During the COVID-19 pandemic, local governments throughout the EECA region faced numerous challenges in terms of responding to emergencies. What started as a health crisis, followed with the war in Ukraine, turned into the biggest [...]
Subnational governments in the region have overall mandate of promoting local economic development. Yet, there are questions about fiscal and administrative powers and capacities of local governments to promote local economic development in their jurisdiction. [...]
This panel brings together world-known mayors that have used a feminist lens to address complex problems their cities faced: climate change, health inequity, poverty, increasing violence, unequal access to care, among others. These mayors have [...]
Join the upcoming event co-organized by the Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD) and Development Partners Network on Decentralisation & Local Governance (DeLoG) to explore four strategies for local governments to combat discriminatory policies and [...]
Are you passionate about creating thriving communities where every individual, regardless of who they are, has access to essential services and opportunities? We invite you to a webinar that delves into the best practices of [...]
LPSA’s Expert Working Group (EWG) on Asia 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, local governance [...]
Since 1996, Kerala’s Local Self Governments (LSGs) have been at the forefront of participatory planning and grassroots democracy. Yet, new challenges—climate change, widening inequalities, and rapid urbanisation—demand fresh approaches. Strengthening autonomy, fiscal resilience, and institutional [...]
The European Observatory for the Defence of Democracy at the Local Level (ODELL) was officially launched in December 2025 as a joint initiative of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), the Municipality of [...]
The LPSA Expert Working Group on Sub-Saharan Africa (LPSA Africa) is a regional working group of the Local Public Sector Alliance that brings together government officials, policy practitioners, scholars, civil society organizations and citizens who [...]
On Monday August 10, 2026, UNDP will celebrate African Decentralization Day 2026 with a webinar under the theme “Pathways to Effective Decentralization in Africa.” More than a decade after the adoption of the African [...]
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