Blog

Ce blog se veut un espace de partage de connaissances, d'opinions, de plaidoyer et de débat, à la fois entre les membres de CGLU mais aussi avec la communauté internationale de gouvernements locaux et régionaux. Contributions et commentaires sont les bienvenus, de toute personne qui s'intéresse à la façon dont les gouvernements locaux et régionaux peuvent faire du monde un meilleur endroit pour leurs citoyens, sont ici les bienvenus.

Lisez et  découvrez les initiatives locales des plus variées, innovantes et actuelles des gouvernements locaux et de leurs partenaires de par le monde.

Cities Are Coming Back, But Urban Poverty Remains an Immense Challenge
Blog
Urban Agenda, Sustainable urbanization - 18/02/2015
It is hard to think of a phenomenon that has done greater damage to our environment (as well as to our economy and social fabric) than the mass exodus from our older cities and towns that took place in the latter half of the 20th century. (+)
Three Challenges to Address to Make the SDGs Work
Blog
SDGs, Post-2015 - 30/01/2015
With the issuance of the December Synthesis report by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the recent start of negotiations in the General Assembly we are entering the final stretch towards the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). (+)
Funding the revolution
Funding the revolution
Blog
Urban innovation, Local Finance - 30/01/2015
A revolution starts with an idea, but to become real, it has to move quickly to a practical proposition about getting stuff done. And getting things done needs money. If the ideas generated last year, in the report of the UN Secretary General’s Independent Expert Advisory Group and elsewhere. (+)
urban and rural interests
Tension between urban and rural interests in development and beyond
Blog
Cooperación descentralizada, Local Governance - 27/01/2015
It is said that cities were first founded to meet people’s need for security and commerce. People built cities to be close to each other to socialise, sell the fruits of their labours, and gain access to a greater variety of products. Today the importance, size and value of cities have increased, making them the most important habitats of humankind. (+)
Post 2015 Development Agenda
Local Financing is a key factor for the Post 2015 Development Agendas
Blog
Post-2015, Global Taskforce, Local Finance and Development - 22/01/2015
The Global Task Force of Local and Regional Governments is a collective voice that has recently been advocating for the indispensable role of local and regional government leaders and their global organizations. (+)
Local democracy as a substitute for data (and rather a good substitute too)
Blog
Local Governance, Open Data, SDGs - 20/01/2015
Everyone seems to want data or more data. Data that helps target the 'right' people with the 'right' things. Data on the billions who suffer deprivations as legitimation for the entire aid and development business. (+)

Pages