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[ February 27, 2026 ] Rethinking the Future of Decentralization and Multilevel Governance Community
[ February 26, 2026 ] LPSA convenes in New York to shape its strategic direction Community
[ February 17, 2026 ] Reimagining democracy from the ground up Decentralization
[ February 17, 2026 ] Local public finances and the SDGs: How are European cities rewiring budgeting for a sustainable future? Cities and urban development
[ February 8, 2026 ] How India’s Sixteenth Finance Commission chose stability over disruption Asia

Rethinking the Future of Decentralization and Multilevel Governance

February 27, 2026 LPSAManager

The Local Public Sector Alliance (LPSA) in partnership with a strong coalition of partners – including the Forum of Federations, NYU’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC), the Commonwealth […]

Subnational Climate Action: Lessons from Tropical Forest Jurisdictions

February 25, 2025 Limabenla Jamir

While national climate policies set the agenda, real progress often happens at the subnational level, where forest and land-use decisions directly affect communities. A recent UNDP report, ‘Subnational Success: Lessons from Tropical Forest Jurisdictions,’ examines […]

Contribute to the survey: Reimagining urban governance in Asia and the Pacific

February 5, 2025 LPS Alliance

Participate in an online consultation to shape sustainable, equitable, and resilient cities across the Asia & Pacific region. The UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub, in collaboration with Arup and in partnership with ESCAP and UN-Habitat, is […]

Reimagining Urban Governance in Asia and the Pacific

January 28, 2025 Limabenla Jamir

As Asia and the Pacific region urbanize at an unprecedented pace, the need for transformative urban governance has never been more urgent. Over half of the region’s population now resides in cities, which generate over […]

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 […]

LPSA Launches the Localizing Women’s Economic Empowerment in Africa Project

March 7, 2024 Jacqueline Muthura

On March 6, 2024, the Local Public Sector Alliance, in partnership with the Collaborative Action for Childcare, launched the Localizing Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) in Africa project at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Upperhill, Nairobi, […]

SDG Action Weekend

September 15, 2023 LPSAManager

With the goal of amplifying the impact of the SDG Summit scheduled on the 18-19 September 2023, the UN Secretary-General is convening an SDG Action Weekend. This is a pivotal event in the run-up to the […]

ADB: Localizing SDGs Week

April 19, 2021 LPS Alliance

A series of virtual roundtables are being organized jointly by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Development Partners Network for Decentralization and Local Governance (DeLoG), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the United […]