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[ October 27, 2026 ] South Africa launches landmark White Paper on local government reform Africa
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[ October 16, 2026 ] The Republic of Moldova is implementing sweeping local government consolidation Decentralization
[ October 15, 2026 ] Scaling up locally led climate adaptation in East Africa Africa

Workshop Proceedings: Elevating the Debate on Decentralization and Multilevel Governance in Africa

October 24, 2024 LPS Alliance

The Local Public Sector Alliance—led by LPSA’s Working Group on Sub-Saharan Africa and other Africa-based members of the Alliance—brought together leading African experts on decentralization and localization and partner organizations from around the world on […]

Winter School on Federalism and Governance 2025

October 19, 2024 LPS Alliance

The Winter School on Federalism and Governance is a shared cross-border project of the Institute for Comparative Federalism of Eurac Research, the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of the […]

Strengthening evidence and data on subnational government finance and public employment

October 5, 2024 Marina Jandrevska

Local governments are well-positioned to play an important role in inclusive governance and sustainable, localized development in countries around the world. Although legislation often assigns important functional responsibilities to subnational governments, it is much less […]

Elevating the Debate and Catalyzing Action: Towards a Pan African Network of Decentralization Advocates

October 1, 2024 Jacqueline Muthura

On October 22, 2024, the African School of Decentralization, in collaboration with the LPSA Sub-Saharan Africa Working Group, the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape, and the Centre for Federalism and […]

LPSA Working Group Meetings and Knowledge Sharing, 2024-25

September 29, 2024 LPS Alliance

LPSA’s Regional and Thematic Working Groups consist of practitioners and scholars who bring together skills and expertise in a specific global region or thematic area within the field of decentralization and localization. Each working group […]

LPSA Expert Working Group on Sub-Saharan Africa – Open Meeting – March 2025

September 18, 2024 Jacqueline Muthura

LPSA’s Expert Working Group (EWG) on Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) aims to bring together government officials, policy practitioners, scholars, civil society organizations, and citizens who share an interest and expertise on decentralization, multilevel governance, intergovernmental relations, […]

Localizing WEE in Africa Project – Towards Formalization of the Childcare Sector in Kenya

September 4, 2024 Jacqueline Muthura

The Localizing WEE in Africa (LWEEA) project seeks to promote the adoption, funding, and implementation of intergovernmental policy solutions for women’s economic empowerment as a gender-responsive ‘macro-level’ (or multi-level) policy response that supports all women’s […]

Advancing Sustainable Development Goals at Cambodia’s Subnational Levels

August 23, 2024 Limabenla Jamir

In July 2024, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) published an important report titled “Snapshot of Sustainable Development Goals at the Subnational Administration Level in Cambodia.” This comprehensive document provides an in-depth analysis of Cambodia’s subnational […]

Navigating conflict and fostering cooperation in fiscal federalism

August 12, 2024 Marina Jandrevska

Intergovernmental disputes within federal or decentralized systems can hinder a country’s harmonious operation, negatively impacting the fiscal health of central and subnational governments. These disputes predominantly arise from ambiguities in power and resource distribution, as […]

Accelerating the localization of the SDGs ?

August 6, 2024 LPS Alliance

SDG localization is the process of adapting and customizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and translating them into local development plans and strategies that fit the needs, context, and priorities of a particular region or […]