Growth and Governance: The Indian Urban Scene
CLC Lecture series on “Growth and Governance: The Indian Urban Scene”. The event will held on 10 October 2012. Fur further information click here.
World Water Congress and Exhibition in Busan, 16-21 September 2012
IN 2012, leading water professionals will gather at the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition to discuss the world’s water issues. There is no better or easier opportunity to meet with key contacts in the international water community. Over six days, meet current colleagues, expand your client base, meet new research partners, exchange specialty and ‘big picture’ knowledge, and create new solutions to the world’s water questions. Lee Myung-bak (President, South Korea) has emphasised its importance.
WHO Kobe Centre is Calling for Case Studies on Healthy Urban Planning
THE World Health Organization (WHO) Centre for Health Development in Kobe, Japan (WHO Kobe Centre/WKC) is calling for case studies on healthy urban planning, as part of a project on urban health governance, and a collaborative initiative with UN-HABITAT. The objective is to document how urban planning can be used as an application of multisectoral …
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DELGOSEA Final Conference: The Journey Towards Democratic Local Governance Continues
DELGOSEA network is calling for a more permanent dialogue on decentralization and local governance to be established between ASEAN member states and for expanded collaboration with local authorities (LAs), as well as civil society, in a multi-stakeholder approach. The importance of regional cooperation on local governance with the aim of securing better living conditions for …
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Seminar on Women in Contemporary African Society
METROPOLIS Women International Network is pleased to invite participants to the Capacity-building Seminar for Local Elected Female Representatives in Africa. Organised by the city of Abidjan, the seminar will be held from 24 to 28 July in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. This seminar seeks to formally establish the International Network of Local Elected Female Representatives in …
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Rio Plus Nothing
THE Economic and Political Weekly published their editorial on rio+20 Conference: The 20-year commemoration of the historic Earth Summit produced nothing except more words. Sequels rarely match or surpass the original. Twenty years ago, the ‘;Earth Summit’ – the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992 – was …
Rio+20 UCLG-ORU FOGAR Joint Statement
LOCAL and sub-national authorities from around the world have gathered in Rio to remind the governments gathered at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, the Rio+20 Summit that in the urbanization era a greater role needs to be provided to the levels of government closest to the people. To further read the statement, please …
Victorian Infrastructure and Urbanisation Mission: Liveable and Sustainable Cities of the Future
THE State of Government of Victoria, Australia held a forum on the topic “Liveable and Sustainable Cities of the Future” in Jakarta, Indonesia on 5 July 2012. The forum was supported by the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) and provided a platform for the Australian Experts to discuss some of the latest innovations …
Decentralisation Newsletter 31
Decentralisation Newsletter 31 The Decentralisation Newsletter is published by the Decentralisation and Local Self?Government Committee of United Cities and Local Governments to disseminate current news on decentralisation processes around the world. We encourage you to contribute to this newsletter; please contact the Committee Secretary: dal.cglu@diba.cat. News 1st Summit of the World Network for Quality in …
Cities of Excellence in the Public Sector: The Innovation Front with their New Practices and Formulas in Bilbao
THE 4th to the 5th of June will be held in the City of Bilbao the Conference on “Cities of Excellence in the Public Sector: The Innovation Front with their New Practices and Formulas”. Bilbao City Council and the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) have joined forces to organise the event to present, share, …