Our expertise

The Hague Academy delivers courses and training projects on the following topics:

• Inclusive Service Delivery

Increase the quality of and access to services for all citizens.

• Decentralisation & Inter-administrative Relations

Enhance effective cooperation between different levels of government.

• Fiscal Decentralisation & Local Finance

Increase local financial capacities for better fiscal arrangements, local revenue generation and accountability.

• Gender Responsiveness

Work on gender mainstreaming and participation of women in local policies and service delivery.

• Leadership & Municipal Management

Improve skills to create a shared vision, communicate with stakeholders and manage the municipal organisation.

• Multilevel Water Governance

Create financial, legal and administrative conditions for effective management of water resources.

• Integrity & Anti-corruption

Promote integrity, transparency and anti-corruption measures in government institutions.

• Local Climate Adaptation and Resilience

Develop strategies to adapt to climate change and increase the resilience of local communities.

• Citizen Participation & Inclusive Governance

Include the voices of all citizens in the policy process.

• Subnational Conflict & Peacebuilding

Work on conflict prevention, cooperation between security actors and social cohesion between different groups in society.

• Local Economic Development

Develop a LED strategy and improve conditions for entrepreneurship and job creation.

• Lobby & Advocacy

Increase capacities to influence decision-making.

• Human Rights & the Rule of Law

Promote access to justice and protect minorities and vulnerable groups.

• Resilient & Smart Cities

Create cities that are adaptive and resilient, with the help of data and technology.