LPS Alliance, Author at Decentralization Net

A first: women voting and running in local Saudi elections

December 10, 2015 LPS Alliance

Saudi activist and women’s health researcher Hala Aldosari is excited about next weekend’s elections in Saudi Arabia. It will be the first time women will be able to stand side-by-side with men as candidates. Women will […]

It’s time for Africa

November 29, 2015 LPS Alliance

The famous song performed by Shakira at the opening of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa was just translating the new appetite for Africa that is rising up in the mindset of many […]

Lessons Learned from the Local Climate Adaptive Living (LoCAL) Facility

November 7, 2015 LPS Alliance

Over 100 participants from over 17 countries gathered at the Sokhalay hotel in Siem Reap, Cambodia — 2-4 November 2015 — to share lessons learned from the LoCAL experience and to coordinate the development of […]

Elections in Tanzania reflect greater political competition

November 3, 2015 LPS Alliance

Elections were held on October 25, 1015, in the United Republic of Tanzania, with more than 12,000 candidates from Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar—including 1,039 women—running for the Presidency, Parliament,the Zanzibar House of Representatives, and local District […]

As Ukraine Moves Toward Decentralization, Challenges Loom

November 3, 2015 LPS Alliance

On Sunday, October 25, Ukrainians went to the polls to elect mayors and representatives to municipal councils. Under normal circumstances, local elections would go more or less unnoticed by international observers, but with no elections […]

The SDGs: What Local Governments Need to Know

October 17, 2015 LPS Alliance

On 25 September 2015, the Member States of the United Nations agreed on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The SDGs build on the Millennium Development Goals, the global agenda […]

Public financial management in decentralized and decentralizing environments

October 14, 2015 LPS Alliance

Public financial management (PFM)—-the science and art of budgeting, spending, and accounting for public funds—-is among the most fundamental elements of public sector reform. PFM not only helps to ensure that there are clear rules […]

A Comparative Overview of Local Governance Systems

October 4, 2015 LPS Alliance

The mission of the Local Public Sector Initiative is to advance the global development community’s understanding of the role of the local public sector in achieving inclusive and sustainable development. In line with this mission, […]

President announces increase from 10 to 28 States in South Sudan

October 2, 2015 LPS Alliance

On October 2, 2015, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir announced that he would decree the division of South Sudan’s constitutionally established ten states into 28 states. The move was supported by Minister of Information and Broadcasting […]

Nepal passes new Federal Constitution

September 20, 2015 LPS Alliance

Nepal’s Constituent Assembly on Wednesday (September 16, 2015) overwhelmingly approved a new constitution after seven years of painstaking efforts and deliberations, splitting the country into seven federal provinces. Constituent Assembly Chairman Subash Nemwang announced the […]