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News 01 Mar 2012

The importance of sound fiscal decentralisation and…: “Keep it simple”!

“Keep it simple” is one of Roy Bahl’s rules for fiscal decentralisation that Jamie Boex, public finance expert, kept repeating during the tra...
News 01 Mar 2012

On the frontline of climate change

“As a manager in local development planning, I have acquired new skills on how I can include mitigation and adaptation measures in city developme...
News 01 Mar 2012

New inspiration for better participation and accountability worldwide

From 12-23 September 2011, the participants of our training course “Citizen Participation and Accountability” were together in The Hague. The p...
News 01 Mar 2012

Political and economic empowerment in Burundi, South Sudan and Palestinian Territories

The Hague Academy for Local Governance developed together with SPARK a four-year programme proposal for political and economic empowerment in Burun...
News 01 Mar 2012

“Even experienced decentralisation practitioners are provided with relevant new insights”

Even experienced decentralisation practitioners are provided with relevant new insights “The summercourse decentralisation combines professional ...
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Intermunicipal cooperation based on practical benefits

What are the benefits of intermunicipal cooperation? How can we increase involvement and commitment of member municipalities? Which services should...
News 01 Mar 2012

I would love… world peace!”

This was what participants to the ‘Peacebuilding & Reconstruction’-course tried to achieve. The course focused on decentralisation as means...
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News 01 Mar 2012

“Dreams come true with simple cooperation”

The five young civil servants who were selected to attend the first talent programme of 2011 on ‘Leadership and Management’, left the Netherlan...
News 01 Mar 2012

The Hague Academy at NEXPO 2011

On 10 and 11 March NALAS organised the International Municipal Fair in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. More than 200 mayors, elected officials, c...
News 01 Mar 2012

Various backgrounds serve as eye-opener and result in new ideas´

From 27 March until 1 April the training programme Leadership and Municipality took place in The Hague. Ten participants from Trinidad and Tobago, ...
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News 01 Mar 2012

Decentralisation, Democratisation & Development

This question was discussed during the training course ‘Decentralisation, Democratisation & Development’, which took place from 14 – 25 M...
News 01 Mar 2012

European development partners want to work in a more harmonised manner

From 24-28 January, the informal Development Partners Working Group on Local Governance and Decentralisation (DPWG-LGD) organised a pilot training ...

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