17 – Partnerships for the goals

  • City-to-City Peer Learning to Accelerate Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda

    This policy brief presents challenges and experiences ofdifferent cities and the possible strategies to accelerate theachievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) andthe New Urban Agenda as stipulated in the United Nationsdecade of action, to be addressed globally, locally and by thepeople. They are based on findings oftwo comparative projects undertaken by Mistra Urban Futures,an international…

  • Child influence in local governments

    This policy brief is based on the key lessons derived from a case study investigating how local governments can create conditions for child influence in decision making processes. The study was conducted by Christopher Owambla and Cornel Ogutu in 2019 who looked at municipal partnerships i three countries: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. It is hoped…

  • From Exclusion to Inclusion: The Understanding, Capacity, and Will to Change Local Government Practices

    In a recently published book by Springer: “New Urban Agenda in Asia-Pacific” learnings from local democracy work within the work of ICLD is highlighted in a chapter written by Björn Möller, Quality Assurance Manager. Local governments’ proximity to the citizens, and their understanding of the specific needs of the communities they govern, allow them to…

  • Governance for Urban Services in Asia

    Governance for Urban Services in Asia

    Governance for Urban Services – Access, Participation, Accountability and Transparency, a book supported by ICLD funding, has recently been published by Springer. Edited by Shabbir Cheema, PhD, the book examines the process through which marginalized groups including migrants and minorities participate in local decision-making and the extent to which they benefit from services and facilities…

  • A Northern Democracy – Introduction to Central and Local Governance in Sweden

    Since 2009, The Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD) receives a large number of visitors from various countries. As professionals from the public and private sector these visitors are involved in different cooperation activities within the ICLD such as the International Training Programmes, Municipal Partnerships or study visits in general. To meet the need…

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