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[ October 20, 2026 ] From local action to effective multilevel governance: Lessons from the UN Forum of Mayors Community
[ October 16, 2026 ] LPSA launches new Middle East and North Africa Regional Working Group Community
[ 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
[ October 14, 2026 ] Local Democracy Thematic Working Group Meeting – May 2026 LPSA Updates

Leadership transition at the Local Public Sector Alliance

February 4, 2026 LPS Alliance

The Local Public Sector Alliance recently marked an important transition in its governance and leadership. In December 2025, Astrid Haas concluded her tenure on LPSA’s Board of Directors as she turns her full attention to […]

LPSA is looking for Regional Working Group Coordinator (MENA Region)

December 3, 2025 LPS Alliance

The Local Public Sector Alliance (LPSA) is a global professional network that seeks to promote inclusive, equitable societies and sustainable global development by enhancing the understanding of decentralization and localization as complex, cross-cutting and multi-stakeholder […]

LPSA Working Group Meetings and Knowledge Sharing 2026

November 30, 2025 LPSAManager

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 Europe & Central Asia – Open Meeting – November 2025

November 12, 2025 Marina Jandrevska

The LPSA Regional Working Group for Europe & Central Asia (ECA) held its Open Meeting on November 12, 2025. The session, moderated by Mr. Gabor Peteri, LPSA ECA Co-Chair focused on examining how management and […]

LPSA Thematic Working Group on Subnational Finance – Open Meeting – November 2025

November 5, 2025 Marina Jandrevska

The 8th open meeting of LPSA’s Thematic Working Group on Subnational Finance took place on November 5, 2025. The session, moderated by Elton Stafa, Programme Director at NALAS and Co-Chair of the Working Group, focused […]

The future of decentralization and multilevel governance in a rapidly changing context

November 3, 2025 LPS Alliance

The seismic shift that is underway in the global development funding landscape should be a wake-up call to leaders in the Global North and South alike. As support from the international community is waning or […]

Advancing multilevel governance and urban finance in Somalia

October 27, 2025 Jacqueline Muthura

The Local Public Sector Alliance (LPSA), in partnership with the World Bank Somalia, implemented a sequence of two capacity-building programs in 2025 designed to equip Somali policymakers and practitioners with the skills, tools, and frameworks […]

County childcare as an avenue to women’s economic empowerment in Kenya

October 7, 2025 Jacqueline Muthura

Under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution (Part II (9)), county governments in Kenya have constitutional functions and powers for “pre-primary education, village polytechnics, homecraft centres and childcare.” Furthermore, the 2010 Constitution of Kenya provides […]

LPSA Asia Working Group – Knowledge Sharing Meeting – September 2025

September 30, 2025 Limabenla Jamir

The Local Public Sector Alliance’s Asia Working Group convened on September 30, 2025, for its final knowledge-sharing session of the year. Co-Chair Madhavi Rajadhyaksha opened with reflections on emerging challenges across the Asia-Pacific, ranging from […]

County funding for childcare in Kenya

September 17, 2025 Jacqueline Muthura

Kenya’s 2010 devolved constitution established county governments as the primary level of government responsible for the provision of childcare facilities, assigning them a mandate that is both critical and, until devolution, largely undefined. Despite considerable […]