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News 02 Nov 2021
Local action to climate change: spotlighting seven community initiatives during COP26
From 31 October to 12 November 2021, the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) is taking place in Glasgow, Scotland. This summit of...
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Blog 03 Sep 2021
Five key ingredients towards greater resilience in cities
Cities are engines of innovation and economic development. But they also face many of the world’s most pressing challenges. Resilience has become...
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Blog 03 Sep 2021
Promoting Inclusive Service Delivery Globally
Local governments are essential for improving people’s living conditions, irrespective of their location, income, sex, age or ethnicity. In t...
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Stories 01 Sep 2021
The Road to Local Fiscal Autonomy in Mali
Issiaka Bôh Magassa is a technical advisor at the Regional Development Agency of Kayes, in Mali. In 2021, he joined our Fiscal Decentralisation &#...
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News 01 Sep 2021
From crisis to opportunity: inclusive water management in Zambia
Solwezi is a rapidly growing town in the North-West of Zambia. The nearby opening of several mines brought a large migration influx into the town. ...
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Blog 01 Sep 2021
Citizen participation initiatives in Amsterdam
In celebration of the International Day of Democracy on the 15th of September, we focus on the potential of citizen participation and inclusive gov...
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News 12 Jul 2021
Gender mainstreaming in district plans Rwanda
The Hague Academy concluded the ‘Transformative Agents of Change programme’ for Rwandan local authorities. Twenty agents of change were...
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News 29 Jun 2021
Translating Learning into Local Action
Public officials from our Shiraka Programme ‘Social Affairs & Employment’ presented their plans to reduce school dropouts, create...
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News 28 Jun 2021
Alumni event: what have we learned in COVID-times?
Coming from all parts of the world, our alumni share the same goal: trying to make life a bit better for all citizens in their communities. With ou...
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Blog 27 Jun 2021
From migration to integration
Despite many barriers, refugees all over the world are making a positive impact on the societies they live in. Looking back on World Refugee Day, w...
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News 23 Apr 2021
Supporting local leaders for urban development in Ethiopia
The rapid growth of urban areas in Ethiopia increasingly leads to unplanned, informal settlements where people have no access to infrastructure or ...
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Blog 23 Apr 2021
Earth Day campaign: Restore our Earth
Sustainability. Mitigation. Adaptation. As climate change continues to occur at alarming rates, these concepts have become more prevalent in our so...

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