Announcements
Announcements
Sustainability, Participatory democracy - 19/07/2013
On 3rd, 4th and 5th of July the 13th IOPD Conference, “Citizens for Sustainability”, was held in the Portuguese town of Cascais. The event, which was attended by some 400 participants from around twenty different countries, was chaired by the Mayor of Cascais, (+)
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Local Governance, Post-2015 - 17/07/2013
The annual ministerial review of the ECOCOC was dedicated this year to: Science, technology and innovation, and the potential of culture, for promoting sustainable development and achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
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Local Governance - 15/07/2013
Only 78 days to go! As the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders approaches, UCLG is offering citizens all over the world the opportunity to participate in the central debates of this global event. To facilitate active citizen participation, we have created the Twitter hashtag #Rabat2013 to bring together all of the news, comments and contributions on the Summit’s theme, ‘Imagine Society, Build Democracy’. (+)
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Resilient Cities, Urban Strategic Planning - 12/07/2013
A one-week course called "Strengthening the Capacity of City Officials for Urban Adaptation and Resilience" is planned for the staff of local governments. There are full scholarships available to cover the costs for participants from low- and middle-income nations.
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Rio+20, Local Governance - 11/07/2013
The Member States are currently working and negotiating, in the follow up of Rio+20 process, involving local and regional authorities. International Conferences and processes led by the United Nations are intergovernmental by nature as the only official actors of the UN international processes... (+)
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GOLD III, Access to basic services - 10/07/2013
The third and final Steering Committee of the forthcoming report of the Global Observatory on Local Democracy and Decentralization (GOLD) on basic local services took place on 4-5 July 2013 at the UCLG World Secretariat, in Barcelona. (+)