One of UCLG ASPAC’s Manifesto targets is Empowering and Enabling COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience for Local Governments and Cities.  In this regard, UCLG ASPAC as the biggest regional section of UCLG is committed to promoting decentralized cooperation, and city-to-city cooperation in achieving the member benefit and expectations that based on the local needs and global agenda 2030 (SDGs, NUA, Paris Climate, and Sendai Framework for DRR).  

The word “resilience” is meant to cover all aspects particularly as many of the Global Agendas are now being revitalised after COVID-19 has deeply impacted the lives and livelihoods of people worldwide. These aspects include climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, local economic development and more.

As a result, UCLG ASPAC believes that comprehensive monitoring and evaluation (MONEV) for decentralised cooperation is important to assess the member needs and benefits toward the global target’s achievement at the local level. This is done through various efforts in conducting research and building a database on COVID-19 response and recovery at the local level, its social, economic, and environmental impacts of the pandemic, aligning effective climate action into local development plans (SDGs localisation), as well as facilitating exchanges of knowledge and practices amongst cities and regions on nurturing sustainable development. Therefore, vertical collaboration and decentralised cooperation between national, regional and local governments will be improved. 

Here are UCLG ASPAC’s Policy & Research Programme: 

1. Women in Local Governments 
2. Local Government Associations 
3. Decentralisation
4. Decentralised cooperation