Ivoire, on strengthening women in local government.

DIGITALISATION AND GOVERNANCE

How To Do Digital Government: Experiences From E-Mongolia

By |2024-01-04T15:20:02+01:00February 8th 2022|

Almost a year ago, Mongolia launched the e-Mongolia platform to streamline public service delivery. The goals were to reduce bureaucracy, decrease duplication of effort between government organisations, and counter citizens' frustration with inefficient public services. Bolor-Erdene Battsengel on learnings and successes.

The Challenge of Localising SDGs: Experiences from Bangladesh

By |2024-01-04T15:01:58+01:00July 29th 2021|

Translating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into practice at the local level remains a significant challenge for many countries. Dr Firdaus Ara Hussain and Redita Rokib on the challenges in Bangladesh – and on a promising model pursued by the Government of Bangladesh to overcome them.

Local Governance in Nigeria: An Unsettling State of Affairs

By |2024-01-04T13:46:13+01:00September 1st 2020|

Local governments in Nigeria have financial autonomy – technically. Idayat Hassan, Director of the Centre for Democracy and Development in Abuja, reveals why they are still severely disempowered and what needs to be done to revive them.

Inclusive Policies need Inclusive Policymaking – Participatory Budgeting in Cameroon

By |2024-01-04T13:48:04+01:00August 11th 2020|

Participatory Budgeting bridges the gap between governments and their people. Jules Dumas Nguebou and Achille Noupéou uncover what happens when disadvantaged Cameroonians suddenly have a say over city spending.

Bangladesh: In Quest of a Decentralised Local Representative Bodies

By |2024-01-04T13:48:41+01:00August 4th 2020|

Are local government bodies in Bangladesh fully empowered? Dr Mohammad Tarikul Islam investigates this question and makes a case for strengthening local leadership through ensuring funds and participation.

COVID-19: How Prepared is Urban India?

By |2024-01-04T13:30:37+01:00June 24th 2020|

The current pandemic is a serious challenge for Indian cities. But Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Simi Mehta and Arjun Kumar argue the outbreak of contagious diseases is less of a natural disaster – and maybe more of a man-made one. Of inequalities, poor infrastructures and the way forward.

An Opportunity to Reshape the World in the Aftermath of the Pandemic – The UCLG Dialogue for the Post-COVID Era

By |2024-01-04T13:30:52+01:00June 22nd 2020|

Acknowledging that the international system needs to change substantially, United Cities and Local Governments Secretary General presents the organisation's political charter for a world after the pandemic.

Setting the Stage for the Next Frontier of the Municipal Movement

By |2024-01-04T08:38:03+01:00November 7th 2019|

In the spirit of equality, Durban will be the theatre of the largest gathering and most important triennial event for cities and local and regional governments across the world: the 2019 UCLG World Congress and World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders. Responding to the current main challenges that are facing local or regional governments from around the world, the summit will put equality, and in particular, gender equality, at the heart of its ambitious programme.

Islands of Integrity™: Replicating La Paz’s Successful Anti-corruption Experience

By |2024-01-03T16:54:21+01:00August 1st 2019|

How can cities effectively tackle corruption? Through a transformative process that involves those who are part of the problem, argue Ronald MacLean Abaroa and Ana Vasilache, who have developed their own successful anti-corruption methodology.

Transforming Cities for Inclusion

By |2024-01-03T16:59:03+01:00July 16th 2019|

Inclusion of all citizens is a challenge to rapidly urbanising societies. Federico Batista Poitier outlines how the Global Compact on Inclusive and Accessible Cities is an important tool in this regard, providing local governments with a framework that allows them to measure inclusion in their municipalities.

Municipalities Are Learning Sustainability

By |2024-01-03T16:59:56+01:00July 11th 2019|

Across Germany, municipal governments are increasingly engaged in sustainable development. Thus, they are playing a key role in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, which will be assessed at the High-level Political Forum 2019. Robert Böhnke from the German Council for Sustainable Development outlines the learning processes that led and lead to municipalities' increased engagement.

COP24: Outcomes Strengthen Multilevel Governance for Raising Ambition

By |2024-01-03T10:23:27+01:00March 28th 2019|

Multilevel governance is essential to the implementation of resilient infrastructure in cities around the world. For our spotlight on urban infrastructure, Jisun Hwang, Senior Climate Advocacy and Policy Officer at ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, sums up what COP24 holds for local governments' resilience strategies.

Act Globally, Act Locally

By |2024-01-03T11:35:40+01:00February 14th 2019|

An oft mentioned phrase in development parlance is “think globally, act locally”. Yet, when the change we seek is improved livelihoods globally, is local action enough? Doug Ragan, Rolf Wichmann, and Raphael Obonyo claim that local action is critical yet can’t be done in isolation of national and international realities. In their article, they explore different interventions that can be utilised to address the issue of improving youth livelihoods through interventions from the local to the global.

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