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Inclusive and sustainable waste governance: strengthening innovative linkages between local governments and waste picker organisations
15 september, 2021
This policy brief focuses on how local governments can develop more inclusive, democratic and sustainable waste governance by partnering with, and strengthening the role of, grassroots waste picker organizations and networks. Informed by action-research in Argentina, Brazil, Kenya, Nicaragua, and Tanzania, it shows how waste picker organisations are resilient forms of organizing which have contributed…
Conducting Municipal Council Meetings with Social Distance
8 juli, 2021
This paper studies how COVID-19 related social distancing affects Swedish local council meetings and the situation for elected representatives. It is based on interviews with local political advisors, a professional group employed to assist elected representatives in their political work. Social distancing has affected the political agenda and the ways of organising local politics; digital…
Bollnäs and Lobatse, Botswana
14 juni, 2021
The municipalities of Lobatse and Bollnäs are applying for the project as part of the network for human rights and local democracy. Both municipalities see the opportunity to jointly develop and learn more about including youth in the local society, with special emphasis on the local cultural heritage, as a way to build socially sustainable…
Älmhult and JB Marks, South Africa
15 februari, 2021
Project: Strategic Planning of Green Open Spaces in Growing Cities Det föreslagna projektet bygger på en gemensam problemanalys där varken Älmhults kommun eller JB Marks kommun har en politiskt antagen grönstrukturplan. Det försvårar prioriteringar, allokering av ekonomiska medel samt hindrar en optimal användning av gröna ytor för att gynna miljön och samhället i stort. Därmed…
Climate change is not the cause, migration is not the problem: Local representation and precarious young farmers leaving Senegal
9 november, 2020
This project examines the role of local governments in generating or reducing the current trend in which vulnerable people are migrating out of areas where climate variability is viewed as a driver of outmigration. The project seeks to identify means to make policy and practical responses to climate change supportive of local democracy – to…
Organising grassroots initiatives for a more inclusive governance: constructing the city from below
4 november, 2020
With ever increasing numbers of people moving to urban areas, the world is facing increasing pressure on both ecological and human environments. Most of this growth is occurring in unplanned and underserved settlements in low- and middle-income countries. As the authors say, the resources and approaches needed to incorporate people and citizen-led initiatives into a…
Norrköping and Uasin Gishu, Kenya
11 juni, 2020
This project builds on the results and methods of a previous project on solid waste management. It focuses on further implementation and completion of activities aimed to increase capacity building for a County-owned waste management company and adress issues of governance and coordination structures. Project: Environment protection NORELD 2020 Norrköping Municipality and Uasin Gishuy County…
Vänersborg and Chobe, Botswana
17 december, 2019
Project: ECOWAMA36 Continuing the partnership between Chobe District and Vänersborg Municipality, this is a knowledge and experience exchange project within solid waste management. The overall objective is to achieve improved community resilience and a more sustainable environment in Chobe District and in Vänersborg. The project objective: Enhanced conditions for a more efficient and sustainable solid…
Umeå kommun – Chan-ba
16 december, 2019
The project energy saving innovation in Urban housing will tackle the joint challenges of raising awareness/knowledge, engagement and participation in the perspective equality and democracy and how that can be a driver regarding energy saving actions and sustainable indoor environment in urban housing. By gathering project implementers linked to this field and relevant stakeholder we aim…
Mariestad and Kamyanets-Podilskiy, Ukraine and Ukmerge, Lithuania
16 december, 2019
Project: Sustainable municipalities The project aims to discuss and work with the main problem – how to improve unsustainable solutions for cities and communities (number 9 and 11 in UN global climate goals) and to implement strategies for Agenda 2030. The focus will be on sustainable development both from the ecological, social and economic point of…