Compendium

CIB news

CIB organises lively discussion on its work plan for 2022
On the 27th of January, the CIB working group officially kicked-off a new year full of activities, with an interactive discussion with 35 CIB members on the draft CIB work plan 2022. Peter Knip, chair of CIB, opened the meeting,...
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Save-the-date: CIB annual meeting on 8-9 June (location: Sint-Niklaas, Belgium)
After two virtual editions in 2020 and 2021, we are excited to announce that CIB is organising its Annual Meeting in person again! The Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities (VVSG) and the City of Sint-Niklaas...
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First VSR workshop concluded: 10 new Voluntary Subnational Reviews are on their way
Following the successful experiences from previous years, UCLG and CIB have kicked-off another Voluntary Subnational Review (VSR) trajectory. This year, the following 10 Local Government Associations (LGA) will prepare a...
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Next steps of the forthcoming UCLG-CIB policy paper on development cooperation
As you might recall, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) finalised its research on the current state of development cooperation of and by local governments and their associations at the end of last year. Based on the...
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UCLG news

A first glimpse of the plans for the UCLG Annual Retreat 2022 (incl. CIB presence)
UCLG is organizing yet another Annual Retreat; the yearly gathering of secretariats and leadership of the working groups, committees and other consultation mechanisms of the world organization. This year's Retreat will...
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Updates from members

Only three weeks left to apply for the UCLG Peace Prize!
Apply with your local government for the UCLG Peace Prize and have the chance to win €20,000 and the opportunity to share your peace initiative with the rest of the world. You have only three weeks left to apply for the...
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Longer term partnership between Swedish and South African municipalities (with video!)
The third cohort of ICLD’s training programme Leadership in Local Governence has come to an end. But continuation is secured! One of the seven teams in the programme, Sunday River Valley Municipality from South Africa has...
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Asia-Pacific Mayors Academy Welcomes Third Batch of Fellows!
Now on its third year, the Asia-Pacific Mayors Academy held its virtual opening and conduct of the first module on 14 December 2021. A total of 15 Mayors have been selected from 9 countries as Fellows for the third cohort:...
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Save-the-Date: Webinar on Decentralisation and Local Development in the Middle East & North Africa (DELOG
As part of the global webinar series on decentralisation and local development around the world, the Local Public Sector Alliance in cooperation with DeLoG, the World Bank Subnational Governance and...
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RALGA publishes newsletter full of interesting programme updates
The Rwandan Local Government Family has completed a special term marked by tremendous achievements in terms of good governance, socioeconomic development, community resilience and service delivery. The term, which started...
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Calendar of events

Feb16
Connective Cities Insight Session on Tactical Urbanism
Feb21
UCLG Retreat
Jun08
CIB annual meeting 2022 (Sint-Niklaas, Belgium)
Jun26
World Urban Forum 2022
Nov16
Africities Summit 9 - Kisumu 2021

Publications

Service delivery and local governance in a crisis situation - An adapted approach of VNG International in Myanmar

One year ago, a military coup happened in Myanmar and VNG International project activities came to a standstill. Their project partner, Loka Ahlinn, immediately put all activities on hold, strongly rejecting this illegitimate coup. In line with the European Union and the Government of the Netherlands, VNG International adopted the principle of non-engagement with the regime but remained committed to support the people in Myanmar and keep our governance focus. VNG International drafted a paper which captures the Dutch association efforts of the past year, continuing two local governance projects and learning and developing a crisis approach.

Geo for Cities: Towards Green and Just Cities

GEO for Cities aims to inform, engage and support dialogue among city decision makers and other actors involved in urban issues. The GEO-6 report, published in 2019, identified urbanization as one of five main drivers of environmental change and also looked at the impact on cities and city residents of related challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. The GEO for Cities looks at these issues but also presents the types of solutions that can lead to environmentally sustainable and just cities.