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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 […]

Empowering Local Communities Through Digital Transformation

January 29, 2025 Marina Jandrevska

In an era where digital interactions dominate daily life, local governments stand at the forefront of innovation, directly engaging with citizens. Cities, bustling with tech-savvy populations accustomed to seamless online experiences like shopping and banking, […]

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 […]

Financing strategies for inclusive urban development

August 22, 2024 LPS Alliance

Rapidly growing urban disparities in the Global South threaten to exclude many people from receiving the benefits of development progress. Particularly in the context of complex urban challenges—including urban congestion, housing affordability, livability, climate change, […]

Kutaisi Fourth International Forum: Beyond the Horizon/Empowering Second-Tier, Medium-Size, and Small-Size Cities

May 28, 2024 Marina Jandrevska

The Kutaisi City Municipality, together with the Management and Development Solutions Hub (MDSH), is proud to announce the upcoming Kutaisi International Forum (KIF) for its fourth edition. This highly anticipated event is being co-organized by […]

Local government managers are on the frontlines of American climate change

November 28, 2023 LPS Alliance

Due to the federal structure of the United States, state and local governments in the U.S. are the implementation agents for a vast swath of federal policies. One area where state and local governments play […]

Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS) 2023 Report

November 16, 2023 Limabenla Jamir

The Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS) is a comprehensive diagnostic of the state of India’s city-systems – the complex, mostly-invisible factors (such as laws, policies, institutions, institutional processes) that underpin urban governance and strongly […]

Financing Cities of Tomorrow

September 27, 2023 LPS Alliance

By 2050, the global population living in cities is projected to reach 5 billion, growing from 3.5 billion in 2015. Massive investment in infrastructure will be needed to accommodate this growth, and to adapt infrastructure […]

Bridging Africa’s urban infrastructure gap

September 13, 2023 Marina Jandrevska

Urbanization, climate change, and global challenges are putting African cities and local governments under increasing pressure to provide better urban infrastructure and services. However, most African cities and local governments remain under-resourced and unable to […]

Local Government and the Changing Urban-Rural Interplay

March 29, 2023 LPS Alliance

What is the impact of increasing population movements from the countryside to cities and towns on the provision of local public services? How can urban and rural local governments cope? How do they finance these […]