2017

Results from the Municipal Partnerships – IQA report 2017

8 juni, 2020

In 2017/2018, the ICLD followed up on two municipal partnerships to see how they wereworking with issues related to accountability in local government. The report aims to convey key findings from these partnerships that can be of interest to other local governments. The two partnerships chosen for this follow-up were two long term partnerships which…
Resultat inom kommunala partnerskap, IQA-rapport 2017

21 februari, 2019

Hur arbetar man med komplexa områden som ansvarsutkrävande på lokal nivå? ICLD besökte två partnerskap och inspirerades av metoder som fördjupat arbete i politiska koalitioner och tydliggörande för medborgarna av vilka ansvar som den lokala nivån har i förhållande till den regionala. ICLD strävar efter att följa upp resultaten av partnerskapen och kommunicera…
Co-production of Services in Informal Settlements

4 januari, 2018

In many informal settlements, a large number of informal sector waste pickers collect and separate household waste, providing an important service. However, waste pickers represent one of the most excluded, impoverished and disempowered segments of society. This study explores the challenges and potential solutions for the co-production of participatory waste management services in informal settlements,…
Co-production of Services in Informal Settlements

4 januari, 2018

In many informal settlements, a large number of informal sector waste pickers collect and separate household waste, providing an important service. However, waste pickers represent one of the most excluded, impoverished and disempowered segments of society. This study explores the challenges and potential solutions for the co-production of participatory waste management services in informal settlements,…
Financing Small and Medium Towns

14 december, 2017

This research project studied the emerging challenges of small and medium towns in India to improve their finances and provide good services to their inhabitants. The study assesses the ability of various local actors, institutions and processes for decentralised planning and governance. Moreover, the researchers used action research to build the capacities of these local…
Financing Small and Medium Towns

14 december, 2017

This research project studied the emerging challenges of small and medium towns in India to improve their finances and provide good services to their inhabitants. The study assesses the ability of various local actors, institutions and processes for decentralised planning and governance. Moreover, the researchers used action research to build the capacities of these local…
Impacting Local Democracy: Capacity Building of Local Governments in Zimbabwe

26 oktober, 2017

Local governments are key democratic institutions. In Zimbabwe, they have received considerable capacity development since independence through programmes using different approaches. One of the actors providing capacity building for local governments in Zimbabwe is Sweden, through the Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD). Since the turn of the century, capacity building for local governments has proceeded within a context of: Having…
Impacting Local Democracy: Capacity Building of Local Governments in Zimbabwe

26 oktober, 2017

Local governments are key democratic institutions. In Zimbabwe, they have received considerable capacity development since independence through programmes using different approaches. One of the actors providing capacity building for local governments in Zimbabwe is Sweden, through the Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD). Since the turn of the century, capacity building for local governments has proceeded within a context of: Having…
Choosing Democracy: Natural Resource Management for Environmental Policy Makers, Donors and Practitioners

23 oktober, 2017

Supporting local democracy in forestry is crucial for enhancing local people’s wellbeing. Most public decisions in forestry remain centralized. Forestry authorities on the national level often hire experts who are not accountable to the to the local people living in and around the forests. Many decisions related to forests should be transferred to the local…
Choosing Democracy: Natural Resource Management for Environmental Policy Makers, Donors and Practitioners

23 oktober, 2017

Supporting local democracy in forestry is crucial for enhancing local people’s wellbeing. Most public decisions in forestry remain centralized. Forestry authorities on the national level often hire experts who are not accountable to the to the local people living in and around the forests. Many decisions related to forests should be transferred to the local…