How can Swedish urban planning in Kiruna be relevant in the Russian town of Kostomuksha, 800 km to the east?“We saw more similarities than differences,” says architect, Anne Faurskov, of AFARkitektur in Copenhagen.And if you add Gällivare to the equation, the result is still the same.
For the last seventeen years, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia have been striving to institutionalize gender equity and equality.This has been achieved by developing legal and policy frameworks, establishing institutional gender mainstreaming mechanisms and engendering national statistical institutions.“Despite the advanced institutionalization of gender issues, the lives of women have not significantly improved during this period,” says…
The Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD) has entered into a partnership with the German Development Institute (DIE) in order to learn about and be inspired by their work with sustainable procurement.After a dialogue forum held in Bremen by DIE, ICLD’s Municipal Partnership Programme Director, Karin Norlin Bogren, had this to say:“I’m pleased that…
On 6 November, the Advisory Group will meet and discuss ICLD’s most recent research report, “Global talk – local walk: Sustainable Development Goal #5 on gender equality”.
During ICLD’s “International Municipal Partnership Conference – Transparency in Local Government” Transparency International Kenya presented key findings from a survey conducted in 2016.The survey established that there are low levels of awareness of the role of elected leaders among citizens.“I think civic education, both before and after elections can create more awareness on the roles…
This SALAR checklist can be used by municipal partnerships that want to implement gender mainstreaming in their projects. It also describes the roles that elected officials, high-level civil servants, strategists and other key persons play in this process.
Twenty four participants from five African countries spent two weeks in Sweden in September as part of the 18-month long “Municipal Financing” training programme.The programme entailed both training and experience-sharing in the areas of urban development, corporate partnerships, and innovation, and also addressed financial development outside of major conurbations.
He might be new to the job, but he brings with him a lifetime’s commitment to democratic issues and a desire to develop.“Democracy must be defended, but it also needs to be developed. Running an organisation that provides evidence- and research-based support for local democracy feels like one of the most important contributions one can…
Challenges and a knowledge gap exist at varying levels when it comes to recruiting and retaining healthcare workers in the most rural parts of the county.Homa Bay and Västerbotten County share commonalities which led to an ICLD-course on how to successfully apply for a municipal partnership.“It has been most helpful – the team was taken…
Interrogating the county integrated development plan of Kisumu, Kenya.The findings of the study indicate that ‘mosaic’ planning, public participation and narratives of devolution are the mechanisms by which power operates in the field of development in Kisumu county.
