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[ July 21, 2026 ] Sustainable development becomes real when it becomes local Europe & Central Asia
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Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers as Development Finance

October 5, 2023 LPS Alliance

On October 5-6, 2023, hosted by the Ayuntamiento de Malaga together with UNCDF, UCLG, FMDV, the Third Malaga Conference brought together diverse actors, including mayors, government officials, development practitioners, capital market authorities and commercial banks […]

High-Level Policy Dialogue on the Malaga Global Coalition for Municipal Finance

August 17, 2023 LPS Alliance

We are living in a time of great economic, social and geopolitical uncertainty in which developing countries need to manage three simultaneous transitions: (1) urban and rural transition ensuring inclusive and sustainable spaces in the […]

Mobilizing Capital for Local Development Funds

September 28, 2021 Amadou Sy

The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has been at the forefront of developing and piloting innovative approaches to financing local service delivery over the past decades. Mobilizing capital for local development funds: A longitudinal case […]

Rebuilding Local Fiscal Space Conference

November 17, 2020 LPS Alliance

Local governments are leading the COVID-19 responses around the world. They are on the front line of citizen engagement, service delivery and management of public space. Every preventive and containment measure require resources and has […]