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This blog is a space for knowledge-sharing, opinion, advocacy and debate, both between UCLG members and the wider international local and regional government community. Contributions and comments are welcome from anyone who is interested in how sub-national governments can make the world a better place for their citizens.

Read on to discover the most varied, up-to-date and innovative initiatives of local governments and their partners from across the globe.

espacio público
Todas las caras de espacio público
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espacios públicos - 02/03/2017
Nuevos tiempos para las ciudades. Esto es lo que parece avecinarse tras la aprobación de la Nueva Agenda Urbana (NAU) de Naciones Unidas y los ODS 2015-2030, pero también de la Declaración de Bogotá de CGLU o de otras muchas hojas de ruta que han puesto en los últimos tiempos a las ciudades en el epicentro de la transformación hacia el desarrollo sostenible (+)
The right to the city as a civic practice
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- 17/10/2016
John Lennon wrote that "life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans". In the 21st Century, at a time when citizens are taking the lead in almost all areas, the right to the city could be what is happening in civil society while experts are agreeing on its definition. The global uprisings of 2011 shook the "right to the city" profoundly, (+)
Our Global Agenda: Local and Regional Governments and the New Urban Agenda
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Habitat III - 08/09/2016
​As the urban community gears up for the Habitat III Conference in October 2016, there are high hopes that the New Urban Agenda will harness this once-in-a-generation opportunity to make a paradigm shift that puts local governments and territories at the center of development. (+)
The New Urban Agenda Needs to Tackle Gender Equality
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- 30/06/2016
The international community has made important progress in recognizing the role of gender equality in sustainable development over recent years. (+)
The Compact of Mayors will host a series of webinars
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- 20/05/2016
This e-learning course will show cities how to work through the various phases of Compact compliance in a self-paced virtual environment. The tool will also support local leaders to help them better understand the key requirements for the Compact as well as guide them through their respective city’s journey towards achieving compliance. (+)
From Paris to the Streets: Cities Lead in Implementing Global Climate Action
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Climate change - 22/04/2016
Last year, city leaders stood at Hotel de Ville in Paris to fight for the same goal: to keep global temperature rise below 2°C. Paris marked a historic moment for international diplomacy, and today, we are standing up to support the heads of state and Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in New York City for the signing of the landmark Paris Agreement. (+)

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