Announcements
Announcements
Sustainable urbanization, Intermediary Cities, Sustainable Urban Goal - 11/07/2014
The UN reported that an additional 2.5 billion people are predicted to live in urban areas by 2050, highlighting the need for a successful urban planning agenda and greater attention to be given to smaller cities where nearly half of all people reside. (+)
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Local Governance - 14/07/2014
The UCLG Executive Bureau took place on 19th June in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in conjunction with the BT World Local Leaders Summit. Over 250 participants from 48 countries participated in the meeting, which included policy dialogues on Public Space, Localization of the Post-2015 Agenda, Governance and Growth and Equality.
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Disaster Risk Reduction - 03/07/2014
The Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction is now open for applications until the 31st October 2014. The award aims to recognise communities, individuals, local and national governments, civil society and private sector organizations, under the theme "Shaping the Future". (+)
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Urban Agenda, Urban Strategic Planning - 02/07/2014
UCLG held its first Policy Debate session on 17th June 2014, dedicated to a crosscutting theme of UCLG's global agenda: Planning and Public Spaces. Participants joined this meeting to analyse two dimensions of the urban agenda.
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Local Governance, Development Agenda, Cooperación descentralizada - 02/07/2014
Following a meeting of the Task Team (made up of representatives of UCLG Africa, UCLG MEWA, FLACMA, Platform and the UCLG World Secretariat) on the 24th of June, the EU Policy Forum on Development (PFD) in the Latin America and the Caribbean region was held in Lima, Peru, on 25-26th of June. (+)
Announcements
- 28/09/2014
The Executive Bureau that took place from 17th to 19th June in Liverpool, agreed to open a call encouraging candidatures from the Latin American region. Due to the local elections that took place in Ecuador, there is a vacancy in the UCLG Presidency.
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